Jessica
@jessicab-e.bsky.social
Researcher | Evaluator w/ Sheffield Hallam. ESRC PhD. Interests in HE inequalities, WP policy agenda, critical education policy analysis, narrative & feminist research into education experiences of working-class young women & girls #Sociology #Youthstudies
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NEW REPORT: Modelling and reforming school choice
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
Access to highly effective schools: The case for reform – Welcome to the Economics blog
How do we address the gap in attainment between the most advantaged and disadvantaged students in the UK? Pioneering research, led by the University of Bristol, reveals the reforms most likely to equa...
economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
NEW REPORT: Modelling and reforming school choice
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me.
Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a...
Policy briefing
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
#EconSky #EduSky
1/9
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ICYMI: Our recent blog features Professor @billybwong.bsky.social and Lydia Fletcher (@uniofreading.bsky.social) on evaluating an online transition course. Using data from 28k+ students, they found a modest but meaningful boost in first-year pass rates.
Read more 👉 taso.org.uk/news-blog/ca...
Read more 👉 taso.org.uk/news-blog/ca...
Can a pre-university online course lead to better pass rates? - TASO
Making better use of institutional data: evaluating a transition course using quasi-experimental methods
taso.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
ICYMI: Our recent blog features Professor @billybwong.bsky.social and Lydia Fletcher (@uniofreading.bsky.social) on evaluating an online transition course. Using data from 28k+ students, they found a modest but meaningful boost in first-year pass rates.
Read more 👉 taso.org.uk/news-blog/ca...
Read more 👉 taso.org.uk/news-blog/ca...
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Are you a high-school or college student working part-time while studying in Manchester? Learn about your rights, share experiences & connect with support at this free interactive session
📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival
📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Are you a high-school or college student working part-time while studying in Manchester? Learn about your rights, share experiences & connect with support at this free interactive session
📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival
📍 Manchester Central Library
🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 1:30–3:30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/help-i-did...
#ESRCFestival
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Illustrating the point: the 3rd sesh at #lab25 this morning 👇
Not that this isn’t a very important issue to dissect, but it shows where the discourse is focused right now.
Not that this isn’t a very important issue to dissect, but it shows where the discourse is focused right now.
September 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Illustrating the point: the 3rd sesh at #lab25 this morning 👇
Not that this isn’t a very important issue to dissect, but it shows where the discourse is focused right now.
Not that this isn’t a very important issue to dissect, but it shows where the discourse is focused right now.
In my doctoral research, it's rare to come across something focused on white working-class girls. The overall success story of girls in education is obscuring significant inequalities experienced by some. #Edusky #AcademicSky
"There’s been tunnel vision towards the boys."
Why has the national conversation about white working-class pupils' underperformance overlooked girls, and what needs to change?
My long-read for @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Why has the national conversation about white working-class pupils' underperformance overlooked girls, and what needs to change?
My long-read for @tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
In my doctoral research, it's rare to come across something focused on white working-class girls. The overall success story of girls in education is obscuring significant inequalities experienced by some. #Edusky #AcademicSky
New paper alert! 🎉 #AcademicSky Our research on contextual offers as a widening access tool in #HigherEd is out now (open access): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Proud to share this work with co-author Jonathan Schulte examining their effectiveness at highly selective universities 🧵 1/7
Proud to share this work with co-author Jonathan Schulte examining their effectiveness at highly selective universities 🧵 1/7
Evaluating the Impact of Contextual Offers in a Highly Selective Institution: Results From a Mixed‐Methods Contribution Analysis
English university admissions increasingly make use of contextual offers, where applicants with certain socio-demographic characteristics can be offered marginally lower entry conditions. This paper ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New paper alert! 🎉 #AcademicSky Our research on contextual offers as a widening access tool in #HigherEd is out now (open access): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Proud to share this work with co-author Jonathan Schulte examining their effectiveness at highly selective universities 🧵 1/7
Proud to share this work with co-author Jonathan Schulte examining their effectiveness at highly selective universities 🧵 1/7
What is the value of higher education?
Tuning into this livestream (5-6pm) with Lord Willets, Baroness Smith of Malvern & Professor Bobby Duffy #HigherEducation
www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/are-u...
Tuning into this livestream (5-6pm) with Lord Willets, Baroness Smith of Malvern & Professor Bobby Duffy #HigherEducation
www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/are-u...
