Sign in

Gijs Westra

@gijsw4.bsky.social
83 followers 121 following 35 posts

Forever explaining how to pronounce my name - PhD in Human Geography - Talk to me about neighbourhoods, mobility, and well-being

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Deutsche Errinerungskultur (Symbolbild)
24413
Reposted by Gijs Westra
clementinecttn.bsky.social @clementinecttn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Tragedy of the Stack Overflow commons... A great article on the negative effects of LLMs on the development and maintenance of open source software. by Sam Learner
A graph of the total monthly questions asked on Stack Overflow's forum showing a sharp increase between 2009n and 2014, followed by a slow decline until 2022 and a sharp decline from the launch of ChatGPT
011
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
not my article at a swedish journal being stuck at the editors desk since midsommar
010
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Fomo! Have fun!
100
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Also great is world class wingers do dribble after dribble to relentless cross it into the box only for the worst striker in the world to be out of position for each of them
020
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed of authoring one of the 10% most viewed articles in Population, Space and Place among works published in 2024. Now, I can say that dream has come true!
020
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Really great study!
100
Reposted by Gijs Westra
GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
While Sweden is making language a requirement for citizenship, new study shows immigrants engage with SFI differently, reflecting motivations, inequalities, and challenges in accessing SFI and integration opportunities. 👉 Check the new paper by Samaneh Khaef 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
032
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Don't you worry, the moment you receive their decision, you wish they were still reviewing it!
100
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Extremely interesting and urgent! Can't wait to read it fully!
010
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB AND THEN I FOUND A JOB AND HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW
The pope, at the head of a dense crowd of clergy, leaning into a microphone with his eyes closed as if singing.
939268
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Please sign and share this petition. I care deeply about geography and want to do everything I can to save our jobs and the school, and protect our students 🌍 #Geography #SchoolClosure c.org/Z2ZK6fQVgf
c.org
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
0107
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This and more findings can be read in the whole paper here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Spatial Sorting of Well‐being in Sweden: The Role of Attitudes Towards the Neighbourhood and Neighbourhood Type
Recently, spatial sorting of well-being at the neighbourhood level has received attention. As most studies merely focus on the distribution itself or one neighbourhood aspect in relation to well-bein...
010
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We find: - This happens in neighbourhoods that are poorer, migrant-dense or more homogenously Swedish - This is due to different sorting mechanisms: through attitudes towards the neighbourhood or socioeconomic sorting - Some types have lower well-being that cannot be explained by either mechanism
110
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
‼️New publication out! Together with @karenhaandrikman.bsky.social in @tesg-journal.bsky.social ! We use the Swedish neighbourhood study to explore how well-being is spatially sorted, finding heterogeneous spatial sorting of well-being, showing the importance of the neighbourhood for well-being
172
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ida Borg @idaborg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Visited Gimo Herrgård to discuss Segregation research, beyond academia. Amazing talks and discussions. Happy to have met Maria Krysan and Kyle Crowder.
021
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Had a nice time presenting some preliminary work on residential mobility reproducing patterns of ethnic segregation at @rgsibg.bsky.social and BSPS. Thanks everybody for their questions and feedback!
040
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Matt Mason @mattgmasn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
At #RGSIBG25 today? Make sure to check out the fantastic set of presentations lined up at @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social's early career session I'm co-hosting with @fangyuanli.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Building: Lecture Theatre 2 @ 14:40 #quantitative #geography @rgsibg.bsky.social #ECR #PhD
032
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Thrilled to share my first publication! 🎉 Together with Maria Brandén and Erik Rosenqvist, we show that distance to higher education shapes academic aspirations in Sweden—well before their university education begins. (1/4)
doi.org
The Spatial Determinants of Academic Aspirations: Evidence From Sweden
Differences in access to higher education are a well-known contributor to socioeconomic inequalities. Yet, despite considerable interest from policymakers, we know little about the processes linking ...
1204
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Åsa Plesner @asa.tsbalans.se · 17/07/2025
Doktorander som varit fyra år i Sverige kan söka om permanent uppehållstillstånd. Men de får ofta avslag, för efter fyra år som doktorand har man inte så lång anställningstid kvar, och då anses man inte ha varaktig försörjning.
118239
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Quite a strong final statement: "Descriptive research is important and it is a pity that the general obsession with causal estimates disincentivizes researchers from attempting to publish careful and detailed description."
48830
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Roger Burrows @rogerjburrows.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Are rents affordable in Amsterdam? Not if you are a newcomer | Amber Howard
The city was once the pinnacle of inclusivity, with working- and middle-class people alike living in social housing – then the private landlords arrived, says social-policy researcher Amber Howard
022
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
This is 10-12 tenure-track assistant professors’ salaries at many places. A whole academic program’s worth of money, pissed away, In Times of Austerity, on rent-a-cops going after students who dared speak. Nobody behind this should have a career.
91304391
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
