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📣 Are you sure?

A new survey from LSE Methodology's Sally Stares, Paul McKeown and Adrian Keane highlights the risk that jurors understand ‘sure’ as ‘absolutely certain’

👩‍⚖️It suggests that juries need more help on the types of doubt that require acquittal

👉 www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/are-...
Are you sure?
Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane Sally Stares analyse the problems with the current directions on the criminal standard of proof
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February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Dr Sidra Kamran's article ''Do what you love' in low-wage work: navigating stigma through narratives of work passion' has been described as "rich in qualitative detail... this article makes a unique and important contribution"

Read Sidra's article here➡️ academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Not long until Dr Iman Dawood presents our next Seminar Series💡

🌎How Ideologies Become Invisible: Methodological Reflections on the Study of ‘Common Sense’
🕙13 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980479983...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Congratulations to Dr Roni Küppers, the latest of our PhD students to pass their viva.

We are so proud of you all. Next step, graduation👏🎓️
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February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Does physical appearance impact who you vote for?🗳️

Dr Rachel Bernhard spoke at last week’s Seminar Series about her research 🤔
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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🗣️Sign up for our next MY580 Short Course

Questionnaire and question design (survey methods) by Dr Sally Stares💡

⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm
📆 23 Feb, in person at CON.1.01

Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questionna...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Just under a week left to apply for our Research Officer post at @lsemethodology.bsky.social to oversee and expand the ENDOW database!

Applications due 15 February.
eapower.bsky.social Eleanor Power @eapower.bsky.social · Jan 15
🚨Job alert! The ENDOW project is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social.

Oversee & expand our database & contribute to research on social & economic inequality.

Deadline 15 February. Share & reach out!
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The ENDOW project is seeking a Research Officer in Research Data Management to be based at the London School of Economics. - Oversee and extend our database covering geospatial, demographic, economic & social network data from 50+ communities in 30+ countries! - Contribute to research on the dynamics of social and economic inequality! - Join a stellar interdisciplinary team! - funded by the ESRC and the NSF [world map showing location of ENDOW communities; photos of some of the team members and some of the ENDOW communities showing their diversity Research Officer in Research Data Management Salary from £43,277 to £48,220 pa inclusive of London allowance Fixed-term appointment for 18 months This research officer position is to work with Eleanor Power as part of the ongoing "ENDOW" project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality), funded by the UKRI and US National Science Foundation. The research officer will be based in the Department of Methodology, a leading centre for research and education in social science research methods. While we expect this to be a full-time appointment, we are open to considering the possibility of a part-time appointment. The post entails overseeing and extending the database of the "ENDOW" project, which includes data from over fifty communities around the world, comprising economic, demographic, and social network data characterising each community, its resident households, and the individuals within them. The research officer will be responsible for the expansion of this database to include longitudinal data from each community site, implementing a robust data infrastructure to manage and curate this information. The research officer will work closely with Dr Power and data contributors to ensure data quality, standardisation, and appropriate governance. They will contribute to core analyses of the ENDOW project and develop tools and resources that will be of wide utility for the collection, curation, and analysis of cross-cultural data. This role is central to building the data infrastructure that will enable meaningful, productive comparisons across these diverse field sites and will ultimately serve as a resource for the broader scientific community. The successful candidate will: Have a completed PhD, be close to completing a PhD, or have other research experience that demonstrates the capability to produce independent original research Have experience with database design, data management and data governance Have experience with programming in R or Python
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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There's still time to sign up for Dr @rivb.bsky.social 's Seminar Series💡

🌎Kiss, Marry, Kill: Appearance-Based Discrimination in Politics
🕙6 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Get your tickets➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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We are thrilled to have Dr Iman Dawood present our next Seminar Series💡

🌎How Ideologies Become Invisible: Methodological Reflections on the Study of ‘Common Sense’
🕙13 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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📰❗We're launching a newsletter

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January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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🌏 What does it mean to return home?

Join us for a public conversation with author Tareq Baconi, Dr Mai Taha, and @aycacu.bsky.social on personal and political journeys, displacement and belonging, and identity.

📅 16 Feb | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE
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#Sociology #HumanRights #memoir
Fire in every direction | Public conversation with author Tareq Baconi
6pm Mon 16 Feb | Tareq Baconi | Free public event at LSE
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January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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🌏 Upcoming event | Governing with nature: towards transformative change?

Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities.

📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online

#LSEEvents #Sociology
Governing with nature: towards transformative change? | Professor Harriet Bulkeley
6.30pm Wed 11 Feb | Harriet Bulkeley | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Is that sunshine we see on campus?!?! 😎😎😎😎
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January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Happy 5th Birthday Research for the World🎂🎉

The new edition is live, featuring LSE research articles on remote working, religion, climate change, social media and riots. Plus a video on quantum computing and the latest episode of the LSE iQ Podcast on cyberwar...

➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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📣 Vacancy Alert!

The ENDOW project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality) is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management

Apply now➡️https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/2357/0/462865/15539/research-officer-in-research-data-management

❗Deadline: 15 February 2026
Research Officer in Research Data Management
Research Officer in Research Data Management, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p…
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January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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We are thrilled to have Dr @rivb.bsky.social present our first Winter Term 2026 Seminar Series💡

🌎Kiss, Marry, Kill: Appearance-Based Discrimination in Politics
🕙6 Feb, 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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MY580 Methods Short Course ➡️

Bayesian Statistics for Applied Research with Dr Douglas Leasure, delivered in collaboration with Oxford DTP

⏰ 9:00am - 5:00pm
📆 5 - 6 Feb, in-person

Sign up now or join the waiting list👉 www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/event/bayesi...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Read the latest from @aliyarao.bsky.social below⤵️
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Dr Chana Teeger's book, Distancing the Past, has new reviews📚

💡"Brilliant, provocative, and beautifully written” - Teachers College Record

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January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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New article👉 The Problem with Rapport in Interview-Based Studies🤝

Dr @aliyarao.bsky.social has been published in Qualitative Sociology, that questions the value of rapport in qualitative interviewing💡

Read it here➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Problem with Rapport in Interview-Based Studies - Qualitative Sociology
Rapport is an orienting principle in qualitative research. It is a capacious concept which, in practice, is deployed by researchers in a wide variety of ways. Despite its definitional ambiguity, in…
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January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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🗣️There's still time to sign up for Agent-Based Modeling with Dr Milena Tsvetkova, our My580 Methods Short Course of 2026💡

⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm
📆 28 Jan, in person at the Data Science Institute

Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/agent-base...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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And we're BACK for Winter Term📚

Welcome back everyone, we can't wait to see what you achieve this term🌎💫
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January 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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💡Immersive Grenfell walking tour explores an exciting type of knowledge exchange

Leading the tour last week, Professor @floracornish.bsky.social said "we were struck again by the kindness of community members and the reassuringness of gardens"

Read more👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Oxford Computational Political Science Group welcomes two LSE Methodology Research Associates 💡

Stephan Wenninger and Ryan Rousseau join Projects 3 and 4 of the group.

Read more 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...
Oxford Computational Political Science Group welcomes two LSE Methodology Research Associates
The Department of Methodology is proud to share that two of its' past and present cohort are amongst the newest Research Associates for the Oxford Computational Political Science Group (OCPSG).
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January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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🗣️Join our first My580 Short Course of 2026

Agent-Based Modeling with Dr Milena Tsvetkova💡

⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm
📆 28 Jan, in person at the Data Science Institute

Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/agent-base...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM