ICYMI: this week's seminar with Professor Paul Watt, Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics. If you're not a DSPI member, don't forget to book! 🔗Booking link: forms.office.com/e/yiictf2rhj See you there.

#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek DSPI researchers receive awards for outstanding contributions to child and adolescent mental health. ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health recognises the work of DSPI academics Dr Gabriela Pavarini and Prof Frances Gardner. https://ow.ly/P6qO50Y9lpQ

In partnership with UNICEF, a new study identifies adolescent wellbeing benefits through Community Health Work in Africa. 💠CHW programmes boost adolescent mental health 💠 Peer-led programmes build trust & improve access to sexual health services Keep reading ⤵️ https://ow.ly/Mj4x50Yc95y

New #BookReview by MSc student Samuel Johnson: 'A review of Cyberboss: the rise of algorithmic management and the new struggle for control at work by Craig Gent'. 📕 👉 Click to read the full review: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02801-0

Is an over-reliance on health tech removing personal choice? 📊Research examines user response to fitness trackers, smartwatches, and mood-tracking apps, finding that users often passively accept data rather than exercising self-interpretive freedom. Read more⤵️ www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/do-w...

#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek NEW study, conducted by Accelerate Research HUB and researchers Oxford Social Policy and Intervention offers guidance on improving adolescent health. Study findings on unlocking the full potential of community health workers: https://ow.ly/mOaU50Y9l7o

Upcoming seminar: ''It's just over £1million on the market - I haven't even got a million pence’: Social mixing and social inequality at a mixed-tenure neighbourhood in London'. 🗓 12 Feb, 4-5:30pm 🎤Professor Paul Watt (LSE) 🔗https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/079f242a-70d8-43ea-8613-9a8cc2377124/

See also this summary from @dspi-oxford.bsky.social Unlocking the full potential of community health workers for Africa’s adolescents www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/unlo...

Research from Prof Tim Vlandas referenced in Sina News discussing long-term political economy challenges posed by ageing populations. Find out more about the research: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/980470 Read the article: https://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2025-12-05/doc-infztcen7887280.shtml

#NationalStorytellingWeek How is an interactive storytelling chatbot boosting adolescent #mentalhealth in Brazil? Read about 'Protagonists' project led by Dr Gabriela Pavarini (Oxford Social Policy and Intervention & Prof Sheila Murta (University of Brasilia) to find out: https://ow.ly/sqnh50Y5vbK

📣Upcoming seminar: 'Green Backlash and the Political Consequences of Politicized Energy Prices', Dr Zach Dickson, London School of Economics. 🗓 5 Feb, 4-5:30pm 🎤 @zachdickson.bsky.social 🔗https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/963c17fc-3ba9-4ac6-88ee-4e61be651adb/

👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 #ParentMentalHealthDay raises awareness of the vital link between parents’ and carers’ mental health and the wellbeing of the whole family. 🤗 Today we’ll be showcasing recent @dspi-oxford.bsky.social research helping to support parents’ to look after their mental health.

🎧ICYMI: Catch up on Professor Harriet Ward's appearance on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Professor Ward is an Associate Member at DSPI - find out more: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/people/profe...

An opportunity to join @zparolin.bsky.social's growing #Inequality team @inetoxford.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social ➸ Apply by 6 February ➸ www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

📣Join our next seminar: Green Jobs Perceptions and Female Labour Integration in the Energy Transition, @fgenovese.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social 🗓 29 Jan, 4-5:30pm 🔗 talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/963...

Girl-focused interventions could accelerate Nigeria’s social progress, finds new study from the Accelerate Research Hub, with support from the Gates Foundation. Investing $114 million could generate a 21:1 return on investment, generating $2.5 billion in societal benefits. https://ow.ly/hKz950Y15Nx

🎓Research Colloquium | Astor lecture 🗓 Date: 5 March ⏰ Time: 9:30am 🎙 Dr Rebeccah Sokol Forecasting human violence - Dr Rebeccah Sokol presents 'Extreme weather events and violent human behaviour: A case study in Wayne County, Michigan'. All welcome! Find out more https://ow.ly/jS3950Y15Bn

We're hiring for a Post-Doctoral Researcher! Are you... Close to the completion of / have completed a doctorate in a social science discipline? A specialist in inequality, social policy, or social mobility? Experienced in data management and analysis? If so, apply: https://ow.ly/Uzse50Y15Gz

📊 What works to reduce school exclusion? A new study co-authored by Alex Sutherland in The Campbell Collaboration finds school-based interventions succeed when policy is consistent & buy-in is strong, with the greatest impact seen in primary schools. 👉 https://ow.ly/lAp350XXTMx

Researchers from rEUsilience spoke to low-resourced families in 6 EU countries, revealing common pressures and adaptations. This article spotlights key findings and policy recommendations, with insights from Prof Mary Daly ⬇️ https://ow.ly/wNhu50XX90i

🚩ICYMI: The 11th Oxford Symposium happened back in December, featuring key contributions from DSPI academics Prof Tim Vlandas and Prof Jane Gingrich! 👇

📣First seminar of term! Dr Rebecca Elliott, Associate Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics will present: W(h)ither the Sympathetic State? The Dismantling of the Disaster Safety Net in the United States 🗓 22 Jan, 4-5:30pm @rfelliott.bsky.social 🔗 talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ecb...

