Sam Whewall
@drsamwhewall.bsky.social
Research Fellow, UCL @UCLGlobalYouth.bsky.social 🌏 | youth studies, sociology, geography | Coastal youth life chances: https://tinyurl.com/mucsrx5 | Runner 🏃🏻♂️ & baker 🥐
We first submitted this article to a journal in Spring 2023 - thanks to Prof. Sarah Holloway's and @helenapw.bsky.social's determination and hard work, it's finally published! 🙌
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We first submitted this article to a journal in Spring 2023 - thanks to Prof. Sarah Holloway's and @helenapw.bsky.social's determination and hard work, it's finally published! 🙌
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
doi.org/10.1002/berj...
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🖋️"The cost of doing nothing – for coastal towns and the young people who live there – are severe."
Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns.
theconversation.com/young-people...
Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns.
theconversation.com/young-people...
Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help
For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.
theconversation.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🖋️"The cost of doing nothing – for coastal towns and the young people who live there – are severe."
Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns.
theconversation.com/young-people...
Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns.
theconversation.com/young-people...
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“These oversized vehicles are not just swallowing our public space, they’re also far more dangerous, especially for children.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“These oversized vehicles are not just swallowing our public space, they’re also far more dangerous, especially for children.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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A chance to share dilemmas that researching with young people can bring up – book now for ‘Methodological and ethical dilemmas in research with young people’, a BSA Youth Study Group free event, 16 September, Manchester Metropolitan University tinyurl.com/4ey5y483
August 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A chance to share dilemmas that researching with young people can bring up – book now for ‘Methodological and ethical dilemmas in research with young people’, a BSA Youth Study Group free event, 16 September, Manchester Metropolitan University tinyurl.com/4ey5y483
✏️New piece in @theconversation.com. We spoke with 50 policymakers and youth practitioners about the issues facing young people growing up in English coastal communities. theconversation.com/young-people...
Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help
For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.
theconversation.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
✏️New piece in @theconversation.com. We spoke with 50 policymakers and youth practitioners about the issues facing young people growing up in English coastal communities. theconversation.com/young-people...
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Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
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Job in the Sociology Department here at Durham.
Opportunity to work on a really important project looking at the history of a classic study in British sociology and how it ignored/obscured issues of race and gender.
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Opportunity to work on a really important project looking at the history of a classic study in British sociology and how it ignored/obscured issues of race and gender.
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Race, Gender and class in foundational studies in British Sociology
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
July 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Job in the Sociology Department here at Durham.
Opportunity to work on a really important project looking at the history of a classic study in British sociology and how it ignored/obscured issues of race and gender.
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Opportunity to work on a really important project looking at the history of a classic study in British sociology and how it ignored/obscured issues of race and gender.
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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And here is a wider feature on the issue. We begun reporting months back and will spend the next year continuing this work. I would like to mention the wonderful Polly Braden whose documentary photography helped inspire the series and who we will be working with
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?
Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
And here is a wider feature on the issue. We begun reporting months back and will spend the next year continuing this work. I would like to mention the wonderful Polly Braden whose documentary photography helped inspire the series and who we will be working with
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Excited to share a new report (discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...) from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project (featured in two pieces by @theguardian.com this morning!) @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Young people & coastal communities: Local policymaker and practitioner perspectives: Interim report from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project
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UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Excited to share a new report (discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...) from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project (featured in two pieces by @theguardian.com this morning!) @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Fieldwork season is kicking off again this week for @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social and the Coastal Youth Life Chances study 🦀
June 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Fieldwork season is kicking off again this week for @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social and the Coastal Youth Life Chances study 🦀
Part of Spud's morning routine: crying in the shower at 7am until I switch it on so that she can drink cos her actual water bowl isn't good enough.
June 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Part of Spud's morning routine: crying in the shower at 7am until I switch it on so that she can drink cos her actual water bowl isn't good enough.
About to embark on yet another (third? fourth?) round of applying for jobs as I near the 'one year to go' point in my current postdoc.
May 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
About to embark on yet another (third? fourth?) round of applying for jobs as I near the 'one year to go' point in my current postdoc.
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Come and work @lborouniversity.bsky.social from 1st September: 12-month full time and fixed term UT in Human Geography, following my BA fellowship news - it's a great department! Closing date 22/06 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH236/u...
University Teacher in Human Geography at Loughborough University
An academic position as a University Teacher in Human Geography is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Come and work @lborouniversity.bsky.social from 1st September: 12-month full time and fixed term UT in Human Geography, following my BA fellowship news - it's a great department! Closing date 22/06 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH236/u...
It must be soul-destroying walking out of work at SHU, knowing your job is at risk, and passing £150M of shiny new buildings. Unbelievable this is happening again.
“There will be nothing left of the university. It will be hollowed out.”
On Wednesday, all staff at Sheffield Hallam University were called to an online meeting with the university’s leaders and told that the university’s already perilous financial situation had got even worse.
