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Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Birmingham, UK.
Traditional photo of traditional early start for
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
visit to
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
and
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
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about 3 hours ago
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ana valdivia
25 days ago
Given that people is asking me for the numbers, here the table provided by UKRI:
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ana valdivia
26 days ago
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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UCL Constitution Unit
26 days ago
Meg Russell is now giving oral evidence to @commonsproccom.parliament.uk with @marcgeddes.uk and @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social about elections within the House of Commons. Read Meg, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and Tom Fleming's written evidence 👉
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
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22 October 2025 - Elections within the House of Commons - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
14:30 - Room 16, Palace of Westminster
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/25243/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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Grace Cooper
28 days ago
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 🎉 The PSA Parliaments Annual Conference 2025 will be hosted by the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York in conjunction with The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership on the 27th-28th November!
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Paul Seaward
about 1 month ago
Michael Rush and the Database
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/15/m...
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Michael Rush and the Database - The History of Parliament
We were sad to hear recently of the death of Professor Michael Rush of the University of Exeter. Michael was a pioneering and indefatigable scholar of
https://historyofparliament.com/2025/10/15/michael-rush-and-the-database/
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QM_UCU
about 1 month ago
The VC of Leicester has been announced as the new Chair of UCEA. He's been VC of Leicester since 2019. He's the one responsible for forcing out scholars in ways that employment tribunals showed was not permitted. The the kind of guy UCEA values.
www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o...
#UKHE
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Plashing Vole
about 1 month ago
With thanks to @pressfuturist for remembering that it was Littlejohn v Self, not Bushell v Self, a literary conversation of the ages.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1390...
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Chris Dillow
about 1 month ago
This. The Tories, Reform UK Ltd & even Labour hate the actually-existing British economy, whose comparative advantage lies in higher education & the creative industries.
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Marc Geddes
about 2 months ago
🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨 Applications are now open for a new 2.5-year postdoc at
@edinburghpir.bsky.social
to examine how parliaments gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge - see the full job listing here:
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SPARK)
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in the politics of the UK, Scottish, German or Bavarian parliaments to join the UKRI-funded research project, ‘Studying Parliaments an...
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13180
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It's that time of year again. 🦉
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Parliamentary Studies
YouTube video by Stephen Holden Bates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alSMdiMCPbc
about 2 months ago
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Bloomsbury Set hangout. Nice venue for the Birkbeck / Birmingham /
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social
sponsored workshop on what is a parliament.
about 2 months ago
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Rosie Collington
2 months ago
this is ridiculous
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Philip Cowley
3 months ago
Very sorry to hear of the death of Prof Michael Rush, formerly of Exeter University. He was both an excellent scholar and a lovely kind man, always supportive of his colleagues and fellow academics.
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📢📢📢 First systematic study of House of Commons specialisation in 40 years. 📢📢📢 Our typology is not perfect but we think it’s a pretty good start…
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3 months ago
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Henry Miller
4 months ago
#SkyStorians
One day workshop on oaths/oath-taking in Britain/Ireland/British Empire, 1600-present in London, 11 Sept. Supported by
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
@pastpresentsoc.bsky.social
&
@hisjournalha.bsky.social
. Sign up here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oaths-and-...
See image for programme.
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Joshi Herrmann
4 months ago
Wow. The police have searched seven properties in relation to ‘bribery and fraud’ at the University of Bolton (sorry, GM). The latest shockwave from
@molliesimpson.bsky.social
’s brilliant investigation for
@manchestermill.bsky.social
.
manchestermill.co.uk/university-b...
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Seven properties raided as police investigate ‘serious allegations of fraud and bribery’ at the University of Greater Manchester
University officials say the institution remains “fully operational” and is cooperating in inquiries
https://manchestermill.co.uk/university-bolton-raids-greater-manchester-police-fraud-bribery-investigation/
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Grace Cooper
4 months ago
I’m really pleased that the
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social
conference will be at
@uoypolitics.bsky.social
this November! If you work in the field of parliaments or legislative studies please consider applying More details on the website:
psaparliaments.org/annual-confe...
