We are looking for a postdoc to work for the @soc-misc.bsky.social project. The post is based at the University of At Andrews in Scotland and focuses on analysing administrative and census data on #miscarriage. Let me or Katy Keenan know if you have any questions. More info below 👇

📣 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 We're inviting bids for a new evidence review - 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦: 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮. Tenders up to £65,000 (exclusive of VAT). Find out more: ow.ly/8Enh50WAH51 🧵

If you've loved following the Lionesses in the euros, get into the Women's Super League! (1 and 2) tickets are really affordable, more and more of the games are in big stadiums, and the atmosphere at the games is great. #lionesses #weuros #wsl womensleagues.thefa.com

For the past 18 months, the Skills Development for Managing Longitudinal Data for Sharing project has been working to transform how researchers manage and share longitudinal data. Jo Webb and Cristina Magder review the journey. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bridging-the... @ukdataservice.bsky.social

Very excited to be at my first @hayfestival.bsky.social! Please join @adamgreenfield.bsky.social @jennifernadel.bsky.social and me at Discovery stage at 4pm today

WEBINAR RESOURCES Our recent webinar on Applications of AI in the Public Sector drew over 250 participants and featured valuable insights now available online. www.linkedin.com/posts/the-so... #Ai #SocialResearch #Research #Resources

Really exciting new data on social mobility and opportunity by constituency and region out tomorrow, keep an eye out! 👀

Such an interesting discussion around our new #geiindex @giwlkings.bsky.social and the key message here today is that equality is not a zero sum game. Investment in women will result in good outcomes for men. #notazerosumgame #genderequality

Are you an SRA member facing travel costs to attend #SRAConf25 in London? We're offering a limited number of bursaries to help reduce financial barriers for researchers without organisational travel support. the-sra.org.uk/SRAConferenc... #SRAConf25 #AnnualConference #SocialResearch

I’ll be on Woman’s Hour tomorrow talking all things Who Wants Normal? Listen from 10am BBC Radio 4.

Fancy joining a fantastic community of current and recent philanthropy and fundraising students and all round charity enthusiasts and experts? We've got an informal chat about studying with us Kent* today at 5pm UK time. Sign up or just message me for the link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philanthro...

Please get in touch with me directly if you're interested and would like to discuss: www.strath.ac.uk/staff/smithk... 2/2

i know, I know, starter packs are getting out of fashion... *BUT* I create one with some of the most interesting data-driven journalists, researchers & bloggers on bsky. If you are into social statistics, give it a follow! (and let me know who's missing) go.bsky.app/P1XZwqY

You'll get to work with our brilliant trustees and finance team, learn about our charity and contribute to the vital work we do improving the systems that support children to develop and thrive

OK folks - will you please help me spread this far and wide. A really exciting opportunity to be the new Director of Comms at @britishacademy.bsky.social - the national academy for humanities and social sciences. £100k. Lovely team. Reports directly to me micro.green-park.co.uk/thebritishac...

Timely PhD opportunity, given Green Paper on welfare reform this week:

🗨️"Depending on the income level of their family, children had very different experiences of the pandemic." @beckymontacute.bsky.social discussing how Covid lockdowns impacted children from disadvantaged backgrounds on @bbcradio4.bsky.social More or Less⬇️🎙️

Join @beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social PBE on 3 April for a breakfast panel on the impact of wellbeing data on children’s lives. Time: 09:00 – 10:15 Location: Westminster and online Sign up here: www.probonoeconomics.com/Event/more-t...

We are proud to announce that Graham Farrant has been appointed as a Patron of the SRA, in recognition of his longstanding dedication and impactful contributions to the association. #Patron #SocialResearch

Work with us! We are looking for a Researcher to join our devolution team. You will have the opportunity to engage with senior policymakers and experts from all parts of the UK. 📅 Applications close on Monday 31 March, 14:00. Find out more 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...

