UCL Sociology Network
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UCL Sociology Network is a creative space and intellectual home for sociological staff and doctoral students at UCL. Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/collaborative-social-science/ucl-sociology-network
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premnsikka.bsky.social
Democide in our times

Austerity, wage & public service cuts kill, but are govt policy.

Millions can't get good food, housing, education, healthcare, pension.

Men in poorer UK areas live 9.7 yrs less than those in least deprived areas. Women 8 years.

Govts silent on the human cost of fiscal rules
The government must ensure fair distribution of income
'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'
leftfootforward.org
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peopleandplanet.bsky.social
Absolutely disgusting.

❌A British Ice to brutally enforce a hostile environment
❌ Tripling stop and search to intimidate
❌ Leave the European Court of Human Rights to remove rights and civil liberties

The agenda is clear: Sow hate and division.
A British Ice and more stop and search: Badenoch’s Tories set out new policies
Shadow ministers have announced far-reaching and often radical proposals – here is a roundup of some of them
www.theguardian.com
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lseinequalities.bsky.social
In a new study, Christopher Hoy (World Bank) reveals that people tend to dramatically underestimate wage inequality.

What’s more, when confronted with the actual data, far right voters alter their views about redistribution the most.

#LSEInequalitiesBlog

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The wage gap and far-right support for redistribution
New study on beliefs and preferences about the wage gap (CEOs vs average worker). When the true gap is revealed, far right voters change their policy views most.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
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ioe.bsky.social
Just published: #IOEImpactStories 2025, @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social special edition!
This collection presents 12 research stories at UCL Institute of Education that are tackling complex global, national and local challenges to drive meaningful social change.
Explore: uclioe.info/48hP0YI
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uclhealthpublic.bsky.social
🎧 New episode of Public Health Disrupted: Ageing Playfully!

Join @thewrittenro.bsky.social, Dr Carrie Ryan (UCL Arts & Sciences) and Rachel Colles (Hearts & Minds) as they explore how play can disrupt conventional narratives around ageing, and reveal its deeper meaning and joy.
uclsociology.bsky.social
Teaching Britain and Britishness 16/10/25. The concept of Britishness is bitterly contested. This roundtable will interrogate the inequalities, key challenges and dilemmas in supporting students to confront complex and diverse historical legacies: tinyurl.com/2ucmh8hz
@ucl-ias.bsky.social
Teaching Britain and Britishness: challenges and dilemmas
A round table discussion on the contested nature of Britain and Britishness in primary, secondary and higher education
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uclsociology.bsky.social
Are you a UCL Sociologist? Apply to join UCL Sociology Network's Coordinating Group. Contribute to the Network’s wide-ranging programme of activities and share news of important sociological developments tinyurl.com/2ut5dttz
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ncrm.ac.uk
Registration is open for the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025!

A panel of four experts will discuss how to use #AI responsibly in #research.

The free event takes place on 1 October 2025 at the @BritishAcademy_ and will be streamed online.

Register: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/lecture25/index.php
A promotional graphic for the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025, which will take place on 1 October 2025 and will explore responsible AI in research.
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socsci.ox.ac.uk
🚀 Ready to shape the future of social sciences impact?

Our Social Sciences Impact Conference returns in 2026 with "Impact in Motion: Navigating Uncertainty, Creating Change."

