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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Philip Cowley

robertsaunders.bsky.social
Still, a good opportunity to advertise our next event at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social on 20 October:

"Still Thatcher's Britain? The Thatcher Legacy, 1925-2025".

Featuring Gillian Shephard, Simone Finn, @philipjcowley.bsky.social and me.
www.qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/m...
Still “Thatcher’s Britain”? The Thatcher Legacy, 1925-2025
www.qmul.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall, Dolly Jørgensen , and 3 more

smschober.bsky.social
Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne
Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.
www.unilu.ch
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by Dave O’Brien

drdaveobrien.bsky.social
Authentic northern bluntness, etc etc

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jmchickson.bsky.social
Building on our workshop last year on The Global Politics of Precarity and Insecure Work, @stellamorgana.bsky.social and I are delighted to share a collection of 6 original commentary articles on this theme in @gpejournal.bsky.social

Read the full introduction here: doi.org/10.1332/2635...
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien

erc.europa.eu
Are you an ERC-funded researcher who is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists?

Apply now to showcase your research in fun, creative ways at the #ScienceisWonderful exhibition! 👉 link.europa.eu/vgTTr4

📅 18–20 March 2026

📍Brussels

⏳Apply until 20 October

@ercgrantees.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Valerie Mueller, Sophie Woodward

uomsociology.bsky.social
VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026)
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025

Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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by Dave O’Brien

drdaveobrien.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Steve Peers

youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE

CHECK IT OUT

outsidersartsclub.com
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by Dave O’Brien

drdaveobrien.bsky.social
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by Sarah Marie Hall — Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Ian Bruff

smhall.bsky.social
Join us for 'Imagining our Working Lives: A Creative Exploration' 💭🖍🪛🧤🥄🖱

1st Nov, Central Manchester. Part of ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025.

Free to attend, places limited. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagining-...

P.s. There'll be cake!🍰
With @amycbarron.bsky.social + @clarecourtney
Poster for the event: Imagining our working lives: a creative exploration. The poster features a picture of a woman sat at a desk looking at a screen, surrounded by colourful pots and books. The poster contains a qr code to the event (see post)
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Sara B. Hobolt, Mirya R. Holman , and 1 more

florianfoos.bsky.social
🚨 We have a cool new ESRC PhD studentship opportunity on the topic of political persuasion for someone interested in campaigning, field experiments and/or computational methods @lsegovernment.bsky.social, in collaboration with
@campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
www.lse.ac.uk
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alanallport.bsky.social
Excerpt from #AdvanceBritannia which is released in the UK on 6 November, preorders appreciated! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/brit...
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Colin Murray, Patrick O’Brien , and 3 more

bymyong.bsky.social
I‘m giving a public talk at UCL on Thurs 16 Oct. The title is “Bureaucracy and distrust: the civil service in the constitution” looking at the civil service’s constitutional foundations, and how it might respond to a populist govt. @sirJJkc.bsky.social will chair!
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
Hybrid | CLP - Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution
This lecture will be delivered by Dr Ben Yong, as part of the Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2025-26
www.ucl.ac.uk
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nicolleness.bsky.social
CfP for issue of Fandom | Cultures | Research & workshop on Fan Practices of Memory and Remembrance

📢 Workshop (optional) is on: February 27th, 2026 Marburg

⭐️ Abstract of max. 300 words, title, short biography to
[email protected] by December 1st, 2025
#mediastudies #humanities
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uoy-sociology.bsky.social
Raphael Nowak ( @raphahead.bsky.social ) has co-authored and published a book titled “Music Tastes of French People: Preferences, Use Values, and Competence” with ‘Le Bord de l’Eau’.

