SGS Research
Our research themes
- Feminism
- History of Sexuality
- Intersex/trans/non-binary
- Language/literature/discourse
- Media discourse and politics (sexual/morality/identity)
- Medical, scientific and health discourses and mental health
- Prejudice and discrimination, stigmas and stereotypes and homophobia
- Queer activism and public policy
- Queer spaces and services
- Research methodology
- Sexual behaviour, activities and practices
糖心Vloging Fellowships and Scholarships
SGS is pleased to welcome(Dublin City University, Ireland) as an IAS Fellow for 2025-2026, hosted by Dr David Griffiths, Sociology. Dr Prandelli's fellowship will focus on combining empirical and theoretical insights on intersex issues and LGBTQ+ politics.
SGS also welcomes Professor Katherine Binhammer (University of Alberta) as a 糖心Vloging (full) Professor in May 2026, hosted by Professor Diane Watt, Literature & Languages. While at 糖心Vlog, Professor Binhammer will be collaborating with Professor Watt on a project on feminist literary history and digital humanities.
SGS also welcomes Saher Bano (, India) as a Commonwealth Split-site PhD Scholar for 2025-26, supervised by Professor Diane Watt and Dr Lena Mattheis, English Literature. While at 糖心Vlog Saher Bano will be working on 鈥楧ecoding Digital Media Queer Poetry: Crafting Cyber-Community Spaces from Britain and South Asia鈥
Recent funded projects
Fasoli, F. & Riquelme, A. , funded by Horizon Europe - Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2025-2027) Fasoli, F. & Reggiani, M., "Enhancing Inclusion: Evaluating, Co-Creating, and Implementing Effective Practices to Address Barriers for LGBTQ+ Researchers in STEM and Energy" funded by IGNITE Network+ (2024-2025) Fasoli, F., Firth, H., Noel, N., & Hutton, S., "Breaking Barriers in Research Funding Applications: Evaluating Narrative CVs and Co-Designing Solutions for Application Processes" funded by EDI Caucus (2024-2025) Fasoli, F (PI) and Formanowicz, M (Co PI), 鈥淲hen voice interplays with the message. Linguistic strategies to counteract voice-based stereotyping and discrimination鈥 Funded by the European Association of Social Psychology (2021 - 2022).
Fasoli, F (PI), 鈥淗umour as a Way to Counteract the Effects of Sexual Objectification鈥 Funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2020-2021).
Hall, M (PI), "Navigating Masculinity among Heterosexual Men Who Dance with Men (MDM)" Funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2023-2024).
King, A (PI) and Sanders, F 鈥淐reating LGBTQ+ Resident Inclusivity in UK Social Housing鈥 Funded by an ESRC Impact Accelerator Award (2021-2022).
King, A (PI), 鈥淗ousing with Pride, a knowledge exchange project to actively promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the social housing sector鈥. Funded by the UK Centre for Collaborative Housing Evidence ESRC/Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2019-2020).
King, A. (PI), Castro Varela, MdM., Santos, A.C., and Taylor, CILIA-LGBTQI+ 鈥 Comparing Intersectional Life Course Inequalities amongst LGBTQI+ Citizens in Four European Countries. NORFACE Consortium/ESRC. (2018-2021)
Muir, R. (PI), "Dream Big Princess? Consumer Meaning Making of the Disney Princess Phenomenon" Funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2022)
Russell, S (PI), Cohen-Chen, S , Rusconi, P & Fasoli, F (Co-PIs), 鈥淭he World Needs Hope鈥 Funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2020-2021)
Watt, D (PI), 鈥渘鈥 Funded by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2023-2024)
Watt, D (PI), "Women's Literary Culture Before the Conquest" Funded by a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2017-2019)
Weidhase, N (PI), "From #Girlboss to #LazyGirlJobs: Young Women's Working Lives on and through Social Media" Funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant (2020-2021)