Orian Brook
@orianbrook.bsky.social
Social and spatial inequalities in the creative economy (and elsewhere).
Chancellor's Fellow in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Culture is bad for you http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144164
Chancellor's Fellow in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Culture is bad for you http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144164
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So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
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No matter how tough you say times are, there’s always enough money in the banana stand to pay an external consultant to scope ‘academic efficiency opportunities’ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
www.theferret.scot
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
No matter how tough you say times are, there’s always enough money in the banana stand to pay an external consultant to scope ‘academic efficiency opportunities’ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
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Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
SNP minister told to intervene in Edinburgh University crisis to protect 1,800 jobs
SNP ministers have been warned they must intervene in the University of Edinburgh's dispute with staff amid fears 1,800 jobs could be lost.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
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This from @stephenkb.bsky.social cuts to the heart of the matter. Does the government not understand how toxic this argument is? Do they think they can somehow weaponise it? The last governments at least had the merit not of making this kind of foul claim.
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This from @stephenkb.bsky.social cuts to the heart of the matter. Does the government not understand how toxic this argument is? Do they think they can somehow weaponise it? The last governments at least had the merit not of making this kind of foul claim.
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Just to say, I am a supervisor here:
UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing
www.responsiblenlp.org/2026-student...
If you are reading things like this and planning PhD project, do reach out:
www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing
www.responsiblenlp.org/2026-student...
If you are reading things like this and planning PhD project, do reach out:
www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
2026 Studentships
www.responsiblenlp.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Just to say, I am a supervisor here:
UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing
www.responsiblenlp.org/2026-student...
If you are reading things like this and planning PhD project, do reach out:
www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing
www.responsiblenlp.org/2026-student...
If you are reading things like this and planning PhD project, do reach out:
www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
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I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
preparing for the working world in the age of AI
or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is
naomialderman.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
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New Job Posts Like:
Candidate should have expertise in anglophone literature and be able to teach classes ranging from the medieval period to postmodernism. Some fields of especial interest are econometrics, quantum physics, anesthesiology, kinesthesiology, the early works of John Ruskin, and
Candidate should have expertise in anglophone literature and be able to teach classes ranging from the medieval period to postmodernism. Some fields of especial interest are econometrics, quantum physics, anesthesiology, kinesthesiology, the early works of John Ruskin, and
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
New Job Posts Like:
Candidate should have expertise in anglophone literature and be able to teach classes ranging from the medieval period to postmodernism. Some fields of especial interest are econometrics, quantum physics, anesthesiology, kinesthesiology, the early works of John Ruskin, and
Candidate should have expertise in anglophone literature and be able to teach classes ranging from the medieval period to postmodernism. Some fields of especial interest are econometrics, quantum physics, anesthesiology, kinesthesiology, the early works of John Ruskin, and
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Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵
August 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵
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To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, Identities presents a curated selection of articles that illuminate Black histories and lived experiences across the Black Atlantic.
Read the collection with #FreeAccess:
www.tandfonline.com/...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
Read the collection with #FreeAccess:
www.tandfonline.com/...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, Identities presents a curated selection of articles that illuminate Black histories and lived experiences across the Black Atlantic.
Read the collection with #FreeAccess:
www.tandfonline.com/...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
Read the collection with #FreeAccess:
www.tandfonline.com/...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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This 👇
Representation can change a life in a single moment. Every person deserves to feel seen, celebrated, & included exactly as they are. This is why adverts show all of us - as a sign for all those who feel excluded that they're us, & a reminder for all those that exclude.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This 👇
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@britsoci.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship in Sociology opportunity, to join @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@britsoci.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship in Sociology opportunity, to join @uofgsociology.bsky.social
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Comment from our Principal Analyst @rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social on the latest CPI inflation release from the ONS ⬇️
“Cost of living pressures are persisting for workers and their families across the UK as inflation is at its joint highest level since January 2024 at 3.8%. (1/6)
“Cost of living pressures are persisting for workers and their families across the UK as inflation is at its joint highest level since January 2024 at 3.8%. (1/6)
Cost of living pressures persist for workers as inflation at its joint highest level since January 2024 - Lancaster University
The Work Foundation at Lancaster University respond to the CPI inflation statistics (October 2025) released by the Office for National Statistics.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Comment from our Principal Analyst @rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social on the latest CPI inflation release from the ONS ⬇️
“Cost of living pressures are persisting for workers and their families across the UK as inflation is at its joint highest level since January 2024 at 3.8%. (1/6)
“Cost of living pressures are persisting for workers and their families across the UK as inflation is at its joint highest level since January 2024 at 3.8%. (1/6)
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What does the Post-16 White Paper mean for social mobility?
@danihpayne.bsky.social and I have put together our initial assessment of yesterday's announcements ⬇️
@danihpayne.bsky.social and I have put together our initial assessment of yesterday's announcements ⬇️
Now the dust has settled on the Post-16 Education White Paper, how likely are the plans to deliver on widening opportunity?
