Renee Reichl Luthra
@rrluthra.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, University of Essex | Deputy Director @misoc-essex.bsky.social | migration & ethnic inequalities in education, work, health and access to justice
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Immigrant families in the Family Justice System - Nuffield Foundation
This project will investigate how the immigration experience influences parental separation in immigrant families.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
Immigrant families face unique challenges before, during, and after the process of parental separation. Our
@nuffieldfoundation.org project will document their lived experiences and the best practices of those supporting them.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/immi...
@nuffieldfoundation.org project will document their lived experiences and the best practices of those supporting them.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/immi...
Two year postdoc at @universityofessex.bsky.social to work with my amazing colleague (see below) on her ERC project "Applied stereotypes, social networks and self-fulfilling prophecies: How stereotypes reinforce social inequalities" Closing date 28.09.2025
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August 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Two year postdoc at @universityofessex.bsky.social to work with my amazing colleague (see below) on her ERC project "Applied stereotypes, social networks and self-fulfilling prophecies: How stereotypes reinforce social inequalities" Closing date 28.09.2025
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vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Postdoc position open at the excellent Centre for Micro-Simulation and Policy Analysis
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Job profile
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August 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Postdoc position open at the excellent Centre for Micro-Simulation and Policy Analysis
vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Two short-term, part time (60%) lectureships in my Department to cover for a colleague on leave, teaching across 2 to 3 modules per term. Decent pay, active mentorship and career support, and access to department research funding for conference attendance www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD373/l...
Lecturer at University of Essex
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August 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Two short-term, part time (60%) lectureships in my Department to cover for a colleague on leave, teaching across 2 to 3 modules per term. Decent pay, active mentorship and career support, and access to department research funding for conference attendance www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD373/l...
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From last week: Top tips for making complex refugee family reunion applications | Decla Palmer
Top tips for making complex refugee family reunion applications - Free Movement
The current immigration rules on when a refugee may be joined by family members — often referred to as refugee family reunion — are woefully outdated and
freemovement.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
From last week: Top tips for making complex refugee family reunion applications | Decla Palmer
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Check out my new new paper with @marcocozzani.bsky.social on Population Studies:
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
We show that immigrants’ educational selectivity improves their children’s health at birthin Spain, but just for some outcomes and some migrant groups
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
We show that immigrants’ educational selectivity improves their children’s health at birthin Spain, but just for some outcomes and some migrant groups
Explaining immigrant–native differences in health at birth: The role of immigrant selectivity in Spain
Evidence shows that immigrants are often in better health than the native born—the so-called ‘immigrant health paradox’—and this advantage may extend to their children’s health. A commonly cited bu...
doi.org
April 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Check out my new new paper with @marcocozzani.bsky.social on Population Studies:
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
We show that immigrants’ educational selectivity improves their children’s health at birthin Spain, but just for some outcomes and some migrant groups
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
We show that immigrants’ educational selectivity improves their children’s health at birthin Spain, but just for some outcomes and some migrant groups
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Another piece of my PhD thesis is now published in International Migration Review!
How many immigrants get transnationally separated from their children in the migration process, and how does this affect their mental health in the short- and medium- term?
Check it out 👇
doi.org/10.1177/0197...
How many immigrants get transnationally separated from their children in the migration process, and how does this affect their mental health in the short- and medium- term?
Check it out 👇
doi.org/10.1177/0197...
April 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Another piece of my PhD thesis is now published in International Migration Review!
How many immigrants get transnationally separated from their children in the migration process, and how does this affect their mental health in the short- and medium- term?
Check it out 👇
doi.org/10.1177/0197...
How many immigrants get transnationally separated from their children in the migration process, and how does this affect their mental health in the short- and medium- term?
Check it out 👇
doi.org/10.1177/0197...
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Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2025 - registration now open!
Join us 1-3 July at the University of Essex to hear the latest research using longitudinal household panel studies. Find the programme and book your place: understandingsocietyconference.co.uk
Join us 1-3 July at the University of Essex to hear the latest research using longitudinal household panel studies. Find the programme and book your place: understandingsocietyconference.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2025 - registration now open!
Join us 1-3 July at the University of Essex to hear the latest research using longitudinal household panel studies. Find the programme and book your place: understandingsocietyconference.co.uk
Join us 1-3 July at the University of Essex to hear the latest research using longitudinal household panel studies. Find the programme and book your place: understandingsocietyconference.co.uk
Looking forward to speaking about this and related work at @westernu.bsky.social tomorrow! Thanks to @katechoi.bsky.social for inviting me.
Using height as a measure of an individual’s underlying health, @ferraraale.bsky.social @rrluthra.bsky.social & Lucinda Platt investigate the health of immigrants over time, offering a solution to the “immigrant health paradox” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Are immigrants healthier than non-migrants? And do they stay healthy?
Are immigrants healthier than non-migrants? New evidence from Germany on the "immigrant health paradox" - using height as a proxy for underlying health.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Looking forward to speaking about this and related work at @westernu.bsky.social tomorrow! Thanks to @katechoi.bsky.social for inviting me.
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Ashamed to be a citizen of a country that arrests people for ‘dissent and protest’.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ashamed to be a citizen of a country that arrests people for ‘dissent and protest’.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
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Call for apps--open Ph.D. position in #sociology at Stockholm University. Well-funded, great department, wonderful city. Due 1 Mar. Spread the word! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
PhD student in Sociology (A)
The Department of Sociology , founded 1954, offers a lively and collaborative research environment with a strong international research profile. The department is especially competitive in the areas o
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February 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Call for apps--open Ph.D. position in #sociology at Stockholm University. Well-funded, great department, wonderful city. Due 1 Mar. Spread the word! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
New working paper with @ferraraale.bsky.social
🆕 RFBerlin - CReAM #DiscussionPaper: Alessandro Ferrara, @rrluthra.bsky.social and Lucinda Platt study health selectivity among immigrants in Germany and its role in shaping health outcomes over time. 🧵⬇️
February 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New working paper with @ferraraale.bsky.social
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PhD SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!! Fantastic opportunity to work with Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Laura Fumagalli - using new data to understand more about households living in debt - with the Money and Pensions Service. www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...
January 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
PhD SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!! Fantastic opportunity to work with Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Laura Fumagalli - using new data to understand more about households living in debt - with the Money and Pensions Service. www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...
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1 PhD Job (4 years) in ERC DIGINEQ project!
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! 🔝🔥
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ730/p...
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! 🔝🔥
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ730/p...
PhD Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Social Sciences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Explore the PhD Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Social Sciences on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for higher education. Apply now.
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November 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM
1 PhD Job (4 years) in ERC DIGINEQ project!
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! 🔝🔥
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ730/p...
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! 🔝🔥
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ730/p...
Immigrant families face unique challenges before, during, and after the process of parental separation. Our
@nuffieldfoundation.org project will document their lived experiences and the best practices of those supporting them.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/immi...
@nuffieldfoundation.org project will document their lived experiences and the best practices of those supporting them.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/immi...
Immigrant families in the Family Justice System - Nuffield Foundation
This project will investigate how the immigration experience influences parental separation in immigrant families.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
December 4, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Immigrant families face unique challenges before, during, and after the process of parental separation. Our
@nuffieldfoundation.org project will document their lived experiences and the best practices of those supporting them.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/immi...
@nuffieldfoundation.org project will document their lived experiences and the best practices of those supporting them.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/immi...
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⏳Two weeks to go!
Submit your tender for 1 of 3 reviews of the justice system in England and Wales.
Explore:
📚current evidence
✅successful changes
🔍identify gaps in each key area
💰up to £65k available
Deadline: Wed 18 Dec 2024
Want to get involved? ow.ly/8LKs50UkXa0
Submit your tender for 1 of 3 reviews of the justice system in England and Wales.
Explore:
📚current evidence
✅successful changes
🔍identify gaps in each key area
💰up to £65k available
Deadline: Wed 18 Dec 2024
Want to get involved? ow.ly/8LKs50UkXa0
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
⏳Two weeks to go!
Submit your tender for 1 of 3 reviews of the justice system in England and Wales.
Explore:
📚current evidence
✅successful changes
🔍identify gaps in each key area
💰up to £65k available
Deadline: Wed 18 Dec 2024
Want to get involved? ow.ly/8LKs50UkXa0
Submit your tender for 1 of 3 reviews of the justice system in England and Wales.
Explore:
📚current evidence
✅successful changes
🔍identify gaps in each key area
💰up to £65k available
Deadline: Wed 18 Dec 2024
Want to get involved? ow.ly/8LKs50UkXa0
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📣Job alert (postdoc): Immigration, Information, and Technologies @irms-concordia.bsky.social
Open to all #migration researchers, particularly those working with text-as-data, NLP or computational social sciences approaches.
www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...
#Polisky #Migcitsky #poliscisky
Open to all #migration researchers, particularly those working with text-as-data, NLP or computational social sciences approaches.
www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...
#Polisky #Migcitsky #poliscisky
Postdoctoral Researcher – Immigration, Information, and Technologies - Concordia University
he postdoctoral researcher will work under the direction of Mireille Paquet (Department of Political Science and Institute for Research on Migration and Society) and her team, contributing to various ...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:08 PM
📣Job alert (postdoc): Immigration, Information, and Technologies @irms-concordia.bsky.social
Open to all #migration researchers, particularly those working with text-as-data, NLP or computational social sciences approaches.
www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...
#Polisky #Migcitsky #poliscisky
Open to all #migration researchers, particularly those working with text-as-data, NLP or computational social sciences approaches.
www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...
#Polisky #Migcitsky #poliscisky
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November 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM
More funding for legal aid is needed throughout the entire system, including family law: my pilot interviews with immigrants undergoing family separation finds similar access issues
Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov...
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
My data ahows 57% deficit in asylum legal aid provision. Huge human cost but also financial cost in delays. @heidialexander.bsky.social
Lack of legal aid lawyers poses threat to Starmer’s asylum pledge, experts say
Figures show rise in numbers unable to access legal aid lawyer, with knock-on implications for clearing backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:34 PM
More funding for legal aid is needed throughout the entire system, including family law: my pilot interviews with immigrants undergoing family separation finds similar access issues
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Just added a bunch of organisations to the UK immigration starter pack. go.bsky.app/G7LroM2
November 22, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Just added a bunch of organisations to the UK immigration starter pack. go.bsky.app/G7LroM2
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Reminder that we’re hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology at UCL Social Research. Position is open to any applied field, deadline 20 December. (Reposting as the link was broken) 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
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Reminder that we’re hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology at UCL Social Research. Position is open to any applied field, deadline 20 December. (Reposting as the link was broken) www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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1 Postdoc (3 years) in my ERC DIGINEQ project!
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! ❤️🔥🔝
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! ❤️🔥🔝
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Apply now for the Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. V...
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November 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM
1 Postdoc (3 years) in my ERC DIGINEQ project!
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! ❤️🔥🔝
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...
At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
"Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science"
Deadline: December 3
Apply & share!! ❤️🔥🔝
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...