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

Big shoutout to our own Emma Russel & @silviab.bsky.social who recently presented their analysis of linked administrative data & the 'Growing Up in Scotland' cohort study at conferences in Fribourg 🇨🇭 & Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This work is led by @moragtreanor.bsky.social & is part of @scadrdata.bsky.social 💪

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · 10d

What an honour to see Diane Elson launch her book at the WiSE Centre for Economic Justice @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social tonight. Her seminal work highlights the need to recognise unpaid work as part of the economy, including care, household labour and volunteering.

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are proud to publish THE DIANE ELSON READER this month

“One of the most important voices in demonstrating male bias in economic thinking and policy making.” - @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social

More info & #OpenAccess ebook here👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

@iaffe.bsky.social #FeministEconomics

Book cover image for 'The Diane Elson Reader: Gender, Development and Macroeconomic Policy'

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Enquire | Reach @enquirereachasl.bsky.social · 11d

NEW BLOG: Navigating care experience and education

We share more about our new hub of practical tools, rights guidance and real stories – and how we built it.

Read here: enquire.org.uk/the-promise/...

#KeepThePromise #CareExperience #AdditionalSupportForLearning

A quote from the Navigating care experience and education blog reads "Removing barriers to learning takes more than one service or one organisation's efforts. Navigate is rooted in a whole-community approach, highlighting existing resources and working alongside partner organisation." A photo accompanies the quote featuring a young man with dark hair wearing a navy blue top, smiling at the camera. He is identified as Robert Doyle, Digital Content Officer with Enquire who is author of the blog.

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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 12d

Living in an unequal society, regardless of individual wealth, can lead to structural changes in the brains of children.

#ScienceatKings #PopulationHealth

Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’

www.theguardian.com

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Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social · 12d

Without action families with children will see their disposable income fall over this parliament. Couples with children £750 worse off, lone parents £780.That’s electorally perilous.

Scrapping the 2 child limit and creating a minimum floor in universal credit would offset the fall.

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 17d

*PSA OPPORTUNITY* 🚨 Final Reminder 🚨 House of Commons internship opportunity. For PSA #EarlyCareer Network members who are currently studying towards their #PhD.
📆 Apply by 28 September 2025
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#Politics #Opportunity #PoliticalStudies

2025 House of Commons Internship | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

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John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com · 26d

🎙️Event announcement!

Join us for Joe Greenwood-Hau's book launch: Captial, Privilege and Political Participation.

📅8 Oct 2025
📍UofG campus

Register for free: www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/capital...

@niceonecombo.bsky.social @stefaniereher.bsky.social @tjscotto.bsky.social @cjcarman.bsky.social

CAPITAL, PRIVILEGE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION - John Smith Centre

The John Smith Centre invites you to join us for the launch of Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau’s new book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation. The British Academy Monograph investigates how people’s…

www.johnsmithcentre.com

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Population Data Science at Swansea University @popdatascisu.bsky.social · 25d

Education, Attendance & Exclusion explored in this afternoon’s sessions in Dora Stoutzker Hall at #ADRUKConf25. Presenters included Neil Rowland @adrcni.bsky.social, Silvia Behrens @scadrdata.bsky.social, & Foteini Tseliou
@adrwales.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social. #Admindata

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Sep 11

On my way back to Glasgow after attending the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies conference in Fribourg. I had a great time connecting with researchers on issues of (educational) inequalities and longitudinal data analysis. Looking forward to the next one in Brussels! #SLLS2025

The old city of Fribourg in Switzerland photographed from the river Sarine.

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CYCJ @cycjscotland.bsky.social · Sep 11

We're hiring!

We're looking for a Research Associate to join our team. You will work within our Research Workstream to contribute to CYCJ’s broad research programme.

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · Sep 4

Out tomorrow: our expert, cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission report. We propose a new social contract & plan to lift 4.2 million people out of poverty, incl 2.2 million stranded in deep poverty. Thanks @patrickjbutler.bsky.social for the insightful write up www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged

Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan

www.theguardian.com

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John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com · Sep 2

🚨 New research blog alert 🚨

UofG's @silviab.bsky.social shares her research on the differences in how young women and men enagage in politics via both electoral and non-electoral activities - read her fascinating insights now! 👇

www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc...

