𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Melissa Lynch's educational journey shapes her research and provides personal insight into the necessity to go beyond financial aid to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education. https://blog.eera-ecer.de/barriers-to-education/ #EduSci

The @pintofscience.uk is coming to Old Bell Inn, Edinburgh on Wed 22 May to talk about Data creating a Fairer Future. Join us and let's look into the data of #school #exclusions in Scotland and discover the story it tells us. #pint26 @silviab.bsky.social pintofscience.co.uk/event/data-f...

When can I actually vote? What should I bring? How many votes do I get? The Youth Voice Network's election FAQs provide helpful tips to make it all a bit less daunting! Read their blog now 👉 childreninscotland.org.uk/news-article... #GetOutAndVote #ScottishElections

Voted! #ScottishElections

I will join @scadrdata.bsky.social colleagues and speak at the Pint of Science Festival in Edinburgh on 20 May. Let's look into the data of school exclusions in Scotland and discover the story it tells us. #pint26 Get your @pintofscience.uk ticket here: lnkd.in/eG9uRhYe

📣New opportunity for children & young people to share their experiences of the justice system! We're looking to speak to young people aged 14-26 about what their experiences are of what is fair and unfair in the justice system. Please repost & share with your networks, details below 👇

📣 Article alert! New excellent piece on predictors of school absence among secondary school pupils in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 from our very own @silviab.bsky.social, @moragtreanor.bsky.social & colleagues 💪 Read #OpenAccess in British Educational Research Journal: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Looking forward to participating in Pint of Science! As part of the @scadrdata.bsky.social talks on "Data for a Fairer Future", I will present research on "Who gets excluded? Understanding exclusions in Scottish secondary schools". Come and join us on 20 May at the Old Bell Inn, #Edinburgh. #pint26

New publication in @berj-2025.bsky.social: Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland - a collaborative paper by @scadrdata.bsky.social's educational exclusions and absences team led by @moragtreanor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...

Excellent opportunity - CoSS #PhD Scholarship - Getting There, Getting Ahead: the link between school non-attendance, transport mode and educational outcomes. #education #data @glasgow.ac.uk edin.ac/4sJFK6X @moragtreanor.bsky.social @silviab.bsky.social

"Research for the Association for Citizenship Teaching and for this book demonstrates that the GSCE in Citizenship Studies has a statistically significant impact in boosting young people’s political interest, confidence and participation, particularly among those from less advantaged backgrounds."

📣 Study with us at @uofgussp.bsky.social 🔎 Explore the link between school non-attendance, transport mode & educational outcomes 💰 Fully funded 💪 Work with @moragtreanor.bsky.social, @drdpmcarthur.bsky.social & @silviab.bsky.social 🗓️ Details & apply by *15 April*: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...

📣 Join us! Contribute to cutting-edge, policy-focused research at @scadrdata.bsky.social using linked administrative datasets related to education 🎓 🤓 Full time, up to 30mts 🗓️ Closing 13 Apr 2026 Contact @moragtreanor.bsky.social for enquiries about the role www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQX709/r...

Honoured to be featured in @adr-uk.bsky.social's spotlight on women using data to improve lives across the UK to mark International Women's Day. @scadrdata.bsky.social, I analyse education, health and Census data from Scotland. www.adruk.org/news-publica... #IWD2026 #admindata #womenindatascience

New skill unlocked 🧶 #crochet

Collider bias: the gift that keeps giving.

This is brilliant news for students in the UK - and in the EU. As someone who has benefitted from the programme myself back in 2013/14 (me lo pasé muy bien en Madrid), I'm excited that future generations will be able to, too. #Erasmus #ErasmusGeneration #YouthMobility

🧵 Thread on new research on gender gaps in “don’t know” responses Some of you will know that my stellar coauthors @hannahbunting.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @jess-smith.bsky.social @annasanders.bsky.social & I have been working on a large-scale project on “don’t know” responses in surveys.

#IPDLNConference26 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on July 13–16, 2026. FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for oral, poster, and rapid-fire presentations. Submissions are invited until December 14, 2025. ipdln.org/call-for-pap...

The hike in ASN records may also reflect socioeconomic inequalities which must be addressed at a structural level. Today's education statistics from Scotland show some positive signs, but what remains really crucial to find out is who gets left behind? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How come that journals want high-quality figures but then don't support the submission of vector files? #academicpublishing #AcademicBluesky

We are delighted to share this #sotl #advent #calendar with all of you #lthechat #edusky #academicsky uofgsotl.blog/12-days-of-s...

Last-minute room change (that my students knew about but I didn't) & no working IT in the room: this is how I ended up free-styling OLS regression diagnostics and R code on the whiteboard today. Luckily, I have amazing students who are such a joy to work with. But I'm glad it's the weekend now 😅

Pleased to see this out in print - detailing MAIHDA's desirable statistical properties. "MAIHDA is especially valuable when inequalities are subtle or data for marginalised intersections are sparse - conditions common in practice" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @clarerevans.bsky.social

Big shoutout to our own Emma Russel & @silviab.bsky.social who recently presented their analysis of linked administrative data & the 'Growing Up in Scotland' cohort study at conferences in Fribourg 🇨🇭 & Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This work is led by @moragtreanor.bsky.social & is part of @scadrdata.bsky.social 💪

What an honour to see Diane Elson launch her book at the WiSE Centre for Economic Justice @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social tonight. Her seminal work highlights the need to recognise unpaid work as part of the economy, including care, household labour and volunteering.

