CERIC
@ceric-lubs.bsky.social
The Centre for Employment Relations Innovation and Change at Leeds University Business School. Researching employment relations and the changing world of work. https://business.leeds.ac.uk/research-ceric
Did you know that we are hosting the 44th International Labour Process Conference (Apr 22-24)? This year's theme is: Labour Process in a Time of Transformation. If you'd like to know more, or you're interested in registering, please take a look at the ILPC website. 👇
www.ilpc.org.uk/ILPC-2026/St...
www.ilpc.org.uk/ILPC-2026/St...
Conference Streams
ILPC 2026
www.ilpc.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Did you know that we are hosting the 44th International Labour Process Conference (Apr 22-24)? This year's theme is: Labour Process in a Time of Transformation. If you'd like to know more, or you're interested in registering, please take a look at the ILPC website. 👇
www.ilpc.org.uk/ILPC-2026/St...
www.ilpc.org.uk/ILPC-2026/St...
Our annual CERIC Doctoral Conference will be on Friday 15 May 2026. Our call for papers is now live. The theme this year is Work and Employment in an Era of Global Reordering. Please click the link for more details: www.linkedin.com/posts/ceric-...
Call for Papers - CERIC Doctoral Conference | CERIC (LUBS)
Our annual CERIC Doctoral Conference will take place on Friday 15 May 2026. Our call for papers is now live. Please see below for details 👇
A big shout out to this year's organisers Laura Rosa Berro...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Our annual CERIC Doctoral Conference will be on Friday 15 May 2026. Our call for papers is now live. The theme this year is Work and Employment in an Era of Global Reordering. Please click the link for more details: www.linkedin.com/posts/ceric-...
As we head into the weekend, I'm resharing this advert for a funded PhD Studentship here in Leeds.
Are you interested in pursuing a funded PhD at the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work, at the University of Leeds, supervised by Mark Stuart & Charles Umney? You will contribute to a study titled, ‘Building employment inclusion within the West Yorkshire regional digital skills ecosystem.'
ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work Scholarship
Project opportunity - ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work Scholarship at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
As we head into the weekend, I'm resharing this advert for a funded PhD Studentship here in Leeds.
As part of this project, you can also attend a free online training to better understand the migrant employment landscape and how to build an inclusive and effective workplace.
When: Thursday 26 February, 12-1:30pm
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
When: Thursday 26 February, 12-1:30pm
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
Understanding the landscape of migrant employment
Free training for employers and businesses in Yorkshire and Humber.
www.eventbrite.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
As part of this project, you can also attend a free online training to better understand the migrant employment landscape and how to build an inclusive and effective workplace.
When: Thursday 26 February, 12-1:30pm
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
When: Thursday 26 February, 12-1:30pm
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...
Are you an employer in the Yorkshire and Humber region interested in hiring and supporting migrant workers? Get Involved in the Employer Engagement Hub platform! Your input is essential.
Send an email to Gabriella Alberti on g.alberti@leeds.ac.uk to express your interest.
Send an email to Gabriella Alberti on g.alberti@leeds.ac.uk to express your interest.
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Are you an employer in the Yorkshire and Humber region interested in hiring and supporting migrant workers? Get Involved in the Employer Engagement Hub platform! Your input is essential.
Send an email to Gabriella Alberti on g.alberti@leeds.ac.uk to express your interest.
Send an email to Gabriella Alberti on g.alberti@leeds.ac.uk to express your interest.
What's on your reading list at the moment? This article by Milena Büchs, Vera Trappmann Gina Moran and Max Koch is on mine. wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Do let us know here @ceric-lubs.bsky.social if you have any recommended reading!
Do let us know here @ceric-lubs.bsky.social if you have any recommended reading!
Perspectives on Social and Justice Issues in Climate Policy – Comparing the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco‐Social Policy Literatures
Mapping the Just Transitions, Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Literatures along the axes of capitalism/growth approaches and global justice demonstrates that there is a large gap in researc....
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
What's on your reading list at the moment? This article by Milena Büchs, Vera Trappmann Gina Moran and Max Koch is on mine. wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Do let us know here @ceric-lubs.bsky.social if you have any recommended reading!
Do let us know here @ceric-lubs.bsky.social if you have any recommended reading!
Are you interested in pursuing a funded PhD at the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work, at the University of Leeds, supervised by Mark Stuart & Charles Umney? You will contribute to a study titled, ‘Building employment inclusion within the West Yorkshire regional digital skills ecosystem.'
ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work Scholarship
Project opportunity - ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work Scholarship at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Are you interested in pursuing a funded PhD at the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work, at the University of Leeds, supervised by Mark Stuart & Charles Umney? You will contribute to a study titled, ‘Building employment inclusion within the West Yorkshire regional digital skills ecosystem.'
A lot to digest here in this government summary report on AI Skills for Life and Work. www.gov.uk/government/p...
AI Skills for Life and Work: summary report
www.gov.uk
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A lot to digest here in this government summary report on AI Skills for Life and Work. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Fancy listening to our latest podcast episode with Vera Trappmann and Dario Azzellini talking about Just Transitions in Columbia? You can download the episode now: business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r...
Podcast: Just Transitions - a global exploration: Colombia
business.leeds.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Fancy listening to our latest podcast episode with Vera Trappmann and Dario Azzellini talking about Just Transitions in Columbia? You can download the episode now: business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r...
Reposted by CERIC
🙌 We have been collaborating with the @metoffice.gov.uk on their Local Authority Climate Service, an open-access platform which provides free, tailored climate information to help local authorities in their adaptation planning!
Read about the project here: www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/su...
Read about the project here: www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/su...
Supporting local climate resilience
As the climate continues to change, local authorities are on the front line of adaptation.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🙌 We have been collaborating with the @metoffice.gov.uk on their Local Authority Climate Service, an open-access platform which provides free, tailored climate information to help local authorities in their adaptation planning!
Read about the project here: www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/su...
Read about the project here: www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/su...
New article by Gabriella Alberti published on The Conversation: "Four myths about ‘low-skilled’ migration busted"
theconversation.com/four-myths-a...
theconversation.com/four-myths-a...
Four myths about ‘low-skilled’ migration busted
Filling the UK’s skills and labour shortages is not as easy as simply turning off the supply of migrant workers.
theconversation.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New article by Gabriella Alberti published on The Conversation: "Four myths about ‘low-skilled’ migration busted"
theconversation.com/four-myths-a...
theconversation.com/four-myths-a...
Join members of the @ywworking.bsky.social L-earning research team for a webinar to launch the project's new briefings on Tuesday 3rd June, 12:00-12.45:
earningwhilelearning.eventbrite.com
You can also read more about the reports and how they tie into CERIC's research here:
bit.ly/43Cmm0e
earningwhilelearning.eventbrite.com
You can also read more about the reports and how they tie into CERIC's research here:
bit.ly/43Cmm0e
Briefing launch ‘Earning While Learning: student employment’
Learn about our new in-depth research on students in paid employment. We will share findings and advice for educators, employers and unions.
earningwhilelearning.eventbrite.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Join members of the @ywworking.bsky.social L-earning research team for a webinar to launch the project's new briefings on Tuesday 3rd June, 12:00-12.45:
earningwhilelearning.eventbrite.com
You can also read more about the reports and how they tie into CERIC's research here:
bit.ly/43Cmm0e
earningwhilelearning.eventbrite.com
You can also read more about the reports and how they tie into CERIC's research here:
bit.ly/43Cmm0e
Join us next week for the final CERIC Seminar of the academic year, with Ronaldo Munck on 4th June at 3pm. This will be a fully online seminar, hosted via Zoom - get the link by signing up for free below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ronaldo-mu...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ronaldo-mu...
Ronaldo Munck - "Workers of the world unite": Then and now
An online CERIC Seminar via Zoom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Join us next week for the final CERIC Seminar of the academic year, with Ronaldo Munck on 4th June at 3pm. This will be a fully online seminar, hosted via Zoom - get the link by signing up for free below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ronaldo-mu...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ronaldo-mu...
