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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🎓 Degrees boost women's income, but by how much? A new @lseimpactblog.bsky.social published by @ucl.ac.uk researchers argues that only using annual earnings figures is not enough to answer the question. Analysis using Next Steps data can paint a more reliable picture. Find out more👉 buff.ly/Z6D45di

Infographic about how much do graduates earn compared to non-graduates.

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Xiaowei Xu @xiaoweixu.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Excited about discussing regional inequalities at the Fiscal Studies symposium event next week! We've got a star-studded lineup of @andyburnham.bsky.social, Paul Collier, Philip McCann, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @amcanning.bsky.social and more. Summary of new papers below 🧵👇

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How can policy tackle regional inequalities? | Institute for Fiscal Studies

At this policy conference, researchers will present new evidence on the scale and causes of regional inequalities.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This work highlights the importance of the @clscohorts.bsky.social British cohort studies. Without information on hours worked, we can’t get the full picture on the returns to graduation.

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

There's still time to register for this week's CEPEO seminar! We are hosting Dr Judith Delaney from University of Bath who will presenting work on the effect of university grade inflation on graduate outcomes REGISTER NOW: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Autumn Seminar Series 2025
The effect of university grade inflation on graduate outcomes
Dr Judith Delaney (University of Bath)
Thursday 27th November 2025, 3pm (UK Time)
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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 05/11/2025

UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience! 💫 We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday! 📅11-13 February 2026. Find out more: bit.ly/439g5Kk

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UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience: Save the date to celebrate together!

The countdown has officially begun! Save the date for UCL Illuminated – a spectacular sound and light experience that will kick off our bicentennial celebrations from 11-13 February 2026.

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Alex Bryson @alexbryson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Jessica Grose’s nice piece citing our new research: For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o... @sriucl.bsky.social

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Opinion | For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I went to see the Lee Miller exhibition at @tate.bsky.social last weekend (curated by my brilliant friend Hilary 🌟) and was struck by the range of Miller’s work. It is to quote Hilary: “fearless, poetic, and surreal”.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Today marks my 10 (!!!) year anniversary at @sriucl.bsky.social and my first day as a full professor. Grateful for all the people who helped me get here, especially my amazing QSS colleagues. Here’s to the next 10!

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Research by @adameczanna.bsky.social @suncicavujic.bsky.social and Anna Lovász finds that women who are the first in their family to graduate are less likely to become mothers than non-graduates or continuing-generation graduates. Covered by The Times yesterday www.thetimes.com/uk/education....

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Fewer first-generation female graduates have children, study finds

Women who were the first member of their family to gain a degree were found to be less likely to choose to become mothers

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🔊"We are seeing big conglomerate organisations who are providing the same kind of formulaic childcare in a number of settings" @drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision. www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...

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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 29/09/2025

Scholarship opportunities for studying MSc/MA Sociology (shorturl.at/RiL2P) @sriucl.bsky.social: 📌Master's Bursary: shorturl.at/gKkvx 📌Global Master's Scholarship: shorturl.at/sift7 📌Humanitarian Scholarship: shorturl.at/y9qsL 📌Chevening: www.chevening.org Applications open from October 13!

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

16/ TL;DR: The UK system isn’t mysterious, it just runs differently. Tailor your cover letter to the criteria, foreground your teaching, and remember: the letter is everything.

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Dingeman Wiertz @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

New paper, using conjoint experiments to study ingroup preferences across multiple settings (neighborhoods, civic orgs, sports clubs) and social dimensions (age, ethnicity, education). We also link people's choices in the experiments to the real-world contexts they are embedded in. More info 👇

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Lisa Calderwood @drlisac.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Very happy to be taking on this role. @sllshome.bsky.social is so important for our worldwide longitudinal family through the conference, journal and many wider activities. I look forward to helping it to continue to go from strength to strength.

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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚨 New pre-print with @sergioloiacono.bsky.social We ran 3 large-scale experiments in 🇬🇧to investigate how perceived asylum-seeking legality, public preferences for refugee relocation, and inclusionary attitudes are shaped by symbolic and strategic boundaries doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Since we're hiring off-cycle, we're aware typical dissemination channels might be less effective... please do share with anyone you think might be interested #EconSky

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Come join us at QSS @sriucl.bsky.social! We have the best colleagues ♥️

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Colin Green @colinpgreen.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Conference Announcement: 16th International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education (IWAEE - www.iwaee.org) will be held on the 15th and 16th of June, 2026. More information, including call for papers, to follow

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Join us on September 23rd and 24th for an online (and free!) introduction to using the National Pupil Database and its linked data. Our experienced team will showcase some of our research using the NPD and guide you on how to apply to use it. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

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CEPEO ADRUK Introduction to the National Pupil Database and its linked data

Join us for this online intro to the National Pupil Database and some of the other admin datasets to which it contributes (LEO, GRADE, GUiE)

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Ran Shorrer @ranshorrer.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

And on a more serious note: @snageebali.bsky.social and i have a recent paper in @aeajournals.bsky.social that shows that application portfolios become more aggressive when beliefs are more optimistic: rshorrer.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/...