NEW BLOG: Navigating care experience and education We share more about our new hub of practical tools, rights guidance and real stories – and how we built it. Read here: enquire.org.uk/the-promise/... #KeepThePromise #CareExperience #AdditionalSupportForLearning

Living in an unequal society, regardless of individual wealth, can lead to structural changes in the brains of children. #ScienceatKings #PopulationHealth

Without action families with children will see their disposable income fall over this parliament. Couples with children £750 worse off, lone parents £780.That’s electorally perilous. Scrapping the 2 child limit and creating a minimum floor in universal credit would offset the fall.

*PSA OPPORTUNITY* 🚨 Final Reminder 🚨 House of Commons internship opportunity. For PSA #EarlyCareer Network members who are currently studying towards their #PhD. 📆 Apply by 28 September 2025 ➡️ Full details buff.ly/VsvdQQD #Politics #Opportunity #PoliticalStudies

🎙️Event announcement! Join us for Joe Greenwood-Hau's book launch: Captial, Privilege and Political Participation. 📅8 Oct 2025 📍UofG campus Register for free: www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/capital... @niceonecombo.bsky.social @stefaniereher.bsky.social @tjscotto.bsky.social @cjcarman.bsky.social

Education, Attendance & Exclusion explored in this afternoon’s sessions in Dora Stoutzker Hall at #ADRUKConf25. Presenters included Neil Rowland @adrcni.bsky.social, Silvia Behrens @scadrdata.bsky.social, & Foteini Tseliou @adrwales.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social. #Admindata

On my way back to Glasgow after attending the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies conference in Fribourg. I had a great time connecting with researchers on issues of (educational) inequalities and longitudinal data analysis. Looking forward to the next one in Brussels! #SLLS2025

We're hiring! We're looking for a Research Associate to join our team. You will work within our Research Workstream to contribute to CYCJ’s broad research programme.

Out tomorrow: our expert, cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission report. We propose a new social contract & plan to lift 4.2 million people out of poverty, incl 2.2 million stranded in deep poverty. Thanks @patrickjbutler.bsky.social for the insightful write up www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🚨 New research blog alert 🚨 UofG's @silviab.bsky.social shares her research on the differences in how young women and men enagage in politics via both electoral and non-electoral activities - read her fascinating insights now! 👇 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

✨ Participation opportunity: Young people, data and research project In partnership ‪@scadrdata.bsky.social‬ we are now inviting young people aged 14–21 to join an impactful new project all about shaping the future of data and research. Find out more: bit.ly/4fSVAq8

Delighted to see this published - this article is based on my PhD @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and started as a humble draft in the @psayoungpol.bsky.social "Paper to Publication" workshop. Maybe also interesting to researchers in @rc34youth.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social & @johnsmithcentre.com.

New #openaccess publication: I’m very excited to share that my article on “Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth” has been published by @youthstudies.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #youthstudies #youthparticipation #gender

🔥Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR job vacancies now live working at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on @safety-nets.bsky.social @changingrealities.bsky.social with some amazing colleagues first: a research assistant post on Changing Realities www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNQ284/r... 🧵for links to vacancies

Interessante ARD Doku über Bildungsungleichheit in der Grundschule und Versäumnisse in der frühkindlichen Bildung. Es wäre außerdem sehr interessant, die gesamten Ergebnisse der Befragung von Lehrkräften zu lesen. www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

What are the barriers to children’s early learning? Over the last 18 months, @laouthwaite.bsky.social has worked with Ofsted, as part of the URKI Policy Fellowship scheme, to explore this question. Here’s what she found, why it matters, and what we can do about it www.linkedin.com/company/ofst...

New #openaccess publication in Youth & Society: Based on focus group research, this paper explores how young people politically active for #ClimateChange, the #BlackLivesMatter movement and #queerfeminism think about personal, collective and institutional agency. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Starmer calls immigration policy over the past years a 'squalid' period. What a choice of language.

You are a "citizen of nowhere", they said. A "queue-jumper", they said. Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say. A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say. I am "pulling the country apart", they say.

Armut ist und bleibt Faktor Nr. 1 für Bildungsungerechtigkeit in Deutschland. Schade, dass die neue ARD Doku #Versetzungsgefährdet relativ wenig differenziert zwischen Bildung, Wissen und Intelligenz. www.ardmediathek.de/video/story/...

Hello world! Excited to share our new project's website. Funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, the 4-year Civic Imaginary Partnerships Project brings together communities, policymakers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the UK right now civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk

📣 Want to better support children's rights? Join our upcoming training to explore engagement, participation & the UNCRC. An informative session for anyone working with or for young people. Learn practical ways to embed their voices in decision-making: childreninscotland.org.uk/learning/tra...

We’re hiring! 📣 Join our team as a Research Associate. We welcome applications from early career researchers with backgrounds in all aspects of economics, including economic policy, economic geography, fiscal policy and economic analysis. ❗Deadline 23 April 2025 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Had a lovely little spring break in Hamburg and North Germany. Caught this great view of the city and the harbour from the Michel Tower last weekend.