💚 “What I love about sociology is that phenomena can be examined on so many levels – through individuals’ characteristics, family background, communities, and societal structures,” our professor @elinakilpi.bsky.social said in her inaugural lecture at @utu.fi. Thank you for a wonderful lecture!

📢Our new @sustageable.fi working paper on immigrants' family-work trajectories and old age poverty in Finland: osf.io/preprints/so... Together with @ajriekhoff.bsky.social and @aleksikarhula.bsky.social #poverty #immigration #work #family #sequenceanalysis

Our Professor @niemelamikko.bsky.social has been invited to become a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Lifetime membership is a significant recognition of a distinguished scholar. Congratulations, Mikko 🎉👏 👉 invest.utu.fi/news/mikko-n... #SocialPolicy #inequality #WellBeing.

Is social media dying? How much did Twitter change as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation? Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has changed Here are the key take-aways 🧵 Full paper out now in in JQD:DM!

Another nice explainer from demographer @drjenndowd.bsky.social on how to interpret statistics on birth rates: “most demographers expect completed cohort fertility rates will trend downwards, but not as dramatically as the birth rate “crisis” narrative implies”

“We argue for a paradigm shift in demography, moving beyond alarmist narratives fixated on “lowest-low fertility”. Initially useful, the concept now obscures more than it reveals, as it conflates vastly different demographic trajectories across an increasingly heterogeneous global landscape”

Our researchers propose a new, more sustainable approach for welfare states to update their policies. The approach is presented in a newly published open-access book, now available. invest.utu.fi/news/new-res... @janierola.net @pasimoisio.bsky.social

I have a bunch of positions open with @mjantti.bsky.social and @anttikouvo.bsky.social in four different projects! You need a PhD (or you should be about to defend your thesis), quant methods skills are necessary, but otherwise we are pretty flexible. #sociology #demography #economics #statistics

“It's one thing to buy a private jet or a mansion, but quite another to buy off a judge, a legislator, a social network or a newspaper” – @cabrowns.bsky.social of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social in our latest blog on the risks to democracy posed by extreme wealth concentration #LSEInequalitiesBlog

The relationship between childbirth & women's careers is central to understanding gender inequality. In a new paper, Gallen et al. examine unplanned pregnancies & find that childbirth can lead to a 25% long-term earnings penalty, with even larger results for younger women. Read now → bit.ly/4a9QCTG

In theory, where you are from and where you undertake your research shouldn't matter. In reality, the geography of elite research remains firmly entrenched in a small number of locations. @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @neillee.bsky.social @lsegeography.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

“Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope and age” – Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog

New study: serious illness leads to long-term earnings losses in Finland, hitting migrants harder. Average loss ≈ €4,000/year for migrants vs. €2,600 for natives. Gaps stem from job conditions. @wahaid.bsky.social @elinakilpi.bsky.social #laurasalonen 👉 invest.utu.fi/news/serious...

Abstract submission to INVEST conference organized in the coming spring is now open. The conference is 7.-8.5.2026 in Turku. Research on welfare state from all angles, including urban studies. invest.utu.fi/conference/a...

Highly recommended read about the politicisation of science in the US and how this will help the resurgence of eugenic ideology and scientific racism. “For the first time, there is a political appointee in the NIH communications operations” www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/t...

📢LEARN at INVEST Research Flagship Seminar, Helsinki Ryan Gibbons presented co-authored work with @janierola.net @elinakilpi.bsky.social on whether socioeconomic differences between Finnish schools have grown & implications for educational inequality. 📄LEARN Working paper coming soon #LEARNINEQ

Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback

Get ready: Call for abstracts for INVEST Conference 2026 will open on Monday 1st Dec. The conference theme is: Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation. Follow for updates! More info on the conference: invest.utu.fi/conference/ #INVESTConference

Our comparison of socioeconomic segregation in European capital regions has been published. Ubarevičienė et al: ”A comparative study of socio-economic segregation in European capital city-regions: From segregation to desegregation?” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

To alleviate hunger and poverty, reduce inequalities and advance wellbeing requires effectively tracking progress and evaluating interventions. Current metrics like GDP are not fit for purpose – Jakob Dirksen @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social

On measuring poverty & well-being – and the need for leadership from the G20: “If we want to shift the dial at the global level, we need international consensus and harmonisation” – Jakob Dirksen in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog @ophioxford.bsky.social

Join INVEST as a Visiting Fellow! Our fellowship call is open 3.11.-28.11. Fellowships are designed for postdoctoral researchers and beyond who wish to spend time at the flagship, exchange ideas, and build new research collaborations. Read more and apply invest.utu.fi/fellowships/

📆 6 nov 2025, 13-14:30 🚩 Institutet för framtidsstudier/Zoom Varför föds det så få barn? Seminariet samlar forskare från Norge, Finland och Sverige. De kommer att ge sina perspektiv på läget och diskutera vilka politiska åtgärder – om några – som skulle kunna vända trenden.

