Higher education is a key driver of social mobility 📈 Our landmark piece of research found that young people from low-income homes are 4x more likely to become socially mobile if they go to university. Efforts to widen access to universities must continue 👇

@wildflowerhour.bsky.socia l This week’s offering from #Gofilon Hill, edge of the #Blorenge, and #ClydachGorge

Only 9 hours until #NewYearPlantHunt starts! Have you planned your Hunt yet? You could hunt with friends & family, go solo (enjoy some quiet time!) or join one of these group hunts: bsbi.org/new-year-pla... Main thing is to enjoy hunting for/recording wild & naturalised plants blooming in midwinter.

Only 2 more days until #NewYearPlantHunt starts! Have you had a mo to plan your own Hunt or look for group hunts near you? Downloaded a spotter sheet yet for your area? Found out how to submit your records & get your plant IDs checked? If not, just follow the links here: bsbi.org/new-year-pla...

Field Dog Lichen #Llangattock #Lichen

The new #UncommonSense is all about #VOICE in and beyond sociological research. Here, sociology professor Claire Alexander explains why her work is focused more on “making space” over “giving voice” – LISTEN IN for more! doi.org/10.51428/tsr...

@littleramstudio.bsky.social Thank you for the speedy and carefully wrapped delivery of this beautiful piece especially under current circumstances. Really appreciated. Will photograph in daylight as photo doesn’t capture its beauty. One of my favourite things to photograph.

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One of the things I worked on during my fellowship at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and the Humanities at @bardcollege.bsky.social last year was the concept of 'thinking together'. This essay summarises some of these thoughts: www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/what-do...

‘The Magic Mountain’ Excellent essay!Seminar in ethnography. “Up here, the only philosophy seems to be: more.” Smile of the leisure class (contrasted/similar with a Dublin pub crawl?removed from the familiar trappings of everyday life.” Epistemological fairytales? #literature #tourism #writing

In my first reported essay I visit the two hotels—once sanatoriums—that inspired Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain to explore what has changed and what remains the same 100 years after its publication. Enjoy! Preferably with a glass of port theamericanscholar.org/under-a-spel...

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In yesterday's Nature Briefing, I was quietly chuckling to myself about the Journal of Universal Rejection — a tongue-in-cheek publication founded by mathematician Caleb Emmons to which “all submissions, regardless of quality, will be rejected”. 🤭 us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...

Lean in, We've a printmakers special end of edition thing for you. Heather's limited edition of Snowdrops has now sold out so we are offering just a couple Artists Proofs in our lovely little online art shop here> littleramstudio.etsy.com First come & all that so get your skates on! #art

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For instance, the reason why Simone de Beauvoir's writing is classed as 'feminism' and Sartre's as 'philosophy' is...this kind of judgment. [I define four types: bounding, domaining, non-attribution, and appropriation]. Go on, you know you want to read it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

-> epistemic positioning defines the intersection between epistemic injustice (devaluation of knowledge on identity-based prejudice) and processes of e/valuation in the academia (ya know, when bros mansplain in conferences). it's not a recent thing: www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/philoso...

#CriticalRealism has a lot of tools for researchers interested in making truth claims. But Deirdre Kelly and I struggled to find methodological advice on what CR research interviewing might look like. Here we share five principles to guide practice! #OpenAccess! doi.org/10.1177/1609...

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Tonight, the Woodcock Moon rises. 🌕 Folklore whispers of Woodcocks awaiting this moonlit night to cross the seas and arrive in huge numbers on our shores. It was believed tiny Goldcrests journeyed with them—riding on their backs! Look up for the final Supermoon of the year. Moonrise: 15:29*

“Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune, the cost of which should be shared by the community.” Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, Labour Minister of Health 1945-1951, #NHS founder. This is worth repeating until it sticks.

Now if all the 20 million BlueSky users will re post this post it would be utterly marvellous. The counter is ready to start, so off you all go! Handmade prints available here> littleramstudio.etsy.com *sits with expectations of lots of noughts next to post* #art

It's Class Pay Gap Day today 📆 On average, professionals from working-class backgrounds are paid 12% less per year than their more privileged peers in the same job. Find out more about the class pay gap rom the Social Mobility Foundation 👇 www.socialmobility.org.uk/campaign/the...

It is extremely worrying to see levels of child poverty rise to 36%. Poverty has a huge affect on children's development, and high levels of poverty create significant challenges for the education system. The Government must taken urgent action. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

🚨 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-...

'A sprinkling of snow', they said on the wireless! Flash says he's glad we doubled up on Digestives at the last shop.

Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners) www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Hearing today about parents of children with special educational needs being fined for non-attendence, when school has failed to meet those needs. Outrageous.

so people "don't want to work" cos "benefits too generous" eh?

On the 1st of January, the #Curae prize for writer-carers opens for a second time. The demise of twitter is making it harder to get the word out, so do share! thecuraeprize.uk There are around 7 million unpaid carers in the UK alone & Curae shines a light on the role & much more. #carers #writing

This is awful & heartbreaking. Schoolchildren from struggling families have pretended to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food. Ending child poverty must be a priority for the Government www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really looking forward to this! #CriticalRealism #TheRealPodcast

Coming soon: The Real Podcast, dedicated to embracing Critical Realism’s emancipatory purpose.

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Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite by @samfriedman.bsky.social and Aaron Reeves (LSE Sociology) examines how #Britain’s #elite reproduces itself through entrenched structures of privilege, despite superficial change towards meritocracy. #Review by @bernaleon.bsky.social 👇

Autumnal Sugarloaf Pen y Fal 8”x6” oil on board Perfect for this time of year. #sugarloaf #penyfal #abergavenny #wales #art #welshartist

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #thewinter10 Gathered this week: Lesser Spearwort, Herb Robert, Cinquefoil and Creeping Buttercup #Blorenge and #ClydachGorge #BannauBrycheiniog

starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you

These academic starter packs are so dangerous, I keep seeing topical sociology packs and saying THAT ALL SOUNDS FASCINATING and then somehow I'm following three hundred new people and my feed is half journal abstracts

A sky streaked with the end of the day. #Govilon #BannauBrycheiniog

My piece in today’s Guardian, ahead of the release of our new documentary podcast series The Trapped on Monday. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85 ifs.org.uk/publications...

Community shapes healthcare engagement for people with multiple long-term conditions in areas of poverty.  High-quality person-centred care should be prioritised in this population group doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

So good. Systems, boundary spanning and CR. Unknotted a huge knot bound up tightly in the ‘don’t disturb this knot’ box. #PolicyChange #SystemsChange #CriticalRealism open.spotify.com/episode/3Ecz...