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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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Paul Spicker @paulspicker.bsky.social · 5d
David and I have clashed bitterly in the past, because we both care about what we're doing. On this issue, however, he's absolutely in the right. Universities, and social science, depend on our ability to disagree with each other.

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 5d
Solidarity with Professor David Gordon. The way he has been treated by University of Bristol management is a scandal. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Academic suspended after defending gender-critical speaker
Prof David Gordon is accused of breaking rules by replying to an email from the University of Bristol’s LGBTQ+ Staff Network
www.telegraph.co.uk

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · 19d
It is staggering. Details in my letter before action. t.co/mTER473pzG
http://profalices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/LetterBeforeActionBristol.pdf
t.co

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Dec 22
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Dec 22
I was on the Today Programme today to discuss taking action against the University of Bristol for failing to take reasonable steps to uphold my rights as a visiting speaker.
Listen from around 2.44
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Today, 22/12/2025
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Dec 11
Great piece on the REF changes.

Quote from me: "disappointing that Research England have made such a minimal concession in the face of opposition to the proposed PCE element of REF 2029 from everyone from vice-chancellors to grassroots academic freedom organisations”
timeshighered.bsky.social Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Dec 11
Major last-minute changes to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework should raise questions about how the “politically unacceptable” reforms were adopted in the first place, according to experts. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #REF #academicsky
https://ow.ly/CC4e50XGWMj

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Dec 11
Major last-minute changes to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework should raise questions about how the “politically unacceptable” reforms were adopted in the first place, according to experts. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #REF #academicsky
https://ow.ly/CC4e50XGWMj

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Alex Bryson @alexbryson.bsky.social · Nov 18
Come join us @sriucl.bsky.social on December 12 for our workshop on the use of genetic data in birth cohorts to examine social and economic questions. Register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Using genetic data to address economic and social issues with birth cohort data
Join this one-day workshop on using genetic data to examine economic and social issues with birth cohort data.
www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Oct 24
"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 · Oct 24
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
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Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social · Oct 24
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 · Oct 24
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 · Oct 24
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...
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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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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
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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
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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!

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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...