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Annual Conference – PSA Parliaments
https://psaparliaments.org/annual-conference/
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Ralph Scott
4 months ago
I've been working on something on this and here's a sneak peek of recent trends in Politics job adverts on
jobs.ac.uk
Here's a scatterplot and (GAM) trendline showing that the number of advertised politics jobs has pretty much halved since 2021.
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Simon Evans
4 months ago
NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction 🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Peter Walker
4 months ago
NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/londons-low-traffic-zones-cut-deaths-and-injuries-by-more-than-a-third
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Last day to submit!
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5 months ago
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PSA Parliaments
5 months ago
What is a parliament? This workshop aims to start a fresh conversation on this classic question in legislative studies. ⏰ You have two more days (deadline Friday 4 July) to submit a brief paper proposal. Sign up details below ⬇️
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3 days left to submit an abstract to our "What is a Parliament?" workshop!
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5 months ago
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📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament? ***Hurry! Deadline is this Friday!*** Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London. Full details below. Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social
Please apply and/or spread the word!
5 months ago
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📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament? Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London. Full details below. Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social
Please apply and/or spread the word!
6 months ago
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Parveen Akhtar
5 months ago
And then, he was chair no more... Zia Yusuf turned Reform into an election winner – his angry resignation leaves Nigel Farage weakened
theconversation.com/zia-yusuf-tu...
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Zia Yusuf turned Reform into an election winner – his angry resignation leaves Nigel Farage weakened
The party chairman resigned after Reform’s newest MP called for a burqa ban in parliament.
https://theconversation.com/zia-yusuf-turned-reform-into-an-election-winner-his-angry-resignation-leaves-nigel-farage-weakened-258382?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament? Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London. Full details below. Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social
Please apply and/or spread the word!
6 months ago
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Dr Darcy Luke
6 months ago
Very pleased to have this piece, co-authored with
@nathancritch.bsky.social
, Patrick Diamond,
@profdaverichards.bsky.social
, Sam Warner &
@andywestwood.bsky.social
, in
@renewaljournal.bsky.social
.
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Will Labour's Governance Approach Lead to Mission Success or Mission Failure?
Abstract Since coming to power in July 2024, the Starmer government’s approach to reform has rhetorically focussed on the centralised, short-term, and fragmented nature of British policymaking and th...
https://renewal.org.uk/blog/will-labours-governance-approach-lead-to-mission-success-or-mission-failure/
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📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament? Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London. Full details below. Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social
Please apply and/or spread the word!
6 months ago
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Political Studies Association
6 months ago
*New PSA Blog* 'My Experience at PSA25' an undergraduate student perspective. 👀 Find out what Sumnima Roy, student
@uniofbath.bsky.social
thought about attending PSA's annual conference for the first time.
buff.ly/6ML1iDM
#politicalstudies
#politics
#AI
#DataEthics
#tech
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'My Experience at PSA25': an undergraduate student perspective | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
This year I was lucky to have the opportunity to attend some panels at the PSA25 International Annual Conference, as I was in Birmingham to present at the Lovelace Colloquium.
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Political Studies Association
6 months ago
*PSA25 Conference Highlights* 🌟 A few of the highlights and photos from this year's 75th anniversary international annual conference in Birmingham 🌟
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PSA25 Conference Highlights | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
This blog was written by the PSA25 Convening Team. 'With a theme of What Next? our 75th anniversary annual conference in Birmingham was our biggest and best yet!
https://buff.ly/UxFEqww
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Political Studies Association
6 months ago
*PSA Prizes* 'Policing in
#Patriarchy
' wins APSA-PSA International Partnership Award 2025.
@apsa.bsky.social
. Congratulations
@amangla.bsky.social
@sandipz.bsky.social
and
@gabikw.bsky.social
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Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻♀️💚🚲🍃
7 months ago
Some good news ☺️ ‘Three new additions to its ‘School Streets’ initiative has taken the overall number across the city to 21’
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article...
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Three new schools join Birmingham's 'School Streets' initiative | Birmingham City Council
Three new schools join Birmingham's 'School Streets' initiative - Three schools join 'school streets' initiative.
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/1561/three_new_schools_join_birminghams_school_streets_initiative
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Political Studies Association
7 months ago
*PSA Prize Winners* 🏅 Congratulations to this year's outstanding
#academic
#prize
winners. Announced and awarded at PSA25. Well done all winners!
