For your weekend listening, here is my latest Social Studies episode on ABC Radio National Life Matters, where I talk about the intersection of nostalgia, cosplay, community and big business in the context of medieval fairs. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Two visits to the ABC Studios in Melbourne this week. My regular Life Matters 'Social Studies' spot on learning digital skills. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... And ABC Conversation Hour on Historical nostalgia and the very best decade, the 1990s (from 21.25 minutes) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

This week's episode of Social Studies on ABC Life Matters is online, and this Woodman's talking about the sociology of surnames. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Given all the talk this year was about inter-generational fairness, I finally got the chance to take part in the great Australian tradition of post-budget punditry. I'm on from 17.00 to 33.00 minutes. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Small contribution from me in this story on ABC AM yesterday. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

BIG NEWS! The 5th Journal of Youth studies Conference will take place in Porto, May 4 to 6, 2027! Check the link for all relevant details including submissions, registration and keynotes. jys-conference.eventqualia.net/en/2027/home/

Inexplicably, I've never been asked to talk about coolness on the radio. Until now! Here is my latest episode of Social Studies with Tegan Taylor on ABC Radio National Life Matters. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

A couple of radio spots last week. The sociology of politeness - who decides what is and isn't acceptable? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... Women in heterosexual marriages now being more likely than their husbands, on average, to have higher education. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest Social Studies episode about men 'marrying up' the education ladder. I open with how I did in the style stakes (you should've seen how I dressed before meeting my wife) but that it is not easy to marry up from a PhD - those with 2 are a small & quirky pool. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest Social Studies episode on ABC Radio Life Matters. Listen in while your doing your knitting (or blacksmithing). www.abc.net.au/listen/progr....

Well done to everyone who kicked off their 2026 teaching this week. My regular spot on ABC Radio National Life Matters this week was about how the university experiences has changed over recent decades. Here it is for your weekend listening: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

For your weekend listening pleasure. My latest on ABC Life Matters - how language changes - including the way words come back into fashion. This topic gave me the chance to drop words like bloviate, hoodwinked and felicitations into a broadcast. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

What is in a name? My spot on Life Matters on ABC Radio National this week is about changing social practices in naming babies. Whatever your name is, have a listen. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Some unboxing content. Edition 2 of This is Sociology just arrived at my place and is about to hit the shelves. I'm pretty happy with where it ended up after the revisions. I'll share a link when it is available for purchase.

I was part of this, broadcast today on ABC in Australia. Spoiler alert: my debate team didn't win, but I think we packed in more jokes. So, I ask you who were the real winners? [Still not us, but I hope you find it entertaining as well as thought provoking]. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

For your weekend listening - I was on the Conversation Hour on ABC Melbourne yesterday talking about (not all) Gen Xers overtaking (not all) Boomers in housing wealth. I'm on from the 11 minute mark for about 20 minutes. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My first Life Matters 'Social Studies' chat on the ABC for 2026. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

First visit to the ABC for 2026. I'll be on ABC Radio National's Life Matters every fortnight again this year, so stay tuned.

Photo of me (the large human) and Kate Moss aka 'Mossy' (our small dog).

Deadline for applications for the International Sociological Association's PhD Lab in December in Doha is fast approaching (30th Jan). I'll be one of the ISA Executive Committee members mentoring the participants (if that is an added incentive!). www.isa-sociology.org/en/junior-so...

We look back at some examples of public #sociology from the past year, and news of sociologists forging social change around the world.

One month left until the application deadline ⏰ XIX ISA International Laboratory for PhD Students (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar) 🪙 For successful applicants: No participation fee. Travel to Doha, accommodation, and meals during the Lab will be covered.

The 6th ISA Council of National Associations Conference in FLAME University (Pune, India) has gathered 37 delegates from 34 countries, with 28 National Associations represented. December 2025

The International Sociological Association - Sociology of Youth Research Committee is editing a special issue of Youth and Globalization. If this is your thing, consider submitting an abstract (by January 15, 2026). See the full call here brill.com/fileasset/do...

Cancel your weekend plans and listen to ABC Listen instead. Sorry to say this is my last spot on ABC Life Matters for 2025. Pleased to say I will back as the 'resident sociologist' for another year in 2026. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🎙️ Sociology In Podcast is back! Episode 11: Sociology in Australia with Sally Daly, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Morgan Carter and Rhys Gower. youtu.be/j43XwLfvc7M

My latest on ABC Radio National Life Matters - this week I was chatting about 'Schoolies' (Australian tradition of celebrating the end of high school with a week of partying or other activities with mates) and how it has changed over time. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

2 Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a...

What happens when intensive forms of parenting extend into young adulthood? @juliacook.bsky.social @drdanwoodman.bsky.social @rachelbrooks.bsky.social take a look at intergenerational support, independence and the risk of downward mobility. #OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/21dX1A0

LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark! We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area. Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15! Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost! jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

My latest on ABC Life Matters www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest on ABC Life Matters www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

For your weekend (footy long weekend in Victoria) listening - here is my latest as resident sociologist on ABC Life Matters: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest on ABC Life Matters www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Happy Social Sciences Week to all who celebrate. Get along to an event if you can. socialsciencesweek.org.au

My latest on ABC Life Matters www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest on Life Matters www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Was invited on to the Nights program on Radio New Zealand this week to chat with Emile Donovan about the shrinking number of cousins people have now compared to previous generations. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

My regular spot on ABC Life Matters with Tegan Taylor- this time we are taking about how young people's idea of a good time is shifting (and a booze fuelled night out is less popular). www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Big week on the radio this week and I will share a few things. Yesterday I was on ABC Radio Sydney chatting with James O'Loghlin about changing family sizes and fewer young people having cousins (from the 37 minute mark). www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Hear me chatting about generational differences on 5AA talk-back radio in Adelaide on Mornings with Graeme Goodings, last Friday. From the 45.30 minute mark. fiveaa.com.au/podcast/morn...

On the evening of Tue 23rd Sep join George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social & I for our public event at UTS. Registration is free & we'd love to see you there! events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...

Bit of an awkward conversation - my latest as the 'resident sociologist' on ABC Life Matters. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

MEDIA RELEASE: A National Crisis in HASS The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities. chass.org.au/docs.ashx?id...

My latest on ABC Life Matters with Tegan Taylor. We talk about the return of the 'inheritocracy'. Listen out for mentions of Jane Austen's Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy Esquire and mysterious great aunts with even greater fortunes. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest as the resident sociologist on ABC Life Matters. It's on a topic that is close to home. Plenty of challenges, but proclamations of the death of the university are premature. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

My latest chat on ABC radio Life Matters - talking 'Cossie Livs' (cost of living) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

For your weekend listening - Here is my latest on Life Matters on ABC Radio National, joining all the other 'Sunday morning quarterbacks' in giving my take on the election results. Very happy that I'm now introduced as the 'Resident Sociologist'! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

For your weekend listening - I was on the ABC Radio Melbourne Conversation Hour today talking with Richelle Hunt about the decline of nightclubbing and changing youth culture. Hope my sociological insights are better than my dance moves. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...