Dr Sidra Kamran's article ''Do what you love' in low-wage work: navigating stigma through narratives of work passion' has been described as "rich in qualitative detail... this article makes a unique and important contribution" Read Sidra's article here➡️ academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

Not long until Dr Iman Dawood presents our next Seminar Series💡 🌎How Ideologies Become Invisible: Methodological Reflections on the Study of ‘Common Sense’ 🕙13 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980479983...

Congratulations to Dr Roni Küppers, the latest of our PhD students to pass their viva. We are so proud of you all. Next step, graduation👏🎓️

Does physical appearance impact who you vote for?🗳️ Dr Rachel Bernhard spoke at last week’s Seminar Series about her research 🤔

🗣️Sign up for our next MY580 Short Course Questionnaire and question design (survey methods) by Dr Sally Stares💡 ⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm 📆 23 Feb, in person at CON.1.01 Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questionna...

Just under a week left to apply for our Research Officer post at @lsemethodology.bsky.social to oversee and expand the ENDOW database! Applications due 15 February.

There's still time to sign up for Dr @rivb.bsky.social 's Seminar Series💡 🌎Kiss, Marry, Kill: Appearance-Based Discrimination in Politics 🕙6 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Get your tickets➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...

We are thrilled to have Dr Iman Dawood present our next Seminar Series💡 🌎How Ideologies Become Invisible: Methodological Reflections on the Study of ‘Common Sense’ 🕙13 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...

📰❗We're launching a newsletter Sign up to recieve all the latest LSE Methodology news in one place👉 lse.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

🌏 What does it mean to return home? Join us for a public conversation with author Tareq Baconi, Dr Mai Taha, and @aycacu.bsky.social on personal and political journeys, displacement and belonging, and identity. 📅 16 Feb | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE 🔗https://buff.ly/eJFXV1f #Sociology #HumanRights #memoir

🌏 Upcoming event | Governing with nature: towards transformative change? Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities. 📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online #LSEEvents #Sociology

Is that sunshine we see on campus?!?! 😎😎😎😎

Happy 5th Birthday Research for the World🎂🎉 The new edition is live, featuring LSE research articles on remote working, religion, climate change, social media and riots. Plus a video on quantum computing and the latest episode of the LSE iQ Podcast on cyberwar... ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...

📣 Vacancy Alert! The ENDOW project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality) is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management Apply now➡️https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/2357/0/462865/15539/research-officer-in-research-data-management ❗Deadline: 15 February 2026

We are thrilled to have Dr @rivb.bsky.social present our first Winter Term 2026 Seminar Series💡 🌎Kiss, Marry, Kill: Appearance-Based Discrimination in Politics 🕙6 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...

MY580 Methods Short Course ➡️ Bayesian Statistics for Applied Research with Dr Douglas Leasure, delivered in collaboration with Oxford DTP ⏰ 9:00am - 5:00pm 📆 5 - 6 Feb, in-person Sign up now or join the waiting list👉 www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/event/bayesi...

Read the latest from @aliyarao.bsky.social below⤵️

Dr Chana Teeger's book, Distancing the Past, has new reviews📚 💡"Brilliant, provocative, and beautifully written” - Teachers College Record 👉 journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

New article👉 The Problem with Rapport in Interview-Based Studies🤝 Dr @aliyarao.bsky.social has been published in Qualitative Sociology, that questions the value of rapport in qualitative interviewing💡 Read it here➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🗣️There's still time to sign up for Agent-Based Modeling with Dr Milena Tsvetkova, our My580 Methods Short Course of 2026💡 ⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm 📆 28 Jan, in person at the Data Science Institute Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/agent-base...

And we're BACK for Winter Term📚 Welcome back everyone, we can't wait to see what you achieve this term🌎💫

💡Immersive Grenfell walking tour explores an exciting type of knowledge exchange Leading the tour last week, Professor @floracornish.bsky.social said "we were struck again by the kindness of community members and the reassuringness of gardens" Read more👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

Oxford Computational Political Science Group welcomes two LSE Methodology Research Associates 💡 Stephan Wenninger and Ryan Rousseau join Projects 3 and 4 of the group. Read more 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

🗣️Join our first My580 Short Course of 2026 Agent-Based Modeling with Dr Milena Tsvetkova💡 ⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm 📆 28 Jan, in person at the Data Science Institute Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/agent-base...