On Wednesday, all staff at Sheffield Hallam University were called to an online meeting with the university’s leaders and told that the university’s already perilous financial situation had got even worse.
Broken budgets and broken English
Sheffield Hallam's financial woes are deepening - and staff claim students are being "set up to fail"
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It must be soul-destroying walking out of work at SHU, knowing your job is at risk, and passing £150M of shiny new buildings. Unbelievable this is happening again.
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We're currently advertising for a 3+ year post-doc position @education.ox.ac.uk working on the ESRC-funded @studentspolitics.bsky.social project with @rilleraaper.bsky.social, Tom Fryer & me - to start ASAP
Deadline: 9 June
Please repost- thanks!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Deadline: 9 June
Please repost- thanks!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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May 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We're currently advertising for a 3+ year post-doc position @education.ox.ac.uk working on the ESRC-funded @studentspolitics.bsky.social project with @rilleraaper.bsky.social, Tom Fryer & me - to start ASAP
Deadline: 9 June
Please repost- thanks!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Deadline: 9 June
Please repost- thanks!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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“These are the actions of the worst type of rogue employer.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
The University of Greenwich wants to axe up to 319 staff, a quarter of its workforce.
Students lose. Staff lose. Only the VC wins (pay up from £299k → £374k).
#UCU #Stopthecuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1401...
The University of Greenwich wants to axe up to 319 staff, a quarter of its workforce.
Students lose. Staff lose. Only the VC wins (pay up from £299k → £374k).
#UCU #Stopthecuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1401...
'Rogue employer' University of Greenwich could axe over 300 staff
The University of Greenwich intends to axe up to 319 staff, around a quarter of its total workforce (319/1245), in a bid to slash payroll, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today
www.ucu.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“These are the actions of the worst type of rogue employer.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
The University of Greenwich wants to axe up to 319 staff, a quarter of its workforce.
Students lose. Staff lose. Only the VC wins (pay up from £299k → £374k).
#UCU #Stopthecuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1401...
The University of Greenwich wants to axe up to 319 staff, a quarter of its workforce.
Students lose. Staff lose. Only the VC wins (pay up from £299k → £374k).
#UCU #Stopthecuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1401...
My feet are devastated, but excellent romp in the Dales this weekend 🙌 #YorkshireThreePeaks
May 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My feet are devastated, but excellent romp in the Dales this weekend 🙌 #YorkshireThreePeaks
Enough marking for one week. Off to climb some reyt big hills. #YorkshireThreePeaks
May 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Enough marking for one week. Off to climb some reyt big hills. #YorkshireThreePeaks
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This morning, 533 academic geographers have written to @rgsibg.bsky.social calling for them to respond to UK Supreme Court and EHRC events, and take action to protect trans and gender diverse members of the geographical community and people across the UK. Please share docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open letter to RGS on Supreme Court and EHRC events April 2025
Dear Professor Dame Jane Francis and Professor Joe Smith, Re: The response of the Royal Geographical Society to the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling and EHRC interim update We are currently witnessing ...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This morning, 533 academic geographers have written to @rgsibg.bsky.social calling for them to respond to UK Supreme Court and EHRC events, and take action to protect trans and gender diverse members of the geographical community and people across the UK. Please share docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Spud's all about the sunshine 🙌☀️
May 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Spud's all about the sunshine 🙌☀️
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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
Brain is buzzing with ideas from the last few days at @britsoci.bsky.social #britsoc25
Barely took any photos, but great to hear @emiliapn.bsky.social talking mobility/belonging/social infrastructure in rural Scotland, and to cross paths with fellow coastal researcher @jamespattison79.bsky.social
Barely took any photos, but great to hear @emiliapn.bsky.social talking mobility/belonging/social infrastructure in rural Scotland, and to cross paths with fellow coastal researcher @jamespattison79.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Brain is buzzing with ideas from the last few days at @britsoci.bsky.social #britsoc25
Barely took any photos, but great to hear @emiliapn.bsky.social talking mobility/belonging/social infrastructure in rural Scotland, and to cross paths with fellow coastal researcher @jamespattison79.bsky.social
Barely took any photos, but great to hear @emiliapn.bsky.social talking mobility/belonging/social infrastructure in rural Scotland, and to cross paths with fellow coastal researcher @jamespattison79.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just been writing about youth leisure space in coastal towns is under threat, but less so in cities 🤦
It is feared a much-loved community skatepark in Sheffield is under threat after the city council announced plans to reclaim the land it’s built on - despite no confirmed plans for its future use yet
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/closing...
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/closing...
Meet the locals fighting to save their DIY skatepark haven
It is feared a much-loved community skatepark in Sheffield is under threat after the city council announced plans to reclaim the land it’s built on - despite no confirmed plans for its future use yet.
www.thestar.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Just been writing about youth leisure space in coastal towns is under threat, but less so in cities 🤦
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Run, don’t walk.
The Sheffield Muslim Society are giving away free meals for Eid outside the train station 🍛
The Sheffield Muslim Society are giving away free meals for Eid outside the train station 🍛
April 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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