@sriucl.bsky.social
Changing the world for the better through world-class social science research and education. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/ucl-social-research-institute
@sriucl.bsky.socialNew paper from SRI’s @adameczanna.bsky.social and co-authors in the Journal of Human Resources.
Using linked admin data, they show that fertility behaviour changes in anticipation of job loss, and this depends on whether pregnancy offers employment protection.
@sriucl.bsky.socialCongratulations to SRI’s @profalices.bsky.social on her forthcoming book, Sex, Lies and Statistics: Why We Need Evidence-Based Policy on Sex and Gender — and on these fantastic endorsements! 🎉📚
@sriucl.bsky.socialNew research from SRI's @alexbryson.bsky.social uses the 1958 British birth cohort to examine the gender wage gap — finding that childhood circumstances account for none of the raw gap, regardless of the estimation method used.
👇 Read the new IZA paper
@sriucl.bsky.socialAmazing new work from our new colleague @lukaslehner.bsky.social on the expansion of the Job Guarantee scheme in Austria
@buraksonmez.bsky.socialReposted by @sriucl.bsky.socialCome and join us @sriucl.bsky.social
We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science with a research agenda on the environment and/or climate change, and expertise in causal inference.
See full details and apply 👉🏼 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@sriucl.bsky.socialSome topics never go out of fashion. Prof Ann Oakley continues to profoundly influence sociology and SRI specifically, as the founder-director of our Social Science Research Unit.
@sriucl.bsky.socialA call for papers dedicated to the memory of Professor Sir David Metcalf, renowned scholar of industrial relations. SRI’s @alexbryson.bsky.social is among the editors.
@pengzell.bsky.socialReposted by @sriucl.bsky.socialOxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) hosts a conference on Workers and Technological Change 10-11 December. Submit by 16 October.
Open to "historians, economists, sociologists, political scientists and scholars of industrial relations"
@sriucl.bsky.socialNo big deal we’re just out here building research capability while informing economic policy and improving lives
@sriucl.bsky.socialMore than just a cup of tea? Discover creative research methods, art, tea and biscuits coming together to tackle domestic abuse. K. Schucan Bird @sriucl.bsky.social visualises care and discusses the importance of art-based collaborations for knowledge mobilisation. Read here doi.org/10.1080/1472...
@sriucl.bsky.socialUCL Research informs Mayor of London's new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, including addressing technology-facilitated abuse and making public spaces safer. #ResearchImpact #VAWG Image credit&full news:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/sep/tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls
@sriucl.bsky.socialHow do we move children’s rights from documents into everyday practice? @nellyali.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social created the www.therightscompass.org.uk to make children’s rights accessible, actionable and relevant for children (and the adults).Free learning resources🔗
#ChildrensRights #Education
@uclsocialdata.bsky.socialReposted by @sriucl.bsky.social@sriucl.bsky.socialAt a time when higher education is undergoing a crisis, we’ve been fortunate to sustain and expand our outstanding teaching and research. We’re excited to see what our latest hires will go on to build.
@sriucl.bsky.socialLukas Lehner uses large-scale data and field experiments to study how policies shape economic security and the world of work: lukaslehner.github.io
@sriucl.bsky.socialZsófia Boda uses network analysis to understand the reproduction of ethnic, gender, and socio-economic inequalities in education and elsewhere: zsofiaboda.com
@sriucl.bsky.socialWe are growing! This year we’re excited to welcome new lecturers @zsofiaboda.bsky.social and @lukaslehner.bsky.social who will add to our team of Quantitative Social Science expertise
@buraksonmez.bsky.socialReposted by @sriucl.bsky.socialWelcome to UCL, Lukas! One of our new signings for the 26/27 academic season. A strong addition to the QSS squad 📊We’re lucky to have got this one over the line
@pengzell.bsky.socialReposted by @sriucl.bsky.socialWelcome our latest addition to @sriucl.bsky.social. Lukas will give an incredible boost to our expertise around social policy, labor market precarity, and good jobs
@sriucl.bsky.socialA warm welcome, Lukas! Our students are excited to meet you
