Rachel Brooks
@rachelbrooks.bsky.social
Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford | President, British Sociological Association | Editor, British Journal of Sociology of Education
Happy 30th anniversary @socresonline.bsky.social!
Delighted to have been able to celebrate by discussing the important contribution of the journal to the sociology of education!
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@education.ox.ac.uk
Delighted to have been able to celebrate by discussing the important contribution of the journal to the sociology of education!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@education.ox.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Happy 30th anniversary @socresonline.bsky.social!
Delighted to have been able to celebrate by discussing the important contribution of the journal to the sociology of education!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@education.ox.ac.uk
Delighted to have been able to celebrate by discussing the important contribution of the journal to the sociology of education!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@education.ox.ac.uk
Great to have celebrated my 170th #parkrun today with some ducklings! Many thanks to all the volunteers at #Broadwater parkrun 👏
May 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great to have celebrated my 170th #parkrun today with some ducklings! Many thanks to all the volunteers at #Broadwater parkrun 👏
Lovely morning for a #Guildford #parkrun
May 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Lovely morning for a #Guildford #parkrun
Enjoyed giving talk on 'Language and International Student Mobility' for @srhe.bsky.social event on 'The Complexities of Multilingualism in Higher Education' today. Thanks for the invitation!
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@oxforddeptofed.bsky.social
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April 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Enjoyed giving talk on 'Language and International Student Mobility' for @srhe.bsky.social event on 'The Complexities of Multilingualism in Higher Education' today. Thanks for the invitation!
srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
@oxforddeptofed.bsky.social
srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
@oxforddeptofed.bsky.social
Lovely few days in Manchester for @britsoci.bsky.social annual conference. #britsoc25
Enjoyed presenting prizes to Claire Alexander & Billy Holzberg 🏆
Many thanks to @unsocialtheory.bsky.social, @jkom.bsky.social & @alinecourtois.bsky.social for taking part in my symposium on the future of HE
Enjoyed presenting prizes to Claire Alexander & Billy Holzberg 🏆
Many thanks to @unsocialtheory.bsky.social, @jkom.bsky.social & @alinecourtois.bsky.social for taking part in my symposium on the future of HE
April 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lovely few days in Manchester for @britsoci.bsky.social annual conference. #britsoc25
Enjoyed presenting prizes to Claire Alexander & Billy Holzberg 🏆
Many thanks to @unsocialtheory.bsky.social, @jkom.bsky.social & @alinecourtois.bsky.social for taking part in my symposium on the future of HE
Enjoyed presenting prizes to Claire Alexander & Billy Holzberg 🏆
Many thanks to @unsocialtheory.bsky.social, @jkom.bsky.social & @alinecourtois.bsky.social for taking part in my symposium on the future of HE
if you're at the @britsoci.bsky.social annual conference next week, do come along to the session on The Future of Higher Education, with contributions from @unsocialtheory.bsky.social @jkom.bsky.social & @alinecourtois.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
if you're at the @britsoci.bsky.social annual conference next week, do come along to the session on The Future of Higher Education, with contributions from @unsocialtheory.bsky.social @jkom.bsky.social & @alinecourtois.bsky.social
Beautiful evening to be in London to watch Richard II @bridgetheatre.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Beautiful evening to be in London to watch Richard II @bridgetheatre.bsky.social
Fantastic @cghe.bsky.social conference on ‘Global Rupture?’ @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social. Particularly enjoyed being on the international student mobility panel.
Thanks to @davidsmills.bsky.social, @leerensimer.bsky.social et al for organising! (And @johannawaters.bsky.social for the photos!)
Thanks to @davidsmills.bsky.social, @leerensimer.bsky.social et al for organising! (And @johannawaters.bsky.social for the photos!)
April 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Fantastic @cghe.bsky.social conference on ‘Global Rupture?’ @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social. Particularly enjoyed being on the international student mobility panel.
Thanks to @davidsmills.bsky.social, @leerensimer.bsky.social et al for organising! (And @johannawaters.bsky.social for the photos!)
Thanks to @davidsmills.bsky.social, @leerensimer.bsky.social et al for organising! (And @johannawaters.bsky.social for the photos!)
Many congratulations to Tania Mednikova on being awarded her PhD today - for an excellent thesis on student mobility from Russia to the US and UK!
Thanks to @sazanajayadeva.bsky.social & @selomer42.bsky.social for examining & @paulhodkinson.bsky.social for co-supervising!
Thanks to @sazanajayadeva.bsky.social & @selomer42.bsky.social for examining & @paulhodkinson.bsky.social for co-supervising!
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Many congratulations to Tania Mednikova on being awarded her PhD today - for an excellent thesis on student mobility from Russia to the US and UK!