We’re calling for bold, creative session ideas—submit yours now! #OxSSIC26

🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-confe...
Closing: Noon, 12 September 2025 (UK Time). IMPACT IN MOTION: NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY, CREATING CHANGE. Social Sciences Impact Conference, 24-25 March 2026. Expressions of interest invited from social sciences researchers, collaborators, engagement or impact professionals and partner organisations. Find out more at socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-conference (followed by logos of University of Oxford Social Sciences Division, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford ESRC IAA, UKRI Economic and Social Research Council)
uclsociology.bsky.social
Wonderful news that we have **TWO** UCL colleagues on the Sociology #REF2029 panel - @yanghu.co.uk and USN chair
@ktwamley.bsky.social. A great endorsement of the sociological work being undertaken here. 2029.ref.ac.uk/panels/main-...
Main Panel C – Social Sciences – REF 2029
2029.ref.ac.uk
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asanews.bsky.social
Learn about this ‪@ssrc.org‬ @sloanfoundation.bsky.social initiative to provide financial support for societally valuable economics research that was formerly funded by the NSF. The application deadline is rolling. Grantseekers should apply ASAP!
ssrc.org
In recent months the NSF has significantly reduced research funding. We're partnering with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to launch a Research Rescue Fund, a citizen-led initiative to rescue societally valuable economics research.

Learn more: www.ssrc.org/programs/eco...
Economic Research Rescue Fund - Emergency grants available to economics-related research projects that have had NSF funding terminated
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asanews.bsky.social
The countdown begins! The ASA 2025 Annual Meeting starts in just 4 days in Chicago. Register online or on site any day of the meeting to participate in meaningful dialogue with sociologists! bit.ly/RegisterASA25 

#Chicago #ASA #sociology
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bupjournals.bsky.social
The latest issue of Families, Relationships and Societies is out now!
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SocSky #Sociology #FamilyStudies
Research Articles
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A qualitative exploration of adoptive family practices in contemporary India: the voices of adoptees of closed adoptions
Author: Sushri Sangita Puhan.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000014
Pages: 305–320
‘I try to do something a bit different’: exploring fathers’ integration of care ethics in everyday family lives
Author: Jason Preston
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000016
Pages: 321–336
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Intergenerational transmission of social memory: a narrative review
Author: Cristian Rojas-Granada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000027
Pages: 337–351
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Doing (in)equality in Swedish families: women’s narratives of outsourcing domestic work
Authors: Ann-Louise Silfver and Ulrika Widding
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000029
Pages: 352–367
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Shrinking futures: ecologically childfree as emotion management
Author: Isabella Clark
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000031
Pages: 368–385
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Cultivating parental virtuosi: therapeutic grammar and neuro-claims in Danish parenting courses
Authors: Stine Thidemann Faber and Anne Hovgaard Jørgensen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000033
Pages: 386–401
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Digital group archives in residential childcare: an investigation into memory responsibility
Authors: Siân E. Lucas, Andrew Burns, Ruth Emond, and Laura Reid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000034
Pages: 402–418
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The diversity of grandparents in rural China: a new classification based on the shift in grandparents’ ideology and family structure
Author: Ye Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000035
Pages: 419–437
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thesociologicalreview.org
#TrusteeOpportunity: Our Board of Trustees guides our work advancing public education on sociology and related disciplines – and we're currently recruiting.

#Volunteer your time and share your skills in fundraising, partnerships, income generation or marketing.

Info: buff.ly/yvCO6Vt
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karenguzzo.bsky.social
The Journal of Family Issues (JFI) is seeking a new Editor. This is a great chance to revitalize JFI and help it expand its reach. Please share widely! #familysociology #sociology #familydemography

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Text of the call for New Editor of the Journal of Family Issues
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bjsociology.bsky.social
🚨 Save the date for The British Journal of Sociology Conference 2026 🚨

We're delighted to confirm that the @bjsociology.bsky.social conference will return next year at LSE. More details, including how to submit a paper for consideration, will be announced soon.
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grahamscambler.bsky.social
Books written since retiring in 2013.
uclsociology.bsky.social
Our chair @ktwamley.bsky.social writing (again) in The Conversation, this time on young people's dating practices. @sriucl.bsky.social
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uclhealthpublic.bsky.social
🎙️ “The point of public health is to create a place where people can live life in their fullest extent…” @admbriggs.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social

In our latest episode of #PublicHealthDisrupted, we are reminded that public health is about enabling life, not restricting it.