Are universities worth it? • Resolution Foundation
The Resolution Foundation and the King’s Policy Institute are hosting an in-person and interactive event to discuss the controversial question of the returns from university for graduates, firms and t...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
What is the value of higher education?
Tuning into this livestream (5-6pm) with Lord Willets, Baroness Smith of Malvern & Professor Bobby Duffy #HigherEducation
www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/are-u...
Tuning into this livestream (5-6pm) with Lord Willets, Baroness Smith of Malvern & Professor Bobby Duffy #HigherEducation
www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/are-u...
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Online CHERE event for the diary, 12th of May:
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?
Speakers include Kalpana Shankar (UCD), Susan Robertson (Cambridge), and @ronaldhartz.bsky.social (TU Ilmenau).
This is a public event; details below, do share etc
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?
Speakers include Kalpana Shankar (UCD), Susan Robertson (Cambridge), and @ronaldhartz.bsky.social (TU Ilmenau).
This is a public event; details below, do share etc
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
January 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Online CHERE event for the diary, 12th of May:
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?
Speakers include Kalpana Shankar (UCD), Susan Robertson (Cambridge), and @ronaldhartz.bsky.social (TU Ilmenau).
This is a public event; details below, do share etc
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?
Speakers include Kalpana Shankar (UCD), Susan Robertson (Cambridge), and @ronaldhartz.bsky.social (TU Ilmenau).
This is a public event; details below, do share etc
www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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hi Bluesky sociologists - twice a year I make So Fi Zine, an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry and visual art.
The zine has had a big life since 2017 thanks mostly to twitter and I am hoping this place can now offer it a new reach.
Please share if this is your jam 🙏✨ sofizine.com
The zine has had a big life since 2017 thanks mostly to twitter and I am hoping this place can now offer it a new reach.
Please share if this is your jam 🙏✨ sofizine.com
🌱💥🚀 So Fi Zine ~ edition 16 ~ new out now! 📚🎈💭
So Fi Zine is a place for sociological fiction, poetry and visual art and for creative social inquiry of all kinds. Thanks to all the contributors for making this latest edition so fab ☺️
Read the latest and the archive at sofizine.com #sofizine
So Fi Zine is a place for sociological fiction, poetry and visual art and for creative social inquiry of all kinds. Thanks to all the contributors for making this latest edition so fab ☺️
Read the latest and the archive at sofizine.com #sofizine
December 20, 2024 at 3:04 AM
hi Bluesky sociologists - twice a year I make So Fi Zine, an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry and visual art.
The zine has had a big life since 2017 thanks mostly to twitter and I am hoping this place can now offer it a new reach.
Please share if this is your jam 🙏✨ sofizine.com
The zine has had a big life since 2017 thanks mostly to twitter and I am hoping this place can now offer it a new reach.
Please share if this is your jam 🙏✨ sofizine.com
@edudetective.bsky.social 👋 could I be added to your handy education & inequalities research starter pack please?
December 18, 2024 at 9:49 AM
@edudetective.bsky.social 👋 could I be added to your handy education & inequalities research starter pack please?
@dralistruthers.bsky.social could I be added to your outreach & WP starter pack please?
December 18, 2024 at 9:47 AM
@dralistruthers.bsky.social could I be added to your outreach & WP starter pack please?
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Also, this page is worth its weight in gold
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory
Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky
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December 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Also, this page is worth its weight in gold
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
Are there any sociology of education starter packs out there? #SociologySky #AcademicSky
December 17, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Are there any sociology of education starter packs out there? #SociologySky #AcademicSky
TWO opportunities to contribute to special issues that I’d want to read cover to cover. Deadlines end Jan & end Feb. 2nd call esp. of interest to #HigherEd researchers & pracademics.
🧵Two calls for abstracts for special issues of the British Journal of Sociology of Education @bjse.bsky.social:
1. Thinking Multiple and Complex Educational Inequalities with Bourdieu and Intersectionality (deadline 31 Jan)
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
1. Thinking Multiple and Complex Educational Inequalities with Bourdieu and Intersectionality (deadline 31 Jan)
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Thinking Multiple and Complex Educational Inequalities with Bourdieu and Intersectionality
think.taylorandfrancis.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:01 AM
TWO opportunities to contribute to special issues that I’d want to read cover to cover. Deadlines end Jan & end Feb. 2nd call esp. of interest to #HigherEd researchers & pracademics.
