We're recruiting a researcher to pilot a new and ambitious qualitative study of families, childhood, and parenting

Katherine Twamley@ktwamley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are looking for a short-term full time researcher to work with us on a pilot study in preparation for a longitudinal qualitative study with parents of young children. **Deadline 14th May** More details here www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @sriucl.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s WES Sage Prize for Innovation and/or Excellence! This year’s winning paper, Digitalisation and the Remaking of the Ideal Worker, examines the concept of the ideal worker as digitalisation becomes embedded in the workplace: doi.org/10.1177/0950...

We are looking for a short-term full time researcher to work with us on a pilot study in preparation for a longitudinal qualitative study with parents of young children. **Deadline 14th May** More details here www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @sriucl.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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**UPCOMING CONFERENCE ON FATHERHOOD!** Exploring the current ‘State-of-Play’ in Fatherhood Research Wednesday 8 July 2026, 12:30 - 17:30, UCL www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...

Exploring the current ‘State-of-Play’ in Fatherhood Research

This half-day conference explores the current state of play in fatherhood studies.

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starting in 6 minutes!

British Sociological Association@britsoci.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Which grand figures – such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Foucault – continue to shape sociological thought today? Listen to BSA President Les Back and Vice-President Imogen Tyler on BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed tomorrow, Tuesday February 24 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #sociology

The Trump administration’s message to Havana is blunt: negotiate a deal on US terms or face collapse.

The US is starving Cuba of fuel – here’s what a deal between them could look like

The Trump administration’s message to Havana is blunt: negotiate a deal on US terms or face collapse.

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OUT NOW: the first 2026 issue of The Sociological Review journal. Featuring 12 new papers, of which 8 are open access, on subjects ranging from disability to citizenship, Gaza to Japan, care work to internet memes, and from death and bureaucracy to walking with Doreen Massey. buff.ly/lubHIf8

Congratulations to @academicdiary.bsky.social on the @britsoci.bsky.social presidency! We are so thrilled to have such a caring and visionary leader in our community at a time when we need Sociology more than ever! 🎉 es.britsoc.co.uk/professor-le...

Professor Les Back takes up role of BSA President - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association

We are delighted to confirm that Professor Les Back has taken up the role of BSA President, stepping up from Vice President. Many members will know Les’s work and his...

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USN member @ktwamley.bsky.social's latest monograph reviewed in Gender, Work and Organization. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @sriucl.bsky.social @tcru-ucl.bsky.social

Caring Is Sharing? Couples Navigating Parental Leave at the Transition to Parenthood. By Katherine Twamley, London: UCL Press, 2024. 241 pp. £45 (hardcover); £25 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐1‐80008‐741‐5

Click on the article title to read more.

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Media interest in my work with @JennyvanHoof on the 'relationship recession' continues unabated. This was a really interesting interview with Lily. One thing is for sure: Something is shifting, but how, why and for whom needs further research.

Considering postdoctoral research opportunities? Book now for ‘Applying for Postdoctoral Research Funding as an Early Career Scholar’, an online @bsaecr.bsky.social event, 30 January tinyurl.com/muas4sk8 #sociology

In social science and humanities no Chinese universities are in the top 20

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7mo ago

Harvard slipped on a global college ranking list as Chinese universities raced ahead, recent evidence of a troubling trend for U.S. academia as the Trump administration slashes research funding. Educators and experts say the shift is a problem for the U.S. as a whole. nyti.ms/4qSP0UO

In the Telegraph, @ktwamley.bsky.social reflects on how Covid lockdowns disrupted young people’s transition into intimacy - with anxiety and missed social experiences shaping longer-term changes in relationships. bit.ly/3ZcVh1Q #intimacyAndCare @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Sex is dying out. This is why it matters

Intimacy should be freer and easier than ever, whether for procreation or recreation. Yet at every age the data is stark

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So, what do you do as a professor? I write a lot of grant applications that all get rejected.

Family books published in 2024 and 2025 sought for the ASA Family Section William J. Goode Book Award. www.asanet.org/communities-...

Section Award Nomination Calls | American Sociological Association

Many ASA Sections offer awards to recognize achievement in their respective areas of academic interest.  Following are the most recent calls for nominations

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🚀 Just launched! UCL's Grand Challenge of Justice & Equality Impact Report Celebrating the work of researchers & partners from UCL & beyond to address inequality in all its forms, locally, nationally & globally. 🔗 Find out more & read the report: https://bit.ly/3Ma61e9

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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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

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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LAST DAY TO APPLY!

UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

Deadline for this approaching (27 Nov)! @ucl.ac.uk

UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

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

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

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).

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Deadline TODAY!

UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Deadline extended to 13 November:

📣 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

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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Today is the deadline for this folks! @ucl.ac.uk

UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Deadline extended to 13 November:

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!

UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

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

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