#France #French #Music
Les goûts musicaux des Français.es – Le Bord de l'Eau
Aucun produit dans le panier.
www.editionsbdl.com
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creativepec.bsky.social
Creative PEC Policy Advisor Emily Hopkins was at the Labour Party Conference, watching for announcements and discussions relating to the creative industries.

pec.ac.uk/blog_entries...
Insights from the Labour Party Conference 2025 - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Creative PEC Policy Adviser Emily Hopkins attended the Labour Party Conference in September 2025.
pec.ac.uk
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by Dave O’Brien

drdaveobrien.bsky.social
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alanallport.bsky.social
Unboxing! #AdvanceBritannia
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bariscaylimessina.com
Please consider joining our editorial board, the Sociological Review, Britan's first Sociology journal and a leading scholarly place for sociological debates!

The deadline is the 5th of December.

#AcademicSky

thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...
Call for new Editorial Board members for The Sociological Review journal for 2026
thesociologicalreview.org
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Cameron Campbell

pengzell.bsky.social
Next RC28 Spring Meeting will be 20-22 May in Seville.
Submissions until 10 Dec here: eventos.upo.es/137585/detai...

If you're wondering if this is your conference, have a look at what we publish in our journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese...
The Conference
Addressing Social Inequalities in the Global North and South On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is an honour to welcome you to the RC28 Spring Meeting 2026. This academic meeting is proposed a...
eventos.upo.es
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identitiesjournal.bsky.social
New #Identities #Symposium!

'Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World' by Michèle Lamont

Published in our latest issue:
www.tandfonline.com/...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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alanallport.bsky.social
I would call Patricia Routledge a scouser (born in Tranmere, educated at Birkenhead High School, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Playhouse alum) but Hyacinth Bouquet would have been horrified to be described as anything other than a resident of Cheshire. RIP
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien, Rebecca Langlands

lsangha.bsky.social
📢ARTIST CALLOUT📢

4-5 week paid placement for creative practitioner to work alongside the Gender and Sexuality Collective at Uni of Exeter.

💡Visual | Digital | Sound | Performing | Design | Lit | Film | Music
💡 Budget: £6,000
🗓️ Deadline: Sun 2 Nov

🔗 www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/creativ...
Arts & Culture Exeter | Creative Fellowship 2025-26: Callout for Artists
Applications are invited from creative practitioners for this year's Arts and Culture Creative Fellowship, which will be hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Collective, and will focus on reimagining th...
www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk
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njdavies.bsky.social
If (shock horror) you managed to miss @instituteforgovernment.org.uk at Labour conference then have no fear. Audio from all our events is now online. This includes 3 events I chaired: implementing govt's health reforms, delivering preventative healthcare, and rebuilding the criminal justice system
IfG at the Labour Party Conference 2025 | Institute for Government
The IfG was in Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference 2025.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
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emmahcasey.bsky.social
I’m really looking forward to speaking at this event at LSE alongside Lois Shearing and chaired by Rachel O’Neill. All welcome! Link to register is below. @lsemedia.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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by Dave O’Brien

drdaveobrien.bsky.social
Fascinating work!!!
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Reposted by: Dave O’Brien

artsemergency.bsky.social
📻 Listen to The Emergency Room Podcast, an ongoing online event series where members of the Arts Emergency Youth Collective host open and honest conversations with professionals from across the creative world.
👉 www.arts-emergency.org/podcasts/the...
Blue square with white text reading 'The Emergency Room: Creative chats in critical times.' And 'How can research-based design better reflect communities?'
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marchvidkjaer.bsky.social
I explored some of the same dynamics in my masters' thesis. Interesting take w. unfulfilled expectations here.
marchvidkjaer.com/files/expect...
marchvidkjaer.com
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by Dave O’Brien — Reposted by: Anton Grau Larsen

drdaveobrien.bsky.social
This looks very interesting!
profsob.bsky.social
Maria Sobolewska @profsob.bsky.social · 5d
An important new paper from my talented, but BlueSky-less PHD Jose Lopes

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The unfulfilled promises of upward mobility and support for radical left parties in Western Europe
In recent decades, educational expansion has produced a large swathe of university graduates which labour markets are increasingly less able to absorb…
www.sciencedirect.com
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uomhums.bsky.social
🗣️ "I analyse cases of technological failure - often developed in less-regulated environments abroad to uncover how these systems are tested and deployed, using that insight to inform UK policy and advocate for stronger safeguards."

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