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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 19h

The Wednesday seminar this week: education and cancer.

Join this event to hear Yuliya Kulikova discuss the relationship between educational attainment and the timing of cancer onset.

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Delaying cancer: The effect of education on the age at cancer diagnosis

Join this event to hear Yuliya Kulikova discuss the relationship between educational attainment and the timing of cancer onset.

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a useful paper @ioe.bsky.social

Sam Sims @drsamsims.bsky.social · 21d

All teacher training ultimately aims to support transfer of learning to new and varied classroom situations.

In this (recently published) paper we provide some of the first experimental evidence on how teacher educators can help achieve this goal:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Decomposition and recomposition: effects on early-career teachers’ enactment and adaptive transfer of behaviour management practices

Breaking down sequences of teaching into constituent practices is thought to make learning to teach more manageable. However, it also divorces teaching practices from context, which risks leaving t...

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Sep 8

As part of the celebrations of our 10th anniversary as a UCL Department, we have launched an inaugural lecture series. You can watch the first here and there will be more to come this academic year! www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

SRI Inaugural Lectures

Inaugural lectures hosted by the UCL Social Research Institute.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 16d

🔊"We are seeing big conglomerate organisations who are providing the same kind of formulaic childcare in a number of settings"

@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 2d

Research conducted by SRI researchers Mette Louise Berg, Eve Dickson and Rachel Rosen with colleagues from Denmark Sweden as part of the Migrants and Solidarities research

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Solidarities | Solidarities Research Project

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 2d

How is citizenship negotiated in “sanctuary cities”?
Join Dr Rachel Humphris on 16 Oct, 12:00-13:00, to explore migration, governance & belonging across San Francisco, Sheffield & Toronto. Open to all.
bit.ly/42wd1HI
#UCL #Migration #Citizenship #UrbanStudies
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Making Sanctuary Cities: Migration, citizenship and urban governance

Join this event to hear Dr Rachel Humphris explain how citizenship is negotiated in sanctuary cities.

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 5d

📢WE'RE HIRING!📢

We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.

🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025

Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj

Please share widely!

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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UCL Centre for Capitalism Studies @ucl-ccs.bsky.social · 9d

Our first event of the academic year is the UK book launch of @susanzieger.bsky.social's LOGISTICS AND POWER.

🗓️29 October 2025, 5pm–7pm
📍IAS Common Ground G11 ground floor, South Wing
UCL Gower St, London

Followed by a reception

Free and open to all--register here:

www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Logistics and Power in Illegitimate Markets

UCL Centre for Capitalism Studies is delighted to welcome Susan Zieger to give this seminar. With respondent Professor Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou.

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 2d

Data! 📊〽️💹

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 NEW DATA! Data from the Age 9-10 Months Sweep of the Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study are now available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Find out more on the CLS website: buff.ly/PPgvUTq

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 8d

🔈 Do you want to use programming language R in your longitudinal data analyses? Take part in a two-day in-person, paid short course running on 3–4 November 2025 at UCL’s Bloomsbury Campus. Head to the UCL Online Store to find out more and register 👉

K26 Using R for Longitudinal Data Analysis | UCL Online Store

This is an in-person two-day course for quantitative researchers wanting to perform longitudinal data analyses with the programming language R. The course

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 2d

Get involved! 👇

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 6d

The CLS team (and our mascot!) had an amazing time at our Generation New Era consultation event at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social. Come meet us in Cardiff or Belfast for the final two of our in-person events and help shape a new birth cohort study for the UK! bit.ly/4oft9G8

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Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · 3d

🌟 Just run the 13.1 miles of the Royal 👸🏻 Parks Half Marathon in 2:03:44. 🏃🏻‍♀️
My first Half and LOVED IT!!! 💙

I run for Cancer Research UK 💙
You can still donate👉🏻
www.justgiving.com/page/gabriel... 🙏🏻

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 8d

REGISTER NOW 20-21 November 2025: 'Introduction to Time Use Research' ONLINE workshop!
onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

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Alex Bryson @alexbryson.bsky.social · 12d

Patrick Neuss will be presenting at our QSS-CLS seminar on 22 October @sriucl.bsky.social Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Labour market tightness and union activity

Join this event to hear Patrick Nuess explore the effect of changes in aggregate labour market tightness on union membership, union elections, and strikes.

