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UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy www.science.org/content/arti...

It's a competitive field obviously, but this is a strong entity for stupidest article about AI and universities in the last year or so. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/univ...

As South Korea 🇰🇷 announces another big push for AI in education ('AI for All' initiative), I was interviewed at length by one the KyungHyang daily newspaper. The title sums it up! "AI answers education’s problems? Education using AI will be ‘second rate education" www.khan.co.kr/article/2025...

We are still accepting applications to the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026. Awards are for a period of between 12 months minimum to 24 months maximum. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw

Applications close today! Be sure to submit your application below to join the Editorial Boards of Sociology journal, and Work, Employment and Society. Deadline to submit is 17:00 GMT. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

Sociology journal is looking for new Board members! Do you specialise in quantitative or computational methods? Apply now! The full list of expertise we need and how to apply can be found below. Applications close 11 November 2025. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

Great write-up of our latest Caerphilly by-election report by Martin Shipton and Nation Cymru

Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social! Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology #AcademicSky jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Guest Blog: A new book on Erving Goffman Erving Goffman's legacy is everywhere visible in the social sciences, and Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz's new book shines light on the "invisible college" of his contemporaries among his close circle and further afield. The result is a fascinating account of the…

“Replication is an ethnography of science, a reflection by the scientists themselves on the scientific process and the challenges of producing results, while being engaged in that very process.” New ethnographic work by Brenninkmeijer et al. Open Access: doi.org/10.1177/0306... 🧵

I’m hiring for a 2.5 year postdoc position in digital methods and the creator economy, details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG525/p...

The Caerphilly by-election is yet another reminder that polls are not the be-all and end-all. Reform UK led in polls, but Plaid Cymru won comfortably. Broadcasters should remember polls are just one indicator of support. And when it comes time to vote, the outcome is often profoundly different.

Join us for the latest in our #WISERDLunchtimeSeminar series with Dr Yongchao Jing @adrwales.bsky.social - When Equity Meets Merit: How Collective Bargaining Institutions Shape Wage Outcomes across Skill Groups - 12.30pm, Wed 22 October. Find out more: bit.ly/48Bqpyb

📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October. There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology. Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

We’re really looking forward to celebrating the launch of Dr @richgater.bsky.social's ‬new book: The 21st Century Ladz on Friday 17 October in #sbarcIspark, with @careresearchwales.bsky.social, @edudetective.bsky.social and Dr Dan Evans. Find out more: bit.ly/40OcgsP

The @leverhulmecal.bsky.social brings together global experts to explore the impact of AI and algorithms on society. This month marks the first recruitment call for researchers. Find out more: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @amoorelouise.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk

New research job alert! Come and join the amazing @braiduk.bsky.social team, working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social. The post is exploring the social return of AI investments. Feel free to reach out, and apply here - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...

open access!

Membership categorisation, sociological description and role prompt engineering with ChatGPT #EMCA In this paper (OA) we use Membership Categorisation Analysis to interrogate prompt engineering and the use of ‘natural’ sociological description - and lots more. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Society in the Digital Age #EMCA #interactionism Preview PDF now available via SAGE sk.sagepub.com/book/mono/so...

@saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social Rein Ove Sikveland ☀️☀️☀️☀️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Society in the Digital Age #EMCA #interactionism Preview PDF now available via SAGE sk.sagepub.com/book/mono/so...

Membership categorisation, sociological description and role prompt engineering with ChatGPT #EMCA In this paper (OA) we use Membership Categorisation Analysis to interrogate prompt engineering and the use of ‘natural’ sociological description - and lots more. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

@saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social Rein Ove Sikveland ☀️☀️☀️☀️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

It has a portalled entrance consisting of 4 stones and according to Burl may have been raised as early as 3000BC. 📷 Horatio More: http://www.megalithi...

Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr): This fantastic ring of around 30 stones #StandingStoneSunday stands on the headland of Penmaenmawr above Conwy, close to a prehistoric trackway and three other stone circles.