“Around a quarter of children counted as poor by our measure would be overlooked if poverty programs relied only on per capita household income” –Ulugbek Aminjonov, Olivier Bargain & Maira Colacce on considering intra-household differences for poverty estimates #LSEInequalitiesBlog

Happy World Statistics Day! 🎉📊 🔥 Final stretch! Apply to join #FIRE — Finland’s register-based research initiative — as a visiting researcher by Oct 22. 📊🚀 @utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social

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Do register-based research? 🔎 #FIRE Fellowships offer 1–2 month visits to Finland for postdocs & senior researchers. Apply now 👉 fire-infra.com/en/fire-visi... @utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Riley Fanning. #NewYorkerCartoons

Many people around the world are celebrating Bolsonaro's conviction. But Brazil has seen 4 of its 8 post-dictatorship presidents face impeachment or criminal charges, and all found their way back to politics.

👋 Research Fellow @weiqianxia.bsky.social xia.bsky.social is visiting us through the #INVESTFellowship program. Welcome! 🔹“I am deeply impressed by the high quality of research produced at INVEST and look forward to collaborations.” Read more: invest.utu.fi/news/invest-... #demography #sociology

Interested: Socioeconomic & intergenerational inequalities Demographic changes & family dynamics Education, skills & learning Child and adolescent psychosocial well-being & mental health Public health & health equity Apply for a PhD researcher post by Sept 12 ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitos...

We’re hiring! Join @utu.fi & INVEST Research Flagship Centre as a #SeniorResearcher ( #postdoc ) or #DoctoralResearcher in the #SHARELEAVE project on parental leave and social inequality. 🌍👶 🗓 Apply by Sept 22 at 4 pm (Finnish time) 👉 ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi... #hiring #openvacancies

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo visited today @utu.fi to meet our leader, Profesor @janierola.net. The Prime Minister wanted to discuss the role of INVEST-research in collaboration with businesses and the potential of artificial intelligence. invest.utu.fi #INVESTresearch #AI #research #interventions

📢@invest-flagship.bsky.social will become a permanent department at the University of Turku after 2026 securing the long-term future of world-class research on inequality, interventions, and the welfare state 🤝A joint effort by @utu.fi & @thlfi.bsky.social since 2019. invest.utu.fi/news/invest-...

We are offering support for researchers displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Open to scholars at all career stages 📅 Application period: March 14–31, 2025 ⚖️ Available for research aligned with at least one of INVEST’s five key themes 🔗 Read more & apply: invest.utu.fi/vacancies/

Hey y’all, I’d rather focus on sharing new features (like more pics per post) than posting about the GoFundMe every day—but this campaign is what will make Flashes for Android happen. With 80K followers here, if even half gave $1, we’d hit the goal today. 💙 https://gofund.me/0280d9d7

When your paid subscription ends on LinkedIn, the platform starts acting like that emotionally unavailable partner most of us have experienced at some point in life. After you leave, you start getting the attention you had hoped for during your subscription.

We hit $2,000 in 24 hours, but I still need your help to keep momentum! Bringing Flashes to Android means more people breaking free from Big Tech. Every donation—big or small—helps! 💙 Donate & share: www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...

Instead of old-fashioned rhetoric about costs to the state, the government could tell a better story about welfare. It’s a force for good, writes @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...

“From an early age, children of wealthier, better-educated parents gain critical advantages… later, as parents themselves, they pass those advantages on to their own children” – @valentinaconsil.bsky.social & Francisco Ferreira in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog #LACIR

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🌍In recognition of #InternationalWomen'sDay we are highlighting key #gender related aspects of #rEUsilience research, see our Working Paper on the presence of supportive social networks. 💻You can read our full analysis here 👇 reusilience.eu/project-upda...

The trend in the amount of children and young people at risk of poverty in the EU is not on track to meet the 2030 targets. In addition, the poverty gap between households with and without children is increasing. Efforts to combat child poverty must be increased. More here: tinyurl.com/4hpvd2jy

Career goal: Write compelling academic arguments as effectively as @patricksharkey.bsky.social

I guess the biggest lesson from recent global events is that we can never take Peace or Freedom for granted.

We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.

"Child poverty cannot be separated from women's poverty." Thank you @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social. We won't #EndChildPoverty if we don't also #EndWomen'sPoverty.

Hey, I’m doing a literature review on residential mobility and neighborhood selection after partnership formation, focusing on native-migrant couples in Sweden. Would appreciate any recommendations! #Demography #Sociology #MigrationStudies #UrbanGeography #ResidentialMobility #NeighborhoodSelection

Dreaming of a massive exodus from all Meta-owned social media platforms. I've already made my exit, what about you? #metaboycott Using #Pixelfed instead for Instagram. Using #Signal instead for WhatsApp.

On the train from Stockholm to Oslo to have a Swedish Christmas dinner with my Swedish parents-in-law.