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Liam Berriman

@liamberriman.bsky.social
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Associate Prof @SussexUni & Director of @SussexCIRCY. A sociologist of childhood + digital + data. Co-editor @CandS_Journal & safeguarding governor (he/him)

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Ada Lovelace Institute @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're hiring! We are recruiting a Researcher to support our work on equity and inclusion in participatory and public attitudes research. www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research... Closing: Monday 19th October 2026.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The anatomy of an AI-supported academic article is becoming more apparent. I desk reviewed ~70 manuscripts this week for our journal. Reckon 20ish had significant AI assistance. On top of hundreds of others recently I'm starting to see patterns. Are other editors are seeing the same or similar? 1/
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Academic job: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Children, Youth and Digital Media at the University of Oslo (Norway). Applications are due by 15 August. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Children, Youth and Digital Media (300472) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Children, Youth and Digital Media (300472), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, August 15, 2026
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Sussex UCU @sussexucu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our ballot is now open. If you want to protect jobs at Sussex, the most important thing you can do right now is to vote! A strong turnout puts us in the strongest possible position. Check your post and vote today. Let’s meet the threshold strong and early. #EveryJobMatters #DefendSussex
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
We're delighted to interview our members, Matthew Benwell, Spyros Spyrou, and Eleni Theodorou, about their edited book, Children, Young People and the Future: www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Conference: "Feminist Childhood Studies." When: 31 August - 3 September. Where: The University of Edinburgh (UK). linktr.ee/feministchil...
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Call for conference papers & panels: "Global Childhood(s) & Histories of Science, Technology & Medicine." The conference, co-organized by our member Elisabeth M. Yang, will be held at the University of Leeds on 16-18 November. Proposals are due by 22 June. hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/c...
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CFP: Global Childhood(s) and Histories of Science, Technology and Medicine
Keynote speaker: Dr. Sebastián Gil-Riaño, University of Pennsylvania When: 16-18 November 2026 Where: The Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds (UK) Co-organisers:…
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University of Sussex @sussex.ac.uk · 17/06/2026
Is Starmer's social media ban the best way to keep children safe? 📱 Our expert, Dr Liam Berriman, Associate Professor in Childhood and Youth Studies, reacts. #SocialMedia
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University of Sussex @sussex.ac.uk · 16/06/2026
🌲 Could biodiversity loss trigger a wave of debt crises? 📲 How can we make online spaces safer for young people? Find out in the next Research at Sussex. 📩 Subscribe today: ow.ly/Tr0E50Z24qB
Aerial view of a partially cleared rainforest, with felled logs and exposed earth beside dense green trees and mist-covered forest.A young child lying on a sofa in a dark room, looking at a smartphone illuminated by blue screen light.
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Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Restructuring continues to be the proposed solution to the financial crisis of British universities as academics face the risk of redundancy. What does it mean to live under a constant cloud of uncertainty? @gsoh31.bsky.social explores further in our latest Dispatch
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What Does It Feel Like to Live Under the Threat of Redundancy?
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This, by @smgrimes.bsky.social, is brilliant & so needed: a refutal of Jonathan Haidt's & Jean Twenge's moral panic by academics with evidence. It is brief, clear, accessible, and devastating. I, too, quoted those scholars in The Web We Weave. kidsplaytech.com/wp-content/u...
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Panic First, Evidence Later — What Leading Experts Think About The Anxious Generation
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National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · 30/04/2026
When families’ incomes fall, involvement with children’s social care increases and when incomes rise, the need for more intensive intervention reduces. That’s the conclusion of a new study by @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social, @Sussex.ac.uk @researchip.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/nlwh0yy
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 20/04/2026
Why are colonial histories often sidelined in our understanding of the modern world? Join us on 27 May with Gurminder Bhambra, Imogen Tyler @imogentyler.bsky.social & Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social Part of our Conversation Series. Free & online! 🔗 buff.ly/lTcfQjW
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Select tickets – The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom
The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom, Wed 27 May 2026 - What does it mean to take colonial histories seriously in the making of the modern world? Why does it matter that processes of colonialism,...
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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 15/04/2026
❓ Are you interested in student voice on generative AI in education? Tim Davies will be joined by Dr Claire Bessant, Anna Beckett, Shane McCracken, Daniel Emmerson 🔗 Find out more and register here: connectedbydata.org/... 🗓️ Wednesday 22 April 🕰️ 15:00 - 16:00 💻 Zoom
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Student Voice on AI in Education
Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue and to ask how we can make sure that future decisions about data and AI in education are shaped by the voices of the students affected.
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National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · 13/04/2026
We’re proud to have signed the Joint Statement of Principles on children’s online safety. We believe these principles should be the basis of government action to ensure children are safe in the digital spaces where they grow, learn and connect. Find out more at: www.ncb.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Nuffield Foundation @nuffieldfoundation.org · 13/04/2026
AI is increasingly shaping young people’s transitions from education to work, according to a new review.  ‘Navigating the future: a landscape review of AI in career guidance for young people’ is the first exploration of AI in UK career guidance. www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/navig...
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Navigating the future
A landscape review of AI in career guidance for young people
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EU Kids Online @eukidsonline.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
EuKidsOnline's most recent study takes a closer look at European children's use of generative AI 🔎 Qualitative and quantitative data from 20 countries gives insights into the significance of GenAI for children's lives 👨‍💻 Get a quick overview here or head directly to the whole report 👉 bit.ly/EUKO_AI
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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 30/03/2026
🧑‍🎓 Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue. 🔗 Register here: connectedbydata.org/... 🗓️ Wednesday 22 April 🕰️ 15:00 - 16:00 💻 Zoom (1/2)
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Student Voice on AI in Education
Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue and to ask how we can make sure that future decisions about data and AI in education are shaped by the voices of the students affected.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The journal Children & Society is seeking new co-editors. Applications are due by 31 March. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Children & Society is inviting applications for the roles of Co-Editors
The successful candidates will form a dynamic and inclusive editorial team dedicated to upholding high standards and embracing innovative practices. The team will be supported by an engaged and committed Editorial Board. There is an annual honorarium for the role.
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Lance Dann @lanced.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If anyone is around Bevingdean (Brighton place) at 6pm tomorrow and fancies popping down to the Bevy - I'll be talking about children and AI and why that's a bad thing! www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...
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Online Safety Network @osnetwork.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Consultation from #DSIT on children's #onlinesafety will be launched today, including proposals on #socialmedia bans, measures to address addictive design and #screentime and action on #chatbots BBC News - Consultation on social media ban for under-16s to begin www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK social media ban for under 16s consultation begins
Discussions over what measures to implement to protect children's wellbeing will last for three months.
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Spectator published this attack on me & colleagues just as the High Court is considering Sussex’s request for review of the Office for Students fine. It accuses us of ‘repressing’ our students. The magazine ignored my request for to reply. Please disseminate. alanlester.co.uk/blog/smearin...
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Smearing Sussex (and Me): Responding to Nigel Biggar’s Latest Attack in The Spectator
The University of Sussex, Feb 2026, taken by the author. Alan Lester The Spectator has published an article by Nigel Biggar smearing the University of Sussex as repressing students who ‘don&#…
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Dominic Dean @drdominicdean.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Great to be (virtually) at @pamthur.bsky.social's book launch for Teenage Time: Coming of Age Disruptively in Literature, Culture and Film 1945-2024. It's one of the most important literary and theoretical studies of adolescence for a long time, and Pam's work has been a huge influence on my own.
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lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Academic job: Lecturer in Youth Justice at Liverpool John Moores University (UK). Applications are due by 31 December. jobs.theguardian.com/job/9971177/...
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Lecturer in Youth Justice/Probation Studies - Merseyside job with LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY | 9971177
About LJMU At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them, we truly make a differe
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Call for articles: "Childism, decoloniality and interculturality as transformative lenses." For a special issue of the journal Globalisation, Societies and Education, co-edited by our member Tanu Biswas. Abstracts are due by 2 January, 2026. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Childism, decoloniality and interculturality as transformative lenses
Calling all scholars with an interest in childism from a global perspective to challenge and rethink entrenched ideas of children and childhood.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We hear a lot about AI in education in the US on here, so can I just tell you about how it's working out in the schools sector in England? It's interesting! It's about data consultants, private education outfits and think tanks. Slow thread...
