Becca Lacey
@rebeccalacey.bsky.social
Reader in Social and Lifecourse Epidemiology, City St George's, University of London
Deputy Director of Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
Childhood adversities, young carers, mental health
Lover of all things longitudinal and trains
Deputy Director of Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
Childhood adversities, young carers, mental health
Lover of all things longitudinal and trains
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📣New study by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social & @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social with @carerstrust.bsky.social & MYTIME Young Carers: Young carers face major educational disadvantages, risking future opportunities. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #YoungCarers
Young carers and inequalities in educational attainment and school engagement: Evidence from the UK household longitudinal study linked to the national pupil database
Young carers (individuals under 18 providing care to family members) experience significant disadvantages. While prior research suggests caring negati…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
📣New study by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social & @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social with @carerstrust.bsky.social & MYTIME Young Carers: Young carers face major educational disadvantages, risking future opportunities. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #YoungCarers
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Too many young carers are being left behind. @rebeccalacey.bsky.social's new study shows early and preventable gaps in attendance and attainment. Young carers deserve better.
Read the blog: childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2026/01/youn...
@nuffieldfoundation.org
#YoungCarers #HealthEquity #Policy
Read the blog: childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2026/01/youn...
@nuffieldfoundation.org
#YoungCarers #HealthEquity #Policy
Young carers are being failed in education — policy must catch up
Across England, a large and often invisible group of children are balancing school with helping a parent, sibling or grandparent who is ill, disabled or struggling with mental health or addiction. …
childofourtimeblog.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Too many young carers are being left behind. @rebeccalacey.bsky.social's new study shows early and preventable gaps in attendance and attainment. Young carers deserve better.
Read the blog: childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2026/01/youn...
@nuffieldfoundation.org
#YoungCarers #HealthEquity #Policy
Read the blog: childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2026/01/youn...
@nuffieldfoundation.org
#YoungCarers #HealthEquity #Policy
There are a few more days to apply. Closes on Weds 4th June
I am hiring for a new researchers on my @nuffieldfoundation.org young carers project.
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at St George's University of London: Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology
The Research Fellow will investigate young carers and health inequalities using advanced longitudinal quantitative methods. Responsibilities include data analysis, literature reviews, publishing findi...
jobs.sgul.ac.uk
June 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There are a few more days to apply. Closes on Weds 4th June
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May 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
May 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I am hiring for a new researchers on my @nuffieldfoundation.org young carers project.
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at St George's University of London: Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology
The Research Fellow will investigate young carers and health inequalities using advanced longitudinal quantitative methods. Responsibilities include data analysis, literature reviews, publishing findi...
jobs.sgul.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I am hiring for a new researchers on my @nuffieldfoundation.org young carers project.
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Closes 4thJune. After someone with strong quant longitudinal skills, passion for communicating research beyond academia & wants to work with people w lived experience/other sectors
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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International Social Epidemiology Society’s inaugural symposium on May 27, 2025 at 08:00 New York / 14:00 Paris / 17:30 Delhi / 22:00 Melbourne.
For more information and to register www.social-epi.org/our-events
For more information and to register www.social-epi.org/our-events
April 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
International Social Epidemiology Society’s inaugural symposium on May 27, 2025 at 08:00 New York / 14:00 Paris / 17:30 Delhi / 22:00 Melbourne.
For more information and to register www.social-epi.org/our-events
For more information and to register www.social-epi.org/our-events
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Call for applications for the International Social Epidemiology Society Awards
- recognizing excellence in social epidemiology research and practice.
www.social-epi.org/ises-awards
- recognizing excellence in social epidemiology research and practice.
www.social-epi.org/ises-awards
April 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Call for applications for the International Social Epidemiology Society Awards
- recognizing excellence in social epidemiology research and practice.
www.social-epi.org/ises-awards
- recognizing excellence in social epidemiology research and practice.
www.social-epi.org/ises-awards
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We are hiring. A two-year postdoc in Whitehall II research group at UCL focusing on air pollution and dementia based on 40 years longitudinal data. Please find more details in the link below. Please share this to people who may be interested. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
April 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We are hiring. A two-year postdoc in Whitehall II research group at UCL focusing on air pollution and dementia based on 40 years longitudinal data. Please find more details in the link below. Please share this to people who may be interested. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Today has been one of those days where everything has gone wrong and it feels like the whole world is against me. Constant barriers to progressing, never being good enough & no you're not eligible for PIP despite really struggling day to day.
a black kitten is laying on a white blanket on a bed looking at the camera .
