New paper lead by @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social on our previous research in primary schools.
@annastrhan.bsky.social and 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

After a successful in-person event, I'm excited to announce the launch of the online version of the Parental Leave Quiz. Are you an HR professional? Line manager? A nerd for parenting leave policies? Complete the quiz! (parentalleavequiz.net) (Thank you to the ESRC for funds) #HR #sociology

The Religion & Spirituality in Society & Culture Lab explores religion, spirituality, and secularity in society and culture, across spaces and scales, as well as how these intersect.

Want to know more? buff.ly/uZxFfR3

@annastrhan.bsky.social @adagiomminor.bsky.social @joannamalone.bsky.social

Dr @joannamalone.bsky.social's project investigates how changing religious landscapes impact the spiritual, emotional and pastoral needs of older adults who are non-religious and how ideas around flourishing and living and dying ‘well’ are shifting. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr... @york.ac.uk

Very happy to see my Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (alongside many other great projects!) featured in @leverhulme.ac.uk 2024 Annual Review.

Read about it here: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

First funded by the Trust 2012, @annastrhan.bsky.social’s current interdisciplinary research project @york.ac.uk investigates the role of religion in the work that primary schools do to foster notions of citizenship and national identity in children. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/school... #IWD2025

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

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
@annastrhan.bsky.social @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social
and Sarah Neal. reteachingresources.co.uk/product/reto...

Check out this video with key findings from the 'Becoming Citizens of Post-Secular Britain: Religion in Primary School Life' research project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYO3... #UoY #Sociology @annastrhan.bsky.social @joannamalone.bsky.social @drpeterjhemming.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social

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Happy New Year! In 2025, I'm running a research project on blackness and ARTs. I'd like to talk to: 1) black egg/sperm donors, 2) black surrogates, 3) black parents who plan to or have used IVF, IUI etc 4) clinicians & managers who've worked with black families #fertility #sociology Repost at will!

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.
youtu.be/YYO31AZiN3A?...

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...

Interesting and important article by Lucy Potter theconversation.com/many-asylum-...

Only 2 weeks left to submit an abstract for our British Journal of Sociology of Education special issue on 'Diversity of Religion and Belief in Education', guest edited by Peter Hemming, Lin Ma, @joannamalone.bsky.social, Sarah Neal, and me.

'Diversity of Religion and Belief in Education: Inequality, Citizenship and Belonging' - call for abstracts for a British Journal of Sociology of Education special issue I'm co-editing together with Peter Hemming, Lin Ma, @joannamalone.bsky.social and Sarah Neal.

Deadline: 12 February