David Reimer
@davidreimer.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology of Education at University of Iceland (& part-time at Aarhus University). Research Focus on Inequality in Education. Experiments & International Comparisons.
Science (still) works! Amazing results. Now I need a fix for my peanut butter addiction... www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 declined by more than 27% after guidance was first issued, and by more than 40% after it was expanded ...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Science (still) works! Amazing results. Now I need a fix for my peanut butter addiction... www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
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Excited to be starting this new Nordic collaboration on young people’s wellbeing, learning and educational trajectories with colleagues in Aarhus, Helsinki and Gothenburg and continuing with @davidreimer.bsky.social. Juuso Repo in an important role in getting this started!
🎓 Our Prof. @elinakilpi.bsky.social receives #NordForsk funding for #YouthFirst, a Nordic project studying how #youth #well-being and #education interact across countries and time. Using #RegisterData on 1M+ #adolescents.
Congratulations Elina!
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Congratulations Elina!
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Professor Elina Kilpi-Jakonen Receives NordForsk Funding for New Nordic Research on Youth Well-Being and Education - INVEST Research Flagship Centre
Professor Elina Kilpi-Jakonen has received additional funding from NordForsk for the project Young First: Nordic Evidence on the Well-Being–Education Nexus and...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Excited to be starting this new Nordic collaboration on young people’s wellbeing, learning and educational trajectories with colleagues in Aarhus, Helsinki and Gothenburg and continuing with @davidreimer.bsky.social. Juuso Repo in an important role in getting this started!
Had a great time at the NorNet, Transitions and Career Guidance Nordic Research Conference (NoRnet 2025) in Hveragerði this week. It was a real honour to deliver a keynote on how career guidance can help reduce inequalities in education. (1/3) see nornet2025.is
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Had a great time at the NorNet, Transitions and Career Guidance Nordic Research Conference (NoRnet 2025) in Hveragerði this week. It was a real honour to deliver a keynote on how career guidance can help reduce inequalities in education. (1/3) see nornet2025.is
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This from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social hit me over the head like a mallet of truth. This is the thing. This is what I’ve been trying to warn people about perfectly crystallized. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
August 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social hit me over the head like a mallet of truth. This is the thing. This is what I’ve been trying to warn people about perfectly crystallized. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
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this article is a very good corrective to cultural sociology:
How Does Culture Matter for Attainment, and How Would We Know If It Did? - David Brady, Aliza Luft, Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan, 2025
In their 2022 ASR article, Horwitz, Matheny, Laryea, and Schnabel (HMLS 2022) argue that religious subculture significantly shapes educational stratification, e...
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July 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
this article is a very good corrective to cultural sociology:
Great day at Copenhagen University. Rasmus Klokker (in the middle)successfully defended his PhD thesis on teacher sorting. Congrats!
June 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great day at Copenhagen University. Rasmus Klokker (in the middle)successfully defended his PhD thesis on teacher sorting. Congrats!
We did another episode for the Icelandic Sociology podcast! "Inequality in education: Occupational aspirations and immigrant disadvantages" heimildin.is/spila/1072/
In this new episode of the podcast David Reimer interviews Thomas Zimmermann from Goethe University in Frankfurt.
In this new episode of the podcast David Reimer interviews Thomas Zimmermann from Goethe University in Frankfurt.
Ójöfnuður í menntun: Framtíðarsýn og áskoranir innflytjenda í atvinnumálum
Í þessum nýja þætti af hlaðvarpinu tekur David Reimer viðtal við Thomas Zimmermann sem er nýdoktor við félagsfræðideild háskólans í Frankfurt.
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May 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We did another episode for the Icelandic Sociology podcast! "Inequality in education: Occupational aspirations and immigrant disadvantages" heimildin.is/spila/1072/
In this new episode of the podcast David Reimer interviews Thomas Zimmermann from Goethe University in Frankfurt.
In this new episode of the podcast David Reimer interviews Thomas Zimmermann from Goethe University in Frankfurt.
New Handbook chapter out on Field of Study choices together with Nicolaj Borgen. We discuss some recent findings and methodological developments. Main message: Field of study choice matters for labor market outcomes! Surprise surprise :-).
January 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New Handbook chapter out on Field of Study choices together with Nicolaj Borgen. We discuss some recent findings and methodological developments. Main message: Field of study choice matters for labor market outcomes! Surprise surprise :-).
I did my first episode for the Icelandic sociology podcast. My guest was no other than the insightful Michelle Jackson from Stanford (@mivich.bsky.social). We talk about many things including Michelle's new book about developments in the division of labor. heimildin.is/spila/991/?f...
Menntun og ójöfnuður
Samtal við samfélagið, hlaðvarp félagsfræðinnar, snýr aftur eftir langt hlé. Við kynnum David Reimer, prófessor í félagsfræði og menntavísindum, en hann er gengin til liðs við hlaðvarpið. Í þessum þæt...
heimildin.is
December 17, 2024 at 2:28 PM
I did my first episode for the Icelandic sociology podcast. My guest was no other than the insightful Michelle Jackson from Stanford (@mivich.bsky.social). We talk about many things including Michelle's new book about developments in the division of labor. heimildin.is/spila/991/?f...
Can you spot the red cloud? Yes, another volcanic eruption. View from my office window!
November 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Can you spot the red cloud? Yes, another volcanic eruption. View from my office window!