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Writing this paper with John Jerrim and Phil Parker got me started on a whole journey about gender differences in over-/underconfidence.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Love seeing great work from early career researchers in @sriucl.bsky.social 🌟

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

When Danilo started his PhD, we developed this idea thinking it'd keep him busy for a year. He had full results within a few weeks. Out now and it's brilliant! Rising star.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I have the best colleagues ♥️

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Book your place for the CEPEO Annual Lecture with Chloe Gibbs on 10th July 2025. She will be discussing the latest evidence about investments in early childhood education. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

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CEPEO Annual Lecture 2025: Making smart investments in early childhood education

Hear Chloe Gibbs draw together evidence from across her research portfolio to provide insights into making smart investments in early childhood education.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This special issue of the @scot-j-pol-econ.bsky.social brings together seven international papers that advance our understanding of gender norms in economics, featuring new theoretical models, novel data, and empirical analyses (what more could you want #econsky ??).

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Emma Tominey @emmatominey.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Great to have our special issue on gender norms (co-edited along with @nikkishure.bsky.social) out in print. The issue is dedicated to Anita Ratcliffe. @almudenasevilla.bsky.social @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social @abicadams.bsky.social @maltesandner.bsky.social @suncicavujic.bsky.social &more

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Scottish Journal of Political Economy @scot-j-pol-econ.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Very pleased to announce our special issue on Gender Norms, edited by @emmatominey.bsky.social and @nikkishure.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 21/05/2025

🎬 UCL’s Bloomsbury campus keeps stealing the spotlight Batman Begins (2005) - Medawar Building Starter for 10 (2006) - Main Quad Our Kind of Traitor (2016) - Gustave Tuck LT Killing Eve (2022) Gustave Tuck LT Follow the link and see even more filming spots in Portico Magazine: bit.ly/44gJBz6

A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Batman Begins", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.

A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Starter of 10", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.

A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Our Kind of Traitor", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.

A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Killing Eve", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Any questions about this role I'm happy to answer them. This is a permanent academic post with decent teaching load and good promotion prospects, equivalent to Assistant Professor in the US.

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Dingeman Wiertz @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Can participation in volunteer activities reduce older people’s reliance on antidepressants? In a new study with HP Qvist & @jeevitha-q.bsky.social, we explore this, merging longitudinal survey data with register data on antidepressant prescriptions. Link: tinyurl.com/3brw3fy3 @sriucl.bsky.social

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Does volunteering reduce antidepressant use among older adults? Longitudinal register-based evidence from Denmark

Antidepressant use among older adults has surged in recent years. This is concerning since antidepressants have serious side effects and limited effic…

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Does it matter that university tuition fees are soon likely to break through the £10k psychological barrier? CEPEO's deputy director @gillwyness.bsky.social comments in this Times Higher Education article: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...

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Rising inflation sends English fee towards £10K – does it matter?

Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

📣Another blog post I hear you ask? Yes! Here's today's with @clairetyler.bsky.social & Catherine Dilnot: 🎤Testing, Testing – Why are Black applicants not getting graduate jobs?🎓💼 Black applicants are 45% less likely to get a graduate role than their white peers blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...

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Testing, Testing – Why are Black applicants not getting graduate jobs? | UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🎙️New blog post🎙️ 🐦🪱The Early Bird Catches The Worm - Why Applying Early Matters for Social Mobility 🪱🐦 'Application readiness' accounts for over 10% of the gap in offer rates between applicants from working class & professional backgrounds blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0... @clairetyler.bsky.social

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The Early Bird Catches The Worm – Why Applying Early Matters for Social Mobility | UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 10/03/2025

Thrilled to see this paper out! This is part of a larger research agenda documenting that: 1) A variety of (often understudied) factors affect the quality of colleges students choose, and 2) College choice and quality matter for longer-run outcomes like graduation and earnings.

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Lavinia Kinne @kinnelavinia.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

📢 In a new @diw.de weekly report, we show that there are (average) differences in math and reading competencies between men and women, but they don’t explain much of the gender pay gap. For more details, read below (in German) 💡 Joint work with @jonasjessen.bsky.social and Frauke Witthöft.

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Nikki Shure @nikkishure.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

So proud of my UCL colleagues for their years of amazing work on this. tldr: the class ceiling is very real in access to elite professions

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Out tomorrow: our @nuffieldfoundation.org report "Inequalities in Access to Professional Occupations" @clairetyler.bsky.social & Catherine Dilnot Why are working class & ethnic minority young people underrepresented in professional jobs? Do they not apply? OR do they apply, but just not get hired?

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Side note: we have been working on this collaboration since 2015, just after my eldest was born. It’s a true labour of love. I’m thrilled that tomorrow we can finally share some results with the world thanks to @nuffieldfoundation.org having enough faith in this project to let us expand

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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

New in Social Forces: Breathing Unequal Air😷 Our study shows that immigrant minorities in England & Germany face higher air pollution exposure🏭—and moving doesn’t help🚶. In England, disparities are 3x larger than in Germany 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/sf/s... #EnvironmentalJustice #Inequality #AirPollution

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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Me, presenting new research on the university applications strategies of private v state school students this week... In which I also reveal why we named a paper after an S-Club 7 song 🎤

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

People with lower skills tend to misjudge their ability, something known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. But there's a gender twist: while men overestimate, women underestimate themselves.

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Revisiting the Dunning-Kruger Effect: Composite Measures and Heterogeneity by Gender

The Dunning-Kruger effect (DKE) states that people with lower levels of the ability tend to self-assess their ability less accurately than people with...

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

How do 'first in family' students navigate uni and the labour market? Follow this #ThursdayThread with research by our @nikkishure.bsky.social @adameczanna.bsky.social and Morag Henderson to find out! 🧵 1/8

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‘First in family’: higher education choices and labour market outcomes

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