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Peter Hemming
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology @UniOfSurrey: education, non/religion, childhood/youth, diversity, citizenship, wellbeing. Views my own.
Our article in The Sociological Review on 'Schooling Citizenship in a Therapeutic Society' has now been published open access! @annastrhan.bsky.social @joannamalone.bsky.social @Sarah Neal
How does the therapeutic ethos manifest itself in Britain’s primary schools?

@drpeterjhemming.bsky.social and co-authors take a closer look at the post-COVID mental health crisis, religion and unrecognised complexities.

#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com @leverhulme.ac.uk buff.ly/gIv2osH
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
18 months of hard work but I'm absolutely over the moon today, as we receive official confirmation our article has been accepted for publication in The Sociological Review: Hemming, P.J., Strhan, A., Malone, J. & Neal, S. (in press) 'Schooling Citizenship and Character in a Therapeutic Society'!
September 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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We're currently advertising for a 3+ year post-doc position @education.ox.ac.uk working on the ESRC-funded @studentspolitics.bsky.social project with @rilleraaper.bsky.social, Tom Fryer & me - to start ASAP

Deadline: 9 June

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May 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Invitation for applications to join the editorial board of the British Journal of Sociology of Education - expertise in quantitative methods and/or digital technologies - deadline Friday 13 June 2025 - see attached image for full details!
May 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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📣 Call for Papers for #SRHE2025 now open!

We welcome submissions for research papers, symposia, and posters from postgraduate students, researchers, and practitioners in HE research. Visit bit.ly/3CFqrHz to find out more. Closing date 15 May 2025.

#HigherEducation #Research #Conference #CFP
March 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Just booked 4 nights in Mykonos for end of April/start of May! Hopefully the anticipation will help get me through the remaining 4 weeks of term…🏖️
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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"this is a very welcome and common sense move from the Government to give opportunities back to young Brits while helping businesses across the UK struggling with labour shortages... it really is a win-win for both the UK and EU.” @pimlicat.bsky.social

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Campaign Success: Government to offer Youth Mobility Scheme to EU
A reciprocal EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme was first proposed by the cross-party UK trade and Business Commission in May 2023 with Best for Britain campaigning for the proposal ever since.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Scholarship available for our new MSc Social Research at University of Surrey for students from a low-income or less advantaged background: www.surrey.ac.uk/news/new-sch...
New scholarship for Social Research MSc | University of Surrey
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February 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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New paper in @bjse.bsky.social exploring children's emotional engagements with aspects of religion they encounter in school - from interest via boredom to feelings of injustice, emerging from @leverhulme.bsky.social project with @joannamalone.bsky.social @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social and Sarah Neal
Affective engagements with religion and citizenship in English primary schools
This article draws on qualitative data from the ‘Becoming Citizens of “Post-secular” Britain’ study to examine different ways in which religion becomes interwoven in affective citizenship in school...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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New article in the BJSE with @annastrhan.bsky.social @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social and Sarah Neal from our 'Becoming Citizens of 'Post-Secular Britain: Religion in Primary School Life' project Education:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01425692.2025.2462954
Affective engagements with religion and citizenship in English primary schools
This article draws on qualitative data from the ‘Becoming Citizens of “Post-secular” Britain’ study to examine different ways in which religion becomes interwoven in affective citizenship in school...
www.tandfonline.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Article published in REtoday magazine talking about citizenship and RE in primary schools from our 'Becoming Citizens of 'Post-Secular Britain: Religion in Primary School Life' project
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and Sarah Neal. reteachingresources.co.uk/product/reto...
REtoday Magazine - Beyond Human » RE Teaching Resources
Is RE too human-centric? This edition explores RE beyond the human realm; from the divine, super-human, non-human, to the ever-evolving world of AI.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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FIRE ON ICE: These bare branches breaking through a frozen section of Loch Arklet caught my eye with the surrounding sunlit hills reflected on the ice. #Sharemondays2025 #fsprintmonday #landscapephotography #fujifilm #scotland
January 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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I'm currently writing up research commissioned by Welsh Gov on the way schools are enacting CfW to support equity & inclusion. This qualitative research has provided valuable insights into how schools are curriculum making & perceive their role in tackling inequalities in education.
January 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Short animated video clip presenting findings from our recent research project!
A short video detailing some of our key findings from the 'Becoming Citizens of 'Post-Secular Britain: Religion in Primary School Life' project with @annastrhan.bsky.social @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social and Sarah Neal.
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How do schools shape good citizens in contexts of religious change?
YouTube video by Science Animated
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January 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Delighted that our special issue on 'International student mobility within Europe: responding to contemporary challenges' has just been published!

Pleasure to guest-edit this w/ @sazanajayadeva.bsky.social Daniel Faas, Aline Courtois & Suzanne Beech

Our editorial: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
International student mobility within Europe: responding to contemporary challenges - Higher Education
In this article, we provide an introduction to the special issue on ‘Challenges to International Student Mobility within Europe’. We first discuss the current context of such mobility and justify our ...
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December 3, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Can't beat a good STV election to (a) remind us what real democracy looks like, and (b) take up the entire weekend #Irishelection
December 1, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Recent articles: Arat, A. & Hemming, P.J. (2024) ‘Secular, religious or spiritual? A sociological portrait of UK mindfulness teachers’ Religion - doi.org/10.1080/0048...
Secular, religious or spiritual? A sociological portrait of UK mindfulness teachers
Mindfulness is commonly defined in the public and professional realms as a secular therapeutic technique, but less attention has been paid to the practitioners at the vanguard of the contemporary U...
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December 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Recent articles: Hemming, P.J. & Hailwood, E. (2024) 'Mindfulness in schools: issues of equality and diversity' in British Journal of Sociology of Education - doi.org/10.1080/0142...
Mindfulness in schools: issues of equality and diversity
Mindfulness is increasingly offered in schools around the UK, as well as internationally. Previous research has focused on the efficacy, the implementation, and the wider meaning of mindfulness in ...
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November 29, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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New paper in Social & Cultural Geography journal written with Alison Allam, Ana Bê, Catherine Hale, Morag Rose & Anna Ruddock. Informed by the conceptual work from my ISRF fellowship, reflecting on our experiences of working in/with academia with energy limiting conditions doi.org/10.1080/1464...
Being left behind beyond recovery: ‘crip time’ and chronic illness in neoliberal academia
In this paper, we use crip time to reflect on being left behind in relation to normative temporalities, based on our experiences of living with Energy Limiting Conditions (ELC) while at different c...
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October 9, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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New to this place. New textbook coming out next month on completing a social science research project aimed at undergraduate students #socialscience #sociology #criminology #education #psychology
November 24, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Our article 'Becoming Humanist: Worldview Formation and the Emergence of Atheist Britain' was just assigned an issue. Sharing again for anyone who missed it! academic.oup.com/socrel/artic...
Becoming Humanist: Worldview Formation and the Emergence of Atheist Britain
Abstract. It is widely accepted that the growth of “non-religious” identification and “non-belief” in God(s) in many societies is linked to changing religi
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November 22, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Good morning BlueSky. Happy Friday!
November 22, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Recent articles: Hemming, P.J. (2023)’Reflecting on research impact: diversity of religion and belief in primary schools in England and Wales’ in Journal of Beliefs and Values - doi.org/10.1080/1361...
Reflecting on research impact: diversity of religion and belief in primary schools in England and Wales
The relationship between research, policy and practice in the field of education has long been the focus of much discussion and debate. In the UK context, the growing weight attributed to research ...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM