The Council represents the Departments of Sociology in the Universities of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Council noted at its January meeting that no request had been made to the British Sociological Association, nor to the Council, for a written submission. We hope that this brief unsolicited submission will be accepted. We have only addressed questions on which the Council has a clear discipline-specific view.
Sociology is an international discipline.
Sociology in Wales is part of a national, European, and global network of collaborations in research. Whilst the Sociology of Wales has an important part to play in the future of the country, it is only one small part of the research and teaching conducted by sociologists in Wales. Active collaborations with institutions in other countries characterise the discipline. There is a range of taught courses at Masters level, including those which deliver training in research methods. Research students, both full and part time, study for MPhil and PhD degrees.