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Dingeman Wiertz @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social · 13d

A reminder that there is about 1 week left to apply for these 2 positions in Quantitative Social Science @sriucl.bsky.social!

Application deadline: 10 October.

Further details in the link below.

Dingeman Wiertz @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social · Sep 2

We have 2 posts available in our Quantitative Social Science centre at @sriucl.bsky.social.

It is a wonderful place to work, with great colleagues, exciting degrees, and good promotion prospects. The posts are open to anyone working in the broad space covered by our centre.

Deadline + link 👇

Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 1

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to @nikkishure.bsky.social on two amazing milestones: celebrating 10 years at the SRI and beginning her first day as a full professor! We’re so proud to have such an inspiring colleague with us.

Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 13d

Today marks my 10 (!!!) year anniversary at @sriucl.bsky.social and my first day as a full professor. Grateful for all the people who helped me get here, especially my amazing QSS colleagues. Here’s to the next 10!

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 14d

Our very own @profalices.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Maddox Prize. We couldn`t be more proud!

Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 14d

I am honoured to be shortlisted for the Maddox Prize. The prize recognises researchers for standing up for science and showing courage and integrity in the face of challenges and hostility.

Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social · 15d

The 2025 #MaddoxPrize shortlist is here! This year, 6 researchers from around the world are recognised for standing up for science and evidence-based policy in the face of adversity.

Read their stories here ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/activities/2...

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 14d

Times Higher @jgro-the.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social reports on the @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @nature.com Maddox Prize.

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sulliva...

Sullivan Review author shortlisted for Maddox Prize

UCL professor Alice Sullivan, who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection, is vying for Nature-led award

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 15d

Research by @adameczanna.bsky.social @suncicavujic.bsky.social and Anna Lovász finds that women who are the first in their family to graduate are less likely to become mothers than non-graduates or continuing-generation graduates. Covered by The Times yesterday www.thetimes.com/uk/education....

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 15d

Great interview by @drantoniasimon.bsky.social on how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision

UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 16d

🔊"We are seeing big conglomerate organisations who are providing the same kind of formulaic childcare in a number of settings"

@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 16d

‪@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social‬ shares new @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social research on Elitist Britain and inequalities in education and the labour market

TODAY at 3.15pm, Grace suite 2, Hilton Hotel, organized by @suttontrust.bsky.social

Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 16d

Join us at 3.15pm, Grace suite 2, Hilton Hotel, @suttontrust.bsky.social to hear new research on why the privately educated still dominate top jobs -

I'll be discussing a number of new @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social research papers on inequalities in access to top jobs econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 16d

Harmonised fertility histories of four British cohorts – born in 1946, 1958, 1970 and 1989-90 – are now available for the scientific community to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social

Find out more on the CLS website – bit.ly/42CN0qr

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 22d

An important day for SRI that we've been working towards since 2021! Great to have you at the helm, @yanghu.co.uk, leading the way!

Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 22d

What a blast today! Wonderful to welcome the first-ever cohort of Sociology MSc/MA students @sriucl.bsky.social. Our students' passion for (their words) "novel", "world-changing", "rigorous", and "ethical" research is truly inspiring. It's times like these that we do see great hope for the future! 💕

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 23d

Important research by our very own @alexbryson.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Opinion: Lifetime trends in happiness change as misery peaks among the young – new research

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Social Research Institute) outlines his new research that highlights a peak of unhappiness among the young, which then declines with age. He exp...

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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 27d

@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience!

It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐

Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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