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Dr Achala Gupta

@achalagupta.bsky.social
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Sociologist | Research areas: Higher Education, Shadow Education, Ed Policy | Co-lead @britsoci.bsky.social Education Study Group | Co-director @cri-uos.bsky.social | Staff profile: www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5yrgjd…

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 27/05/2026
@achalagupta.bsky.social’s project @cri-uos.bsky.social uses an innovative multi-method qualitative approach to examine how employment-focused coaching influences the professional identities, aspirations, and career trajectories of India’s youth. Read now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/agupta
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Shadow education and the making of aspirational futures
Achala Gupta’s project uses an innovative multi-method qualitative approach to examine how employment-focused coaching influences the professional identities, aspirations, and career trajectories of India’s youth
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Sociology Department Uppsala University @uusociologydep.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🏅 The 2025 Hans L. Zetterberg Prize in Sociology is awarded to @achalagupta.bsky.social for her pioneering contributions to the sociology of education. 🗓 Award ceremony & lecture: 5 Nov, 10:30–11:15 📍 University Main Building, Room XI 🔗 More info: www.uu.se/fakultet/sam...
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Zetterbergpriset - Uppsala universitet
Här finns information om Hans L. Zetterbergs pris i sociologi och de personer som tilldelats priset.
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Achala Gupta – Winner of the 2025 Hans L. Zetterberg Prize! 🔗 www.uu.se/en/faculty/s... @achalagupta.bsky.social
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🎉𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲! We are thrilled to share that Dr Achala Gupta has been awarded the 2025 Professor M.N. Srinivas Memorial Prize by the Indian Sociological Society. @achalagupta.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
CRI member and co-lead, @achalagupta.bsky.social's research - 'Gaining Advantage in the Shadow Education Economy’ - has been featured in the latest @unisouthampton.bsky.social Re:action magazine. It focuses on ‘Shadow Education’ in India. issuu.com/university_o... @uoseducation.bsky.social
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Reaction Summer 2025
University of Southampton research and enterprise magazine
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Dr Achala Gupta gave a keynote address earlier this week at ‘Inspiring Digital Futures: Meeting the Needs of TikTok Generation Learners'. #InspiringDigitalFutures #GenAI @achalagupta.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @azumahcarol.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Another incredible Praxis Event in the books! Huge thanks to our amazing speakers and attendees for your energy and insights. Visit our website to learn more about Praxis bit.ly/3XIheFU @azumahcarol.bsky.social @achalagupta.bsky.social. Share your thoughts #DigitalLearning #InspiringDigitalFutures
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Such an interesting keynote speech by @achalagupta.bsky.social on the use of GenAI in HE at this morning's #InspiringDigitalFutures event 🤩 Thank you! We're starting questions now. What were your thoughts?
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Nigel Gibson 🐝 @nogbad.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Fascinating and thought provoking presentation by @achalagupta.bsky.social at @welspraxis.bsky.social #inspiringdigitalfutures 👏👏👏
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Here's a word cloud with some of the views of participants today on using #GenAI in HE in response to @achalagupta.bsky.social's question in our keynote this morning #InspiringDigitalFutures
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
82% of 111 people attending today say they have used #GenAI at some point in their lives. Fascinating result during our #InspiringDigitalFutures event Keynote by @achalagupta.bsky.social
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We're delighted to welcome @achalagupta.bsky.social as our Keynote Speaker at today's event Inspiring Digital Futures: Meeting the Needs of TikTok Generation Learners in Online Spaces, starting at 10am @azumahcarol.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social #DigitalLearning #InspiringDigitalFutures
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We’re thrilled that all tickets for Inspiring Digital Futures have GONE! Excited to welcome our incredible speakers with keynote @achalagupta.bsky.social + Olivia Kelly, Danielle Pullen & Helen Lee, for discussions on engaging the TikTok generation in online learning! #InspiringDigitalFutures
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
New white paper publication: 'Policy and guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence in UK higher education" 📰 By University of Southampton PhD candidate Arjun Awasthi and sociologist Dr @achalagupta.bsky.social eprints.soton.ac.uk/498754/ #whitepaper #AI #HigherEducation #GenAI
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Policy and guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence in UK higher education - ePrints Soton
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Rachel Brooks @rachelbrooks.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Higher education students as consumers: a cross-country comparative analysis of students’ views New article with @achalagupta.bsky.social & Jessie Abrahams, published in latest issue of Compare www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
You can read the paper from @achalagupta.bsky.social here: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... The paper, 'Coached habitus: Mapping the role of shadow education in shaping students' educational trajectories', introduces 'coached habitus' as a new concept. #shadoweducation
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Studies have shown how family (typically parents) and formal institutions (specifically schools and universities) shape individuals' dispositions—or habitus. However, other sites of academic socialis....
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Southampton Education School @uoseducation.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Many congratulations to Dr @achalagupta.bsky.social ! @cri-uos.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Dr Achala Gupta on LinkedIn: British Educational Research Journal | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
📰 I am delighted to share that my new (open access) paper #CoachedHabitus has now been published in the British Educational Research Journal! Link to the…
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Rachel Brooks @rachelbrooks.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Sociologists of education - just over a week left to submit your abstract for this event that I’m organising with the @britsoci.bsky.social Education Study Group Come and join us in London in June to discuss the future of the sociology of education - lots of different presentation formats possible!
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Dr Achala Gupta @achalagupta.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🔊 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...
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Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
📢 Our CRI Chronicles site is now live! 📢 generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/cri/ @unisouthampton.bsky.social #SouthamptonEducationSchool #Equality #Inclusion #Diversity
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CRI Chronicles – Centre for Research in Inclusion
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Rachel Brooks @rachelbrooks.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
📢Call for abstracts The Future of the Sociology of Education A BSA Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group @britsoci.bsky.social 6 June 2025, London (BSA meeting room) Deadline for abstracts: 30 Jan www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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The Future of the Sociology of Education
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Rachel Brooks @rachelbrooks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Sociologists of education - do consider submitting an abstract for this @britsoci.bsky.social event on the future of sociology of education
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Dr Achala Gupta @achalagupta.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🔊 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...
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Dr Achala Gupta @achalagupta.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🔊 All welcome to the @britsoci.bsky.social Education Study Group's 'Pedagogies of Hope: Education as a Practice of Freedom' Seminar Series! 📅 Our future events (online, 1-2 PM) are on: 27 Nov; 4, 11 and 18 December 2024. 🔗 For more information and registration link: britsoc.co.uk/groups/study...
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Dr Achala Gupta @achalagupta.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
📢 Delighted to share that my new (open access) paper #CoachedHabitus has now been published in BERJ! 🗒️It maps the role of #ShadowEducation in shaping students' educational trajectories from schooling to moving abroad for education. 🔓🔗 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Studies have shown how family (typically parents) and formal institutions (specifically schools and universities) shape individuals' dispositions—or habitus. However, other sites of academic socialis...
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