Congrats to Astrid Olsen. On Monday she successfully defended her PhD thesis "The Role of Career Guidance in Reducing Access to Higher Education". It was a privilege to advise her. Thankfully we will have the opportunity to continue working together in the EDUCHANGE (www.educhange.hi.is) project.
May 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Congrats to Astrid Olsen. On Monday she successfully defended her PhD thesis "The Role of Career Guidance in Reducing Access to Higher Education". It was a privilege to advise her. Thankfully we will have the opportunity to continue working together in the EDUCHANGE (www.educhange.hi.is) project.
My workday took an unexpected turn today when I came across this great report from 1977. Now I am trying to find the data. They have grand-parents, IQ-Tests. Mental Health questions...
April 15, 2024 at 4:36 PM
My workday took an unexpected turn today when I came across this great report from 1977. Now I am trying to find the data. They have grand-parents, IQ-Tests. Mental Health questions...
You are thinking about a catchy title for your next paper that involves some kind of choice. Try to avoid The Clash this time...
February 28, 2024 at 1:19 PM
You are thinking about a catchy title for your next paper that involves some kind of choice. Try to avoid The Clash this time...
Sometimes when I am sad, I read this review 🥲 journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
January 10, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Sometimes when I am sad, I read this review 🥲 journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Just found those 2 gems in the free giveaway bookshelf in the Social Science Building (Oddi)
January 5, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Just found those 2 gems in the free giveaway bookshelf in the Social Science Building (Oddi)
The postdocs will be at the University of Iceland. Throughout the project period there will be plenty of opportunity to work with and visit our partners in Denmark, Germany and Hungary. Please do not hesitate to contact me (David Reimer) if you have any more questions.
December 5, 2023 at 9:28 PM
The postdocs will be at the University of Iceland. Throughout the project period there will be plenty of opportunity to work with and visit our partners in Denmark, Germany and Hungary. Please do not hesitate to contact me (David Reimer) if you have any more questions.
Link to postdoc 1 (focus on coordination of the intervention at the transition to tertiary education) euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/173495
Link to postdoc 2 (focus on the development and evaluation of multimedia tools and content for the interventions): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/173494
Link to postdoc 2 (focus on the development and evaluation of multimedia tools and content for the interventions): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/173494
December 5, 2023 at 9:27 PM
Link to postdoc 1 (focus on coordination of the intervention at the transition to tertiary education) euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/173495
Link to postdoc 2 (focus on the development and evaluation of multimedia tools and content for the interventions): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/173494
Link to postdoc 2 (focus on the development and evaluation of multimedia tools and content for the interventions): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/173494
The comparative study will be simultaneously implemented in four strategically selected countries (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, and Iceland). See www.educhange.hi.is
December 5, 2023 at 9:27 PM
The comparative study will be simultaneously implemented in four strategically selected countries (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, and Iceland). See www.educhange.hi.is
We are hiring two postdoctoral scholars in the ERC project EDUCHANGE in Iceland. The project is a large-scale cross-country experimental study which aims to analyze if social inequality in educational attainment can be reduced by providing students with targeted information and guidance.
December 5, 2023 at 9:26 PM
We are hiring two postdoctoral scholars in the ERC project EDUCHANGE in Iceland. The project is a large-scale cross-country experimental study which aims to analyze if social inequality in educational attainment can be reduced by providing students with targeted information and guidance.
We are looking to hire a research assistant asap (66%, 22 months) for the implementation of the German country study of my ERC project. The job would be at the University of Potsdam. Link to the job add is here: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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November 9, 2023 at 2:21 PM
We are looking to hire a research assistant asap (66%, 22 months) for the implementation of the German country study of my ERC project. The job would be at the University of Potsdam. Link to the job add is here: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Write if you need more info!
Write if you need more info!
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Heute erscheint unsere Studie "Auf der Suche nach Halt. Die Nachwendegeneration in Krisenzeiten" für die
@obsfrankfurt.bsky.social. Wir haben in mehreren Fokusgruppen und Workshops mit U35-Jährigen gesprochen: Über die Krisen und die Zukunft. Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse im Thread. (1/n)
@obsfrankfurt.bsky.social. Wir haben in mehreren Fokusgruppen und Workshops mit U35-Jährigen gesprochen: Über die Krisen und die Zukunft. Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse im Thread. (1/n)
November 9, 2023 at 10:59 AM
Heute erscheint unsere Studie "Auf der Suche nach Halt. Die Nachwendegeneration in Krisenzeiten" für die
@obsfrankfurt.bsky.social. Wir haben in mehreren Fokusgruppen und Workshops mit U35-Jährigen gesprochen: Über die Krisen und die Zukunft. Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse im Thread. (1/n)
@obsfrankfurt.bsky.social. Wir haben in mehreren Fokusgruppen und Workshops mit U35-Jährigen gesprochen: Über die Krisen und die Zukunft. Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse im Thread. (1/n)
At my department we are slowly transitioning to Jamovi for undergrad teaching. I am skeptical because J does not encourage the generation syntax files - even if the generation of R syntax is possible. R seems like a big leap so I am thinking that Stata might be still be my preferred choice...
October 6, 2023 at 10:14 AM
At my department we are slowly transitioning to Jamovi for undergrad teaching. I am skeptical because J does not encourage the generation syntax files - even if the generation of R syntax is possible. R seems like a big leap so I am thinking that Stata might be still be my preferred choice...