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EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE - 20th January 2025.
There's still time to submit an abstract for the Gender and Education Association (GEA) 2025 Conference in Manchester. GEA conferences are my favourite by a country mile 👇
www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/fac...
www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/fac...
Re-Routing and Re-Imagining Gender and Education conference
The 21st Gender in Education Association conference. Discover the themes being discussed, key dates and how to get involved.
www.mmu.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 4:02 PM
EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE - 20th January 2025.
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🔊 Call for papers!
Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.
⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education
📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London
🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.
⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education
📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London
🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
December 5, 2024 at 9:28 AM
🔊 Call for papers!
Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.
⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education
📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London
🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.
⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education
📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London
🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Are you neurodivergent?
Are you REALLY interested in stuff?
Would you like a friendly chat these things on season 2 of the
Ruling Passions podcast?
More info / sign up on the form below. THANKS!
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#Neurodivergent #rulingpassions #Podcast
Are you REALLY interested in stuff?
Would you like a friendly chat these things on season 2 of the
Ruling Passions podcast?
More info / sign up on the form below. THANKS!
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#Neurodivergent #rulingpassions #Podcast
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December 12, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Are you neurodivergent?
Are you REALLY interested in stuff?
Would you like a friendly chat these things on season 2 of the
Ruling Passions podcast?
More info / sign up on the form below. THANKS!
forms.office.com/e/LitbFyc1LN
#Neurodivergent #rulingpassions #Podcast
Are you REALLY interested in stuff?
Would you like a friendly chat these things on season 2 of the
Ruling Passions podcast?
More info / sign up on the form below. THANKS!
forms.office.com/e/LitbFyc1LN
#Neurodivergent #rulingpassions #Podcast
This free online event sounds great - 29th Jan #sociology #PhDSky #AcademicSky www.ticketsource.co.uk/feminist-stu...
FSA Book Launch: Intersectional Feminist Research Methodologies at Online
Tickets are now available for FSA Book Launch: Intersectional Feminist Research Methodologies at Online, Online on Wed 29 Jan 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
www.ticketsource.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 11:38 AM
This free online event sounds great - 29th Jan #sociology #PhDSky #AcademicSky www.ticketsource.co.uk/feminist-stu...
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Can anyone recommend a good text to voice AI which can handle scientific papers relatively well?? 🧪 It's been a while since #phdchat but is there anyone out there...?
December 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Can anyone recommend a good text to voice AI which can handle scientific papers relatively well?? 🧪 It's been a while since #phdchat but is there anyone out there...?
This Pathfinder Narratives series is SO interesting if (like me) you’re nosey about the varied career routes people went on post-PhD. #PhDSky
theauditorium.blog/category/pat...
theauditorium.blog/category/pat...
December 11, 2024 at 9:01 PM
This Pathfinder Narratives series is SO interesting if (like me) you’re nosey about the varied career routes people went on post-PhD. #PhDSky
theauditorium.blog/category/pat...
theauditorium.blog/category/pat...
Some excellent train reading on the way down to Sheffield today. Davies’ has a way of making challenging poststructuralist theory readable & usable. #sociology #AcademicSky #FeministResearch
December 11, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Some excellent train reading on the way down to Sheffield today. Davies’ has a way of making challenging poststructuralist theory readable & usable. #sociology #AcademicSky #FeministResearch
Hey #AcademicSky #PhDSky could you use one or more of these hard copies of the @britsoci.bsky.social #Sociology journal? Maybe you have a paper in one?! I'm having a clear out & happy to mail for postage costs.
December 10, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Hey #AcademicSky #PhDSky could you use one or more of these hard copies of the @britsoci.bsky.social #Sociology journal? Maybe you have a paper in one?! I'm having a clear out & happy to mail for postage costs.
ICYMI: Recently I blogged about the highs and lows of being in the 'difficult middle' of doctoral study, with a few words of advice for anyone thinking of doing a PhD.
www.jessbensonegglenton.com/2023/10/phd-...
www.jessbensonegglenton.com/2023/10/phd-...
December 18, 2023 at 10:56 AM
ICYMI: Recently I blogged about the highs and lows of being in the 'difficult middle' of doctoral study, with a few words of advice for anyone thinking of doing a PhD.
www.jessbensonegglenton.com/2023/10/phd-...
www.jessbensonegglenton.com/2023/10/phd-...