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Want to learn how to use time diary data?
Sign up for the Centre for Time Use Research introductory workshop now ⬇️
Sign up for the Centre for Time Use Research introductory workshop now ⬇️
Time diary data: Learn how time use reveals patterns of paid and unpaid work, leisure, and wellbeing. Join our Introduction to Time Use Research online workshop, 20–21 Nov 2025.
More information here, BOOK NOW: timeuse.org/introduction...
More information here, BOOK NOW: timeuse.org/introduction...
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Want to learn how to use time diary data?
Sign up for the Centre for Time Use Research introductory workshop now ⬇️
Sign up for the Centre for Time Use Research introductory workshop now ⬇️
A very interesting read ⬇️
Check out this article!
Check out this article!
📝💡 New research by Prof @manyeekan.bsky.social & Dr @gczching.bsky.social finds that teenage girls spend more time on domestic work than boys - with the largest gender gaps found in Western societies, though still pronounced in East Asia.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A very interesting read ⬇️
Check out this article!
Check out this article!
Have you ever considered using time diary data?
🕒 They capture what people actually do over a day; typically in 10–15 minute slots.
💭 Unlike stylised questions, which rely on what people think they do (e.g. 'How many hours of childcare did you do last week?').
Check out timeuse.org for more!
🕒 They capture what people actually do over a day; typically in 10–15 minute slots.
💭 Unlike stylised questions, which rely on what people think they do (e.g. 'How many hours of childcare did you do last week?').
Check out timeuse.org for more!
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November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Have you ever considered using time diary data?
🕒 They capture what people actually do over a day; typically in 10–15 minute slots.
💭 Unlike stylised questions, which rely on what people think they do (e.g. 'How many hours of childcare did you do last week?').
Check out timeuse.org for more!
🕒 They capture what people actually do over a day; typically in 10–15 minute slots.
💭 Unlike stylised questions, which rely on what people think they do (e.g. 'How many hours of childcare did you do last week?').
Check out timeuse.org for more!
Ever thought of using time diary data? Capturing not just what people do, but when, where, and with whom.
The Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) harmonises diary data across countries. Researchers can request the MTUS data for free from the Centre for Time Use Research (UCL).
www.timeuse.org/mtus
The Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) harmonises diary data across countries. Researchers can request the MTUS data for free from the Centre for Time Use Research (UCL).
www.timeuse.org/mtus
Multinational Time Use Study | Centre for Time Use Research
www.timeuse.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ever thought of using time diary data? Capturing not just what people do, but when, where, and with whom.
The Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) harmonises diary data across countries. Researchers can request the MTUS data for free from the Centre for Time Use Research (UCL).
www.timeuse.org/mtus
The Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) harmonises diary data across countries. Researchers can request the MTUS data for free from the Centre for Time Use Research (UCL).
www.timeuse.org/mtus
Prof Oriel Sullivan (Centre for Time Use Research, UCL) presented at the Time Use Week in Barcelona the main updates and key trends in time use data across Europe.
Read more here: timeuse.barcelona/time-use-wee...
#TUW2025
Read more here: timeuse.barcelona/time-use-wee...
#TUW2025
TIME USE WEEK 2025 — TUI
Time Use Week 2025 proposes to reflect on time use in a moment of digital transformation and its impact on the right to time.
timeuse.barcelona
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Prof Oriel Sullivan (Centre for Time Use Research, UCL) presented at the Time Use Week in Barcelona the main updates and key trends in time use data across Europe.
Read more here: timeuse.barcelona/time-use-wee...
#TUW2025
Read more here: timeuse.barcelona/time-use-wee...
#TUW2025
Time diary data: Learn how time use reveals patterns of paid and unpaid work, leisure, and wellbeing. Join our Introduction to Time Use Research online workshop, 20–21 Nov 2025.
More information here, BOOK NOW: timeuse.org/introduction...
More information here, BOOK NOW: timeuse.org/introduction...
