Katherine Twamley
@ktwamley.bsky.social
Prof of Sociology
@UCL
Chair
@UCLSociology
Areas of expertise: Love, intimacy, gender, families, parental leave
@UCL
Chair
@UCLSociology
Areas of expertise: Love, intimacy, gender, families, parental leave
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🎙️ New ep: Asylum, Housing & Community
Host Ethne James Souch talks with Mette Louise Berg, Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga & Nelson Gomez about asylum housing in the UK—how policy, privatised systems & ideas of “deservingness” shape everyday lives.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4p2aIFA
Host Ethne James Souch talks with Mette Louise Berg, Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga & Nelson Gomez about asylum housing in the UK—how policy, privatised systems & ideas of “deservingness” shape everyday lives.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4p2aIFA
Asylum, Housing, and Community
In this episode, host Ethne James Souch speaks with Professor Mette Louise Berg, Dr Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga, and Nelson Gomez about the lived realities of asylum housing in the UK, and the wid
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November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🎙️ New ep: Asylum, Housing & Community
Host Ethne James Souch talks with Mette Louise Berg, Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga & Nelson Gomez about asylum housing in the UK—how policy, privatised systems & ideas of “deservingness” shape everyday lives.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4p2aIFA
Host Ethne James Souch talks with Mette Louise Berg, Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga & Nelson Gomez about asylum housing in the UK—how policy, privatised systems & ideas of “deservingness” shape everyday lives.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4p2aIFA
LAST DAY TO APPLY!
UCL Sociology PhDs: Join our PhD Coordinating Group
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
LAST DAY TO APPLY!
Deadline for this approaching (27 Nov)! @ucl.ac.uk
UCL Sociology PhDs: Join our PhD Coordinating Group
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Deadline for this approaching (27 Nov)! @ucl.ac.uk
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UCL Sociology PhDs: Join our PhD Coordinating Group
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
UCL Sociology PhDs: Join our PhD Coordinating Group
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
Reposted by Katherine Twamley
Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Inequalities Early Career Researcher (ECR) Catalyst Grant Call 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 is now available for impactful, interdisciplinary projects that specifically support early career researchers. Application deadline: Friday 28 November, 17.00 (GMT).
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Deadline TODAY!
Deadline extended to 13 November:
Are you a UCL Sociologist? Apply to join UCL Sociology Network's Coordinating Group. Contribute to the Network’s wide-ranging programme of activities and share news of important sociological developments tinyurl.com/2ut5dttz
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Deadline TODAY!
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📣 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Methodologies and Epistemologies of Social Reproduction
Apply by 15 Nov to join a 2026 #workshop for scholars, practitioners and activists engaging with social reproduction theories, and employing traditional and non-traditional methods.
➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/ZFAUEkF
Apply by 15 Nov to join a 2026 #workshop for scholars, practitioners and activists engaging with social reproduction theories, and employing traditional and non-traditional methods.
➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/ZFAUEkF
Call for Participation: Methodologies and Epistemologies of Social Reproduction Workshop The Sociological Review Foundation Seminar Series
Call for participation in a seminar funded by The Sociological Review Foundation exploring methods, ethics and innovative approaches to social reproduction research.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📣 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Methodologies and Epistemologies of Social Reproduction
Apply by 15 Nov to join a 2026 #workshop for scholars, practitioners and activists engaging with social reproduction theories, and employing traditional and non-traditional methods.
➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/ZFAUEkF
Apply by 15 Nov to join a 2026 #workshop for scholars, practitioners and activists engaging with social reproduction theories, and employing traditional and non-traditional methods.
➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/ZFAUEkF
Today is the deadline for this folks! @ucl.ac.uk
Deadline extended to 13 November:
Are you a UCL Sociologist? Apply to join UCL Sociology Network's Coordinating Group. Contribute to the Network’s wide-ranging programme of activities and share news of important sociological developments tinyurl.com/2ut5dttz
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today is the deadline for this folks! @ucl.ac.uk
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What challenges do you face as a PhD student working in the field of arts and culture? Discuss at ‘Meeting Emerging Sociologists of the Arts and Culture: A PGR Online Tea Chat’ – a free online event by the BSA Sociology of the Arts Study Group, 12 December tinyurl.com/47hw76h6
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
What challenges do you face as a PhD student working in the field of arts and culture? Discuss at ‘Meeting Emerging Sociologists of the Arts and Culture: A PGR Online Tea Chat’ – a free online event by the BSA Sociology of the Arts Study Group, 12 December tinyurl.com/47hw76h6
Really looking forward to this lecture with @academicdiary.bsky.social. Register now before all the tickets are gone!
Annual Lecture: The Paradox of Home by Les Back (11.12.25)
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Really looking forward to this lecture with @academicdiary.bsky.social. Register now before all the tickets are gone!
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The application deadline to join the Sociology journal Editorial Board is extended to 11 November 2025 17:00 BST!
This includes spaces for Early Career Researchers.
Find out how to submit an application or nominate a colleague below.
www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc
This includes spaces for Early Career Researchers.
Find out how to submit an application or nominate a colleague below.
www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The application deadline to join the Sociology journal Editorial Board is extended to 11 November 2025 17:00 BST!
This includes spaces for Early Career Researchers.
Find out how to submit an application or nominate a colleague below.
www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc
This includes spaces for Early Career Researchers.