Thanks to @sazanajayadeva.bsky.social & @selomer42.bsky.social for examining & @paulhodkinson.bsky.social for co-supervising!
Thanks to @sazanajayadeva.bsky.social & @selomer42.bsky.social for examining & @paulhodkinson.bsky.social for co-supervising!
Higher education students as consumers: a cross-country comparative analysis of students’ views
New article with @achalagupta.bsky.social & Jessie Abrahams, published in latest issue of Compare
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New article with @achalagupta.bsky.social & Jessie Abrahams, published in latest issue of Compare
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Higher education students as consumers: a cross-country comparative analysis of students’ views
New article with @achalagupta.bsky.social & Jessie Abrahams, published in latest issue of Compare
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New article with @achalagupta.bsky.social & Jessie Abrahams, published in latest issue of Compare
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In an attempt to distract us from world events…
Lovely, sunny 10k at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social today - and first ever with son!
Lovely, sunny 10k at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social today - and first ever with son!
March 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In an attempt to distract us from world events…
Lovely, sunny 10k at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social today - and first ever with son!
Lovely, sunny 10k at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social today - and first ever with son!
Pleased to have received hard copies of the latest book in our @srhe.bsky.social & Routledge series on Research into #HE
Congratulations to @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social & @martinmyers.bsky.social!
Do get in touch if you have an idea for a book in the series
Congratulations to @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social & @martinmyers.bsky.social!
Do get in touch if you have an idea for a book in the series
February 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Pleased to have received hard copies of the latest book in our @srhe.bsky.social & Routledge series on Research into #HE
Congratulations to @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social & @martinmyers.bsky.social!
Do get in touch if you have an idea for a book in the series
Congratulations to @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social & @martinmyers.bsky.social!
Do get in touch if you have an idea for a book in the series
Just published in 'Discourse':
'Global Britain and cosmopolitan nationalism'
@johannawaters.bsky.social & I explore whether the concept of 'Global Britain', as deployed in UK education policy, can be considered a form of ‘cosmopolitan nationalism’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Global Britain and cosmopolitan nationalism'
@johannawaters.bsky.social & I explore whether the concept of 'Global Britain', as deployed in UK education policy, can be considered a form of ‘cosmopolitan nationalism’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just published in 'Discourse':
'Global Britain and cosmopolitan nationalism'
@johannawaters.bsky.social & I explore whether the concept of 'Global Britain', as deployed in UK education policy, can be considered a form of ‘cosmopolitan nationalism’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Global Britain and cosmopolitan nationalism'
@johannawaters.bsky.social & I explore whether the concept of 'Global Britain', as deployed in UK education policy, can be considered a form of ‘cosmopolitan nationalism’
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢New article: 'Paradoxical Parenting Practices and Australian Higher Education', in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social, with @drdanwoodman.bsky.social & @juliacook.bsky.social
#parenting #HE #intensiveparenting
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#parenting #HE #intensiveparenting
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January 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
📢New article: 'Paradoxical Parenting Practices and Australian Higher Education', in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social, with @drdanwoodman.bsky.social & @juliacook.bsky.social
#parenting #HE #intensiveparenting
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#parenting #HE #intensiveparenting
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January 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Lovely time watching #BalletShoes at @nationaltheatre.org.uk last night. Great start to the holiday by reliving childhood memories of such a super book!
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Lovely time watching #BalletShoes at @nationaltheatre.org.uk last night. Great start to the holiday by reliving childhood memories of such a super book!
December 15, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Enjoying Anu Lainio’s talk on The Discursive Politics of Studentship - through an analysis of news media - at today’s #SRHE2024 conference
December 2, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Enjoying Anu Lainio’s talk on The Discursive Politics of Studentship - through an analysis of news media - at today’s #SRHE2024 conference
Good to celebrate youngest’s 16th birthday by watching England vs Australia at Twickenham, despite the home loss!
November 9, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Good to celebrate youngest’s 16th birthday by watching England vs Australia at Twickenham, despite the home loss!
Many congratulations to Thilde Juul-Wiese for successful defence of her great PhD thesis on the international mobility of Danish student-teachers at @aarhusuni.bsky.social today
Enjoyed discussing this research & also catching up with lots of Danish colleagues (including @hkadriansen.bsky.social)
Enjoyed discussing this research & also catching up with lots of Danish colleagues (including @hkadriansen.bsky.social)
November 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Many congratulations to Thilde Juul-Wiese for successful defence of her great PhD thesis on the international mobility of Danish student-teachers at @aarhusuni.bsky.social today
Enjoyed discussing this research & also catching up with lots of Danish colleagues (including @hkadriansen.bsky.social)
Enjoyed discussing this research & also catching up with lots of Danish colleagues (including @hkadriansen.bsky.social)