Reposted by CERIC
Today we launched our new briefings on student work: Earning While Learning. The briefings, aimed at Employers, Trade Unions, and the Education sector, do not only summarise our findings, but also give targeted recommendations for each sector. Read them here: ywworking.co.uk/briefings/
Briefings - L-earning
‘L-earning: rethinking young women’s working lives is a 3-year research study exploring young women’s early experiences of work – including work while studying – and how these experiences may contribu...
ywworking.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Today we launched our new briefings on student work: Earning While Learning. The briefings, aimed at Employers, Trade Unions, and the Education sector, do not only summarise our findings, but also give targeted recommendations for each sector. Read them here: ywworking.co.uk/briefings/
New article published on the CERIC website about the work our researchers @katerhardy.bsky.social and Mia Zhong have been doing with @ywworking.bsky.social
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New report on student workers and ‘earning while learning’ released
Not only are student workers important to the economy, but working while in education has positive and negative effects on students, says a new report released today.
business.leeds.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New article published on the CERIC website about the work our researchers @katerhardy.bsky.social and Mia Zhong have been doing with @ywworking.bsky.social
business.leeds.ac.uk/research-cer...
business.leeds.ac.uk/research-cer...
Professor Jonathan Winterton welcomes PGRs to the annual CERIC Doctoral Conference, and introduces our Keynote Speaker Dr. Douglas Renwick from Nottingham Trent University's Business School.
It looks set to be a great day, with presentations from 30 PGRs across the UK and internationally.
It looks set to be a great day, with presentations from 30 PGRs across the UK and internationally.
May 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Professor Jonathan Winterton welcomes PGRs to the annual CERIC Doctoral Conference, and introduces our Keynote Speaker Dr. Douglas Renwick from Nottingham Trent University's Business School.
It looks set to be a great day, with presentations from 30 PGRs across the UK and internationally.
It looks set to be a great day, with presentations from 30 PGRs across the UK and internationally.
❗ DEADLINE EXTENDED ❗
CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025 is now accepting abstracts until WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025 is now accepting abstracts until WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
Call for Papers: CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025
CERIC warmly invites postgraduate researchers at all stages to the 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference ‘Sustainable Development and the Future of Work’ on Friday 23rd May, 2025, in a hybrid mode.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
❗ DEADLINE EXTENDED ❗
CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025 is now accepting abstracts until WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025 is now accepting abstracts until WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
❗ Reminder to submit your abstracts for the CERIC Doctoral Conference by this WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL ❗
📍 Clarendon Building, University of Leeds, UK
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
📅 Friday 23rd May, 2025
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
📍 Clarendon Building, University of Leeds, UK
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
📅 Friday 23rd May, 2025
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
Call for Papers: CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025
CERIC warmly invites postgraduate researchers at all stages to the 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference ‘Sustainable Development and the Future of Work’ on Friday 23rd May, 2025, in a hybrid mode.
bit.ly
April 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
❗ Reminder to submit your abstracts for the CERIC Doctoral Conference by this WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL ❗
📍 Clarendon Building, University of Leeds, UK
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
📅 Friday 23rd May, 2025
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
📍 Clarendon Building, University of Leeds, UK
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
📅 Friday 23rd May, 2025
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
For more info:
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
🟢📣 Registration is now OPEN for the 3rd international Disrupting Technology Conference!
📅 Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June 2025
📍 Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, UK
⏳ Registration deadline for all delegates (presenting and non-presenting): Wednesday 7 MAY
🛜 Register via: bit.ly/3E4iv3r
📅 Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June 2025
📍 Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, UK
⏳ Registration deadline for all delegates (presenting and non-presenting): Wednesday 7 MAY
🛜 Register via: bit.ly/3E4iv3r
Disrupting Technology Conference 2025, Leeds
The 3rd international conference on Disrupting Technology will be held on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th June 2025 at Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
business.leeds.ac.uk
April 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🟢📣 Registration is now OPEN for the 3rd international Disrupting Technology Conference!
📅 Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June 2025
📍 Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, UK
⏳ Registration deadline for all delegates (presenting and non-presenting): Wednesday 7 MAY
🛜 Register via: bit.ly/3E4iv3r
📅 Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June 2025
📍 Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, UK
⏳ Registration deadline for all delegates (presenting and non-presenting): Wednesday 7 MAY
🛜 Register via: bit.ly/3E4iv3r
Newly published article: The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS), doi.org/10.1556/2006...
The UK data collection for this study was carried out by CERIC researcher Alan Roe as part of the Global Research on Work Addiction project team - read more about the project at workaddiction.org
The UK data collection for this study was carried out by CERIC researcher Alan Roe as part of the Global Research on Work Addiction project team - read more about the project at workaddiction.org
The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents
Abstract Background and aims Despite the last decade's significant development in the scientific study of work addiction/workaholism, this area of research is still facing a fundamental challenge,…
doi.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Newly published article: The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS), doi.org/10.1556/2006...
