Call for submissions! If you have published academic research, we want to help amplify it! Send us a pitch, and share what you’ve been working on! #research #openaccess #academicwriting #academictranslation #writing

Universities want new business models, not just discounts. As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News

Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards

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You can subscribe now on all the most evil podcast platforms (Apple linked below, but search on your fave). I hope you’ll listen, and share, and tell me what you think. I’ve never put so much time into any project, and certainly not into a podcast. So I am very curious about how it is received.

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Education Podcast · Bimonthly Series · Community of Praxis is a series of conversations about big ideas in education. In each episode, host Brenna Clarke Gray sits down for critical chats about teachi...

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Attention Higher Education, which has much more in common with Starbucks than it would like to acknowledge: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Starbucks says cutting shop staff in favour of automation has failed

Chief executive Brian Nicoll vows to ‘fundamentally change’ strategy in face of worse-than-expected results

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Another #openaccess #research article up on Knowledge Stitch. This one on Canada, and how government policy has shaped advocacy: knowledgestitch.com/advocacy-cha...

Advocacy, charity and struggles for global justice in Canada - KnowledgeStitch

What role does government policy play in impacting charitable giving? How might policy better support social justice advocacy? Peer-reviewed research by: John D. Cameron & Olivia Kwiecien Abstract Thi...

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Tucking back into Knowledge Stitch to amplify some #openaccess #research. This article from #Canada: When Stigma Doesn’t Transfer: Uber and taxi drivers. knowledgestitch.com/when-stigma-...

When Stigma Doesn’t Transfer: Uber and taxi drivers, Canada - KnowledgeStitch

When Stigma Doesn’t Transfer: Stigma Deflection and Occupational Stratification in the Sharing Economy Peer-reviewed research by: Kam Phung, Sean Buchanan, Madeline Toubiana, Trish Ruebottom, and Luci...

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BASAS Annual Lecture 2025 with @naomihossain.bsky.social looks so good #Bangladesh: www.basas.org.uk/news-events/...

BASAS Annual Lecture 2025 - British Association for South Asian Studies

Naomi Hossain, SOAS Bangladesh’s Monsoon Uprising The student-led popular uprising that unseated Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years

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📌Join Alessandra Mezzadri, Shirin Rai & @sarastevano.bsky.social for a discussion on pluralising feminist readings of the world economy and social reproduction 📅 March 6, 5pm 📍SOAS SALT & Zoom Registration ➡️shorturl.at/djuB5 @surbhikesar.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧵

Michael Burawoy’s legacy: Why sociology must engage with the public for a more just world Sociologist Tannistha Samanta, a member of our journal's editorial board, pays tribute to a giant of the discipline and staunch advocate for public sociology. indianexpress.com/article/opin...

“We are shocked and saddened by the news of Professor Michael Burawoy’s passing. His untimely death is a great loss to sociology & to movements for justice around the world.” @michaelabenson.bsky.social on a collegiate, courageous giant of the discipline. thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...

Gurminder K. Bhambra traces the entanglements between modern social thought and the history of colonialism. 🔎 Our #ConnectedSociologies Curriculum Project offers free open-access educational resources, including lectures, lesson plans & reading lists.

Decolonising Modern Social Theory - Prof Gurminder K Bhambra

Modern social theory is a product of the very history it seeks to interpret and explain. In this module, we address the categories that form mainstream socio...

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What have Russell Group universities been doing with all the money they got from hovering up all the home students after the lifting of the student numbers cap? Incredible to me they screwed the rest of the sector while still not avoiding gigantic deficits www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cardiff: University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs

Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says

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(1/6) NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is considering stopping gluten free prescriptions, and they want feedback from those living in the area. A six-week public consultation is now open to gather views before the decision is made.

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Kayleigh Garthwaite looks at the rise of food banks in the UK, the idea of deservingness for those who use them and why #RightsNotCharity matters. 🔎 #ConnectedSociologies Curriculum Project offers open-access educational resources, including video lectures, reading lists & detailed lesson plans.

Exploring the Growth of Charitable Food Aid in the UK - Dr Kayleigh Garthwaite

YouTube video by Connected Sociologies

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I’d like to share a project I’ve been building out, as I’d really love your support! www.KnowledgeStitch.com shares open-access, peer-reviewed research in the social sciences – research that has already been published, but that can be sometimes hard to find, especially for non-academic audiences 1/6

Knowledge Stitch: Key research insights, shared simply

Knowledge Stitch amplifies key research insights on a wide-range of curated topics. Key insights though evidence-based research, shared simply. Stay informed.

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This song, again. And also some irony in artists being included without having provided their consent. amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theg...

Getting the awkward first post out of the way. Happy to have found another space to share and connect.