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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 16d

1/ So you’re thinking about applying for an academic job in the UK but don’t know how? This thread will walk you through the essentials.

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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 20d

@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience!

It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐

Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 1

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jul 31

Only one more week to go: applications close on 7 August! 📅

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place 📢

More info and how to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r...

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health 📢

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r...

If this sounds daunting but exciting, please, do NOT self-select out of this!! 🙏

Applications close on 7 August, one more month to go! 🗓️

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cohort studies are vital to study a range of social science questions. The Age 62 wave of the 1958 National Child Development Study by @clscohorts.bsky.social‬ is now available! Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Jul 14

Great to see our cohort data put to work on a big question: does social media harm youth mental health? This new study finds no clear link, reminding us the evidence is often more complex than the headlines.

Tom Metherell @tommetherell.com · Jul 14

We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Jul 8

Characterising the longitudinal relationship between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in adolescents in England: https://osf.io/87cze

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Tom Metherell @tommetherell.com · Jul 14

We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Jul 8

Characterising the longitudinal relationship between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in adolescents in England: https://osf.io/87cze

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health 📢

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r...

If this sounds daunting but exciting, please, do NOT self-select out of this!! 🙏

Applications close on 7 August, one more month to go! 🗓️

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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · Jun 23

How can schools better support #LGBTQ+ students, especially those belonging to other minority groups? The STEPS programme, from IoPPN and @kingscsmh.bsky.social worked with teachers and young people to co-produce research to contribute to a culture of change.
#SchoolsDiversityWeek #PrideMonth

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · Jun 20

📣 Our latest training webinar will introduce users to the most comprehensive data in the adulthood of NCDS, captured at Age 62 when cohort members approached State Pension age.

Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX

Grandfather showing tablet to grandson sitting with father on sofa in living room at home.
1958 National Child Development Study at age 62: explore the new data
Webinar: Thursday. 17 July 2025
1-2pm UK time
Centre for Longitudinal Studies

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Job opportunity! 📢

I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!

See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jun 18

@pravpatalay.bsky.social @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @clarerevans.bsky.social @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social @inequalccsr.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Job opportunity! 📢

I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!

See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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LSE Health Policy @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 18

Unhealthy Divides? 🩺

Join LSE Health on Mon 7 July for a webinar exploring deep-rooted socioeconomic inequalities in health, from policy to economics. 🌍

Speakers: Maarten Lindeboom, jlynch13.bsky.social Jennifer Dowd @emiliecourtin.bsky.social @jcosta-font.bsky.social

Register👉 bit.ly/4jWYavW

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · Mar 20

📢 CLS wants your help to shape the content of the next cohort study surveys 📢

⏱️Submit your ideas by Friday, 16 May 2025 via the links below:

👉 The joint NCDS and BCS70 web survey - buff.ly/mmTudlI

👉 The web survey of parents and carers of MCS participants - buff.ly/6YLBL5t

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Mar 20

At the 5th anniversary of UK COVID-19 lockdowns, we are reminded that women's health was disproportionately affected. SRI continues to research the pandemic; @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social led this fantastic paper that examines this in closer detail.
Open access article here:

www.cambridge.org

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · Mar 13

✨ Have you booked yet? Join us for our free webinar NEXT WEEK introducing 1970 British Cohort Study data at age 51. Discover more about the experiences of generation X in midlife: cls.ucl.ac.uk/events/bcs70... #BSC70 #ageing

BCS70 at age 51 webinar data and photo of man and woman walking in the hills

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Mar 9

So the pandemic was like a magnifying glass - taking existing inequalities and exacerbating them
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain

More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK

www.theguardian.com

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · Mar 6

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Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 51 Sweep are now available to download from @ukdataservice.bsky.social

These new data offer opportunities for research on midlife and ageing, and for cross-cohort comparisons with earlier-born generations.

Read more: buff.ly/Lcl8IqK

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · Feb 6

It's great to be at the International Longevity Centre @ilcuk.bsky.social today for their #FutureOfAgeing conference. Director of 1958 & 1970 birth cohorts, @georgeploubidis.bsky.social has just presented findings on mental health and economic inactivity. Head over to our stand to find out more.

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Ola Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social · Feb 5

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.

But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.

So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...

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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study - BMC Women's Health

Background From early adolescence, girls face greater risk of experiencing low mood and anxiety relative to boys, with recent evidence that this may be worsening. There is a paucity of mental health r...

doi.org

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · Feb 3

Mental health problems cast a shadow over young people's lives - one that can last a lifetime. But too many children are going without the support they need to manage their mental health and thrive.

As #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek kicks off, here are four key facts about the situation we're facing 👇

Infographic: 75% of young people experiencing a mental health problem wait so long that their condition gets worse, or they are unable to access any treatment at all. (Local Government Association, 2023)

Infographic: 1 in 5 children and young people in England has a mental health problem. Only a third were able to access treatment in 2023. (Children’s Commissioner for England, 2024)

Infographic: Black children are ten times more likely to be referred to mental health services via social services and youth justice teams than through the GP or other voluntary routes, compared with white British children. (NHS Race & Health Observatory, 2022)

Infographic: Children with mental health problems are more than twice as likely to live in households that have fallen behind on rent, bills, or mortgage payments compared to their peers without mental health problems. (NHS Digital, 2023)

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jan 31

The Home Office is not currently leading an effective cross-government response to the issue of violence against women and girls finds our new NAO report
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (full report: www.nao.org.uk/reports/tack...)

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report

National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination

www.theguardian.com

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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · Jan 30

🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
@wellcometrust.bsky.social

Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets
Explore, filter, view, compare and save details of longitudinal datasets from across the world
www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk

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