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Nick Bailey

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Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow Director, Urban Big Data Centre Associate Director, Scottish Centre for Admin Data Research

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Rafael Verduzco @rafa-vdz.bsky.social · Mar 14

#PhDOpportunity🚨

🚍🚏Passionate about public transport, social inequalities, and quantitative SocSci?

This 1+3.5 fully funded PhD studentship examines the role of public transport on employment outcomes for low-income populations in the UK.

📢 Please share!

shorturl.at/v5HCF

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Nick Bailey @nickbailey37.bsky.social · Apr 1

Rising rents meets real-terms reductions in Housing Benefit with only one outcome. Important research on the affordability crisis for private rents.

Supported by data from @ubdc.bsky.social data, part of @sdruk.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

Only 2.5% of private rentals in England affordable on housing benefit, study finds

Exclusive: Charities say freeze to housing benefit will push more people into rent arrears and homelessness

www.theguardian.com

Nick Bailey @nickbailey37.bsky.social · Mar 24

May not solve all your problems but, if you email them (Dept of Finance), they can send you a copy of their EPC data. It isn't published openly, but it can be made available.

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Mar 24

📣 Stop Airport Expansion 📣

Help us tell the government WE DON’T WANT EXPANSION at any UK airport, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton.

Sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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Nick Bailey @nickbailey37.bsky.social · Mar 19

Fully-funded PhD: the value of public transport services for social inclusion, based @ubdc.bsky.social - a great opportuity to start a career in quantitative social research.

Rafael Verduzco @rafa-vdz.bsky.social · Mar 14

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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

Senior Lecturer/Professor in Social and Public Policy.

Lead cutting-edge research, deliver research-led teaching, and engage with external stakeholders.

📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025

🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/4ew5xk2s

#AcademicJobs #SocialPolicy #HigherEdJobs

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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

Senior Lecturer/Professor in Planning.

Lead impactful research, teach in accredited planning programs, and engage with external stakeholders.

📅 Apply by: 3rd March 2025

🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/y9aac8zp

#AcademicJobs #Planning #HigherEdJobs

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SCADR data @scadrdata.bsky.social · Jan 21

We are excited to attend the #ADRUKConference2025 in Wales in September this year. Please remember to submit your abstracts before 28 February 2025. adrukconference2025.org
@moragtreanor.bsky.social @susanmcvie.bsky.social @nickbailey37.bsky.social

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Nick Bailey @nickbailey37.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hellooo Bluesky! Finally getting started here having left 'the place that cannot be named' a while back. Now recreating my network. Interested housing and urban studies, esp. challenges of sustainability. Heat pumps and energy efficiency a particular focus. Let me know who I should be following!

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