We are pleased to announce the Phil Strong Memorial Prize for the Academic year 2011-12. It is anticipated that there will be one prize to the value of £1200. The purpose of the prize is to contribute to the advancement of medical sociology by supporting post-graduate research in medical sociology.
The prize was established in memory of Phil Strong (1945-1995) one of the post-war generation of sociologists who influenced the development of medical sociology in the UK.
Phil’s work combined rigorous empirical analysis with sociological imagination. He was one of the foremost exponents of Goffman’s ideas, but he did not confine himself to interactionism, or indeed to sociology, in his reading or thinking which drew on philosophy, political science and literature. His empirical research included important studies of the clinical encounter, NHS reforms, and the social history of AIDS. In memory of his contribution as an essayist, researcher and teacher this prize has been established to support postgraduate research in medical sociology.
Applicants must show that they are low waged or unwaged and not receiving a full or part time research studentship that is intended to cover maintenance and research expenses for the duration of study, that they are working in the field of Medical Sociology and that they are registered for a higher degree at a British University or other recognised British research institution, with a named supervisor who is a member of the BSA.
The draw and announcement of the winner is made at the Medical Sociology Study Group's AGM during their Annual Conference.
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We are pleased to announce the three prize winners:
- Agato Pacho (Goldsmiths College London);
- Ghada Ibrahim (City University London);
- Lucy Moore (Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry).
All three winners receive £1,200. Congratulations to all.
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