The government's lack of any plan for Higher Education means that 1 in 7 Bristolians is now a student. The city's housing crisis is out of control and it's 20,000 beds short even in terms of student dwellings. Nothing will be done. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Delighted to see this paper out, co-written with Julia Loginovic where we think about what the #SDGs mean. Rather than concern for their apparent failure we argue they do exactly what they're supposed to: commodify and socialise ever more parts of the world under so-called "neoliberal" hegemony ...

We stand w/ 200+ orgs rejecting weaponising violence against women & girls for anti-migrant agendas. Govt & media fuel racist narratives pitting survivors & migrants against each other. Falsehoods like these don’t keep women safe, they distract from tackling gender-based violence. t.co/50I5sp1kCI

There are cool campaigning materials from #UCU/@ucu.org.uk www.ucu.org.uk/article/1412... Also worth looking at for some depth is the independent report by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social and @davidharvie.bsky.social "Hidden redundancies" zenodo.org/records/1563...

🎓 40 brilliant Palestinian students have pushed through war, loss & destruction - just for the chance to study. Now UK bureaucracy is standing in their way. ✍️ Students & alumni: sign & share the open letter. We’re at 3,000 - let’s hit 10,000 by Sunday. 🔗 linktr.ee/thegaza40 #Gaza40

Call for Full Papers Sociology is looking for papers that engage with the question of normativity in sociology. Deadline for full paper submission is 22 January 2026. Read the full CFP now. www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26815/...

Great to see the inaugural issue of the Journal of Global Higher Education out, ed. by @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social @selomer42.bsky.social @cmathies.bsky.social & @melwhat.bsky.social. A new model for rigorous, open-access publishing. @educationuom.bsky.social journal.libraries.wm.edu/global_highe...

Just a reminder that the Edinburgh redundancies are, to all evidence, ones purely of choice. They are not cash strapped or likely to be. They just aren’t making as much surplus as they’d like.

The Government promised a 4% pay rise but is only funding under 3%. That leaves schools with a £600 million shortfall, which will mean more cuts to vital services. Schools can’t afford more cuts.✂️ Vote here.👉 NEUActivate.com #FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools

"Many AI literacy programs are billed as preparing all students for a future where AI is ubiquitous. But to truly empower all students, any form of literacy must be grounded in history – particularly history told from the viewpoints of non-dominant groups" - Evan Shieh at @civicsoftech.bsky.social.

I've just stood down as external examiner for Newcastle University's BA Education. This excellent degree, its hard-working students and talented staff deserve so much more than the behaviour of the University management to date. Solidarity with all striking @newcastleucu.bsky.social colleagues.

Exactly this. What’s striking across the HE-bonfire-board is the meanness, the triviality, the TINY amounts saved in these cuts. Lives ruined through job loss at worst, fear/burnout/disengagement at best. And for truly trivial savings compared to the cost of one yachted-in management consultant

Opinion: It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage caused by mass redundancies, says Nick Megoran #AcademicSky

Edinburgh Principal Sir Peter Mathieson flummoxed when asked what he earns. He’s had a 7.5% pay rise, makes more than the First Minister and UK PM combined and still “isn’t quite sure” what he’s paid. Meanwhile, staff face £140m cuts. @ucuscotland.bsky.social #ucu #CutTheCuts

Am pleased to say we have now issued in the High Court our claim against the EHRC. Its position on toilets is, we believe quite clearly, unlawful. goodlaw.social/20ku

Another recent open-access book some will find interesting: Inside Asylum Appeals by Nick Gill and others. It's a comparative study involving observations of appeal hearings + research interviews covering Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the UK. www.routledge.com/Inside-Asylu...

🤔 What exactly is agency, and why does it matter in schools? At this hybrid seminar, Prof. @markrpriestley.bsky.social will unpack the slippery concept of agency in education, challenging common myths and calling for clarity in theory and practice. 🗓️ 24 June 2025 www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Registration is now open for this BSA event on making and using sociological archives with contributions from a range of established and emerging researchers as well as archives. Includes a workshop led by Rachel Thomson on creative repurposing of qualitative data. Book your place by 13th June.

NEW on Wonkhe: Steven Jones makes the case for a new ethical code to empower university governors to stand up for students, staff and the public value of higher education buff.ly/hR1dEeI

Great to see this BERA Blog Special Issue on Tertiary Education out!

Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social! #histed Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-school...

📣 The School of Education is working with the sector to shape priorities for the new Centre for Teaching Excellence. We’re keen to talk with teachers across Scotland in focus groups that will inform our national survey. Find out more and sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ... Please share!

