At the end of a busy week the mountains of Scotland call my name.

📣 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/...

Care leavers under the age of 26 in Scotland are exempt from Council Tax. If you know a young care leaver, pass this on and advise them to contact their local council if they receive a bill: buff.ly/EUTYyUg #CouncilTax

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...

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

📣 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...

📢 📢 📢 Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Glasgow! Do you have the skills and want to analyse linked administrative datasets to explore the link between school non-attendance, transport mode and educational outcomes? Of course you do! Apply here: lnkd.in/eMxYM6Px and scroll down

📢 📢 📢 We are in the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy and are recruiting for a research assistant (Glasgow University G7) to join us in our research using administrative data on inequalities in children and young people's education. Please do share this fantastic opportunity widely!

My latest work with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social in The Scotsman newspaper: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Great news that @adr-scotland.bsky.social was awarded 5 years of @ukri.org funding – enabling @moragtreanor.bsky.social @nickbailey37.bsky.social @serena-pattaro.bsky.social to conduct data-driven research aimed at improving lives across the UK. @ubdc.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

I'm delighted that the @adr-scotland.bsky.social has been awarded a further 5 years of funding. I will continue to lead on using public sector data to improved the lives and outcomes of children and young people in Scotland.

Delighted that our @moragtreanor.bsky.social will discuss public debt, financial security and the affect of families living in poverty, in Episode 1 of #foreCASt: Sign up today - event on Tuesday 3 February 2025.

I will be discussing some of this work in the upcoming event hosted by Citizens Advice Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forecast-p...

Citizens Advice Scotland Join are hosting the first episode of their new election insights series of foreCASt which will cover public debt and financial security. I am very pleased to say I will be speaking at the online event on debt to public bodies. Y www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forecast-p...

Thrilled to see our own @moragtreanor.bsky.social's latest report with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social published 🙌 Already picked up by The Independent, The Herald, The London Evening Standard, Third Force News, The Morning Star & media in 🇮🇳 🇲🇾 Read: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...

Congratulations to colleagues at Gambling Research Glasgow on this success! www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article...

Proud to have been involved in this important research, which shows single parent families are most impacted by public debt. ⬇️

We’re calling on clear action to tackle the public debt crisis, help reduce #ChildPoverty and better support for women and their families affected by public debt. Read the full report and recommendations: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/gendered-nature-public-debt  #Aberlour150

I've been working with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social for 6 years in total and this is our latest report on public debt and gender.

We’re excited to launch the 5th round of applications for the JMS Scholarship. 12 scholarships are available in any research area which can be supervised at the University. Register your interest here: forms.office.com/e/k2bkPz4ekB #PhDScholarship #Scholarships2026 #UKScholarships

Big shoutout to our own Emma Russel & @silviab.bsky.social who recently presented their analysis of linked administrative data & the 'Growing Up in Scotland' cohort study at conferences in Fribourg 🇨🇭 & Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This work is led by @moragtreanor.bsky.social & is part of @scadrdata.bsky.social 💪

A great participation opportunity for young people aged 14-21yrs - to share their thoughts on #data. @childreninscotland.bsky.social @dataforchildren.bsky.social @celcis.org @moragtreanor.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

@moragtreanor.bsky.social on #publicdebt 👓👇

Congrats to our own @moragtreanor.bsky.social who just published a key report on disability & lone parenthood with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social @opfs.org.uk & @trusselluk.bsky.social 🙌 Last week, Morag & colleagues joined a roundtable of MPs in Westminster to discuss disability & health benefits.

Professor @moragtreanor.bsky.social was in Westminster to launch her joint research with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social and @opfs.org.uk revealing the devastating impact cuts to disability support could have for disabled households - especially amongst lone parents. More: bit.ly/44i6JN7

40 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1985, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

...featuring perspectives from @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social, @moragtreanor.bsky.social, @kezdugdale.bsky.social, and @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social @aberlourcharity.bsky.social about the day and the partnership. 2/4

Event alert 📣 Our own Alice Mah is launching her new book 'Red Pockets' on Tue 6 May, 7pm at Glasgow Waterstones Argyle St 👏 'Red Pockets' is a blend of memoir, environmental writing & social & economic history 👉 www.penguin.co.uk/books/453219... The launch: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alice-mah-...