We are proud to launch our new series, Disability Policy Insights. This series is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of critical issues affecting persons with disabilities Globally. This issue takes a closer look at inclusive social protection policies: inclusive-policy.org/disability-p...

Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

🚨 Deadline next week! 🚀 Are you the next big voice in policy? Join Policy Idol and share your solutions with influential leaders! 🌍 ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-insti...

I am looking forward to seeing this short #ethnographicdocumentary we did with Olga Łojewska and Maksymilian Awuah at Club de l'Etoile cinéma next to #ArcdeTriomphe in Paris. It's about #transborder #commuters who wake up before 2am in their towns in #Poland to work in #warehouses in #Brandenburg

More than nine in 10 secondary schools and three-quarters of primaries will not be able to afford their costs next year, analysis by @schoolcuts.bsky.social shows

Sciences Po is hiring an Assistant Professor on Digital Inequalities. Candidates should have strong theoretical/methodological skills, and an ambitious research agenda on social stratification and inequality. www.sciencespo.fr/osc/sites/sc...

Learn, share, and discuss how to evidence participation work with disabled children and young people. #MakingParticipationWork Register today for the event this Wednesday: buff.ly/41CLmFw

Some interesting stats out this week, which will be accessible from www.gov.uk/search/resea... once out: Weds: - DWP Annual Abstract of Stats. Want to know the benefit rates all the way back to the 1940s. This is where you look!

Thurs - A methodological paper on private rents methodology from ONS - DWP's Below Average Resources publication, updating their work on the measure developed by the Social Metrics Commission

Mon 27th: - Some interesting DWP research evaluations, on the Cost of Living Payments and on the Household Support Fund

Indentured: benefit deductions, debt recovery &and welfare disciplining - Daniel Edmiston's webinar topic next week (23rd, 11am) as part of @i-sphere.bsky.social /Centre for Homelessness & Inclusion health series. Please share & join us. All welcome! i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/event/i-sphe...

We need your help. Have you been on #maternityleave in the last 18 months? If so, we want to hear from you! Please complete this short survey surveymonkey.com/r/CHLRV69. The results of the survey will help us campaign for a better deal for mothers & their families.

I’m recruiting 2 Deputy Head of Policy roles to join my team at @britishacademy.bsky.social. First up - Deputy of Research Policy, helping guide all things R&D, innovation, research funding and culture. £50k salary, 34 days leave & an unbelievable pension! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/jobs/d...

NCRM is running a free online workshop on creative writing and #SocialResearch. The event, on 21 January 2025, will explore issues that emerge when working with participants to produce creative writing. Learn more and register:

New year. New job? Exciting vacancy to join a lovely team working with @cpaguk.bsky.social @changingrealities.bsky.social and partner orgs @resfoundation.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social supporting research into child poverty and social security [please share] jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/admi...

❗2-year postdoc at the University of York❗ I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project “The many faces of prejudice: the “what”, the “why”, and the “how” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”. To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese... #psychjobs

⏳ Today's the FINAL day to grab your early bird tickets for the UK's biggest evaluation conference in 2025 - Data in Focus: Driving evaluation excellence. Secure your place now >> yve.eventsair.com/evaluation20... #DataInFocus #Evaluation2025 #Evaluation

PhD SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!! Fantastic opportunity to work with Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Laura Fumagalli - using new data to understand more about households living in debt - with the Money and Pensions Service. www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...

Prof Birgitta Rabe and Dr Angus Holford's new Nuffield Foundation-funded research project - will help inform the Government's policy on school breakfast clubs www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

The next webinar in our Ai series in partnership with @ukevaluation.bsky.social and Academy of Social Sciences is now open for registration: acss.org.uk/event-catego... #SocialResearch #Ai #Webinar

📣 The Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS) at the Sciences Po, Paris, is hiring an Assistant Professor focussing on digital inequalities (application by 15 March). Feel free to get in touch if you have questions. www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...