We have 4 sport & exercise related funded PhD studentships available for Oct 2026 in the following areas: - Women’s stories of life after past harms in sport - Strength & conditioning in tennis - Strength and Conditioning for Golf - Durability in Endurance Athletes wels.open.ac.uk/research/res...

Our Care Experienced Scholarship provides a fantastic opportunity for those who have been in the care system to access higher education. Althea's story shows just how important this scholarship is. youtube.com/watch?v=ATIp...

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are currently looking for a part-time lecturer (0.5) in Sport, Fitness and Coaching to join our vibrant team. More details on the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...

The BSA Sport Study Group will host an online seminar on GenAI and teaching the sociology of sport: Tues 24 June, 10:30-12:00 (MS Teams). Join the discussion and share your practice! Register: forms.office.com/e/mMPj0a5ir2

New article from #TeamOUsport 's Helen Owton - 'London marathon: why you need a plan to prevent the post-race blues' theconversation.com/london-marat...

Never miss an opportunity to show Swift in her sparkles. My piece about Girl on Girl in @theguardian.com

Spoilsports: Doing feminist work in sport spaces Our new collaborative article published in Women’s Studies International Forum Check it out for free here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Have you read our latest blog post from Dr Helen Owton? 'Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players' www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Spo...

glad to talk to @keeanga.bsky.social @itsmccarthy.bsky.social, @danieldenvir.bsky.social, about our increasingly weird political situation and the role that identity politics plays in it. even if this episode isn't for you, @thedigradio.bsky.social is a gold mine thedigradio.com/podcast/woke...

Lisa Tilley discusses the landmark work of #CedricRobinson, the subjects of history, and why race is central to capitalist formation. 🔎 Explore #ConnectedSociologies Curriculum Project's open-access educational resources, including video lectures and detailed lesson plans.

A bit of a LinkedIn rant from me. I’ll get on my soapbox all the time about good asynchronous options for higher education students! #AcademicSky

Sport scholars: as of 2025, I am an Assistant Editor for Journal of Sport & Social Issues. Be on the lookout for new submission guidelines soon and consider submitting your work! We are committed to publishing strong scholarship from around the world, with good feedback and decent review times.

💯 As I tell my students, having AI write your philosophy paper is like sending a robot to the gym for you and expecting to reap the health benefits.

If you're an independent researcher who is not employed by a university, feel free to join the Independent Researchers Network on LinkedIn where you'll find interesting articles, grant opportunities, and a growing global network of independent thinkers and scholars. www.linkedin.com/groups/92105...

Today is publication day... Available via: www.routledge.com/The-Geopolit... And www.routledge.com/Continental-... MASSIVE thanks to everyone involved - a collection of truly great people @paulwiddop.bsky.social

'The readiness to repudiate identity politics & group them under “bad woke” is less about policy and more about the fact that social justice never really found a home amongst liberals, who were happy to capture its energy but not its demands.' The week's column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s a starter pack of sociologists if sport. It’s mainly UK based at the moment, but add you name below if you want to be added to the list go.bsky.app/BKgUU5v

I've made a starter pack of UK-based social science academics interested in sport and/or physical activity Do give me a DM if you want to be added (or withdrawn) ! go.bsky.app/BJE65Wq

There's still time to apply for our four-year funded PhD project (applications close on 13th January) on sports history and marginalized communities in rugby. Do get in touch if you want to chat about the project. Please share widely. All the info is here: www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

School of Sociology University College Dublin has just advertised a new 4 yr PhD scholarship. Applications in these broad areas particularly welcome: ● Diversities & Inequalities ● Quantitative & Computational Social Science ● Organised Violence, Peace & Nationalism See www.ucd.ie/sociology/st...

www.grahamscambler.com/a-brief-intr... Interested in critical realism? Here’s my blog on Roy Bhaskar’s‘dialectical critical realism’. Bit longer than my usual blogs.,

New critical sports account starter pack just dropped. go.bsky.app/DBrXiQV

Hi there, we have a tutor vacancy in the department of criminology, sociology and social policy at Swansea University 🙂https://www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swansea/current-vacancies/details/?opening-id=10351