Speaker Spotlight 🌟 Prof. Philipp Jugert explores the impact of ethnic discrimination on school outcomes at the LEARN Workshop in Cluj-Napoca (11-12 June). 🇺🇦 4 travel bursaries available for Ukrainian participants! Application deadline TODAY: learnworkshop.my.canva.site #LEARNIneq #Education

🌟 Speaker spotlight: Willem Frankenhuis Join us in Cluj-Napoca (11–12 June 2026) His talk examines how people adapt to stress and adversity in a changing Europe. 🎓 4 bursaries for Ukrainian participants ⏰ Apply by 7 May 🔗 lnkd.in/egEYWhCm #LEARNIneq #EducationalInequality #HorizonEurope

📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED! You now have until 7 May to apply for our funded workshop on #EducationalInequalities Across Europe. 📍 Cluj-Napoca 📅 11–12 June 🇺🇦 4 travel/stay bursaries for Ukrainian researchers! Apply here: learnworkshop.my.canva.site #LEARNineq

Are you a researcher or policy pro working on #EducationalInequalities? 📢 Join us in Cluj-Napoca this June for a funded workshop! We also have 4 bursaries available to support Ukrainian participants. Deadline is Monday, 27 April, so apply soon: learnworkshop.my.canva.site

New data alert! 🚨 Our #LEARNineq team at UCL CEPEO is diving into the latest wave of the Millennium Cohort Study. Tracking UK people born in 2000, it looks at changes in education, work, health & families to help tackle educational inequality. Learn more: cls.ucl.ac.uk/millennium-c...

A workshop being held from 9am-4pm (CEST) on Wednesday 5 May will focus on using #data to examine #health inequalities in Europe. With expert presentations and hands-on activities, it's a great opportunity to explore key concepts, and analyse datasets for policy-relevant #research.

🎓 LEARN In-person Workshop - #Romania Educational inequalities across Europe and policy-related challenges during acute social crises and a changing political environment. 📍Hosted by Babeș-Bolyai University, #Cluj-Napoca, 📅 11–12 June 2026 #LEARNIneq #HorizonEurope #EducationalInequality

The World Happiness Report shows a trend of declining youth well-being. We provide data on how children feel at home and school. Map widening gaps in achievement. Examine how education policies are associated with child health and satisfaction. See the report: www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2026/

The success of this school in coexistence and instrumental learning with students and family members of diverse cultures is one more proof of the improvements generated by the actions based on scientific evidence of social impact

Today is National Child Exploitation Awareness Day. Exploitation can happen anywhere - and you can help stop it. Learn the signs and how to report it through our award‑winning #LookCloser campaign: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/o...

📢𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 receives EU-Wide Spotlight in 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐒 🌍 The article highlights why cross‑national evidence is essential to tackling educational inequality across Europe. 📰 Read the feature 🔗 cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4... #CORDIS_EU #EUresearchResults #LEARNINEQ #Education #Inequality #EC

Educational inequality is a major challenge, but fragmented research makes it difficult to address. We're synthesising longitudinal data from across Europe to build a unified evidence base. New from Paula Sergeant and Doris Hanappi in Open Access Government. #Education #HorizonEurope #LEARNEU

#LEARN research featured @invest-flagship.bsky.social Socioeconomic Inequalities seminar @uniturku.bsky.social. Corinna Kleinert @lifbi.bsky.social presented ongoing research with Felix Bittmann on how factors such as neighbourhood, school, family, influence transitions into education in Germany

Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie Abstract submission deadline: January 11! Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net

✨Season's Greetings!✨ As the #LEARN team sign off we thank our funders, partners, collaborators, the policy and research community for a year of progress and shared achievements. We wish everyone a joyful festive season, a restful break, and a happy, productive 2026! #LEARNINEQ #EuropeanResearch

📢LEARN at INVEST Research Flagship Seminar, Helsinki Ryan Gibbons presented co-authored work with @janierola.net @elinakilpi.bsky.social on whether socioeconomic differences between Finnish schools have grown & implications for educational inequality. 📄LEARN Working paper coming soon #LEARNINEQ

🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪 from the 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 Closing the Gap Our latest policy brief focuses on the role that evidence plays in reducing educational inequalities across Europe and how policy makers can best make use of it. Read here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗤 #𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆

Principle 1 of the European Pillar of Social Rights guarantees the right to inclusive education. On #HumanRightsDay, we are focused on building the evidence base to turn this Principle into practice. epsr-flashcards.eurohealthnet.eu/principle-1/... #LEARNINEQ

📢 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 Work with @hermwerf.bsky.social & @carlahaelermans.bsky.social as part of the @eui-eu.bsky.social team 🗓 Deadline: 24 November 2025 🎯 School career inequalities & policymaker engagement Start: Jan 2026 13 month contract Please share - more below

Many thanks to the organisers @odissei.bsky.social and participants for a great event and the opportunity for @dieuwkezwier.bsky.social to share 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 Project findings. #LearnIneq

📢 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 at the @odissei.bsky.social 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, Utrecht @dieuwkezwier.bsky.social presented joint work (with @hermwerf.bsky.social & @carlahaelermans.bsky.social) on the Dutch case for 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 Thank you to the organisers for a great event! 📄LEARN Working paper coming soon! #LEARNIneq

Fantastic LEARN Workshop at The University of Zurich, focusing on consolidating our scientific outcomes to inform education policy and the wider community. Thank you to Andreas Edel, to our speakers, all participants, and the @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social team for an inspiring, engaging programme!

