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angusholford.bsky.social @angusholford.bsky.social · Jul 25

Opportunity for government and 3rd sector to work with experts and get research assistance support at @misoc-essex.bsky.social , all to produce evidence for policy decisions!

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex @iseressex.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our @ukri.org @esrc @misoc-essex.bsky.social policy fellowships give gov & 3rd sector researchers expert support to investigate key policy questions www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

Apply now for new Policy Fellowships to research policy questions alongside MiSoC experts - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Policy areas include obesity and nutrition, remote work, new skills and changing nature of jobs, immigration, ethnic minorities and access to family justice, wage inequality, benefits and taxes.

www.iser.essex.ac.uk

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angusholford.bsky.social @angusholford.bsky.social · Jul 25

New blog on local food environments and children's health with @hettieburn.bsky.social and @rabe-b.bsky.social Would be delighted to hear from Local Authorities and other stakeholders interested in evidencing preventive public health policies!

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NIHR ARC East of England @arceastofengland.bsky.social · Jul 25

🍟 How do takeaways near schools and homes impact childhood obesity?

Our latest blog explores how local food environments shape children’s health and why addressing them is crucial to preventing future health conditions.

Read more here➡️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/b...

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angusholford.bsky.social @angusholford.bsky.social · Jul 2

Find out about our @arceastofengland.bsky.social study on access to school food for children with SEND, and plans for work to help improve this.

NIHR ARC East of England @arceastofengland.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨1 in 4 eligible children in special schools are missing out on free school meals.

An @arceastofengland.bsky.social study worked with families, charities and schools to shape inclusive food strategies.

📢Read more and listen to the one-off podcast here➡️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

angusholford.bsky.social @angusholford.bsky.social · Jun 25

My paper on the impacts of minority and own-race representation among university staff on the educational and labour market outcomes of students, with Sonkurt Sen is now published open access at Labour Economics!

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angusholford.bsky.social @angusholford.bsky.social · Jun 24

We find imprecision in health beliefs during COVID (measured via min/max probabilities). And beliefs imprecision matters for whether people take up protective health behaviours. authors.elsevier.com/c/1lIuYc7LGG... @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social

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