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We're hiring a fully funded PhD student in #sociology here in wonderful Copenhagen! Please share! Learn more 👇 employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

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Really useful summary of UK and EU proposals for youth mobility scheme @johannawaters.bsky.social

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The public sees international students as good for Britain. My colleague @heather-rolfe.bsky.social on the new @britishfuture.bsky.social research on public attitudes to students coming here & staying after they study & how universities and policy-makers could respond ukandeu.ac.uk/the-public-s...

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The BSA has shortlisted entries for its Young Sociologist of the Year Competition prize – 13 out of the 119 we received, answering the question: ‘To what extent and in what ways have social media changed people’s lives?’ tinyurl.com/2e48ehx8 The winner to be announced soon.

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Really good book - would definitely recommend!

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Call for papers on ‘Access and Geopolitics’ in higher education - for hybrid conference in Oxford on 3 June, jointly organised by @cghe.bsky.social #equity #HE #geopolitics #wideningparticipation www.researchcghe.org/news/access-...

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We’re hosting an ECR workshop with Michele Lamont on April 2nd at LSE. The workshop will draw on Lamont's recent research in comparative qualitative sociology and provide a forum for ECR qual researchers to come together. A few places still available, see here on how to attend: buff.ly/3EEwxZn

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Congratulations Anna and team! Such exciting work! 😄

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📄Call for papers Access and geopolitics: Next steps in tackling the equity crisis in global HE ➡️More information here www.researchcghe.org/news/access-...

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Submit a short paper by 28 Feb The event will provide a platform for early career scholars to discuss papers as part of themed workshops, receive feedback from distinguished discussants & peers, engage in constructive dialogue & meet other social theorists britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #BSATheory

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🎉We are excited to announce this year’s Sage Prize nominees for Sociology! 🎉 Congratulations to the authors on the papers that have been deemed exceptional and innovative out of SOC issues published in 2024. Full list below and at: tinyurl.com/mpu35np4

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📢 Are you an Oxford academic working on sociological research? 📢 Join the Oxford Sociology Network - a community for researchers to connect, collaborate and exchange ideas across disciplines. ✍️ Sign up now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/TViD46Kdxz @socsci.ox.ac.uk

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New article in the BJSE with @annastrhan.bsky.social @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social and Sarah Neal from our 'Becoming Citizens of 'Post-Secular Britain: Religion in Primary School Life' project Education:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01425692.2025.2462954

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Congratulations, Karen!

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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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As Vance 'lectures' Europe on free speech, it is good to be reminded that the United States ranks 55 (!) on the World Press Freedom Index. The top 10 countries are ALL in Europe. #journalism #democracy #freepress rsf.org/en/index

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New British Future research finds 61% of the public would prefer current levels of international student migration to stay the same or increase. Only 27% would reduce or stop student migration, which makes up around 40% of total UK immigration [Thread]

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Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

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If you missed yesterday's webinar, you can watch the recording here: ▶️ Access is not about taking people who are already superstars’? Exploring constructions of merit and fairness in the University of Oxford’s undergraduate admissions routes www.researchcghe.org/events/acces...

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Congratulations to the BJSE 2024 Best Early Career Article Finalists, Jing Yu, Anrang Li, Chong Zhang, Katherine Davey and Bonita S. Cabiles. Check out their outstanding papers. Stay tuned for our announcement of the winner soon! www.tandfonline.com/journals/cbs...

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Some brilliant papers by early career researchers! Check these out! @rachelbrooks.bsky.social

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📣 Event Klaxon! 📣 Campus Geographies of the Student Experience at SRHE - 29th of April - looking at how the physical elements of universities feature in students' lives in different ways. 🎓🏫 Registration and details below: it's in person, with online attendance possible. srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...

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Delighted to announce the five shortlisted articles for our @bjse.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Paper of the Year! Read all of them here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/cbs...

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What does being 'critical' about edtech mean? Listen to my interview with Felicitas Macgilchrist about the need to examine the messiness of edtech, highlight untold stories of 'other' edtechs, dig deep into context, and the power of rage-driven hope! www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

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Just published in 'Discourse': 'Global Britain and cosmopolitan nationalism' @johannawaters.bsky.social & I explore whether the concept of 'Global Britain', as deployed in UK education policy, can be considered a form of ‘cosmopolitan nationalism’ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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We're hiring for a new Director of Policy and Research! In this key senior leadership role, you would lead research and development across learning, skills and employment areas, and contribute to policy which influences a fair and prosperous society. Find out more and apply by 24 March. 📨⬇️

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Online Tribute in Memory of Michael Burawoy The International Sociological Association (ISA) mourns the tragic passing of Michael Burawoy (1947-2025), a leading sociologist, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, and 17th President of ISA (2010–2014).

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Do you work with international students in higher education in any capacity? Would you have 10 minutes to spare to tell @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social and I about any training (or lack) you received? Here's the link: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... Please repost and share, thanks!

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Very sad to hear about the untimely death of Michael Burawoy - just a few weeks ago was introducing his work on public sociology to my education students - such a loss

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Welcome to Bluesky @rc34youth.bsky.social . Research Committee 34 (Sociology of the Youth) of the @isa-sociology.bsky.social is the major international grouping of youth studies scholars, so if you're in the field or interested in the latest social science concerning young people, do follow along.

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We're recruiting a Research Fellow to work on our Leverhulme Trust funded project using materials in the Mass Observation Archive to study how political understandings develop over the life course. With @leverhulme.bsky.social and @massobsarchive.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLP947/r...

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Still time to sign up for the 10th Annual CGHE conference, this year being held at Oxford University and online. CGHE 2025 Global Rupture? Geopolitics, policy repair and reimagining of higher education. www.researchcghe.org/events/cghe-...

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📢New article: 'Paradoxical Parenting Practices and Australian Higher Education', in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social, with @drdanwoodman.bsky.social & @juliacook.bsky.social #parenting #HE #intensiveparenting journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... 🧵

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Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣 It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social (1/13)

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Important ESRC funding call: “P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research” www.ukri.org/opportunity/... (total fund: £3.8m; deadline: 6 May)

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Fascinating piece by @rilleraaper.bsky.social on student influencers and how they position themselves around #studytalk, why they're popular, what they offer advice on, and how lucrative this can be! www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

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🚨 NEW: The gap in access to internships between working-class and middle-class graduates has almost doubled since 2018. Our new research reveals a growing gap in access to increasingly important internship routes, with many opportunities under and unpaid 🧵⬇️

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The Ripple Effect: Understanding the Societal Implications of International Student Mobility Edited by Dr Joonghyun Kwak and Dr Maia Chankseliani, this special issue looks at how international student mobility shapes societies. Read the issue: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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New article🎉 at @sociologicalreview.bsky.social 'You'll never walk alone: Theorizing Engaged Walking with Doreen Massey by Agata Lisiak and I. ://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/HUPIBYQSFD5T2JEVIIIA/full

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Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

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Call for Papers by 7 February for the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group 50th Anniversary Annual Conference, ‘Charting Challenges and Change: The Past, Present and Future of the Sociology of Religion’ 14–16 July, Durham University tinyurl.com/ahkz2bm3

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Beautiful sunrise over misty #Oxford University Parks

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The @suttontrust.bsky.social is recruiting for a new Director of Communications and Advocacy - a fantastic role in a great team (I am biased 😉) - particularly at the moment, with the chance to influence the government's Opportunity Mission. recruitment.suttontrust.com/jobs/5429940...

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