Arts, humanities and social sciences research is crucial to engaging with and experiencing space. @andrewfutter.bsky.social, Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space, on driving transformative research beyond our atmosphere: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/expl... #WorldSpaceWeek

Almost here … Season 9 of The We Society podcast 🎙️by @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Listen to interviews from social scientists, business leaders and public figures and hear their solutions to society's most pressing issues. Tune in: podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

Deadline this Friday, 3 October, for taking part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other! Submit an abstract for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

#Callforpapers: From 25-27 March 26, the Conference on Discourse & Conversation Analysis (Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung) will take place at the IDS Mannheim. Theme: Technology use and social interaction: New interactive practices, new data and methods. 👩‍💻 www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...

📣 We're currently accepting papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference! The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline. We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI

Are Interested in: 👉 Housing, 👉 Health, 👉 Youth, 👉 Work, 👉 Aging, 👉 Inequality, 👉 Climate change, or 👉 Criminal justice? If so, join the ADR England webinar 22 October 2025 (13.00-14.30) to learn about funding and knowledge exchange opportunities! www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

The rest of the table of contents of the special issue of Przegląd Socjologiczny (Sociology Review) devoted to the work of Harvey Sacks

EM/CA resear hers will be interested in this journal special issue on the work of Harvey Sacks, with articles in English Vol. 74 No. 3 (2025) | Przegląd Socjologiczny

I had a great time test driving my new project on politicians being interviewed on celebrity podcasts. Podcasts are transforming the dynamics of set-piece political interviews. Moving from news logic to content logic. We need to start integrating this new set of practices and their consequences.

new podcast episode! Why does education keep falling for techno-solutionism, despite the fact that technology does not seem to drastically improve education? Listen to Dr. Ezechiel Thibaud talk through the perennial problem of 'techno-solutionism' in education ... www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

Hot off the press, the British Academy's Cold Spots: Mapping Inequality in SHAPE Provision in UK Higher Education report. Read it if you care about universities or access to the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the rising generation. 1/5

WISERD has secured £1.6m from @ESRC for research project People, Places, and the Public Sphere to investigate how participation in democratic activities, collaborative governance and citizen science can address collective challenges bit.ly/4e1DC3Z

Calling all artists, designers and creatives! 🎨 We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October. Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0 Application deadline: 19 September 📅

Reminder! Less than a week left to apply for PhD and postdoc positions in Futures of Language — 🔁 for folks interested in the intersection of language, social interaction, and technology Vacancies: markdingemanse.net/futures/news... FAQ: markdingemanse.net/futures/news... #emca #linguistics #sts

Very excited to announce this faculty search at Rutgers! Looking for a wonderful new colleague to join us in Communication #EMCA #LSI @ica-lsi.bsky.social @lansi2024.bsky.social jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258...

Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Abstract submissions are invited for the BSA's 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Submission deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

Anyone heading to the American Ornithological Society meeting in Saint Louis this summer? We're also heading to the European Ornithological Congress in Bangor, Wales, UK and soon after the Congreso Mexicano de Ornitologia. Please look for us wherever you travel! www.bangor.ac.uk/eou-congress

What will the Trust’s major new initiative fund? From strengthening the UK’s world-leading research base to fostering innovative interdisciplinary inquiry, the Leverhulme Centenary Awards are designed to support exceptional research talent. Read more here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100mill...

... here's the hybrid view from Glamorgan Building's panelled room and folks online. Huge thanks to @wilhousley.bsky.social & Patrik Dahl for hosting & co-organizing with me & @saulalbert.bsky.social (special thanks to Saul for multitasking when I had a family crisis in the middle). 2/2 #EMCA

What #EMCA signal(s) should cut through #AI #LLM ‘conversational’ noise? If anyone can (and should) run hybrid multimodal events the EMCA community can. So it was wonderful to include colleagues from around the world to share expertise as we held our First Pair Prompt at Cardiff University... 1/2

www.bajr.org/major-grant-... Cracking news about the Welsh Chariot burial.

“In Australia, Canada, Greece and the US, call center agents say they’ve been repeatedly mistaken for AI. These people, who spend hours talking to strangers, are experiencing surreal conversations, where customers ask them to prove they are not machines.”