Still buzzing from yesterday’s Oxford Social Policy Conference! Wonderful papers, generous discussions, and such a great atmosphere 💬 Thanks to everyone who joined us 🙌 @ox.ac.uk @prossertj.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social @silv-naydenova.bsky.social

NEW report by The EBRD finds ageing populations and shrinking workforces will dampen growth in emerging Europe.🪙 Citing Prof Tim Vlandas, the report examines implications of demographic change for ageing economies & those with young, fast-growing populations. ⤵️ https://ow.ly/OwiN50XMA97

Does school exclusion affect the probability of a child experiencing youth custody? 🏫 NEW research co-authored by Prof Alex Sutherland finds that fixed-term exclusions caused a 2.5% increase in the probability of a student being in youth custody by age 18. Read in full: https://ow.ly/786M50XMA5y

NEW book 'The Great Moderation Revisited' co-authored by Tim Vlandas & Bob Hancké explores how economic policies from 1975-90 can shed light on events from the last 5 years and 'economic aftershocks' of COVID-19. Blog: https://ow.ly/uYil50XMzYL Book info: https://ow.ly/XbZf50XMzYJ

📣Apply for our Master's programmes in Comparative Social Policy! We offer two courses exploring #WelfareSystems and policy developments across the world, with a focus on advanced economies in Europe and OECD countries: - MSc (1 year) - MPhil (2 years) www.spi.ox.ac.uk/comparative-...

Join us as a Policy Engagement Officer within the Accelerate Hub team! This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 12 months. Deadline: 16 January 2026 Find out more about the role and its requirements: https://ow.ly/7MJY50XNglM

Apply for one of our Master's courses in Evidence-Based Social Intervention & Policy Evaluation! - MSc (1 year) - MPhil (2 years) Designed to provide high-quality graduate level research training in concepts and methods for evaluating social interventions and policies.

ICYMI: MSc student Samuel Johnson recently published research in 'AI & Society'. Samuel's supervisor @dirkwitteveen.bsky.social commented: 'It’s remarkable to see a student publish research so early in their career, and equally impressive that it grew out of a side project.' 👏 Find out more⬇️

📣 Great to see research from Prof Tim Vlandas cited in this @vox.com article exploring whether America's ageing population is tilting economic policy against the young and threatening the country's economic growth. Read Professor Vlandas' research in full: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

"Helping European families become more resilient" Interview about the @reusilience.bsky.social project, together with Mary Daly @dspi-oxford.bsky.social projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m... @sofi.su.se @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

📩 You've got mail! Research finds untargeted letter sending does not encourage burglary-prevention behaviour change. Prof. Alex Sutherland, report co-author, writes "new, more effective approaches should be adopted." @criminologist.bsky.social ➡️Read the report: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 We’re hiring a Research Assistant to join the Accelerate Hub to play a critical role in a multi-disciplinary research initiative designed to support the Government of Ethiopia. ⏰ Deadline: 22 December 2025, 12:00 Job details: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Analysis by @theguardian.com looked at the most and least deprived areas of England, showing how closely some of them border each other. Dr Mark Fransham commented on the impact of considering high housing costs within this analysis - more:

We're hiring a Research Assistant with computer science & Earth observation expertise to support climate and population data integration for modelling development accelerator programmes in Africa. Part time: 10 hours per week Deadline: 22.12.25 Find out more 👇 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

How much do you rely on data from your smartwatch?⌚ NEW research co-authored by Samuel Johnson (MSc student) examines how people respond to Quantified Self (QS) tech like fitness trackers, suggesting that self-interpretive freedom should guide their design & use. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s001...

ICYMI: Professor Frank Vandenbroucke (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health for Belgium) delivered our 2025 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture, discussing #WelfareStates and pragmatism in political action. 📽️Watch in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_oa...

Academics from across @socsci.ox.ac.uk reflect on the #UKBudget25 including changes to income, electric vehicle, and property taxes, as well as the lifting of the two-child benefit cap. ⤵️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11... @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

Lifting of the two-child benefit cap is "welcome" according to Professor Mary Daly. But "What about children’s rights, eliminating child poverty and improving what we do for families living on low income or in other situations of scarcity?" Read more: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...

New research led by @deannagiraldi.bsky.social finds that impacts of gun violence extend far beyond dominant news statistics. The review analyses 25 years of literature involving survivors, witnesses & their communities. More: dspi.web.ox.ac.uk/article/impa... Full report: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

🚨We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Research Officer in dynamic economic modelling to assess the cost-effectiveness and ROI of adolescent-focused interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline: 5 Jan 2026 Apply: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Join us for our final seminar of term! Dr Orla Kelly will examine the relationship between working time and wellbeing from both a macro and micro level, including findings from recent research with 3000 employees. 🚨 Note: earlier start time of 3.30pm 📅 4 Dec More info: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e7c...

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DSPI research cited in award-winning #Netflix movie 'The Perfect Neighbor' ⬇️ The paper, by authors including Dr Michelle Degli Esposti & Professor David Humphreys, came from a research project examining the impact of 'stand your ground' laws in the US. Find out more: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/evaluating-t...

Is #AI reshaping how we understand #ChildDevelopment? Hosted by @dspi-oxford.bsky.social, the Global Parenting Initiative brought together researchers exploring how AI can assess early interactions and support families. 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsl... #SocSciAI

Child behaviour and parenting challenges have risen in the UK since COVID-19, especially for low-income families. The low-cost, freely-available Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for parents of Young Children was delivered by local practitioners in socially-disadvantaged communities in Wales.

Research from Prof Tim Vlandas (Professor of Comparative Political Economy & Social Policy) is cited in @opinion.bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... Referring to Prof Vlandas' article on the 'grey power trap' in Europe: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Lukas Lehner Wins International Awards For Dissertation ➽ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/lukas-lehner-wins-international-awards-for-dissertation @lukaslehner.bsky.social has received two international awards for his dissertation completed @ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

Join our next seminar: 'Taking a life course lens to understanding the health consequences of childhood adversity and violence' Prof Laura Howe will share insights from her research into the life course trajectory of adversity and violence. 📅 4pm 27 Nov Info: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/25a...