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Changing Realities @changingrealities.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Been lots of debate about what might turn the dial on child poverty. But we hear far less from families in poverty. Our new briefing sets out a blueprint for a successful child poverty strategy, grounded in experiences of hardship changingrealities.org/writings/get... Pls read + share this 🧵
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This autumn will see the publication of the first UK child poverty strategy in many years. It is a time-limited and vital opportunity to make real and lasting difference to the lives of the 4.5 million children currently living in poverty. In this new report, co-produced with IPPR, we set out a realistic and targeted agenda for change. Now is the time to take sustainable and effective action on child poverty, working with the everyday experiences of families who know what would make a difference to them and their lives.
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Rebecca Coleman @rcecoleman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Friday! In person or online. Registration details here
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Liam Berriman @liamberriman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If you're in Edinburgh on 10th June, I will be taking part in this fantastic event on 'Stories of Decolonisation: Experiences from Children and Young People' which is being organised by Dr Hamide Elif Üzümcü. There are still a few places left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-of...
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Stories of Decolonisation: Experiences from Children and Young People
Public engagement event exploring how children and young people decolonise daily life—told through sociological fiction grounded in research
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Jenny Crane @jennycrane.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Triple book launch for myself, @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social, and @hannahcharnock.bsky.social! Thanks to @lauratisdall.bsky.social for chairing. Please do join if you're interested in social and cultural approaches to young people's lives and leisure spaces. 12 June, 12-1, tinyurl.com/mryazrew
Book launch poster for book launch with Jenny Crane, new book Gifted Children in Britain and the World, Sarah Kenny, new book Growing up and going out, and Hannah Charnock, new book Teenage intimacies - all in discussion with Laura Tisdall. Date is 12 June, 12-1, via teams https://tinyurl.com/mryazrew
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Janet Boddy, FAcSS @janetboddy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Every year students on our BA Childhood & Youth @sussexfss.bsky.social use #lego to explore key concepts in the #Reggio approach to early years theory & practice. I love the representation of #Malaguzzi meeting local women washing bricks - connection with community at the heart of the approach.
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Nathan Manning @natemanning.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
***Job Alert*** 18-month full-time post-doc. Looking for an experienced qualitative researcher to join our team investigating youth radicalisation online. careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51... @tasayouth.bsky.social @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social
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Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.
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Liam Berriman @liamberriman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Has anyone else come across this NHS campaign? They're on bus stops and trains at the moment. On one level, what they represent is fairly innocuous as they are just mainly about encouraging parents to read or play with their child. But the idea of 'loading' a young child 'up' really bugs me... 1/
An NHS campaign poster representing a parent reading to their child with the phrase 'load them up...' along with a loading bar that you would normally see on a computer.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Call for papers: A symposium on the mobility of children with their parents. Abstracts due by 28 February. The symposium, co-organized by our member Samantha Wilkinson, will take place in Manchester (UK) in June.
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Sussex CIRCY @sussexcircy.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
CIRCY colleagues Elaine Sharland, Lisa Holmes, Liam Berriman, Perpetua Kirby, Caitlin Shaughnessy and Ruth Goodman are all involved in this highly innovative @nuffieldfoundation.org funded study on Children's Information in local authorities: nuffieldfoundation.shorthandstories.com/the-children...
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The Children’s Information project
A unique collaboration between local authorities and universities aims to transform how information from and about children is used to shape social policy and services
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Sussex CIRCY @sussexcircy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The event will explore the importance of understanding the social worlds of childhood as material practices (from music lessons to den building) embedded within networks of community and governance. We hope to see you there for our final event of the Autumn term!
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Sussex CIRCY @sussexcircy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Next week we are hosting an exciting event on 'Schools, playgrounds, communities: The cultural infrastructures of childhood', with Prof Ben Highmore and Prof Hester Barron in conversation. Date: Wednesday 4 December Time: 2-4pm Location: Fulton 103 Please email circyadmin@sussex.ac.uk to RSVP
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Liam Berriman @liamberriman.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Very helpful list from @ncb.org.uk on UK children's sector orgs and individuals to follow.
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Liam Berriman @liamberriman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Lovely to see so many on here from 'that place'. Question for you, has anyone taken the plunge and completely closed down their X account?
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