@beckymontacute.bsky.social & @danihpayne.bsky.social take a closer look at the details
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@beckymontacute.bsky.social & @danihpayne.bsky.social take a closer look at the details
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What does the post-16 white paper mean for social mobility?
Social mobility was at the heart of the Post-16 White Paper – but how likely are the plans to deliver widening opportunity?
www.smf.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What does the Post-16 White Paper mean for social mobility?
@danihpayne.bsky.social and I have put together our initial assessment of yesterday's announcements ⬇️
@danihpayne.bsky.social and I have put together our initial assessment of yesterday's announcements ⬇️
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If you're interested in critical research on criminal justice then I cannot recommend this free event on Oct 7 - launch of a new critical textbook on criminal justice system in Scotland by three amazing academics - highly enough. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch...
The launch of 'Criminal Justice in Scotland' textbook
This event offers an opportunity to bring a range of voices together to reflect on where Scottish criminal justice is and where it's going.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you're interested in critical research on criminal justice then I cannot recommend this free event on Oct 7 - launch of a new critical textbook on criminal justice system in Scotland by three amazing academics - highly enough. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch...
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Matthew 25:35-40 (revised version): “For I was hungry, and you cut off funding to feed me, and then decided not to even study how many people are hungry you greedy, miserable bastards.”
Trump just enacted the largest cuts to food assistance in history. Now he's cancelling the government survey that measures hunger in America.
Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Matthew 25:35-40 (revised version): “For I was hungry, and you cut off funding to feed me, and then decided not to even study how many people are hungry you greedy, miserable bastards.”
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Advice for the age
The conclusion was: if it's bunting, it's a fete.
If there's no bunting and an anti-refugee message, it's the far right.
Just flags: could be for the women's rugby...
If there's no bunting and an anti-refugee message, it's the far right.
Just flags: could be for the women's rugby...
September 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Advice for the age
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Similar thing from the music world: Dmitri Shostakovich attended a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Similar thing from the music world: Dmitri Shostakovich attended a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Oh I am going to have read this, as someone who constantly wonders A: How anyone else doing the job that I do makes a living, and B: Also, actually, how do I make a living?
Absolutely thrilled that my paper with Giuliana Giuliani, @drdaveobrien.bsky.social & @markrt.bsky.social is now out in @culturaltrends.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Using the Labour Force Survey we show that people creatives are at least twice as likely to have two jobs
Precarity and second job-holding in the creative economy
There is extensive research on creative occupations, problematising precariousness, pay gaps, unpaid work and other issues. Less research, and little quantitative work, has looked at multiple job-h...
www.tandfonline.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Oh I am going to have read this, as someone who constantly wonders A: How anyone else doing the job that I do makes a living, and B: Also, actually, how do I make a living?
Absolutely thrilled that my paper with Giuliana Giuliani, @drdaveobrien.bsky.social & @markrt.bsky.social is now out in @culturaltrends.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Using the Labour Force Survey we show that people creatives are at least twice as likely to have two jobs
Precarity and second job-holding in the creative economy
There is extensive research on creative occupations, problematising precariousness, pay gaps, unpaid work and other issues. Less research, and little quantitative work, has looked at multiple job-h...
www.tandfonline.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Absolutely thrilled that my paper with Giuliana Giuliani, @drdaveobrien.bsky.social & @markrt.bsky.social is now out in @culturaltrends.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Using the Labour Force Survey we show that people creatives are at least twice as likely to have two jobs
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Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.
September 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.
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Her face! Before she had worked out what to do/say, he'd said his bit and was back to work mode. Legend.
September 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Her face! Before she had worked out what to do/say, he'd said his bit and was back to work mode. Legend.
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Congratulations to Prof Nasar Meer, whose research into how devolution has shaped - and been shaped by - our response to racial inequality shines a light on both the gaps and the possibilities in current policy.
Racial diversity research that aims to improve lives in UK communities led by @nasarmeer.bsky.social has received @nuffieldfoundation.org funding.
More: gla.ac/46H8Onu
More: gla.ac/46H8Onu
August 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Congratulations to Prof Nasar Meer, whose research into how devolution has shaped - and been shaped by - our response to racial inequality shines a light on both the gaps and the possibilities in current policy.
Anyone making their way to Edinburgh (or already nearby!), I *think* that there are still tickets available - come here me, @markrt.bsky.social and @drdaveobrien.bsky.social chat about whether Culture is still bad for you www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
August 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Anyone making their way to Edinburgh (or already nearby!), I *think* that there are still tickets available - come here me, @markrt.bsky.social and @drdaveobrien.bsky.social chat about whether Culture is still bad for you www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
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We have a shiny new poster designed by our own @lrjdmnr.bsky.social for our one day symposium in September, registration link coming soon too!
August 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We have a shiny new poster designed by our own @lrjdmnr.bsky.social for our one day symposium in September, registration link coming soon too!