Nicholas Fox

Nicholas Fox is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Huddersfield, affiliated with the School of Human and Health Sciences and the Department of Social and Psychological Sciences. He holds an honorary professorship at the University of Sheffield, where he previously served as Professor of Sociology (2008–2009). His research focuses on new materialist and posthuman social theory, applied to health, environment, technology, and political economy. He has authored influential books such as *The Body* (Polity, 2012) and *Sociology and the New Materialism* (Sage, 2017), and has held major grants from the ESRC, NHS, and UK Department of Health.

Research Interests:

• Application of new materialism/posthumanism to sociology
• Social processes in health, technology, and environment
• Critiques of capitalism and commercial determinants of health
• Climate change and socio-ecological systems
• Embodiment and non-human agency

Recent work explores intersections of capitalism, AI, and health systems, emphasizing more-than-human perspectives. His articles address topics like vital materialism, micro-political structures, and environmental justice.

He advises PhD students and contributes to the Centre for Citizenship, Conflict, Identity and Diversity. His grants have supported interdisciplinary projects on health technologies and social inequality.