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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · 6h

I came here to write the same! Best Bread Ever

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 9d

@ktwamley.bsky.social and Charlotte Faircloth explore the ways couples making the transition to parenthood think about, practise, and assess ‘gender equality’.

Read the SRO Sage Prize nominated article below.
doi.org/10.1177/1360...

Image text says: Katherine Twamley and Charlotte Faircloth explore the ways couples making the transition to parenthood think about, practise, and assess ‘gender equality’.

Read the SRO Sage Prize nominated article below.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804231198619

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · 9d

@tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 26d

This weekend is the last opportunity to visit Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity and Sumud, a two-week immersive exhibition and programme that the Critical Childhood Studies Centre is involved in hosting. Open 10-4 to the public. #ChildhoodStudies

reimaginingchildhoodstudies.com/solidarity_a...

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 27d

This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re introducing Susie Bower-Brown. Susie’s research explores LGBTQ+ identities and family life.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91721-susie-...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · Sep 1

Would you like to review a book for one of our journals?

Find the details for each journal on our Publications Opportunities page, alongside our calls for special issues.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

Publications Opportunities

www.britsoc.co.uk

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Sep 5

Looking forward to my first WES conference next week!

British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Work, Employment and Society Conference begins this Monday!

We look forward to seeing you all there. Please use the hashtag #wesconf25 to share your conference experience with us!

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re spotlighting Rachel Benchekroun whose work looks at food insecurity, family life, and collaboration with communities.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/60666-rachel...
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Sep 4

This looks like it will be a wonderful project, well done Humera.

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week in our Meet the Researcher series get to know Jonathan Galton, a lecturer on our BSc Sociology and Social Science courses.
Jonathan Galton | About | University College London tinyurl.com/6v9j56vx
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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · Aug 22

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UN declares full-blown famine in Gaza; 2 people starve to death in 24 hours

At least 52 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, according to medical sources.

aje.io

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Aug 20

Now in German (but alas behind a paywall..). @jennyvanhooff.com

www.spektrum.de/news/beziehu...

Gen Z und Dating: Warum sich junge Menschen vor der Liebe fürchten

Die Generation Z hat Probleme mit Beziehungen, Intimität und emotionaler Nähe. Was sind die Ursachen für die zögerliche Partnersuche?

www.spektrum.de

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 19

Missed our #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture? Watch the recording here tinyurl.com/52hnhtta. Prof Elaine Chase shared insights on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Essential viewing for anyone in rights-based policy.
#YoungRefugeeVoices
@wearecoram.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social

TCRU | Supporting the lives and aspirations of children and young people migrating to the UK alone

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Times argues against permanent public ownership because "private water companies provide an efficient service in the United States"

*Actually 9/10 people in the US receive their water service from a PUBLICLY OWNED utility*

foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/u...

www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...

Time for Thames Water to go into special administration

The lenders who allowed the utility company to take on so much debt and supported its financial irresponsibility should pay, not the state

www.thetimes.com

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you are interested in podcasting, I highly recommend this course which I completed myself a couple of months ago. thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...

Introduction to Podcasting

The Sociological Review Foundation’s Introduction to Podcasting workshop be will held on 17 November 2025 and will offer academics practical training in creating, producing, and launching impactful po...

thesociologicalreview.org

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 5

Meet Amena Amer, exploring belonging and identity in UK universities.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/99704-amena-...
@ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 New post-doc opportunity at TCRU!

@susiebowerbrown.bsky.social is recruiting a Quantitative Research Fellow (0.5 FTE, 15 months) for the ESRC-funded Family Beyond the Binary project, exploring non-binary families in the UK. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Apply by 21 Aug 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

@sriucl.bsky.social

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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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 12

Meet Lauren Herlitz who is interested in how people's life experiences affect their health and why some groups have poorer health outcomes than others.
profiles.ucl.ac.uk/88235-lauren...
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jul 31

#ICYMI: Writing About Activists, our recent Conversations series event chaired by @academicdiary.bsky.social and featuring scholars Hannah Ishmael, John Narayan and A.S. Francis.

🎥 VIDEO buff.ly/o11njAN

🎧 Listen to our new #podcast mini-series Sideways Sociology: UK Anti-Racism buff.ly/EUCdEHZ

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30

Motherfucking wind farms…

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jul 29

“Everybody needs friends. It doesn’t matter who it is, what community. Without friendship, life’s lonely” – Baljeet, Scotland

Shruti Chaudhry @uoe-sps.bsky.social explores how and why cross-cultural friendships endure.

#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/TuxAp1U

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Jul 23

There is growing evidence that gen Z is turning away from traditional dating and long-term romantic relationships.

Is today’s political climate making dating harder for young people?

There is growing evidence that gen Z is turning away from traditional dating and long-term romantic relationships.

tcnv.link

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Jul 24

Download your free copy today! #fathers #care #masculinities policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/caring-fathe...

Caring Fathers in the Global Context

Caring Fathers in the Global Context; This timely edited collection offers a rich, comparative exploration of how men become ‘caring fathers’ and the pathways leading to this. It connects fatherhood s...

policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Jul 22

Is today’s political climate making dating harder for young people? Myself and @jennyvanhooff.com argue there's a whole spectrum of issues impacting on contemporary intimate relationships. theconversation.com/is-todays-po...

Is today’s political climate making dating harder for young people?

There is growing evidence that gen Z is turning away from traditional dating and long-term romantic relationships.

theconversation.com

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Jul 21

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