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social

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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨ Participation opportunity: Young people, data and research project

In partnership ‪@scadrdata.bsky.social‬ we are now inviting young people aged 14–21 to join an impactful new project all about shaping the future of data and research.

Find out more: bit.ly/4fSVAq8

Teal graphic promoting a youth research project. White text reads: 'Young people, data and research project. If you are aged 14–21, keen to share your views on issues that affect young people, excited to work as part of a team, and ready to make a positive difference and learn new skills — then we would love to hear from you! Apply by 24 September!' Logos for Children in Scotland and Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research appear at the bottom

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Not sure if it hits the definition of a classic (yet), but I can recommend Only Murders in the Building.

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thank you, Christine. It has been a long time coming!

Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Delighted to see this published - this article is based on my PhD @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and started as a humble draft in the @psayoungpol.bsky.social "Paper to Publication" workshop. Maybe also interesting to researchers in @rc34youth.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social & @johnsmithcentre.com.

Journal of Youth Studies @youthstudies.bsky.social · Jul 17

NEW ARTICLE ALERT!
Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth:
Silvia Behrens
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth

This article examines how gendered perceptions of interest affect young people's engagement in political participation, including ‘Do-It-Ourselves Politics’. Interest in politics has long been esta...

www.tandfonline.com

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

There is also evidence that non-electoral participation is more strongly predicted by the importance of political issues related to social topics, such as gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and climate change, which ties back to the gendered differences in reported interest levels.

Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

While institutional participation is found to be exclusively driven by interest in politics, particularly among young men, non-electoral participation is affected by both interest in politics and interest in social issues, with young women being more likely to engage in this mode of participation.

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Using an original survey, the article examines how gendered perceptions of interest affect young people's political participation. The standard measure of political interest fails to acknowledge young people's repertoires of political actions and overlooks the gendered dimension of ‘political’.

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jul 17

New #openaccess publication: I’m very excited to share that my article on “Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth” has been published by @youthstudies.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#youthstudies #youthparticipation #gender

Gender differences in political interest and participation among politically active youth

This article examines how gendered perceptions of interest affect young people's engagement in political participation, including ‘Do-It-Ourselves Politics’. Interest in politics has long been esta...

www.tandfonline.com

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jun 25

🔥Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR job vacancies now live working at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on @safety-nets.bsky.social @changingrealities.bsky.social with some amazing colleagues

first: a research assistant post on Changing Realities

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNQ284/r...

🧵for links to vacancies

Research Assistant at University of Glasgow

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Assistant opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jun 11

Interessante ARD Doku über Bildungsungleichheit in der Grundschule und Versäumnisse in der frühkindlichen Bildung.

Es wäre außerdem sehr interessant, die gesamten Ergebnisse der Befragung von Lehrkräften zu lesen.

www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

Warum immer mehr Erstklässler Defizite haben

Immer mehr Kinder müssen die erste Klasse wiederholen. Eine ARD-Umfrage unter 7.000 Grundschullehrkräften zeigt: Erstklässler haben heute mehr Defizite als vor zehn Jahren. Von Maryam Bonakdar und Ann...

www.tagesschau.de

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 3

What are the barriers to children’s early learning?

Over the last 18 months, @laouthwaite.bsky.social has worked with Ofsted, as part of the URKI Policy Fellowship scheme, to explore this question. Here’s what she found, why it matters, and what we can do about it

www.linkedin.com/company/ofst...

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Parts of this work have also been presented at polstudiesassoc.bsky.social‬ and @britsoci.bsky.social conferences in 2023 and 2024. @psayoungpol.bsky.social

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · Jun 2

I'm particularly grateful to the young activists who participated in the focus groups back in 2021 and @uofgussp.bsky.social colleagues who provided feedback on an earlier draft - Dr Jane Cullingworth, Dr @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social, Dr Alice Earley and Dr Francesca Vaghi.

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