LEARN project colleagues from across our 13 partners are travelling to #Zurich #Switzerland for our meeting and interactive workshop. We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning, connecting in person, and sharing progress updates and policy relevant insights. #LEARNIneq #EducationPolicy

🎉Congratulations to 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 and the whole team! 👏🏽 @invest-flagship.bsky.social @elinakilpi.bsky.social

🙌🏽 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬! This week we were honoured to be invited to participate in #European #Commission's “𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬” 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 event, #Brussels. We had the opportunity to share our interim research findings & exchange insights with colleagues from projects such as #MapIE #LEARNIneq

🙌🏽 LEARN Project key findings presented at 22nd European Conference on Developmental Psychology, in #Lithuania Great to see our project teams actively engaging in conferences, ensuring our work reaches a wider audience and informs educational policy and practice. #LEARNIneq #AcademicAchievements

Thank you to our @tcddublin.bsky.social 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 team. Great to see the results reaching the wider academic community! We look forward to sharing the upcoming new paper soon! #LEARNProject #SocialInequality #EducationResearch #LEARNINEQ

🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪 from the 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 Our latest policy brief explores how tracking, transitions & tiers in education impact adolescent identity - especially in high-pressure systems like #Romania’s Read here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐲 #𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 #𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪

As the new term begins, we're excited to continue impactful work with our wonderful consortium, sharing more of our upcoming deliverables and outputs. ..also congratulations to our #LEARN partners and colleagues @mmuperu.bsky.social on being named Modern University of the Year 2026. Well done!

We are excited to share our new LEARN policy brief; "Protecting Adolescents' Wellbeing in Europe: Mitigating the Impact of Parental Unemployment Through Educational Policies."  Please download, read, and share. You can read the full brief here: zenodo.org/records/1530...

Our latest brief is here! 🎉 Mapping the Education Evidence Base: Unlocking opportunities to Reduce Educational Inequalities, for the @horizoneu.bsky.social LEARN Project. 📑 Read in full here: zenodo.org/records/1530... @katchzhen.bsky.social @neilkaye.bsky.social @charlottecampbell.bsky.social

We've been enjoying a really positive and productive 2 days in Manchester for our annual consortium meeting.

We’re really looking forward to joining with these wonderful organisations next month for a meeting about our sister projects looking at transforming inequalities through education. Make sure you’re following us so you don’t miss out on the updates! @revers-ed.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social

The Manchester LEARN team is looking forward to hosting the consortium later this month to review our progress and plan our next steps. Make sure you’re following us to find out more. @psergeant1.bsky.social @win02.bsky.social @leebentley.bsky.social @garypollock.bsky.social

Our latest policy brief is here! 🎉 Unseen Currents: How Peer Networks Shape School Choice and Inequality in Dutch Education, compiled by @dieuwkezwier.bsky.social & Doris Hanappi for the @horizoneu.bsky.social LEARN Project. 📑 Read the full brief here: zenodo.org/records/14500599

A growing body of evidence suggests that alongside families or school rankings, children choose their secondary school based on their peers in primary school. Our upcoming Policy Brief explores how peer dynamics shape educational pathways in the Netherlands. Follow us to make sure you don't miss it!

Bias perpetuates educational inequalities, limiting life chances before a child even reaches adulthood. A new policy brief from the LEARN Project outlines the results of a systematic review into this. 📖 Read the full policy brief here: zenodo.org/records/14500568

LEARN partners: A Collaborative Journey in Amsterdam www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

🌍 Safe Travels and Success! Good luck to the project teams travelling for the LEARN Amsterdam meeting, January 9-10. Thank you to the @lifbi.bsky.social team for organising and facilitating discussions and collaborations focusing on a harmonising framework for analysing national data. #Learnineq

Happy to have you join the #LEARN Project @dieuwkezwier.bsky.social Our next consortium meeting will take place in Manchester, UK, hosted by PERU team @mmuperu.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social , May 2025 We’ll be redoing our full team photo — looking forward to seeing you and everyone then!

🎉 Happy New Year from the LEARN Team! 🎉 In 2025, we continue our commitment to exploring educational inequalities that persist across Europe. Follow us for updates & findings aimed to address the disparities and create a more equitable future. Here's to a year of positive impact! #learnineq