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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · 3d

Ireland rolling out a basic income for artists, woo! UBI UBI UBI

Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · 4d

The highlight of the last two weeks has been being with students again; hearing their stories about what brought them to uni, and exploring their goals and passions. (Lowlight, all the administration around teaching and uni bureaucracy)

Images of learning spaces taken by students

Image of a protest sign design by a student, about their passion for young mental health

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · 26d

Crazy scary

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · 26d

Saw this the other day in a school....

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · 29d

'Putting the ‘ass’ into ‘astronaut!’”
The Pop Idol said to the Activists,' Read the latest issue of @thesociologicalreview.org magazine considering the 'Ladies Astral Luncheon' thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/sep... by Jennifer Takhar

Space commodity: How the Blue Origin flight left feminism floating in a most peculiar way

The neoliberal feminism of the elite Blue Origin space mission by celebrity women. Satirical poem from consumer culture researcher Jennifer Takhar.

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Aug 25

CONTRIBUTE: The Sociological Review’s #openaccess digital magazine is inviting early career scholars to submit pitches for our #ResearchInsights series.

Editors Iris Pissaride & @juliettephd.bsky.social are seeking proposals for our December issue. Pitch deadline is 5 September.

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"A vintage green typewriter with a blank yellow sheet of paper inserted, set against a solid red background."

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Aug 22

At the end of my PhD I came to the conclusion that universal basic income was a better way to start to address Inequalities than much else. Trials seem to confirm this www.vice.com/en/article/a...

Austin Gave Poor Families a Basic Income. It Changed Their Lives.

For one year, low-income families in Austin, Texas, received $1,000 a month to do whatever they wanted; they spent it on rent and “substantially" improved their situations.

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Aug 19

In the wake of my local MP resigning, I'm reading Iris Pissaride's poignantly observed story about Turkish occupied Cyprus thesociologicalreview.org/authors/iris...

Iris Pissaride

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Caroline Jones @carolinejonessfhea.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Great to see our SEDA blog out today - Reflecting on Facilitating Student Voice in Creative Critical Assessment

@SEDA

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The SEDA Blog

Supporting and leading educational change

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jul 7

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... shocking, and it's coming for nurseries too.

Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firms

Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profit

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jul 4

“How can we as academics endure? How can we nurture a sociological life in increasingly hostile environments? It’s essential that we have the means to theorise & evidence better ways of understanding one another.”

Iris Pissaride & @juliettephd.bsky.social introduce our new issue buff.ly/y8o76RY

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jun 28

Nope

Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jun 28

It's been removed

Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jun 25

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

Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn

Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jun 24

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jun 18

My response to the spending review for the Early Childhood Studies Degree network www.ecsdn.org/news-events-...

News, events and opportunities | ECSDN

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jun 16

From skiing in melting Alpine snow and the sociology behind far-right plotlines in Hollyoaks, to the end of the world and beyond: editors Iris Pissaride and @juliettephd.bsky.social introduce a wide-ranging June issue of The Sociological Review magazine.

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · Jun 10

Really proud and happy to share our latest issue of The Sociological Review Magazine. In this issue we explore neoliberal universities, workers unions, apocalyptic futures and climate change, and I interview Jayshree Patel in bringing sociology to TV soaps thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...

June 2025

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · May 26

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Why a ‘rip-off’ degree might be worth the money after all – research study

Higher education is about more than just income.

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Jenny Phillimore @profjennyp.bsky.social · May 23

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The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite | Andy Beckett

Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · May 25

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

Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented

Guardian analysis exposes lack of action taken despite major reports published over the past 40 years

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · May 22

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds

New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · May 3

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Headteachers’ union takes legal action against Ofsted over inspection changes

NAHT says changes are likely to harm school leaders’ mental health and it was not consulted adequately over the new grading system

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Juliette Wilson-Thomas @juliettephd.bsky.social · May 1

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may... Good news, but a horrific injustice that needs to be investigated

‘I need to get out there’: wrongfully identified in drill music video and jailed, he now wants to study law

Ade Adedeji, 21, from Manchester, served three years for a crime he did not commit before his conviction was quashed

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · May 1

WRITE FOR US!

Editors Iris Pissaride and @juliettephd.bsky.social are accepting pitches until 9 May for The Sociological Review magazine’s September issue.

🔎 Find out more about our regular magazine features, including Sociology at Work and Private Troubles, Public Issues.

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