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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 7d

Today marks my 10 (!!!) year anniversary at @sriucl.bsky.social and my first day as a full professor. Grateful for all the people who helped me get here, especially my amazing QSS colleagues. Here’s to the next 10!

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 8d

Research by @adameczanna.bsky.social @suncicavujic.bsky.social and Anna Lovász finds that women who are the first in their family to graduate are less likely to become mothers than non-graduates or continuing-generation graduates. Covered by The Times yesterday www.thetimes.com/uk/education....

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 9d

🔊"We are seeing big conglomerate organisations who are providing the same kind of formulaic childcare in a number of settings"

@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...

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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 9d

Scholarship opportunities for studying MSc/MA Sociology (shorturl.at/RiL2P) @sriucl.bsky.social:

📌Master's Bursary: shorturl.at/gKkvx
📌Global Master's Scholarship: shorturl.at/sift7
📌Humanitarian Scholarship: shorturl.at/y9qsL
📌Chevening: www.chevening.org

Applications open from October 13!

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 16d

16/ TL;DR: The UK system isn’t mysterious, it just runs differently. Tailor your cover letter to the criteria, foreground your teaching, and remember: the letter is everything.

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 16d

Important research by our very own @alexbryson.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Opinion: Lifetime trends in happiness change as misery peaks among the young – new research

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Social Research Institute) outlines his new research that highlights a peak of unhappiness among the young, which then declines with age. He exp...

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Carl Cullinane @carlcullinane.bsky.social · 20d

Pleased to write about working class access to the media industry in @theguardian.com today. Our Elitist Britain research out today shows that almost half of columnists, commentators and top podcast hosts went to private schools. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This news just in: we hoped the middle- and upper-class capture of the media would lessen. It’s got worse | Carl Cullinane

Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds. That’s too narrow a segment of society, says Carl Cullinane, director of research and policy ...

www.theguardian.com

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Dingeman Wiertz @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social · 20d

New paper, using conjoint experiments to study ingroup preferences across multiple settings (neighborhoods, civic orgs, sports clubs) and social dimensions (age, ethnicity, education). We also link people's choices in the experiments to the real-world contexts they are embedded in.

More info 👇

Kasimir Dederichs @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social · 24d

New Open Access paper published in PNAS Nexus! “Ingroup preferences, segregation, and intergroup contact in neighborhoods and civic organizations” with my co-authors Rob Franken, @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social, and Jochem Tolsma. doi.org/10.1093/pnas... Thread below.

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Lisa Calderwood @drlisac.bsky.social · 24d

Very happy to be taking on this role. @sllshome.bsky.social is so important for our worldwide longitudinal family through the conference, journal and many wider activities. I look forward to helping it to continue to go from strength to strength.

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 29d

We’re delighted that our Managing Director @drlisac.bsky.social has been appointed President-Elect of @sllshome.bsky.social. She will become President from the September 2026 conference. Congratulations Lisa! #SLLS2025

Two men and two women at a conference next to a vase of flowers

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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 New pre-print with @sergioloiacono.bsky.social

We ran 3 large-scale experiments in 🇬🇧to investigate how perceived asylum-seeking legality, public preferences for refugee relocation, and inclusionary attitudes are shaped by symbolic and strategic boundaries

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Sep 8

Since we're hiring off-cycle, we're aware typical dissemination channels might be less effective... please do share with anyone you think might be interested

#EconSky

Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢Nina Roussille and I are hiring a full-time predoctoral researcher to work with us at MIT on labor economics research projects.

IMPORTANT: this vacancy is open right now, so we are particularly interested in people who could start soon.

Link to apply: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Predoctoral Researcher

MIT - Predoctoral Researcher - Cambridge MA 02139

careers.peopleclick.com

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Sep 1

Come join us at QSS @sriucl.bsky.social! We have the best colleagues ♥️

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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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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Colin Green @colinpgreen.bsky.social · Aug 29

Conference Announcement: 16th International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education (IWAEE - www.iwaee.org) will be held on the 15th and 16th of June, 2026.

More information, including call for papers, to follow

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join us on September 23rd and 24th for an online (and free!) introduction to using the National Pupil Database and its linked data.

Our experienced team will showcase some of our research using the NPD and guide you on how to apply to use it.

Sign up here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

CEPEO ADRUK Introduction to the National Pupil Database and its linked data

Join us for this online intro to the National Pupil Database and some of the other admin datasets to which it contributes (LEO, GRADE, GUiE)

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Ran Shorrer @ranshorrer.bsky.social · Jul 20

And on a more serious note: @snageebali.bsky.social and i have a recent paper in @aeajournals.bsky.social that shows that application portfolios become more aggressive when beliefs are more optimistic:
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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jul 18

I just need to work it into a paper title! Will pick your brain in the future 😊

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jul 18

The @sriucl.bsky.social has been the best place to do this research ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jul 18

Now with amazing colleagues at @ucl.ac.uk we are going to look at how over-/underconfidence explains gender and SES gaps in real world job application outcomes.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jul 18

In related work with @adameczanna.bsky.social we show that boy twins also overestimate their math ability as compared to their girl twin and their parents and teachers do the same

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Peers, parents, and self-perceptions: the gender gap in mathematics self-assessment - Journal of Population Economics

It is well established that boys perceive themselves to be better in mathematics than girls, even when their ability is the same. We examine the drivers of the gender gap in self-assessed mathematics ...

link.springer.com

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jul 18

Writing this paper with John Jerrim and Phil Parker got me started on a whole journey about gender differences in over-/underconfidence.

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jul 17

Cool paper with an great title.

Across the world, boys are much more likely to overestimate their math ability than girls.

People from high SES backgrounds do the same

www.iza.org/publications...

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jul 9

Love seeing great work from early career researchers in @sriucl.bsky.social 🌟

Danilo Kuzmanic @danilok.bsky.social · Jul 9

First paper of my PhD is out in RSSM!

Title: Do spatial inequalities explain social disparities in mismatch in Chilean higher education?

doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

I appreciate the huge support from my supervisors, @pengzell.bsky.social and John Jerrim. Below, I briefly summarize the paper.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Jul 9

When Danilo started his PhD, we developed this idea thinking it'd keep him busy for a year. He had full results within a few weeks. Out now and it's brilliant! Rising star.

Danilo Kuzmanic @danilok.bsky.social · Jul 9

First paper of my PhD is out in RSSM!

Title: Do spatial inequalities explain social disparities in mismatch in Chilean higher education?

doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

I appreciate the huge support from my supervisors, @pengzell.bsky.social and John Jerrim. Below, I briefly summarize the paper.

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our @gillwyness.bsky.social is navigating the economics of UK higher education in the @ioe.bsky.social podcast this week!

check it out below:

www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...

Navigating the economics of UK higher education | RFTRW: S25E01

Delving into the economic factors influencing universities today, including the implications of tuition fee policies and the structure of student loan repayments.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · Jun 26

I have the best colleagues ♥️

Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · Jun 26

4 Professors celebrating! Congratulations to our @nikkishure.bsky.social on becoming a Full Professor ❤️

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