ALT: a black kitten is laying on a white blanket on a bed looking at the camera .
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March 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today has been one of those days where everything has gone wrong and it feels like the whole world is against me. Constant barriers to progressing, never being good enough & no you're not eligible for PIP despite really struggling day to day.
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Come and join us!
March 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Come and join us!
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Today on #youngcarersactionday we release new findings from our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded project on the educational attainment of young carers. This is the 1st time we have had self-report care info from YP matched with educational data.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Today on #youngcarersactionday we release new findings from our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded project on the educational attainment of young carers. This is the 1st time we have had self-report care info from YP matched with educational data.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
Today on #youngcarersactionday we release new findings from our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded project on the educational attainment of young carers. This is the 1st time we have had self-report care info from YP matched with educational data.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Today on #youngcarersactionday we release new findings from our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded project on the educational attainment of young carers. This is the 1st time we have had self-report care info from YP matched with educational data.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
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So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
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So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
March 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
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The I-SES is excited to announce our 2025 Call for Awards to recognize the exceptional work of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, & early career researchers in social epidemiology!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
March 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The I-SES is excited to announce our 2025 Call for Awards to recognize the exceptional work of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, & early career researchers in social epidemiology!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
Still time to get an application in - closing tomorrow. 👇
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Still time to get an application in - closing tomorrow. 👇
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🚨 Freelance research opportunity 🚨
We're looking for a researcher to help us with data collection for our major report, Elitist Britain 2025 - looking at the backgrounds of those making up the country's elites - please do share in your networks 🙂
recruitment.suttontrust.com/jobs/5596434...
We're looking for a researcher to help us with data collection for our major report, Elitist Britain 2025 - looking at the backgrounds of those making up the country's elites - please do share in your networks 🙂
recruitment.suttontrust.com/jobs/5596434...
Research Contractor (Elitist Britain 2025) - The Sutton Trust
We’re looking for a freelance researcher to carry out work for our landmark report, Elitist Britain 2025
recruitment.suttontrust.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Freelance research opportunity 🚨
We're looking for a researcher to help us with data collection for our major report, Elitist Britain 2025 - looking at the backgrounds of those making up the country's elites - please do share in your networks 🙂
recruitment.suttontrust.com/jobs/5596434...
We're looking for a researcher to help us with data collection for our major report, Elitist Britain 2025 - looking at the backgrounds of those making up the country's elites - please do share in your networks 🙂
recruitment.suttontrust.com/jobs/5596434...
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Final UCL PhD opportunity as part of new centre Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Final UCL PhD opportunity as part of new centre Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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We are advertising for a Communications Officer for Equalise our new ESRC funded research centre on Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We are advertising for a Communications Officer for Equalise our new ESRC funded research centre on Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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The call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026 is open!
This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography.
Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon).
More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...
This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography.
Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon).
More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026 is open!
This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography.
Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon).
More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...
This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography.
Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon).
More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...
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New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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PhD opportunity with an absolute dream-team of supervisors
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New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
PhD opportunity with an absolute dream-team of supervisors
😉
⬇️
😉
⬇️
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Reminder! Today at 3PM (UK) the DASH series on 'Causal Inference in Environmental Epidemiology' kicks off! @lshtm.bsky.social .
Dr Marie-Abèle Bind from @harvardmed.bsky.social will discuss using causal inference to understand how environmental exposures impact health.
#CausalInference #CausalSky'
Dr Marie-Abèle Bind from @harvardmed.bsky.social will discuss using causal inference to understand how environmental exposures impact health.
#CausalInference #CausalSky'
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January 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Reminder! Today at 3PM (UK) the DASH series on 'Causal Inference in Environmental Epidemiology' kicks off! @lshtm.bsky.social .
Dr Marie-Abèle Bind from @harvardmed.bsky.social will discuss using causal inference to understand how environmental exposures impact health.
#CausalInference #CausalSky'
Dr Marie-Abèle Bind from @harvardmed.bsky.social will discuss using causal inference to understand how environmental exposures impact health.
#CausalInference #CausalSky'