Find out how to submit an application or nominate a colleague below.
www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc
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Understanding ‘Gender Equality’
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
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Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Understanding ‘Gender Equality’
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
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“Systematically explores the foundations of housework as an academic discipline, unpacking the gendered assumptions that underpin existing work, which is often led by male academics.“ – Ipsita Pradhan reviews Ann Oakley @brisunipress.bsky.social in our latest Magazine issue.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“Systematically explores the foundations of housework as an academic discipline, unpacking the gendered assumptions that underpin existing work, which is often led by male academics.“ – Ipsita Pradhan reviews Ann Oakley @brisunipress.bsky.social in our latest Magazine issue.
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Do you undertake qualitative or mixed methods research at UCL? Complete this short questionnaire about the use of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) and the use of AI in qualitative analysis tinyurl.com/2kwzunnr @ktwamley.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Do you undertake qualitative or mixed methods research at UCL? Complete this short questionnaire about the use of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) and the use of AI in qualitative analysis tinyurl.com/2kwzunnr @ktwamley.bsky.social
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@ktwamley.bsky.social and Charlotte Faircloth explore the ways couples making the transition to parenthood think about, practise, and assess ‘gender equality’.
Read the SRO Sage Prize nominated article below.
doi.org/10.1177/1360...
Read the SRO Sage Prize nominated article below.
doi.org/10.1177/1360...
September 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
@ktwamley.bsky.social and Charlotte Faircloth explore the ways couples making the transition to parenthood think about, practise, and assess ‘gender equality’.
Read the SRO Sage Prize nominated article below.
doi.org/10.1177/1360...
Read the SRO Sage Prize nominated article below.
doi.org/10.1177/1360...
Reposted by Katherine Twamley
This weekend is the last opportunity to visit Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity and Sumud, a two-week immersive exhibition and programme that the Critical Childhood Studies Centre is involved in hosting. Open 10-4 to the public. #ChildhoodStudies
reimaginingchildhoodstudies.com/solidarity_a...
reimaginingchildhoodstudies.com/solidarity_a...
September 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This weekend is the last opportunity to visit Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity and Sumud, a two-week immersive exhibition and programme that the Critical Childhood Studies Centre is involved in hosting. Open 10-4 to the public. #ChildhoodStudies
reimaginingchildhoodstudies.com/solidarity_a...
reimaginingchildhoodstudies.com/solidarity_a...
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This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re introducing Susie Bower-Brown. Susie’s research explores LGBTQ+ identities and family life.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91721-susie-...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91721-susie-...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re introducing Susie Bower-Brown. Susie’s research explores LGBTQ+ identities and family life.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91721-susie-...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91721-susie-...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
Reposted by Katherine Twamley
Would you like to review a book for one of our journals?
Find the details for each journal on our Publications Opportunities page, alongside our calls for special issues.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Find the details for each journal on our Publications Opportunities page, alongside our calls for special issues.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Publications Opportunities
www.britsoc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Would you like to review a book for one of our journals?
Find the details for each journal on our Publications Opportunities page, alongside our calls for special issues.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Find the details for each journal on our Publications Opportunities page, alongside our calls for special issues.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Looking forward to my first WES conference next week!
The Work, Employment and Society Conference begins this Monday!
We look forward to seeing you all there. Please use the hashtag #wesconf25 to share your conference experience with us!
We look forward to seeing you all there. Please use the hashtag #wesconf25 to share your conference experience with us!
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Looking forward to my first WES conference next week!
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This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re spotlighting Rachel Benchekroun whose work looks at food insecurity, family life, and collaboration with communities.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/60666-rachel...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/60666-rachel...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re spotlighting Rachel Benchekroun whose work looks at food insecurity, family life, and collaboration with communities.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/60666-rachel...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/60666-rachel...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
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This week in our Meet the Researcher series get to know Jonathan Galton, a lecturer on our BSc Sociology and Social Science courses.
Jonathan Galton | About | University College London tinyurl.com/6v9j56vx
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
Jonathan Galton | About | University College London tinyurl.com/6v9j56vx
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This week in our Meet the Researcher series get to know Jonathan Galton, a lecturer on our BSc Sociology and Social Science courses.
Jonathan Galton | About | University College London tinyurl.com/6v9j56vx
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
Jonathan Galton | About | University College London tinyurl.com/6v9j56vx
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
Reposted by Katherine Twamley
Reposted by Katherine Twamley
Missed our #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture? Watch the recording here tinyurl.com/52hnhtta. Prof Elaine Chase shared insights on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Essential viewing for anyone in rights-based policy.
#YoungRefugeeVoices
@wearecoram.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
#YoungRefugeeVoices
@wearecoram.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
TCRU | Supporting the lives and aspirations of children and young people migrating to the UK alone
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Missed our #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture? Watch the recording here tinyurl.com/52hnhtta. Prof Elaine Chase shared insights on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Essential viewing for anyone in rights-based policy.
#YoungRefugeeVoices
@wearecoram.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
#YoungRefugeeVoices
@wearecoram.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
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The Times argues against permanent public ownership because "private water companies provide an efficient service in the United States"
*Actually 9/10 people in the US receive their water service from a PUBLICLY OWNED utility*
foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
*Actually 9/10 people in the US receive their water service from a PUBLICLY OWNED utility*
foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
Time for Thames Water to go into special administration
The lenders who allowed the utility company to take on so much debt and supported its financial irresponsibility should pay, not the state
www.thetimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Times argues against permanent public ownership because "private water companies provide an efficient service in the United States"
*Actually 9/10 people in the US receive their water service from a PUBLICLY OWNED utility*
foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
*Actually 9/10 people in the US receive their water service from a PUBLICLY OWNED utility*
foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...