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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Policy win on maintenance grants! 🚨

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has announced that the Government will introduce maintenance grants for students from low income households, on priority courses.

This is a very positive step in the right direction, but there's still further to go ⤵️

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · 21d

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · 21d

Big day out at the BPS Scottish Postgraduate Conference in Perth Concert Hall. @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social

A collection of St. Andrews Psychology and Neuroscience Masters students at Perth Concert Hall.

Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · 21d

Big day out at the BPS Scottish Postgraduate Conference in Perth Concert Hall. @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social

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University of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 27d

New research from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience has revealed the brain’s built-in distance tracker, and its link to early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.011

Read more... 👇

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#EverToExcel

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Sep 15

I just Google the number and it's normally flagged and you can flag it yourself.

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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · Sep 11

@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!

3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution

2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.

Please share and apply!

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Fees and Funding - Durham University

www.durham.ac.uk

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Sep 7

Gearing up for the first St Andrews University reception

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Sep 6

You can almost see St Andrews from there. I hope she has an amazing time.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · Sep 5

£25,000 is under full time minimum wage for one earner now, but this is a FAMILY income assessment. It means far far fewer students get the full living loan.

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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Sep 4

Deadline is tomorrow so get your applications in people! #neuroskyence #neurojobs #psychscisky #cognition #psychjobs

Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Aug 27

Deadline for these jobs is 5th September, so you've got until next week on Friday to apply! Come join us in beautiful York, complete with Minsters, snickelways, fMRI and OPMs - what more could you ask for?!

#neuroskyence #neurojobs #psychscisky #cognition #psychjobs

Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Jul 21

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Aug 30

✍️ "We already know what works: high-quality early education and childcare is one of the smartest, most cost-effective investments a government can make."

Read more about the need to reform the childcare system and widen access to support ⤵️

Access to early education is the first line of defence against inequality - The Sutton Trust

Discussing the importance of improving access to early education and childcare.

www.suttontrust.com

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Aug 21

What a complete waste of money, time, stress and tears.

Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jul 25

Yes it is.

Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP Ozzy

Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jul 21

I seem to recall that nicotine in small doses is a stimulant and in large doses is a depressant. I haven't done the homework on this in a long time but I think it is a pretty unlikely explanation.

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Jul 13

💬 "According to the Sutton Trust, the attainment gap between children on free school meals and their peers has widened to 20 percent."

@michellewelshmp.bsky.social recently cited our early years General Election briefing from last year in a Westminster Hall debate on the early years ⬇️

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Jul 11

💬 "There is a clear and continuing demand for programmes like ours, set against a background of ongoing challenges for those from lower-income backgrounds..."

Read more about the growing demand for our programmes ⤵️

A deep dive into the data behind applications for Sutton Trust programmes - The Sutton Trust

Unpacking the trends and drivers behind our programmes applications.

www.suttontrust.com

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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · Jul 11

Please help.with this major piece of charity research into sports coaching.
Open to current or ex coaches of any sport, age, sex, level, pro or amateur. Please complete or pass to your contacts - thank you.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/school-of-...

Coach Working Conditions Survey

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Neuroskeptic @neuroskeptic.bsky.social · Jun 27

Contrary to some pessimistic views, Bayesian decision parameters *can* be recovered from behavioural data in many cases, this preprint says www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... "We're so back" - Thomas Bayes

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jun 21

That sounds like the karaoke night I am at in South Shields

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jun 21

It's like a bank holiday weekend, sun, rain (in South Shields) and UK strongest man on telly @gozde786.bsky.social

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sold out hopefully because of the story!

Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jun 12

That is a great idea for so many universities to support their local communities

Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Jun 12

Scholarship for Durham University Students

£15,000 for a full-time student from the North East of England and from a lower income household to study full-time for a STEM taught Masters degree for the year 2025-26.

Durham people please spread the word!

Application form 👇

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Jun 10

✍️ "There are several practical steps companies can take to build class into their diversity programmes. From ending unpaid internships, to reviewing recruitment and promotion practices and monitoring class pay gaps."

More from @beckymontacute.bsky.social ⬇️

To save diversity and inclusion, employers need to bring class into the conversation - The Sutton Trust

The importance of including class in the diversity conversation.

www.suttontrust.com

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Paul Gardner @plgstand.bsky.social · Jun 9

For more than 20 years we have contributed to the Sutton Trust Summer School and we couldn't agree more @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Jun 9

You can read our report here: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

The Opportunity Index - The Sutton Trust

An unprecedented insight into the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England.

www.suttontrust.com

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