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Professor Alice Sullivan
@profalices.bsky.social
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Professor of Sociology at UCL.

http://profalices.co.uk/

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 17d
"It's out of this world to be able to read and do crosswords again. It's beautiful, wonderful. It gives me such pleasure."
Sheila Irvine shares the joy of regaining her sight thanks to a life-changing eye implant trial involving @ucleye.bsky.social.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 17d
Students who threaten or intimidate university staff should be expelled, the UK government’s antisemitism adviser has said, after masked protesters allegedly threatened to behead economics professor Michael Ben-Gad during a lecture. Tash Mosheim reports #edusky
https://ow.ly/c0HI50Xhx58
Expel students who threaten academics on campus, says John Mann
Government's antisemitism adviser condemns masked protesters who disrupted lecture being given by Israeli economics professor
ow.ly

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 17d
I was pleased to speak to Times Radio on the antisemitic campaign against Professor Michael Ben-Gad, listen from 1.25.

@sriucl.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...
Times Radio Breakfast with Kate McCann and Calum Macdonald | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times
Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.
www.thetimes.com

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 17d
The situation has escalated since the letter was written, with activists disrupting Michael's lecture earlier this week and making murderous threats.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli professor says activists 'threatened to chop off his head'
Michael Ben-Gad, an economics lecturer at City University in London , has been branded a 'terrorist' and has faced calls to be sacked because he served in the Israel Defence Forces from 1982 to 1985.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 17d
Academics: please consider signing the open letter to support Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City University.

Students are demanding his sacking simply because he is an Israeli Jew who did mandatory military service in the 1980s.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Standing against targeted harassment of Professor Michael Ben-Gad
21 October 2025 We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned by a targeted harassment campaign against Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City St George’s, University of London, led by a group ca...
docs.google.com

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Oct 10
Thanks Rob.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Oct 10
This important paper shows a precipitous drop in girls' achievement in recent years, closing a third of the gap with boys.

Covid doesn't seem to be the smoking gun, but tiktok may be

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · Oct 10
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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).
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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Oct 8
Thank you!

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Oct 1
Times Higher @jgro-the.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social reports on the @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @nature.com Maddox Prize.

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sulliva...
Sullivan Review author shortlisted for Maddox Prize
UCL professor Alice Sullivan, who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection, is vying for Nature-led award
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Sep 30
Alice Sullivan, a leading gender-critical researcher, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Maddox Prize for her landmark review into how sex is recorded in publicly funded research. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #academicsky
https://ow.ly/7vkp50X4ztK
Sullivan Review author shortlisted for Maddox Prize
UCL professor Alice Sullivan who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection is vying for Nature-led award
ow.ly

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Sep 30
I am honoured to be shortlisted for the Maddox Prize. The prize recognises researchers for standing up for science and showing courage and integrity in the face of challenges and hostility.
senseaboutsci.bsky.social Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social · Sep 30
The 2025 #MaddoxPrize shortlist is here! This year, 6 researchers from around the world are recognised for standing up for science and evidence-based policy in the face of adversity.

Read their stories here ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/activities/2...

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Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social · Sep 30
The 2025 #MaddoxPrize shortlist is here! This year, 6 researchers from around the world are recognised for standing up for science and evidence-based policy in the face of adversity.

Read their stories here ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/activities/2...

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Sep 17
I'm delighted to have been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
@acadsocsciences.bsky.soc @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
UCL academics elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
UCL academics are among the latest cohort of scientists awarded high-profile fellowships in recognition of their work in the field of social sciences.
www.ucl.ac.uk

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ianpace.bsky.social @ianpace.bsky.social · Sep 8
Really important response to the pausing of the REF by @profalices.bsky.social Hard-hitting points on the real danger this would use particular EDI measures to judge research on the basis of ideological conformity rather than excellence.

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/refs...
The REF’s postponement raises hopes that sanity will prevail on PCE
The three-month pause to re-examine the assessment of ‘people, culture and environment’ could prelude a welcome reversal, says Alice Sullivan
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Sep 8
"The REF’s postponement raises hopes that sanity will prevail on PCE"

This is important news for academics who had grave concerns about the 'People, culture and Environment' proposals.

@timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/refs...
The REF’s postponement raises hopes that sanity will prevail on PCE
The three-month pause to re-examine the assessment of ‘people, culture and environment’ could prelude a welcome reversal, says Alice Sullivan
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Sep 4
"Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework"

Excellent to see Vallance demanding proper scrutiny of the REF.

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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · Sep 4
Breaking: REF 2029 paused for three months to review whether metrics are aligned with national priorities www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Aug 28
Join @timandraharkness.bsky.social, Margaret Macartney
, Lindsey Paterson and me @royalstatsoc.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh on Tuesday for a panel on 'The Sullivan Review: Implications for data collection on sex and gender identity'
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/40660/...
OA Virtual conferences
virtual.oxfordabstracts.com

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Aug 6
Check out this extraordinary new paper out today from @clscohorts.bsky.social Liam Wright, Gemma Shireby, Tim Morris and David Bann + UCL's Neil Davies published in PLOS Genetics using the Millennium Cohort Study dataset! Congratulations to everyone involved!

journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
The association between parental BMI and offspring adiposity: A genetically informed analysis of trios
Author summary Children with obesity are more likely to have parents with obesity, too. This may be explained by environmental factors, such as prenatal conditions in utero or postnatal parental behav...
journals.plos.org

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Jul 18
See also related research by several of our researchers published in Social Science & Medicine doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Article titled, "The consequences of early menopause and menopause symptoms for labour market participation"

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Jul 17
I learned so much from working on this literature review on #menopause and the workplace, I hope it's helpful for others too. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687755...

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · Jul 10
My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.

I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting  - The Constitution Society
An authoritative new report from Dr David Klemperer advocates for the introduction of compulsory voting at UK general elections.
consoc.org.uk

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Jul 7
Great to see so much national media coverage for my report on 'Barriers to research on sex and gender'.

It's time for universities to tackle this issue.

@ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social

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

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Jul 7
The UK definition officially changed in the 1970s, but many of us were still schooled in the older definition in the 80s. So it's a poor choice of question if the idea is to show people are ignorant of basic facts - this 'fact' has altered over time.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 7
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex
Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How has this extreme practice been normalised?
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · Jul 7
Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...
£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research
Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year
www.timeshighereducation.com

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ianpace.bsky.social @ianpace.bsky.social · Jul 6
Excellent interview with @profalices.bsky.social

www.spiked-online.com/2025/07/06/h...
How universities went to war with biological facts
Alice Sullivan on the suppression of gender-critical research.
www.spiked-online.com

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Jon Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social · Jul 2
Important new report from UK. "It is clear that academics and students who have insisted that sex is a real and socially significant category have experienced barriers to research. This includes campaigns of harassment and intimidation." Same happens in USA, too. www.sullivanreview.uk/barriers.pdf
www.sullivanreview.uk

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Jul 2
Universities ‘failing to protect gender-critical staff’, report finds.

Universities have failed to protect their gender-critical staff from bullying and harassment, according to a report investigating barriers to research on sex and gender identity.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities ‘failing to protect gender-critical staff’, report finds - Research Professional News
Alice Sullivan warns high-profile cases are the “tip of the iceberg”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com