Come join us @sriucl.bsky.social on December 12 for our workshop on the use of genetic data in birth cohorts to examine social and economic questions. Register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

"It's out of this world to be able to read and do crosswords again. It's beautiful, wonderful. It gives me such pleasure." Sheila Irvine shares the joy of regaining her sight thanks to a life-changing eye implant trial involving @ucleye.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Students who threaten or intimidate university staff should be expelled, the UK government’s antisemitism adviser has said, after masked protesters allegedly threatened to behead economics professor Michael Ben-Gad during a lecture. Tash Mosheim reports #edusky https://ow.ly/c0HI50Xhx58

Academics: please consider signing the open letter to support Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City University. Students are demanding his sacking simply because he is an Israeli Jew who did mandatory military service in the 1980s. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Come and join our wonderful team and help support the important work we do. Hybrid working options too

This important paper shows a precipitous drop in girls' achievement in recent years, closing a third of the gap with boys. Covid doesn't seem to be the smoking gun, but tiktok may be

Our very own @profalices.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Maddox Prize. We couldn`t be more proud!

Times Higher @jgro-the.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social reports on the @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @nature.com Maddox Prize. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sulliva...

Alice Sullivan, a leading gender-critical researcher, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Maddox Prize for her landmark review into how sex is recorded in publicly funded research. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #academicsky https://ow.ly/7vkp50X4ztK

I am honoured to be shortlisted for the Maddox Prize. The prize recognises researchers for standing up for science and showing courage and integrity in the face of challenges and hostility.

I'm delighted to have been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.soc @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Really important response to the pausing of the REF by @profalices.bsky.social Hard-hitting points on the real danger this would use particular EDI measures to judge research on the basis of ideological conformity rather than excellence. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/refs...

"The REF’s postponement raises hopes that sanity will prevail on PCE" This is important news for academics who had grave concerns about the 'People, culture and Environment' proposals. @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/refs...

"Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework" Excellent to see Vallance demanding proper scrutiny of the REF.

Join @timandraharkness.bsky.social, Margaret Macartney , Lindsey Paterson and me @royalstatsoc.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh on Tuesday for a panel on 'The Sullivan Review: Implications for data collection on sex and gender identity' virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/40660/...

Check out this extraordinary new paper out today from @clscohorts.bsky.social Liam Wright, Gemma Shireby, Tim Morris and David Bann + UCL's Neil Davies published in PLOS Genetics using the Millennium Cohort Study dataset! Congratulations to everyone involved! journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

See also related research by several of our researchers published in Social Science & Medicine doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

Our @ktwamley.bsky.social has worked with the Department of Work and Pensions to shine light on an under-researched issue: experiences of menopause in the workplace

Excellent report making a strong case for what would be imho a very beneficial reform - compulsory voting works well wherever it has been used, it would improve the health of our democracy at little cost.

Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...

Great to see so much national media coverage for my report on 'Barriers to research on sex and gender'. It's time for universities to tackle this issue. @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

“Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage” Spread the word! #callitstrangulation

Is there a religious revival in England? @sriucl.bsky.social's David Voas raises questions about a recent report claiming that Gen Z is leading a rise in church attendance after decades of religious decline. It appears the devil is in the data. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2zptnnw3

Excellent interview with @profalices.bsky.social www.spiked-online.com/2025/07/06/h...

Des minorités transactivistes ont pris le contrôle des institutions britanniques. La Pr Alice Sullivan, autrice d’un nouveau rapport sur genre & sexe, commente une emprise idéologique corruptrice du système de santé & la nouvelle culture de l’annulation. tradfem.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/d...

Universities ‘failing to protect gender-critical staff’, report finds. Universities have failed to protect their gender-critical staff from bullying and harassment, according to a report investigating barriers to research on sex and gender identity. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Important new report from UK. "It is clear that academics and students who have insisted that sex is a real and socially significant category have experienced barriers to research. This includes campaigns of harassment and intimidation." Same happens in USA, too. www.sullivanreview.uk/barriers.pdf

The Sullivan Review part 2: 'Barriers to research on sex and gender' was published today. www.sullivanreview.uk/documents.php

Jasmine Bhatia at Birkbeck and I are hiring a research assistant for our project on irregular migration, organised crime and European asylum governance. If you're a postgraduate or early postdoc and have an interest in those areas, send us a CV! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNT307/r...

'Universities did not protect gender-critical academics from harassment – report' @expressandstar.com www.expressandstar.com/uk-news/2025...

Bullying over gender-critical views ‘stifles academic research’ www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

'Researchers investigating vital issues have been subjected to sustained campaigns of intimidation simply for acknowledging the biological and social importance of sex' @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...

'Research ethics and events management processes can stifle debate and restrict academic freedom, claims government-commissioned paper' @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/excessi...

“Excessive bureaucracy” used by EDI staff in UK universities to stifle research and discussion on sex and gender issues, claims review by @profalices.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/excessi...

Well done @profalices.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/0e02...

🎓 #AcademicSky 🎓 UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics from bullying and career-threatening restrictions on their research, according to a report by @profalices.bsky.social of University College London.

Important. Academic feminists analyse the hierarchy of value & power between females & males & so clearly must refer to sex. Yet: "Researchers investigating vital issues have been subjected to sustained campaigns of intimidation simply for acknowledging the biological and social importance of sex.”

@profalices.bsky.social column in the Times. 'Universities pay a price for selling out gender critics They have created excessive bureaucratic processes which have become levers for activists seeking to stifle dissenting voices' www.thetimes.com/article/0e02...

Many thanks to all those academics and others who contributed their stories to this report.

Primrose Hill Books Summer Reading Catalogue 2025, out now! In need of a holiday read? A good novel to read while you soak up the sun? We have curated a selection of paperback fiction, small enough to fit in your suitcase. www.primrosehillbooks.com/product-cate... #booksky #primrosehill

Young adults remain a key group The proportion of young adults (aged 16 to 24), with a common mental health condition, rose from 17.5% in 2007 to 25.8% in 2023/4 There's an urgent need to better understand the drivers of this increase in prevalence digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...

"What does the Supreme Court Judgment mean for Lesbians?" Sadly, Akua Reindorf will no longer be able to speak at UCL on Wednesday, but happily, the brilliant Naomi Cunningham @legalfeminist has stepped into the breach. We are down to the last 20 tickets + waitlist.

"What does the Supreme Court Judgment mean for Lesbians?" Sadly, Akua Reindorf will no longer be able to speak at UCL on Wednesday, but happily, the brilliant Naomi Cunningham @legalfeminist has stepped into the breach. We are down to the last 20 tickets + waitlist.

read the full paper here: wol.iza.org/articles/the...

I'm quoted in the Guardian coverage of the reprieve for the England and Wales census. “I am absolutely delighted that the census has been saved. National census data is a foundational part of our data infrastructure" theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Important news - long live the Census! uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/uk-stat...

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