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samisatwork.bsky.social
Lecturer and researcher, Royal Holloway, University of London. Interested in all things class, culture, education, equality, history, museums
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If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds). www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

submitted 20 days ago • 14 comments

Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.

submitted 22 days ago • 74 comments

Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, said extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich is "the most important economic issue of the day." When asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25 an hour, he said, "No, sir."

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Big tech is now formally in league with the far-right. The resistance to it will be personal and political iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

submitted 35 days ago • 111 comments

PhD SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!! Fantastic opportunity to work with Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Laura Fumagalli - using new data to understand more about households living in debt - with the Money and Pensions Service. www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Call for papers for #EGOS2025 of Sub-theme 02: #EDI in Difficult Times: Organizing Solidarity beyond Opposition and Resistance Convenors: Zeynep Gülru Göker, Yvonne W.M. Benschop, Jasmin Mahadevan Part of SWG2: Pushing the Boundaries of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion www.egos.org/jart/prj3/eg...

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Thinking of learning how to use AI for teaching? Read this first! @benjaminjriley.bsky.social

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Gregg Wallace says complaints came from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’ Not the best defence. Also a bit of gauntlet other women to come forward. Implication - working class or young women would read this as banter. I suspect this isn’t true. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

submitted 89 days ago • 13 comments

Does everyone know about Project Gutenberg? E-books for free. The world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for free. Digitized and diligently proofread by thousands of volunteers. Please share.

submitted 91 days ago • 14 comments

Poem by Joseph Fasano

submitted 91 days ago • 113 comments

This looks like a great opportunity to co curate the sensational museum

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

New essay on cultural policy & the Labour government from @orianbrook.bsky.social & I, now available in this new book www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britai...

submitted 92 days ago • 3 comments

Class and inequality researchers! Any of you been involved in a project using your research to make a difference in the workplace? What were the challenges? Just starting one in museums so interested in sharing good tips and advice #academicsky #class #inequality

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Delivering peer review training this morning & including this info: “The total time reviewers globally worked on peer reviews was over 100 million hours in 2020, equivalent to over 15 thousand years.” A better system needed? researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #AcademicSky

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

First proper post. Looking forward to connecting with people, developing ideas and sharing good research that makes our working lives better and more inclusive. #AcademicSky

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

The photo that inspired Steve McQueen to write Blitz. Now available on Apple TV. ♥️🎥

submitted 97 days ago • 47 comments

Llevo toda la mañana riéndome con este magnífico estado de la cuestión de la sociología (creado por @kjhealy.bsky.social)

submitted 99 days ago • 2 comments

New research published today finds that the performance gap between the state and private school sectors in England disappears once socioeconomic background is controlled for. However, inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects. Read more below 👇

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🚨 Free webinar on inequalities in creative industries 🚨 Our upcoming webinar will focus on class inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, as well as in access to creative degrees. Join our expert panelists on 4th December ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/a-class-act-...

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments