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EASP SPA 2025 Conference Official Account @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social · Jul 5

You can still share your reflections on this years conference #york25 with us and follow @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social for updates on 2026 at Liverpool Hope!

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Jiaxin Liu @jiaxinliu.bsky.social · Jul 4

As a huge Doctor Who fan, I hate missing this session!

Yukwan @ykwansit.bsky.social · Jul 4

Critical thinking, assessment design, AI, and… ? 🛸

When academia meets imagination — and serious insight. Yes, we discuss it all at…critically #York2025.

Who says academic conferences can’t be a little fancy ? 👽📚✨

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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Also, it was great listening to a thought-provoking plenary by Megan Challis; and to welcome the new members of our Executive Committee.
... see you all in Liverpool in 2026!

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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Unfortunately, this year I could only attend the last day of the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Annu Conference - impeccably hosted by the University of York. But I still thoroughly enjoyed it; managing to catch up with many friends from all over the world (quite a few from East Asia, this year!).

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Masashi Yamabe @mymb.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thanks for the past three days! #York2025

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 2

@haylesben.bsky.social identifies four key roles / ways of potentially understanding the roles local and devolved welfare play & notes they are not mutually exclusive - compensating, complementing, contesting, challenging (or inspiring)

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 2

@haylesben.bsky.social is arguing that there is value in trying to develop a new conceptual framework to understand what is happening in the uk around the changing role of local and devolved welfare

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

Steph Morris also reinforces how the fear and the possibility of conditionality and sanctions and mandated work reality activities creates anxiety for people, already struggling with their mental health < @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social >

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

@annieirvine.bsky.social and Cindy Leung point to problems with an over medicalisation of approach within the work capability assessment

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

Chris Grollman and his team wonder what else might have caused the increase in abortions observed, given that the arrival of the two-child limit wasn’t the cause? Brexit perhaps, they suggest < @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social >

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

Danni Konstantinidou shares the key takeaway from her analysis of social transfers looming across diverse countries

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last day at @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social & hearing from @annieirvine.bsky.social & Cindy Leung on what’s wrong with the Work Capability Assessment

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Merita Mesiäislehto @merita.bsky.social · Jul 4

Honoured to receive the best paper award of @jicsp.bsky.social together with Sanni Välimäki, @jlammit.bsky.social and Johanna Närvi. Thank you🙏🏻

And thank you for an inspiring conference in York @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social !

@flux-consortium.bsky.social

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · Jul 4

Wrapping up the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social at the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social exec meeting. A busy but lovely few days of great research, networking, & a lot of important intellectual questions. Well done to York @enricoreuter.bsky.social , Liz Bailey, @johnhudson.bsky.social #York2025

spongebob squarepants is standing next to patrick star on a wooden floor and saying phew .

ALT: spongebob squarepants is standing next to patrick star on a wooden floor and saying phew .

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SPA Employment policy group @spaemploysocsec.bsky.social · Jul 4

The end of another great @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social conference ( @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social )was jam packed with papers on employment & social security research. You can join us: social-policy.org.uk/news/spa-pol... @sionedps.bsky.social & @ceridwenhughes.bsky.social or Levana Magnus. #York2025

SPA Policy Groups - Social Policy Association

The SPA exists to advance the teaching, research, and dissemination of knowledge in the field of social policy, and to represent the interests of our [...]

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Cara Leavey @caraleavey.bsky.social · Jul 4

Lovely few days at @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social, so good that my only pics are some bunnies playing in the sun. Ending with a great session presenting some of my PhD research on work in deindustrialised communities (thank you @sionedps.bsky.social for chairing!)

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EASP SPA 2025 Conference Official Account @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is the prize winning Blue Sky #York2025 post! Collect your prize Yukwan!

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Genki HARADA　原田玄機 @haradagenki.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’ｍ looking forward to presenting
"The Expansion Mechanism of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Postwar Japan : A Life Course Perspective from Childhood to Adulthood"
on 4 July.

"Social Policy in Japan"
10:45-12:15
003

#York2025

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Clemmie Hill O'Connor @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last morning of @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social conference and what a few days it’s been! Returning to Glasgow feeling grateful for fantastic colleagues and the important work they are doing #york2025

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

Lovely that last paper at this year's @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social for me is from one of University of York's doctoral researchers, Danni Konstantinidou looking at short-term and lagged effects of social transfers on poverty & deprivation

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EASP SPA 2025 Conference Official Account @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social · Jul 4

Great final plenary from Megan Challis from @wellcometrust.bsky.social. #york2025

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Yukwan @ykwansit.bsky.social · Jul 4

Critical thinking, assessment design, AI, and… ? 🛸

When academia meets imagination — and serious insight. Yes, we discuss it all at…critically #York2025.

Who says academic conferences can’t be a little fancy ? 👽📚✨

@easp-spa-2025.bsky.social

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Danielle Varley 🦕 @daniellevarley.bsky.social · Jul 3

Having a fab time at the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social conference in York and had a wonderful reception to our research on digital tech use in VCSOs for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. Click below to watch our fab video explaining the research:

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/school...

How can community organisations appropriately use digital technology to deliver services to adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults? | Leeds Beckett University

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social · Jul 3

Glasgow and Edinburgh uni folks seeing the sights at the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social #york

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Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 3

At @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social and interested in the intersection between tax and social policy?

Come along to our sessions:

3pm Thursday (SLB/102): Symposium on poverty, inequality and the role of taxes in social policy

9am Friday (SLB/118): Roundtable on tax & Labour's first year in power

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