If you want to know more about this project, my dissertation, or spatial patterns of well-being, feel free to drop me a line!
010
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
For what's next, I am so excited to announce that I have started a post-doctoral position at the COMFAM project at Bielefeld University studying family health and commuting with @annaoksuzyan.bsky.social (and many more)!
120
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
am extremely grateful to my opponent Nik Lomax for facilitating such an interesting and fascinating discussion and to all my colleagues, friends, and family who supported me through this day and the past years. The thesis can be read here: lnkd.in/dsgZ3Tee.
lnkd.in
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
100
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Last Wednesday, I successfully defended my dissertation, "Neighbourhoods, Ethnicity, and Moves: The Spatial Sorting of Well-Being in Sweden", and have therefore completed my PhD in Human Geography!
180
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I am extremely grateful to my opponent Nik Lomax for facilitating such a fascinating discussion and to all my colleagues, friends, and family who supported me through this process. You can read the entire thesis here: urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...
urn.kb.se
Neighbourhoods, Ethnicity, and Moves: The Spatial Sorting of Well-Being in Sweden
000
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Last Tuesday, I posted (eller spikade) my dissertation "Neighbourhoods, Ethnicity, and Moves: The Spatial Sorting of Well-Being in Sweden" on the walls of the university, meaning that it is publicly available for you to read in preparation for my disputation.
182
Reposted by Gijs Westra
John @notheotherjohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
AI is going to revolutionize the way in which things suck
128456
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science 📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden ⏰Deadline June 3 🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854 Please apply // help us spread the word
Norrköping campus at sunset
210576
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Tack Tack :). Een kopie bereikt je hopelijk volgende week!
000
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
apologies to american pope i was not familiar with your game
0173
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
You can read all about it and check out my wonderful graphs in the comprehensive summary (or kappa in Swedish) here: urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=.... The defence will be held on May 28th at 13:15 in Universitetshus in Uppsala. Digital attendance is also possible, send me a DM if you want the zoom link!
urn.kb.se
Neighbourhoods, Ethnicity, and Moves: The Spatial Sorting of Well-Being in Sweden
100
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The dissertation explores the spatial distribution of well-being in Sweden. I find that - Well-being is spatially sorted at the neighbourhood level - This overlaps with patterns of ethnic and socioeconomic segregation - That this might be the result of both sorting and neighbourhood effects
100
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Last Tuesday, I posted (eller spikade) my dissertation "Neighbourhoods, Ethnicity, and Moves: The Spatial Sorting of Well-Being in Sweden" on the walls of the university, meaning that it is publicly available for you to read in preparation for my disputation.
182
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
⏰ Submit your abstract for @bspsuk.bsky.social 2025! I am co-organising a session on 'Innovative Data and Methods for Population Science' with @fcorowe.bsky.social and @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social! We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts by this Friday (9th May)! ➡️ tinyurl.com/mzrsmpxz
tinyurl.com
Annual Conference
The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.
097
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
thanks for writing this. i am always somewhat hesitant to tell people I work with populations out of fear they will get weird about fertility and this has provided some good ammunition for the next time this inevitably will happen
010
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Mark Fabian @markfabian.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I wrote a short and simple thing. Lots of graphs and cartoons: profmarkfabian.substack.com/p/below-repl... I address the "how do we fund the welfare state?" question.
profmarkfabian.substack.com
Below replacement fertility is fine
Fewer people is a good thing
374
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 24/04/2025
Vi var många som undrade var regeringens plötsliga intresse för "existentiell hälsa" kom ifrån häromsistens. Nu minns jag plötsligt att statsministerns hustru driver verksamhet inom just "existentiell hälsa" på den herrgård hon fått av en friskolelobbyist 🤷 www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/4o...
aftonbladet.se
Ulf Kristersson säljer sitt sommarhus – frun köper herrgård för ”existentiell hälsa”
Ulf Kristersson ska sälja sitt sommarhus vid Mälaren. Statsministern kommer istället äga ett hus på hustrun Birgitta Eds nya herrgård – som hon köper med konsu
1114375
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Had a good time presenting my posters at #paa2025 ! Thanks to everybody for stopping by and you questions
040
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
I really loved this interview and the other interviews lately. Dr Charlotte van Regenmortel was also a great guest!
010
Reposted by Gijs Westra
tranna scarenina @einegeniesserin.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
far-right politicians HATE this one weird trick (simply prosecuting them for the serious crimes they are all constantly committing)
313140
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Congrats!!
010
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Reviewer 1... my beloved... my guardian angel Reviewer 2... my mortal enemy... my nemesis
020
Reposted by Gijs Westra
JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
it's been years upon years of labored "campus culture" op-eds from salaried writers hectoring students about free speech, and now the state is kidnapping students for their speech in broad daylight
4378952449
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
i’ll do it for $10,000 a month
0181
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The daylist function is quite nice imo if you ignore the cringey ai generated titles geared towards sharing on social media
010
Reposted by Gijs Westra
Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Couple days left to get your submissions in! 🔥
022
Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Last week to apply!
012