📣 Vacancy Alert! The ENDOW project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality) is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Apply now: buff.ly/qFUwfj8 ❗ Deadline: 15 February 2026

Professor Flora Cornish spent yesterday conducting a different type of knowledge exchange... a walking tour based on her research into Grenfell Tower 💚 See more in her thread below⤵️

🚨Job alert! The ENDOW project is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Oversee & expand our database & contribute to research on social & economic inequality. Deadline 15 February. Share & reach out! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Our Winter Term Seminar Series schedule is here ⤵️ 👩‍🏫 Keep an eye out for tickets when they go live... Sign up to be the first to hear👉 lse.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

🔭 What’s the future of reflexivity & how do we put it into practice? New article in @natrevmethodsprimers.nature.com I argue for three priorities 1) evaluation criteria 2) studying reflexivity as a socio-cognitive phenomenon 3) adapting it across research traditions OA: rdcu.be/eX79L

New article 💡 Priming for War: Ukraine in Russian Domestic Television News, 2009–2019 Dr Lanabi La Lova has published a new article in the International Journal of Press/Politics. Read it here➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🗣️ Department of Methodology research mentioned in Parliament This week research from Professor Alasdair Jones, former Deputy Head of Methodology, was mentioned in a parliamentary debate about Free Bus Travel for over-60s 🚌 Read more 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

Not long until Winter Term begins, and we've got tons of events packed in to the next few months!!📆 Watch this space for more information on our Seminar Series, MY580 Short Courses, and more....💡 www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department...

📍 Research event: How gender diversity shapes company performance Firms across the globe are working hard to improve leadership gender diversity, but links with company performance are still unclear 📆 28 Jan ⌚ 12.30pm – 1.15pm ▶️ Register: www.lse.ac.uk/dsi/events/2... @lsedatascience.bsky.social

📢 Public Event Announcement Join us for Professor Hertog's inaugural lecture: "How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy" on 21 January 2026 at 6.30pm In-person and online tickets available 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/events/21-ja... #LSEEvents @lseevents.bsky.social @shertog.bsky.social

🌍 Upcoming event | Sociology of hope In his new book, sociologist Adrián Scribano presents a theory connecting hope to classical sociological traditions, revolutions, utopia, social change, collective action, and more. 📅 Wed 21 Jan 2026 ⏰ 6.30pm 📍 Online

New Year new you?? 📰❗ Start 2026 off right, and sign up for our new Methodology Newsletter👉 eepurl.com/gbamkr

Happy New Year from the Department of Methodology💡💫 Here's to more globally-leading research in 2026 🫡

Happy Holidays from LSE Methodology to all of our students, alumni, staff, and friends who celebrate 🎄✨ #partofLSE

Our brand new Methodology Newsletter is launching in 2026 📰 ❗Sign up for our latest news and events👉 eepurl.com/gbamkr

Congratulations to all our MSc students graduating yesterday, we're so proud of you 💫🎓 #PartofLSE

2025 has been busy for LSE Methodology✨ Our faculty have been awarded various prizes for their work, European-scale research grants have been won, we've had national radio appearances, seen nearly 80 students graduate, and hosted hundreds of students on our methods courses📚 Bring on 2026👏

🤖"Bots, amplification and system-wide effects" A new article by @mtsvetkova.bsky.social, @lsedatascience.bsky.social Affiliate, has been published in the latest edition of the European Research Council (ERC) Magazine Read it here 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

We are launching a brand new Methodology Newsletter in 2026 📰 ❗ Sign up now to read the latest news and events from the department 👉 eepurl.com/gbamkr

And we’ve made it to the end of Autumn Term!!! ❄️💫 Happy Holidays everyone, we hope you have a lovely break after all your hard work 🎄

We loved seeing everyone at our End of Autumn Term Party last night 💫🎄 Enjoy a restful winter break everyone✨

Read the latest from @aliyarao.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social Blog ⤵️

Dr Seila Panizzolo recently visited the European University Institute to share her research and discuss her developing research agenda👩‍🏫 She said "the EUI was a step forward in developing my academic network, learning from senior scholars and sharing strategies and visions..."

Autumn Term is nearly over 💔 we can't believe how quickly the year is going... can you?!

💰 How visible displays of wealth make people support higher taxes Read more from Dr @mtsvetkova.bsky.social 's latest study 👉 theconversation.com/how-visible-... and 👉 www.psypost.org/whom-you-obs...

Only 15 years in the making!