NEW: Child poverty and Scotland’s public debt crisis 🗣️📹 A new video shares insights from our recent national conference co-hosted with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social and about how the Centre creates spaces to have conversations about challenging policy issues. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOC... 1/4

📆 Tickets are now available for the 10th annual Ailsa McKay Memorial Lecture on April 30. 🎫 Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10th-annua... @satwatr.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social @swbg.bsky.social

Our Associate Director Prof Kezia Dugdale @kezdugdale.bsky.social is speaking at the 10th annual Ailsa Mackay Memorial Lecture this Wednesday, with Satwat Rehman @satwatr.bsky.social and Carmen Martinez. @swbg.bsky.social. 🗓️ 30 April, 5pm 📍@glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social Book at the link below ⬇️

1/ In my book, policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/child-poverty, I ask why we should care about child poverty. The reasons why are manifold, ranging from the moral to the economic, and include the following: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

In the first of a new monthly series for Housing Today, Professor Ken Gibb (@kengibb.bsky.social) from @housingevidence.bsky.social looks at the lasting impact of Thatcher’s flagship housing policy. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2p9tt5e9

Annie French (1872 – 1965), Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator, and designer associated with the Glasgow School #womensart

Fantastic to see our very own Prof Morag Treanor's @moragtreanor.bsky.social work with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social featured in this piece - a well-deserved spotlight on some truly impactful work 💪 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Every time I come off a mountain I donate £5 to mountain rescue. It's a thanks that I've never needed it and an insurance policy in case I do. Two mountains yesterday so £10 donated. Every year that adds up to £100-£200. Thanks to all the mountain rescue teams. 🙏🏻🙌🏻❤️ www.scottishmountainrescue.org

Only 10 days for applying for Fully funded PhD scholarship supervised by @moragtreanor.bsky.social & myself! 👇 Exploring transitions to early adulthood using data from Growing Up in Scotland Closes: 21 April bit.ly/4ckbHeV @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

📣 PhD opportunity 📣 Excellent *fully funded PhD* on transitions to early adulthood at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🎓 Supervised by our very own @moragtreanor.bsky.social & @serena-pattaro.bsky.social 💪 🗓️ Details & apply by *21 Apr 2025*: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...

I am delighted and honoured to be elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences today. It's a great privilege I'm sharing with other esteemed colleagues. 🎈🥳

I am delighted and honoured to be elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences today. It's a great privilege I'm sharing with other esteemed colleagues. 🎈🙌🥳

My job recruitment closes on the 2nd April!! It's the final countdown. 📢📢📢

Last week @uofglasgow.bsky.social & @uofgpolicy.bsky.social host a hugely successful public debt conference based on the research led by our own @moragtreanor.bsky.social with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social 👏 More info: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2499649... & www.sundaypost.com/fp/charity-b...

📢📢📢 Fully funded PhD opportunity available to come study with me and @serena-pattaro.bsky.social at the University of Glasgow's Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social. Please find the link here and share widely! bit.ly/4ckbHeV

Please do post this opportunity to come work with me as a research associate far and wide :-) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMG693/r...

Scotland’s public debt and child poverty crisis was addressed at a conference hosted by @aberlourcharity.bsky.social @uofgpolicy.bsky.social in Bute Hall. Thanks to keynotes @moragtreanor.bsky.social @cypcs.bsky.social @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social More ➡️ gla.ac/4ifyPxc

We are now hearing from Nicola Killean @cypcs.bsky.social on children’s rights and how fairer, kinder public debt recovery practices would comply with the UNCRC. “Child poverty is the biggest barrier to children and young people fully realising their rights.”

The conference afternoon opens with an address from Shirley-Ann Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice. 📸 Shirley-Ann Somerville

Now, @kezdugdale.bsky.social hosts a live panel podcast discussion around Child Poverty and the Public Debt Crisis with Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Miles Briggs MSP, @pfokane.bsky.social, @blairanderson35.bsky.social and @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk @uofgpolicy.bsky.social #DebtAwarenessWeek