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Congratulations PSA 2024-25 Academic Prize Winners! | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
At this year’s 75th anniversary annual international conference we had the pleasure of awarding our prestigious PSA Academic Prizes.We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our…
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UCL Constitution Unit
7 months ago
NEW BLOG: Exploring Parliament: Working together to make sense of Westminster ` The editors of Exploring Parliament,
@ameakin.bsky.social
,
@louisevthompson.bsky.social
&
@estrangeirada.bsky.social
explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation.
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Exploring Parliament: Working together to make sense of Westminster `
The editors of Exploring Parliament, Cristina Leston Bandeira, Alexandra Meakin and Louise Thompson, explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation
https://constitution-unit.com/2025/05/01/exploring-parliament-the-second-edition-working-together-to-make-sense-of-westminster/
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Fire Captain 🔥
9 months ago
#maddow
Science break. This kayaker gets approached by an otter every time he visits a lake. The otter was orphaned after the mother was in an accident, and the man helped it throughout it's rehabilitation process to later release it back into the wild. Volume up.🔊
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Political Studies Association
7 months ago
#PSA25
that's a wrap! 🎉 THANK YOU for joining us for our biggest annual conference. Huge thanks to all speakers, chairs, exhibitors, sponsors, convenors and students @unibirmingham and @AstonUniversity, the PSA team and venue staff. Until next year!
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PSA Environmental Politics Specialist Group
7 months ago
What a way to wrap up
#PSA25
with a fantastic panel on ‘Democracy, policy and justice in (local) climate action’! Thank you so much to all of our amazing speakers, to
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
& conference staff for making such a fab conference possible! 🤩🥳🫶🏼🌎👏🏼✊🏼
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Chrysi Dagoula
7 months ago
Really enjoyed my first
#PSA25
conference. Such an inspiring mix of presentations, approaches, disciplines, and projects. Lovely to meet colleagues and hear about their exciting research. Thank you
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
for the excellent organisation.
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Chris Burden
7 months ago
I’ve had an amazing three days at
#PSA25
. From seeing inspiring presentations from the Populist, French Politics, and Women in Politics groups to having the chance to present my own research on performances of populists! And best of all, it was right here in Birmingham at the heart of the UK.
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A packed room to hear Nicole Curato give the final plenary of the
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
conference.
#PSA25
7 months ago
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Political Studies Association
7 months ago
#PSA25
final day - *Exhibitors* are around all day - drop by to pick up bargain books, or have a chat about
#publishing
#research
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Good morning on the third and final day of the
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
annual conference in Birmingham.
#PSA25
7 months ago
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Political Studies Association
7 months ago
Join us in the ICC Hall 5 Now! 🙏
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Political Studies Association
7 months ago
*TODAY* at 5.15pm, ICC, Hall 5, Prof. Anand Menon and Ben Wright will discuss ‘Post-#Brexit Britain: What Next?’
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@UKandEU
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
@anandMenon1 @BBCBenWright @unibirmingham @AstonUniversity
#politicalstudies
#politics
#internationalrelations
#postbrexit
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PSA Annual Conference | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
The PSA Annual Conference - “What Next?" - convened by the University of Birmingham and Aston University, will take place from 14 – 16 April 2025.The full Delegate Guide which includes details about:…
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PSA Queer Politics Specialist Group
7 months ago
The newly formed 🏳️🌈 Queer Politics Specialist Group 🏳️🌈 of the
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
has a panel at the
#PSA25
. If you are attending the conference, come find us on Wednesday 16th April at 13:30 in the ICC 🎉
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PSA Parliaments
7 months ago
Join us for a panel on "Legislative Scrutiny and Parliamentary Responsiveness" starting in 5 minutes in Room LOB101 Chaired by
@ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social
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My greatest birdwatching moment was seeing this black redstart in deepest Birmingham with Jonathan Dean. Please join us in the Assembly Rooms at the Exchange at 11.30 today to celebrate his life and work.
#PSA25
7 months ago
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Political Studies Association
7 months ago
📸 A snapshot of
#PSA25
*Opening Reception* last night. A great end to a great day! Roll on Day 2...
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