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UCL Sociology Network
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UCL Sociology Network is a creative space and intellectual home for sociological staff and doctoral students at UCL.
Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/collaborative-social-science/ucl-sociology-network
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How can researchers engage more effectively with African Union (AU) policymakers?

Join our masterclass on policy engagement with Africa on Wed 10 Dec, 9.00–12.30, Malet Street (UCL).

Open to Early Career Researchers and senior academics from across disciplines.

www.ucl.ac.uk/global/event...
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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UCL Sociology PhDs: Join our PhD Coordinating Group
The group will play a significant and important role in the development of the network’s cross-UCL activities at the doctoral level tinyurl.com/mrm9s22j
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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ktwamley.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this lecture with @academicdiary.bsky.social. Register now before all the tickets are gone!
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Annual Lecture: The Paradox of Home by Les Back (11.12.25)
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
uclsociology.bsky.social
Annual Lecture: The Paradox of Home by Les Back (11.12.25)
Home is a knife-edge word. Competing forces balance on its edge that either control or open the terms of belonging. It is why home is paradoxical tinyurl.com/3493r8e6
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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ucl-qhrn.bsky.social
🚨ABSTRACT PORTAL OPEN🚨Submit your #QHRNConf26 abstracts now at qhrn2026.exordo.com

Theme: ‘The Transformative Power of Qualitative Research: Insights, Impact and Innovation’. Our 5 streams and info on keynotes can be found at tinyurl.com/yhr8ez7r

🗓️Deadline: 1 Dec 2025
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
uclsociology.bsky.social
Deadline extended to 13 November:
uclsociology.bsky.social UCL Sociology Network @uclsociology.bsky.social · Sep 22
Are you a UCL Sociologist? Apply to join UCL Sociology Network's Coordinating Group. Contribute to the Network’s wide-ranging programme of activities and share news of important sociological developments tinyurl.com/2ut5dttz
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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bsamcf.bsky.social
Join us for the launch of the BSA Mid-Career Forum, a collective conversation on making academic life more sustainable, inclusive & connected.
Fri 28 Nov, 4-5.15pm, Online (free, registration req)
Register: britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/mid-career-forum-manifesto-a-collective-conversation/
Mid-Career Forum Manifesto: A Collective Conversation
britsoc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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sspatleeds.bsky.social
The Journal of Work, Employment and Society is inviting research submissions for a special issue co-edited by Prof. Kim Allen.

Open for:
📖 Research articles
📚 Book Reviews
🎓 PhD showcases
📰 On the Front Line articles
⏱️ Submission Deadline: 27 February 2026 @ 17:00

https://ow.ly/muVl50XkflV
Call for Papers: the Journal of Work, Employment and Society.
A special issue of Work, Employment and Society is welcoming paper submissions.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Inequalities Early Career Researcher (ECR) Catalyst Grant Call 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 is now available for impactful, interdisciplinary projects that specifically support early career researchers. Application deadline: Friday 28 November, 17.00 (GMT).
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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identitiesjournal.bsky.social
Our next #IdentitiesEvent is open for registration!

'Eastern Europe’s ‘Peripheral Whiteness’: Class and Gender Racialization among Polish Migrants and Returnees'

www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Major study exposes huge global #inequalities in women’s #cancer care

In @gavi.org Claudia Allemani explains proportion of women diagnosed at early stage for breast, cervical & ovarian cancers still too low, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
Major study exposes huge global inequalities in women’s cancer care
Across 39 countries, women in wealthier nations are far more likely to be diagnosed early for breast, cervical and ovarian cancers.
www.gavi.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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✊ This is what student power looks like!

Students just forced Edge Hill University to take a stand against some of the world’s most destructive corporations - massive oil, coal and gas companies + companies profiting from the detention, deportation and misery of migrants.

Share the huge news!
Students holding up Fossil Free Banner at Edge Hill University. Text reads: Victory: Edge Hill University Divests from Fossil Fuels and the Border Industry
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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uclgeography.bsky.social
💨 New research by @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O’Shea shows that wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010.