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Time diary data: Learn how time use reveals patterns of paid and unpaid work, leisure, and wellbeing. Join our Introduction to Time Use Research online workshop, 20–21 Nov 2025.
More information here, BOOK NOW: timeuse.org/introduction...
More information here, BOOK NOW: timeuse.org/introduction...
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New open-access paper for @youthstudies.bsky.social from my @leverhulme.ac.uk lme.ac.uk project
It explores how place influences working-class young people's transitions out of education in London, Rochdale & Morecambe
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
It explores how place influences working-class young people's transitions out of education in London, Rochdale & Morecambe
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
New open-access paper for @youthstudies.bsky.social from my @leverhulme.ac.uk lme.ac.uk project
It explores how place influences working-class young people's transitions out of education in London, Rochdale & Morecambe
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
It explores how place influences working-class young people's transitions out of education in London, Rochdale & Morecambe
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
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Want to learn more about harmonised fertility datasets in four British cohorts?
Read the latest CLS working paper to find out how these data can enhance cross-cohort research on fertility and family life and how they compare with ONS statistics on fertility. Read now 👉 buff.ly/u66v1Nt
Read the latest CLS working paper to find out how these data can enhance cross-cohort research on fertility and family life and how they compare with ONS statistics on fertility. Read now 👉 buff.ly/u66v1Nt
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Want to learn more about harmonised fertility datasets in four British cohorts?
Read the latest CLS working paper to find out how these data can enhance cross-cohort research on fertility and family life and how they compare with ONS statistics on fertility. Read now 👉 buff.ly/u66v1Nt
Read the latest CLS working paper to find out how these data can enhance cross-cohort research on fertility and family life and how they compare with ONS statistics on fertility. Read now 👉 buff.ly/u66v1Nt
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Can education shape how we see ourselves as British?
Join @aksoyundan.bsky.social & @buraksonmez.bsky.social on 30 Oct, 12-1pm, as they explore how the FBV policy has shaped national identity & democratic values.
tinyurl.com/3ynfw3hw
#SRI #Education #belonging
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Join @aksoyundan.bsky.social & @buraksonmez.bsky.social on 30 Oct, 12-1pm, as they explore how the FBV policy has shaped national identity & democratic values.
tinyurl.com/3ynfw3hw
#SRI #Education #belonging
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Education and national identity: Evidence from the fundamental British values policy
Join this event to hear Professor Ozan Aksoy and Professor Burak Sonmez discuss whether national identity and democratic values are shaped by education.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Can education shape how we see ourselves as British?
Join @aksoyundan.bsky.social & @buraksonmez.bsky.social on 30 Oct, 12-1pm, as they explore how the FBV policy has shaped national identity & democratic values.
tinyurl.com/3ynfw3hw
#SRI #Education #belonging
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Join @aksoyundan.bsky.social & @buraksonmez.bsky.social on 30 Oct, 12-1pm, as they explore how the FBV policy has shaped national identity & democratic values.
tinyurl.com/3ynfw3hw
#SRI #Education #belonging
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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🎨 Join us for “Arts for Resilience” – creative tools for intergenerational work with vulnerable children and families
🗓️ Thursday 13 Nov 13:00–14:30 GMT, Free with registration
www.changemakersforchildren.community/arts-for-res...
#Intergenerational #nkwihorezeproject #trauma
@sriucl.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday 13 Nov 13:00–14:30 GMT, Free with registration
www.changemakersforchildren.community/arts-for-res...
#Intergenerational #nkwihorezeproject #trauma
@sriucl.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🎨 Join us for “Arts for Resilience” – creative tools for intergenerational work with vulnerable children and families
🗓️ Thursday 13 Nov 13:00–14:30 GMT, Free with registration
www.changemakersforchildren.community/arts-for-res...
#Intergenerational #nkwihorezeproject #trauma
@sriucl.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday 13 Nov 13:00–14:30 GMT, Free with registration
www.changemakersforchildren.community/arts-for-res...