The UK data collection for this study was carried out by CERIC researcher Alan Roe as part of the Global Research on Work Addiction project team - read more about the project at workaddiction.org
The UK data collection for this study was carried out by CERIC researcher Alan Roe as part of the Global Research on Work Addiction project team - read more about the project at workaddiction.org
This Wednesday, Winnie Lam will be joining us for a CERIC Seminar on "Work-life balance among people who work long hours in Hong Kong - a qualitative investigation"
Register for free at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winnie-lam...
Register for free at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winnie-lam...
Winnie Lam: Work-life balance among people who work long hours in Hong Kong
A qualitative investigation. This is part of the CERIC Seminar Series, held in person and online via Zoom.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This Wednesday, Winnie Lam will be joining us for a CERIC Seminar on "Work-life balance among people who work long hours in Hong Kong - a qualitative investigation"
Register for free at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winnie-lam...
Register for free at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winnie-lam...
This looks to be an insightful seminar on the phenomenon of imposter participants, drawing on experiences of researchers from the ESRC Transforming Working Lives programme, including CERIC's Kate Hardy and Helen Norman
Imposter Participants in Qualitative Research
Thurs 20 March 12-1pm
This MethodsNW seminar explores associated challenges when study volunteers seemingly don’t meet participation criteria, a recent phenomenon known as imposter participants
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imposter-p...
Thurs 20 March 12-1pm
This MethodsNW seminar explores associated challenges when study volunteers seemingly don’t meet participation criteria, a recent phenomenon known as imposter participants
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imposter-p...
Imposter Participants in Qualitative Research
A Methods North West Lunchtime Session
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This looks to be an insightful seminar on the phenomenon of imposter participants, drawing on experiences of researchers from the ESRC Transforming Working Lives programme, including CERIC's Kate Hardy and Helen Norman
Rosie Cox's CERIC Seminar is this Thursday - there's still time to register for free and join us in person or online!
The next CERIC Seminar will be delivered by Rosie Cox from @sussex.ac.uk, discussing "The End of the Family Worker Exemption: A Victory for Domestic Workers" on 13th March @ 4pm. To join us online or in person, register for free at bit.ly/41njQKf
CERIC Seminar - Rosie Cox, "The End of the Family Worker Exemption"
A Victory for Domestic Workers. This is a hybrid seminar, in person and on Zoom.
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March 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Rosie Cox's CERIC Seminar is this Thursday - there's still time to register for free and join us in person or online!
The next CERIC Seminar will be delivered by Rosie Cox from @sussex.ac.uk, discussing "The End of the Family Worker Exemption: A Victory for Domestic Workers" on 13th March @ 4pm. To join us online or in person, register for free at bit.ly/41njQKf
CERIC Seminar - Rosie Cox, "The End of the Family Worker Exemption"
A Victory for Domestic Workers. This is a hybrid seminar, in person and on Zoom.
bit.ly
March 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The next CERIC Seminar will be delivered by Rosie Cox from @sussex.ac.uk, discussing "The End of the Family Worker Exemption: A Victory for Domestic Workers" on 13th March @ 4pm. To join us online or in person, register for free at bit.ly/41njQKf
📅 CHANGE OF DATE - CERIC Doctoral Conference 📅
The 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference will now be held on Friday 23rd May.
The call for papers is still live until Wednesday 16th April.
For more details on the event, please see the call for papers:
business.leeds.ac.uk/divisions-ma...
The 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference will now be held on Friday 23rd May.
The call for papers is still live until Wednesday 16th April.
For more details on the event, please see the call for papers:
business.leeds.ac.uk/divisions-ma...
Call for Papers: CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025
CERIC warmly invites postgraduate researchers at all stages to the 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference ‘Sustainable Development and the Future of Work’ on Friday 23rd May, 2025, in a hybrid mode.
business.leeds.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📅 CHANGE OF DATE - CERIC Doctoral Conference 📅
The 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference will now be held on Friday 23rd May.
The call for papers is still live until Wednesday 16th April.
For more details on the event, please see the call for papers:
business.leeds.ac.uk/divisions-ma...
The 2025 CERIC Doctoral Conference will now be held on Friday 23rd May.
The call for papers is still live until Wednesday 16th April.
For more details on the event, please see the call for papers:
business.leeds.ac.uk/divisions-ma...