New paper! Class and gender matters in politics. Please get in touch if you want a copy of the paper. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Incredible footage!

Today is the first ever UN World Day for Glaciers so it feels appropriate to highlight the cutting edge research within IoSS in this area. Work conducted last week collecting radar data on the Hofsjökull ice cap in Iceland as is a great example of this.

Help us say Goodbye to our Campus at Collegiate

As we say goodbye to Collegiate Crescent and we are getting ready to say hello to our new building 'Redmires' at the heart of the city. Designed for modern, flexible digital-ready learning spaces include cutting edge facilities. While a rooftop garden and beautiful outdoor greenery and seating.

Poverty can present different challenges and outcomes for girls and boys, with girls being particularly disadvantaged. In this blog, Joseph Mwita Kisito reflects on gender pressure and poverty across the life course, pointing towards responsive policy-based solutions.

Phew.. going to put my second paper in now!

Our submission portal for student awards is now open! We welcome submissions in all areas of Psychology and the Social Sciences from current (24/25) and past (2021-2024) UG and PGR students. More info at: bps.org.uk/node/1718#aw... Deadline: 31st March 2025 Please repost!

💬 "Scaled and standardised contextual admissions can widen access to underrepresented groups, diversify the talent pool and contribute to a fairer society." Why contextual admissions still have the potential to be transformative for fair access to university ⬇️

To support funding and visa requirements, we have two deadlines for abstract submissions. 1st - 24th of Jan - decision February 14th. 2nd - 7th March - decision April 4th. Submit your abstract here: universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/137085 We look forward to seeing you in Galway!

Reminder! To those who don't have access to financial support to attend our conference we are providing Conference Grants that will cover the registration fee and accommodation costs. To apply for an ISCHP 2025 conference grant, see below universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643...

6-7% UK population are privately educated. The richest 5% mostly send their children to private schools. Reporting of VAT on private school fees is arguably motivated by the interests of the most powerful people in U.K. society. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/lab...

6-7% UK population are privately educated. The richest 5% mostly send their children to private schools. Reporting of VAT on private school fees is arguably motivated by the interests of the most powerful people in U.K. society. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/lab...

Check out our keynote speakers for our biennial international conference taking place in Galway, Ireland on 1st - 4th July 2025 Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie

As incoming Chair of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology ischp.net I am delighted to share the details of our next conference at University of Galway Ireland - July 1 - 4 2025. Theme: “Contesting borders” of health. universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643

As incoming Chair of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology ischp.net I am delighted to share the details of our next conference at University of Galway Ireland - July 1 - 4 2025. Theme: “Contesting borders” of health. universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643

Cannot wait for this conference - it’s set to be one of conferences of the year! Get your abstracts submitted and get registered. Keynotes: Parul Bansal; Marco Gemignani; Catriona Macleod; Peter Hegarty See below on how to submit and register and other exciting stuff. @ischp.bsky.social

ISCHP ischp.net is a global community of members interested in critical health psychology Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.

Cannot wait for this conference - it’s set to be one of conferences of the year! Get your abstracts submitted and get registered. Keynotes: Parul Bansal; Marco Gemignani; Catriona Macleod; Peter Hegarty See below on how to submit and register and other exciting stuff. @ischp.bsky.social

What was/is COP29 and what did it achieve? Then read this clear and accessible review written by @naillgandy.bsky.social from our talented Climate, Sustainability and Environmental Management team. Get some demystification of climate change myths at the same time. www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art...

What was/is COP29 and what did it achieve? Then read this clear and accessible review written by @naillgandy.bsky.social from our talented Climate, Sustainability and Environmental Management team. Get some demystification of climate change myths at the same time. www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art...

6% of adults attended elite fee paying schools, yet disproportionately high n’s are on most important decision making bodies in UK society. Today we mark a shift from 1/2 of Tory Cabinet from fee paying schools to 0 in today’s Labour cabinet. This is a remarkable moment, whatever your politics.

Good thread in Louise Hague resignation.

📢Our Senior Researcher @kerriscooper.bsky.social in Early Years and Inequalities comments on the latest analysis for early years foundation stage results. You can read the full article below🔽

Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality. Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added. go.bsky.app/5daYr6v

Research demonstrates how, amongst other sexist features, media presents women politicians as unknowing and unfit for the job compared to their male counterparts whose fitness for job is assumed as standard. The Reeves CV ‘outing’ is a classic eg. of this bias. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“The universal problem facing people of all identities in the US and the UK is hostility to those who lack capital in all it forms” Are the ‘patrician class’ weaponising identity politics? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Morning all , I’ve started a Critical Health Psychology pack. Let me know if you want adding to it. go.bsky.app/3BNu2Ux

Some of the street art that can be found in Belfast #photography #streetart #belfast

Hi all! I’ve put together a Critical Health Psychology starter pack Who have I missed? go.bsky.app/3BNu2Ux

Can we go this? I’m happy to help.

Great starter pack for class analysis scholars.

🚨 Free webinar on inequalities in creative industries 🚨 Our upcoming webinar will focus on class inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, as well as in access to creative degrees. Join our expert panelists on 4th December ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/a-class-act-...

Important critique of the ‘right fit’ discourse from @profdamienpage.bsky.social But are we simply seeking to diversify talent? Or are we seeking a culture where voices that challenge the status quo are welcomed and diverse, academic ways of being find a home? Can we aim for both?

Great starter pack for class analysis scholars.

From the dark of isolation to a dawn of mutuality… Carl R. Nassar on how Psychologists will change the world, with a focus on breaking free from the shackles of our consumer culture. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... #PsySciSky

We say we are producing evidence-based implications for policy and practice, but what, if any, processes of knowledge production are we using? New paper reflects on how the lack of frameworks, processes, and strategies in recommendation production leave it open to multiple pressures and biases.

More and more organisations capturing class in EEDI data to report #ClassPayGap between folks doing same job @suttontrust.bsky.social report reveals complex intersections Gender x class pay gap data - women hit with double whammy Ethnicity x class pay gap - highest in Indian heritage workers

More and more organisations capturing class in EEDI data to report #ClassPayGap between folks doing same job @suttontrust.bsky.social report reveals complex intersections Gender x class pay gap data - women hit with double whammy Ethnicity x class pay gap - highest in Indian heritage workers

Not posh enough for the job? Despite working class applicants having significant strengths over their middle/upper class peers, discrimination during recruitment continues, shored up by class bias embedded in implicit and explicit job criteria. #ProtectClass explore.bps.org.uk/content/repo...