#Intergenerational #nkwihorezeproject #trauma
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Looking to build back up my group of PhD students. Primarily interested in supervising in the area of drug policy but open to other areas, too. Drop me an email if you have an idea. For more information about me and my work, take a look here: tobyseddon.com
Toby Seddon
Critical thinking on drugs, drug policy & drug law reform
tobyseddon.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Looking to build back up my group of PhD students. Primarily interested in supervising in the area of drug policy but open to other areas, too. Drop me an email if you have an idea. For more information about me and my work, take a look here: tobyseddon.com
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✨ Join us! We're inviting expressions of interest from experts wishing to join our Scientific Advisory Network. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in shaping the scientific direction of our longitudinal cohort studies. Deadline Monday, 17 November. Find out more: bit.ly/4o4qyiD
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
✨ Join us! We're inviting expressions of interest from experts wishing to join our Scientific Advisory Network. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in shaping the scientific direction of our longitudinal cohort studies. Deadline Monday, 17 November. Find out more: bit.ly/4o4qyiD
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What questions should we ask parents of new babies? Generation New Era is the first new UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years. Our online consultation event (6 Nov) is an opportunity for researchers, policymakers & practitioners to help us with our plans. Please join us for this! bit.ly/3JiDfXQ
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What questions should we ask parents of new babies? Generation New Era is the first new UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years. Our online consultation event (6 Nov) is an opportunity for researchers, policymakers & practitioners to help us with our plans. Please join us for this! bit.ly/3JiDfXQ
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What happens when national migration policies grow harsher – but local people still care?
New research from Mette Berg & Eve Dickson shows how local advocates & welfare workers quietly build solidarity and challenge hostile systems.
#MigrationPolicy #Asylum
@ioe.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mynxynxn
New research from Mette Berg & Eve Dickson shows how local advocates & welfare workers quietly build solidarity and challenge hostile systems.
#MigrationPolicy #Asylum
@ioe.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mynxynxn
Research reveals disconnect between national and local level migration policies
As national migration policies are becoming more hostile, local advocates and welfare interlocutors step in to show solidarity with migrants, accoring to research on ideas and practices of deservingne...
tinyurl.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What happens when national migration policies grow harsher – but local people still care?
New research from Mette Berg & Eve Dickson shows how local advocates & welfare workers quietly build solidarity and challenge hostile systems.
#MigrationPolicy #Asylum
@ioe.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mynxynxn
New research from Mette Berg & Eve Dickson shows how local advocates & welfare workers quietly build solidarity and challenge hostile systems.
#MigrationPolicy #Asylum
@ioe.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mynxynxn
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Understanding ‘Gender Equality’
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
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October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Understanding ‘Gender Equality’
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood.
tinyurl.com/mpddkevn
tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry
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Research in action! @ktwamley.bsky.social, @clarestovell.bsky.social, Peter Moss & Alison Koslowski recently attended the APPG for Fatherhood with @katedeardenmp.bsky.social to discuss extending paternity leave – a vital step for gender equality & family wellbeing.
dadshift.org.uk
dadshift.org.uk
The Dad Shift
It's time the UK had a paternity leave policy fit for the 21st century. Join the campaign now.
dadshift.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Research in action! @ktwamley.bsky.social, @clarestovell.bsky.social, Peter Moss & Alison Koslowski recently attended the APPG for Fatherhood with @katedeardenmp.bsky.social to discuss extending paternity leave – a vital step for gender equality & family wellbeing.
dadshift.org.uk
dadshift.org.uk
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Sociology MSc
The Sociology MSc provides you with the critical skills needed to analyse the defining issues of our time. Through a curriculum that emphasises a plurality of perspectives and rigorous methodological ...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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A major new project involving our very own team in the @eppicentre.bsky.social
Excited to launch ESRC's major investment in METIUS, led by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, with a host of global partners.
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
AI investment to transform global policy with scientific evidence
An £11.5 million AI-driven evidence synthesis project will turbocharge policymakers’ ability to quickly understand scientific evidence on important issues.
www.ukri.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A major new project involving our very own team in the @eppicentre.bsky.social
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TCRU's Ashraf Hoque features on The Migration Menu podcast! bit.ly/435tsLB
He discusses Brick Lane’s Bengali heritage, migration, and the stories behind London’s South Asian food culture. A rich listen on identity, history & taste.
#MigrationStudies #Diaspora #SouthAsianStudies
tinyurl.com/yeyvvnsv
He discusses Brick Lane’s Bengali heritage, migration, and the stories behind London’s South Asian food culture. A rich listen on identity, history & taste.
#MigrationStudies #Diaspora #SouthAsianStudies
tinyurl.com/yeyvvnsv
Brick Lane is the place for me | The Migration Menu
James and Luke return to series 2 of The Migration Menu exploring how migration has transformed food and the places we call home. Headed to East London,...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TCRU's Ashraf Hoque features on The Migration Menu podcast! bit.ly/435tsLB
He discusses Brick Lane’s Bengali heritage, migration, and the stories behind London’s South Asian food culture. A rich listen on identity, history & taste.
#MigrationStudies #Diaspora #SouthAsianStudies
tinyurl.com/yeyvvnsv
He discusses Brick Lane’s Bengali heritage, migration, and the stories behind London’s South Asian food culture. A rich listen on identity, history & taste.
#MigrationStudies #Diaspora #SouthAsianStudies
tinyurl.com/yeyvvnsv
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Labour market prospects are key to understanding the North-South divide in young Europeans' life satisfaction. Find out more here: www.academia.edu/2997-9196/2/... @sriucl.bsky.social @uclsociology.bsky.social
Life satisfaction in Western Europe and the gradual vanishing of the U-shape in age - Academia.edu
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September 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Labour market prospects are key to understanding the North-South divide in young Europeans' life satisfaction. Find out more here: www.academia.edu/2997-9196/2/... @sriucl.bsky.social @uclsociology.bsky.social
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Focusing on the 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study we find not flourishing is highest among women and the young. We emphasise the importance of accounting for survey mode when examining wellbeing and illbeing. www.nber.org/papers/w3432... @sriucl.bsky.social @dannyblanchy.bsky.social
Not Flourishing
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Focusing on the 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study we find not flourishing is highest among women and the young. We emphasise the importance of accounting for survey mode when examining wellbeing and illbeing. www.nber.org/papers/w3432... @sriucl.bsky.social @dannyblanchy.bsky.social
UKRI have announced a new fellowships framework.
www.ukri.org/news/new-fel...
www.ukri.org/news/new-fel...
New fellowship framework to strengthen UK research and innovation
A new approach to fellowships will make funding opportunities clearer, simpler and more effective for researchers and innovators at different career stages.
www.ukri.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UKRI have announced a new fellowships framework.
www.ukri.org/news/new-fel...
www.ukri.org/news/new-fel...
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Excited to launch ESRC's major investment in METIUS, led by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, with a host of global partners.
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
AI investment to transform global policy with scientific evidence
An £11.5 million AI-driven evidence synthesis project will turbocharge policymakers’ ability to quickly understand scientific evidence on important issues.
www.ukri.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Excited to launch ESRC's major investment in METIUS, led by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, with a host of global partners.
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
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Read our October Student spotlight with Ravi Venugopal. Ravi, a 4th year BSc Social Sciences with Data Science student reflecting on his UCL Social Data Institute internship with ImpactEd. @impactedgroup.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
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October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We are organising a @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Social Statistics Section online event:
Handling survey mode effects
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10.00AM - 12.10PM
Full info and booking: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
Handling survey mode effects
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10.00AM - 12.10PM
Full info and booking: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
RSS Event: Handling survey mode effects
rss.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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