Wind isn’t just clean, it’s saving consumers billions. 🌍⚡

Read via @theguardian.com

#UCLGeography #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #ClimateAction
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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lseinequalities.bsky.social
“Our findings show that most of Colombia’s wealth, political power and social prestige – across a country with a population of 53 million – is concentrated on just 932 individuals”
– Jenny Pearce & Juan David Velasco on “elite constellations" #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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October 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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emhernandez.bsky.social
Oh hey, little update. Indiana University Department of Sociology is hiring this fall. Keeping you on your toes deadline is 11/16. We’re looking for an assistant professor specializing in sociology of medicine, health, and/or well-being broadly defined. indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30984
IU Bloomington Sociology Location Bloomington Position Summary The Department of Sociology (https://sociology.indiana.edu/index.html) at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in the fall of 2026 in the general area of sociology of medicine, health, and/or well-being broadly defined. We encourage applicants whose research in medicine, health, and/or well-being would complement department strengths in the areas of education, social psychology, political sociology, sociology of the family, sociology of inequality, stratification, and population. The tenure home for this position will be in the Department of Sociology. Ph.D. in Sociology is required at time of appointment. Applicants should apply online at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30984 including a cover letter; CV; statements on research and/or teaching; up to three writing samples; and contact information for three letters of reference. Applications must be complete by November 16, 2025, to receive full consideration. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Queries can be sent to Fabio Rojas (frojas@iu.edu), Department of Sociology Chair, or Jennifer Barber (jenbarb@iu.edu), Chair of the Search Committee. Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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anthropoceneucl.bsky.social
Our ECR Showcase (hosted by UCL Anthropocene and UCL Health Mind & Society) is at the www.artworkersguild.org on Wednesday! There'll be networking, a light lunch, presentations on last year's projects and an announcement of this year's ECR funding! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecr-showca...
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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📘 Book Launch: Governing the End
Join us on 5 Nov, 6:30pm @ UCL Bloomsbury for the launch of Prof Lisa Vanhala’s new book on climate change loss & damage.
🎤 Panel experts: UCL, SOAS, LSE, Johns Hopkins & The Loss and Damage Collaboration.
🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/tUwzL
Book Launch: Governing the End: The Making of Climate Change Loss & Damage
Join the UCL Climate Crisis Grand Challenge on Weds 5 Nov for the launch of Professor Lisa Vanhala's new book.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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🎙️ New podcast: Intersectionality at UCL – Lived Experience and Institutional Change

In this episode, host Ethne speaks with Prof Sara Mole, Noël Caliste & Dr Sinead Murphy about how UCL is advancing inclusion & equity through intersectional approaches. https://bit.ly/4ogWW0P
Intersectionality at UCL: Lived Experience and Institutional Change
In this episode, host Ethne James Souch is joined by Professor Sara Mole, Noël Caliste, and Dr Sinead Murphy to explore how UCL is fostering inclusion and equity through intersectional initiatives foc
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October 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Our 10th anniversary celebrations have been highlighted on LSE's Shaping The World website, showcasing a decade of impact in inequality research 🎉

Read about how the III has established itself as one of the world's leading institutes for understanding and fighting inequalities.

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Celebrating 10 years of the International Inequalities Institute - Shaping the world
A new direction in inequality researchToday’s world is one of extreme inequality. In the UK alone, the top 10% own 57% of the wealth. Across the world, such inequality isn’t just unfair, it is also…
shapingtheworld.lse.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Building Careers by Overcoming Barriers 🚫

‘Generation Delta’ by the University of Leeds empowers Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic students with training & career support.

Proud to see our PhD student Iman Federico-Awi featured in this spotlight article!

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/Pj3450X8YG9
Building careers by overcoming barriers
Almost 500 women have benefitted from a University of Leeds-run project to boost the careers of Black, Asian and minority ethnic students.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."
October 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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identitiesjournal.bsky.social
'Being anti-racist as ceremonial journey: from and within reflective learning stories'

From #Identities' latest issue 32.5, by Jebunnessa Chapola

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@tandfresearch.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/1070...

#antiracist #racism #SystemicRacism
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Do you undertake qualitative or mixed methods research at UCL? Complete this short questionnaire about the use of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) and the use of AI in qualitative analysis tinyurl.com/2kwzunnr @ktwamley.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM