"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.

Policy must address declining school attendance as a structural issue. Together with colleagues from the Scottish Government and ADR Scotland, our research on secondary school absence has been translated into policy recommendations for action. #educationresearch #schoolattendance #educationpolicy

ADR Scotland@adr-scotland.bsky.social · 4w ago

What drives secondary school absence? New ADR Scotland research shows social, economic, health and wellbeing factors impact different types of absence. This has important implications for policy. See the evidence in our latest policy briefing: www.adrscotland.org/news-publica...

Young people and trust in politics 🤝 Thursday 27 August, 1.15pm ‐ 2.30pm With @uofgussp.bsky.social's Dr Sylvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social *SOLD OUT!* Join the waiting list: festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/the-f...

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What do politics mean to young people today, where are they accessing information, and how does a distrust of information shape their understanding of key issues, influence their choices, and affect t...

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New #openaccess publication in the European Journal of Special Needs Education: using admin data from Scotland, we examined how early-identified additional support needs are associated with school absence trajectories over time. #specialeducationalneeds #schoolabsence #ASN doi.org/10.1080/0885...

Early ASN identification and trajectories of school absence in Scotland

This paper examines how early identification of additional support needs (ASN) is associated with pupils’ school‑absence trajectories across the transition from primary into secondary school. In Sc...

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Having a ball at 3x3 basketball tonight at the #glasgow2026 commonwealth games. Shoutout also to the commentator, presenters and DJ who are giving it their all 🤗🏀

New Data Insight explores the factors linked to school absence 📊 It shows how absence is complex and multi‑faceted - with a range of factors including poverty, health, additional support needs all shaping attendance. Read more: www.adrscotland.org/news-publica... #DataInsight #Education #Scotland

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Melissa Lynch's educational journey shapes her research and provides personal insight into the necessity to go beyond financial aid to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education. https://blog.eera-ecer.de/barriers-to-education/ #EduSci

The @pintofscience.uk is coming to Old Bell Inn, Edinburgh on Wed 22 May to talk about Data creating a Fairer Future. Join us and let's look into the data of #school #exclusions in Scotland and discover the story it tells us. #pint26 @silviab.bsky.social pintofscience.co.uk/event/data-f...

Data for a Fairer Future

Numbers tell stories — but only if we know how to read them. These two talks use administrative data to reveal hidden inequalities in Scotland's schools an…

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When can I actually vote? What should I bring? How many votes do I get? The Youth Voice Network's election FAQs provide helpful tips to make it all a bit less daunting! Read their blog now 👉 childreninscotland.org.uk/news-article... #GetOutAndVote #ScottishElections

Frequently Asked Questions – Youth Voice Network | News | Children in Scotland

Latest news from Children in Scotland –

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Voted! #ScottishElections

I will join @scadrdata.bsky.social colleagues and speak at the Pint of Science Festival in Edinburgh on 20 May. Let's look into the data of school exclusions in Scotland and discover the story it tells us. #pint26 Get your @pintofscience.uk ticket here: lnkd.in/eG9uRhYe

📣New opportunity for children & young people to share their experiences of the justice system! We're looking to speak to young people aged 14-26 about what their experiences are of what is fair and unfair in the justice system. Please repost & share with your networks, details below 👇

📣 Article alert! New excellent piece on predictors of school absence among secondary school pupils in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 from our very own @silviab.bsky.social, @moragtreanor.bsky.social & colleagues 💪 Read #OpenAccess in British Educational Research Journal: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using li...

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Looking forward to participating in Pint of Science! As part of the @scadrdata.bsky.social talks on "Data for a Fairer Future", I will present research on "Who gets excluded? Understanding exclusions in Scottish secondary schools". Come and join us on 20 May at the Old Bell Inn, #Edinburgh. #pint26

Pint of Science UK@pintofscience.uk · 5mo ago

✨Tickets for #pint26 are now on sale!✨ 🎟Book here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk 👈 🗓18-20 May 2026 📍45+ locations across the UK 🗣Nearly 450 events

New publication in @berj-2025.bsky.social: Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland - a collaborative paper by @scadrdata.bsky.social's educational exclusions and absences team led by @moragtreanor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...

<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library

This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using li...

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Excellent opportunity - CoSS #PhD Scholarship - Getting There, Getting Ahead: the link between school non-attendance, transport mode and educational outcomes. #education #data @glasgow.ac.uk edin.ac/4sJFK6X @moragtreanor.bsky.social @silviab.bsky.social

"Research for the Association for Citizenship Teaching and for this book demonstrates that the GSCE in Citizenship Studies has a statistically significant impact in boosting young people’s political interest, confidence and participation, particularly among those from less advantaged backgrounds."

How to make a success of Votes at 16 | LSE British Politics

Votes at 16 might become a reality across the UK. But that alone won't ensure an increase in the participation of young people in democratic politics.

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📣 Study with us at @uofgussp.bsky.social 🔎 Explore the link between school non-attendance, transport mode & educational outcomes 💰 Fully funded 💪 Work with @moragtreanor.bsky.social, @drdpmcarthur.bsky.social & @silviab.bsky.social 🗓️ Details & apply by *15 April*: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...

📣 Join us! Contribute to cutting-edge, policy-focused research at @scadrdata.bsky.social using linked administrative datasets related to education 🎓 🤓 Full time, up to 30mts 🗓️ Closing 13 Apr 2026 Contact @moragtreanor.bsky.social for enquiries about the role www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQX709/r...

Research Associate at University of Glasgow

Explore professional service vacancies, like the Research Associate role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.

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Honoured to be featured in @adr-uk.bsky.social's spotlight on women using data to improve lives across the UK to mark International Women's Day. @scadrdata.bsky.social, I analyse education, health and Census data from Scotland. www.adruk.org/news-publica... #IWD2026 #admindata #womenindatascience

International Women’s Day 2026: Women using data to improve lives across the UK

To mark this year’s International Women's Day, ADR UK is spotlighting women working across our partnership who are using data to better understand society an...

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New skill unlocked 🧶 #crochet

Collider bias: the gift that keeps giving.

Michel Nivard@michelnivard.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"Across the highest adult performance, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance" Is uite literally what you'd see if coliderbias:

This is brilliant news for students in the UK - and in the EU. As someone who has benefitted from the programme myself back in 2013/14 (me lo pasé muy bien en Madrid), I'm excited that future generations will be able to, too. #Erasmus #ErasmusGeneration #YouthMobility

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 9mo ago

UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme

🧵 Thread on new research on gender gaps in “don’t know” responses Some of you will know that my stellar coauthors @hannahbunting.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @jess-smith.bsky.social @annasanders.bsky.social & I have been working on a large-scale project on “don’t know” responses in surveys.

#IPDLNConference26 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on July 13–16, 2026. FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for oral, poster, and rapid-fire presentations. Submissions are invited until December 14, 2025. ipdln.org/call-for-pap...

Call for Abstracts International Population Data Linkage Network 2026 - IPDLN

The Call for Abstracts is now open for oral, poster, and rapid-fire presentations. Submissions are invited until December 14, 2025. The 2026 IPDLN Conference will place particular emphasis on…

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The hike in ASN records may also reflect socioeconomic inequalities which must be addressed at a structural level. Today's education statistics from Scotland show some positive signs, but what remains really crucial to find out is who gets left behind? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pupils needing additional support reaches new high of 43%

Nearly 300,000 children in Scotland's schools are now listed as needing extra support in the classroom.

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How come that journals want high-quality figures but then don't support the submission of vector files? #academicpublishing #AcademicBluesky

We are delighted to share this #sotl #advent #calendar with all of you #lthechat #edusky #academicsky uofgsotl.blog/12-days-of-s...

Last-minute room change (that my students knew about but I didn't) & no working IT in the room: this is how I ended up free-styling OLS regression diagnostics and R code on the whiteboard today. Luckily, I have amazing students who are such a joy to work with. But I'm glad it's the weekend now 😅

Pleased to see this out in print - detailing MAIHDA's desirable statistical properties. "MAIHDA is especially valuable when inequalities are subtle or data for marginalised intersections are sparse - conditions common in practice" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @clarerevans.bsky.social

The Statistical Advantages of Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy for Estimating Intersectional Inequalities - George Leckie, Andrew Bell, Juan Merlo, SV Subram...

Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA) is a multilevel regression approach grounded in intersectionality theory. I...

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