Join us for a virtual conversation exploring global resistance to democratic backsliding. We’ll discuss how social movements are pushing back against right-wing regimes around the world, with a focus on immigration, higher eduction, and gender and reproductive justice. Register: bit.ly/CBSMevent

How do histories of the German 'Third Reich' play out in care of older people today? In the piece below (with @probursula.bsky.social), I look at, among other things, how Nationalsocialist discourse still frames client-carer relationships in care (1-5): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Deeply uncomfortable with the "world-leading universities" rhetoric as a justification for doubling down on reliance on overseas student fees. British universities are world-leading research institutions, but that doesn't necessarily bleed over into providing world-leading teaching experiences.

632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee. Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee. Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632 youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI

🎧'I tend not to think of my work as giving voice...I like to think of it as making space' Claire Alexander on @sociologicalreview.bsky.social #UncommonSense 'Voice' ep w Dan McCulloch Belinda Scarlett @wcmlibrary.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social thesociologicalreview.org/podcasts/unc...

My university is one of the largest employers *in the county*. Many of the non-academics who work here are people with caring responsibilities or school-aged children, working part-time, people with partners who are employed outside the university. The impact of job losses will be excrutiating.

This is an interesting take on something I hadn't thought about much before. 'Reader' is definitely the best academic job title though. I like to imagine going back to tell my twelve-year-old self that when she grows up people will pay her to read, really. wonkhe.com/blogs/job-ti...

📣 Event Klaxon! 📣 Campus Geographies of the Student Experience at SRHE - 29th of April - looking at how the physical elements of universities feature in students' lives in different ways. 🎓🏫 Registration and details below: it's in person, with online attendance possible. srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...

This Dartmouth professor created a downloadable deck of “joy cards” that anyone can use to create little moments of delight in teaching and learning. chroni.cl/3Qdd58Q

Are you eligible for my student's research project? If you are studying at university and identify as dyslexic, here is a chance to share your experiences: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmu/what-a... #dyslexia #highered

Solidarity with members across our sectors in UCU Cymru today who came together in appalling weather to lift their voices for funding across FE and HE! 💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We’re excited to partner with the @royalsociety.org to invite applications for the International Fellowships 2025. The scheme supports international early career researchers in advancing their expertise through collaborations with UK partners. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4hjfKtj

Hello friends from Bluesky community! I am a postdoc research associate at Sheffield University Management School, working on a project about young workers’ transition in the UK labour market. I am interested in social class and mobility, youth transitions and life course methods.

Manchester colleagues: a diplomatic but critical view on UoM institutional change projects from @unabridgedopinions.com, Siobhan Cartwright and @profstevenjones.bsky.social. Definitely worth a read. blogs.manchester.ac.uk/viewpoint/20...

CfP for a collected volume: Indigenous-with-Indigenous Research: Ethics, Methodology, and Politics naisa.org/job/call-for...

So glad Pat Thomson's academic writing blog is back.

Luke de Noronha reflects on what the Windrush scandal and the Grenfell fire can tell us about institutional racism. 🔎 Explore #ConnectedSociologies Curriculum Project's open-access educational resources, including video lectures, detailed lesson plans and reading lists. buff.ly/49PEeaB

📢 New article, with @johannawaters.bsky.social: Global Britain and Cosmopolitan Nationalism We explore the use of the term ‘Global Britain’ with respect to education policy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Delighted to announce that the wonderful @janmcarthur.bsky.social will run a workshop on using theory in educational research for @uomseed.bsky.social PGRs whilst visiting the Manchester Institute of Education. 16th January, 3-5pm. PGRs can book a place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-theo...

Do you work w/ students in higher education? Call for participants for a short survey! (10 minutes): www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... The survey focuses on whether and what kind of training you've received for working with international students or in intercultural contexts.

I really enjoyed chatting to @drdaveobrien.bsky.social about my book, The Liberal Arts Paradox, last year. If you get a chance to engage with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social I recommend it!

Day #7 of the new books in critical theory advent! Ellen Jones discusses the wonderful “Screen Deep: How Film and TV Can Solve Racism and Save the World” newbooksnetwork.com/screen-deep

New essay on cultural policy & the Labour government from @orianbrook.bsky.social & I, now available in this new book www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/britai...

Interested in discussing educational ethnography? Then join our #Ethnography in #Education Zoom Session on Dec 9, organised by @ecer-eera.bsky.social network 19: Prof Katie Fitzpatrick (NZ): “Relational ethics, belonging and coloniality in ethnographic research” events.au.dk/ethnographyz...

As more people join this platform and migcitsky, we'd like to reintroduce ourselves 👋 We welcome submissions about all migration themes from anywhere in the world. You can submit in any style and referencing system (we're "format free") and reference lists don't count towards our 10k word limit.

Hey hey - X is doing my head in and I’d much rather hang out here. I work on the political economy of race-making, ambiguities of racialisation and East-West Inequalities in Europe