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Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Aug 29

🖋️"The cost of doing nothing – for coastal towns and the young people who live there – are severe."

Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns.

theconversation.com/young-people...

For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.

theconversation.com

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · Aug 29

“These oversized vehicles are not just swallowing our public space, they’re also far more dangerous, especially for children.”

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn

Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

Young people & coastal communities: Local policymaker and practitioner perspectives: Interim report from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project - UCL Discovery

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · Aug 29

A chance to share dilemmas that researching with young people can bring up – book now for ‘Methodological and ethical dilemmas in research with young people’, a BSA Youth Study Group free event, 16 September, Manchester Metropolitan University tinyurl.com/4ey5y483

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Aug 28

💡We highlight two of their suggestions: first, invest in year-round youth-friendly spaces and activities; second, rebuild youth services.

Read our recent report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

@uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.

discovery.ucl.ac.uk

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Aug 28

Among their key concerns were that

(1) there's virtually nothing for young people to do outside of the summer season
(2) youth services are severely overstretched and underfunded.

The consequences - young people are at best bored and, at worst, drifting into crime and antisocial behaviour.

Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Aug 28

✏️New piece in @theconversation.com. We spoke with 50 policymakers and youth practitioners about the issues facing young people growing up in English coastal communities. theconversation.com/young-people...

For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.

theconversation.com

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Aug 10

Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.

"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.

Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif

Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.

www.aljazeera.com

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Sol Gamsu @solgamsu.bsky.social · Jul 30

Job in the Sociology Department here at Durham.

Opportunity to work on a really important project looking at the history of a classic study in British sociology and how it ignored/obscured issues of race and gender.

durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Race, Gender and class in foundational studies in British Sociology

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

durham.taleo.net

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Lisa Bachelor @lisabachelor.bsky.social · Jul 7

And here is a wider feature on the issue. We begun reporting months back and will spend the next year continuing this work. I would like to mention the wonderful Polly Braden whose documentary photography helped inspire the series and who we will be working with

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?

Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...

‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jul 7

The second piece draws on our and other research with young people growing up on the coast, highlighting some of the positive work being done to support coastal youth.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...

Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jul 7

The first Guardian piece published this morning discusses our work (led by Emily Murray @universityofessex.bsky.social) on young people's mental health in coastal towns (pre-print: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jul 7

📝 The report draws on perspectives from local policymakers and youth practitioners working with coastal youth, outlining five key 'recommendations for change' - principally, targeted investment and better funding for youth services.

Young people & coastal communities: Local policymaker and practitioner perspectives: Interim report from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project - UCL Discovery

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jul 7

Excited to share a new report (discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...) from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project (featured in two pieces by @theguardian.com this morning!) @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.

discovery.ucl.ac.uk

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jun 11

Fieldwork season is kicking off again this week for @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social and the Coastal Youth Life Chances study 🦀

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · Jun 6

Part of Spud's morning routine: crying in the shower at 7am until I switch it on so that she can drink cos her actual water bowl isn't good enough.

A Bengal cat with a red collar drinking from small pools of water in a black shower tray.

Broken budgets and broken English

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · May 30

Sharing this again: sheffieldtribune.co.uk/broken-budge... Christ, it's all so demoralising.

Sheffield Hallam's financial woes are deepening - and staff claim students are being "set up to fail"

sheffieldtribune.co.uk

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · May 30

Looking for new (ideally permanent) jobs made increasingly difficult when you have to keep in mind whether or not the institution in question is likely to try and lay you off within the next few years 🙄

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · May 30

About to embark on yet another (third? fourth?) round of applying for jobs as I near the 'one year to go' point in my current postdoc.

University Teacher in Human Geography at Loughborough University

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Prof. Sarah Mills @sarah-mills.bsky.social · May 29

Come and work @lborouniversity.bsky.social from 1st September: 12-month full time and fixed term UT in Human Geography, following my BA fellowship news - it's a great department! Closing date 22/06 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH236/u...

An academic position as a University Teacher in Human Geography is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · May 28

Actually, it's totally believable...

Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · May 28

It must be soul-destroying walking out of work at SHU, knowing your job is at risk, and passing £150M of shiny new buildings. Unbelievable this is happening again.

Sheffield Tribune @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · May 23

“There will be nothing left of the university. It will be hollowed out.”

On Wednesday, all staff at Sheffield Hallam University were called to an online meeting with the university’s leaders and told that the university’s already perilous financial situation had got even worse.

Broken budgets and broken English

Sheffield Hallam's financial woes are deepening - and staff claim students are being "set up to fail"

www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk