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Cross-disciplinary centre researching what it’s like to grow up in a global world. Based in UCL-IOE. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-c…

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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
7 year after becoming Professor… it’s my inaugural lecture! Improving the life chances of disadvantaged young people: how do we break down barriers to opportunity? Thursday 12 March, 5.15pm Room G06, Roberts Building Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE Book your place here: bit.ly/life_chances
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Today's young people are critical, agentic users of social media says IOE's @jessicaringrose.bsky.social . The conversation "Shared Screens, Split Realities: Rethinking Online Safety Together" @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social discusses navigating online life. bsky.app/profile/uclgrandcha...
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UCL Grand Challenges (@uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social)
🎙️ New Podcast Mini-Series: Inequalities in Focus As part of our Disruptive Voices series, this mini-series invites you to engage in thought-provoking conversations with UCL researchers & interdisciplinary experts who are tackling some of society’s most pressing inequalities. 🎧👇https://bit.ly/42x2Rqv
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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
TODAY on the Economics Observatory – What are the effects of youth club closures in the UK? By @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social
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What are the effects of youth club closures in the UK? - Economics Observatory
The widespread closing of youth clubs during the 2010s, driven by government austerity measures, led to falling educational performance and increasing rates of youth offending. The long-term…
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The majority of young adults in Britain say they've experienced mental health difficulties, with a third expecting to need support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned from @yougov.co.uk by the @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social of Mental Health & Wellbeing @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
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One in three young people surveyed expect to need mental health support in coming year
The majority (64%) of young adults in Britain say they have experienced mental health difficulties, with a third (32%) expecting to need support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned f...
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
🌊 Shoring up support for young people in coastal towns could look like: - Creating safe spaces and activities, available outside of the summer season - Investing in youth services, including funding for youth worker training theconversation.com/young-pe... @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social
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Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help
For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🖋️"The cost of doing nothing – for coastal towns and the young people who live there – are severe." Prof Avril Keating, @drsamwhewall.bsky.social and Emily Clark @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social explore how to better support young people growing up in coastal towns. theconversation.com/young-people...
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Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help
For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.
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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
✏️New piece in @theconversation.com. We spoke with 50 policymakers and youth practitioners about the issues facing young people growing up in English coastal communities. theconversation.com/young-people...
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Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind – here’s what could help
For young people living in seaside towns year-round, there’s little to do – and youth services are crumbling.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
New post: "Why are young women increasingly left-wing?" There's been a lot of focus on young men + the right but less on this much bigger political shift amongst young women. Why is it happening? How could it change politics? (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
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Why are young women increasingly left-wing?
And how it could change politics
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Charlie Ball @lmicharlie.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
@jisc.bsky.social have the new Graduate Outcomes data out today, looking at the outcomes of graduates from the 2022/23 academic year, and where they were at the end of 2024, 15 months after graduating. www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-07-2...
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Graduate Outcomes 2022/23: Summary Statistics - Summary | HESA
Annual first release of graduate outcomes data for 2021/22.
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We are pleased to announce our online seminar series taking place in the 2nd half of the year with 6 sessions that cover a wide range of important social issues. You can see full details including abstracts and can book Zoom tickets at our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.com.au/o/newcastle-...
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
The Newcastle Youth Studies Centre is a collaborative group of researchers who work with young people to understand their lives, and the social, cultural, and economic forces they are living in.Too of...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🗳️ Downing Street has confirmed it will extend the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds by the next general election 👇 Read @philipjcowley.bsky.social's analysis from earlier this year, on why lowering the voting age is unlikely to increase turnout in subsequent elections
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The Professor Will See You Now: Votes at 16
In an occasional series, professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: votes at 16
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Association for Citizenship Teaching @acitizenshipt.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
16- & 17-year-olds will vote in the next general election. Strengthened Citizenship education is essential to ensure young people are equipped with the knowledge & skills to participate in democracy confidently. Read our full statement below 👇 #Votesat16
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Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Having researched #Vote16 for 13 years, knowing the evidence and, crucially, meeting so many fantastic young people, I am very happy that #VotesAt16 will become reality across the UK! I hope that our research (@chuebner.bsky.social) has been useful to some. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election
16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and a crackdown on foreign interference
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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The intro of #voteat16 for future UK gen elections will generate lots of debate + headlines. But worth keeping an eye on the data we already have on this topic + on experiences in Scotland. This might have more impact on long-term trends (voting habits, youth inclusion) than on next general election
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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Today's announcement about lowering the voting age in UK general elections to 16 will provoke a lot of headlines + predictions, but worth keeping an eye on data we have so far + what experiences in Scotland can already tell us.
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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
All our #Coastal #youth projects involve #co-production + participatory methods. This new article (led by @rachelbenchekroun.bsky.social) describes how we put this into practice in one recent project, the challenges that we faced + the insights we gained 👇 journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...
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The role of reflexive and relational spaces in exploring the contradictions and challenges in co-producing research
Co-producing research with young people presents contradictions and challenges. Reflexive and relational spaces are essential to exploring and addressing these. Reflecting on the evolution of our co-p...
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Heading to the beach this weekend? See if you can see it from the perspective of the young people who live there year round. ‪@uclglobalyouth.bsky.social research is exploring the challenges faced by these geographically isolated young people. uclioe.info/4lnSqwO 📸 Polly Braden / @theguardian.com
1) Joe and Julia, Blackpool Beach. 2) Young people walking to Whitehaven. Photo by Polly Braden.1) Joe and Julia, Blackpool Beach. 2) Young people walking to Whitehaven. Photo by Polly Braden.
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A new report from @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in England's coastal communities.
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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
It's great to see young people in #coastal communities being discussed in @theguardian.com this week. This age group is often overlooked. Our Coastal Youth Life Chances (CYLC) project is trying to help fill this gap www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Against the tide | The Guardian
<p>This year-long project from the Guardian’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/seascape-the-state-of-our-oceans">Seascape</a> series will be reporting on the lives of young peop...
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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Excited to share a new report (discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...) from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project (featured in two pieces by @theguardian.com this morning!) @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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Young people & coastal communities: Local policymaker and practitioner perspectives: Interim report from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Call for articles on children and youth engaged in paid employment while studying. For a special issue of the journal Work, Employment and Society. Papers are due by 27 February, 2026.
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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Thanks to @sarah-mills.bsky.social for highlighting that there is a lot on youth in the latest UK strategic defence review theconversation.com/uk-looks-to-...
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UK looks to military gap years to boost recruitment in the face of growing geopolitical tension
There is an increasing military presence in children and young people’s lives in the UK.
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Sam Whewall @drsamwhewall.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Fieldwork season is kicking off again this week for @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social and the Coastal Youth Life Chances study 🦀
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
And hear Elaine Chase discuss the gaps between the experiences of young people arriving in the UK seeking asylum alone, and the UK’s immigration and welfare policies. Join the @tcru-ucl.bsky.social Annual Lecture on 22 May. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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Supporting the lives and aspirations of children and young people migrating to the UK alone
Elaine Chase will explore the gaps between the lived realities of young people arriving in the UK seeking asylum alone and the UK’s immigration and welfare policies.
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London Youth @londonyouth.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Young people are having their say in the creation of a new National Youth Strategy. 🚀 This consultation is open to all young people aged 10-21, or up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Find out more in our blog: 🔗 londonyouth.org/helping-youn... 1/3
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PSA Young People's Politics specialist group💙 @psayoungpol.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Young People's Politics 💙 panels #PSA25 💙 1) Young People's Politics - Political Socialisation & Digital Engagement Tues 15 April 2025, 3:30pm 2) Young People's Politics - Elections & Voting Wed 15 April 2025, 1:30pm 3) Young People's Politics - Activism & Participation Wed 15 April 2025, 3:30pm
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Young People's Politics | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
The PSA Young People’s Politics specialist group addresses various questions within contemporary and historical contexts related to young people’s political participation, such as:What does ‘politics’...
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Tony Gallagher @tgeducation.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
New survey on UK young people suggests most are optimistic about the future; they think democracy in the UK is in trouble and worry about financial anxiety; views among young people vary more than inter-generational differences. @politicsinaction.bsky.social www.johnsmithcentre.com/wp-content/u...
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Prof. Sarah Mills @sarah-mills.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Great to talk to BBC Radio 4 live this lunchtime about #ingamespending and #lootboxes, talking about #digital #childhoods and #education research www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - listen from 7 minutes into the show... @lborouniversity.bsky.social @lboropr.bsky.social
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You and Yours - Knitted Cardigan Scam Update, In-game Spending, Red Tractor - BBC Sounds
Five adverts have been banned by the ASA following our investigation into fake cardigans.
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Following Young Fathers Further @followingyff.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We've made space in our 2025 webinar series to host a very important and timely conversation Join @profatarrant.bsky.social and our panel of 4 expert speakers as they discuss: How can we better support young men and boys? 📅 Monday 28th April 🕛 12noon 📍 Zoom www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...
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How can we better support young men and boys? : A Panel Discussion
You are invited to join us for a panel discussion, followed by a managed Q&A session
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Centre for Young Lives @cfyounglives.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Today we’ve published new FOI request data from 80% of local authorities in England showing nearly half of councils report cuts to their budgets for children’s centres and Family Hubs between 2023/24 and 2024/25. t.co/ImYpfwtIkp
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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🍿 Watch now: our free webinar on the age 32 data release from Next Steps, our national cohort study of millennials. Ideal for researchers with an interest in work, mental health, family and relationships:
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Next Steps at age 32: explore the new data
In this webinar, explore the new data available from Next Steps, learn why this national cohort study of millennials is such a valuable research resource and...
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RN30 ESA Youth & Generation Research Network @esayouthrn30.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📣Call for Papers📣 ESA RN30 Midterm Conference "Youth and Young Adults in a Radically Changing World: Stagnation, Continuation and New Beginnings" in Zagreb 📆October 15-18 🔷Keynote Speakers: Geoffrey Pleyers Benjamin Perasović 📩Submission deadline: 31 May 2025 ℹ️More information: bit.ly/41D81Qn
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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#Adolescence has raised important questions around children’s digital lives. Our upcoming event w/ Lelia Green, @jessicaringrose.bsky.social, Kim Sylwander, Giselle Woodley & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social will discuss the effect of tech on teens. Tues 20 May 6.30-8pm www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
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Teens, sexting and image-based sexual abuse: a child rights approach
6.30pm Tues 20 May | Lelia Green, Jessica Ringrose, Kim Sylwander, Giselle Woodley | Free public event at LSE
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 12/03/2025
NEW: The latest findings of @yloxford.bsky.social, a unique longitudinal study, highlights how persistent inequalities and global crises impact young people's lives in some of the poorest communities in the world least able to withstand them. Find out ⬇️
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Latest results from 20+ year Oxford study reveals ongoing impacts of
The latest findings of Young Lives, a unique longitudinal study led by the University of Oxford, highlights how persistent inequalities and global crises are impacting the lives of young people in
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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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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 24/02/2025
NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany: Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left. www.ft.com/content/29fd...
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Centre for Young Lives @cfyounglives.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Today we’re publishing our Raising The Nation Play Commission interim report. Thanks to the many people who have contributed evidence and given advice. We set out the huge benefits of play, the barriers, and make policy recommendations. www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
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Inquiry Report Calls On The Government To Restore School Playtime Amid Warning That Play Is Being Squeezed Out Of Children’s Lives — Play Commission
The Raising the Nation Play Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, publishes its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’. The Commission...
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all? Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
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Following Young Fathers Further @followingyff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Tomorrow is the last chance to register for our February webinar. We hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-y...
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Engaging young parents and disadvantaged young men in education
Join us as we explore how to better engage disadvantaged young people in education
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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Every wondered what the Growing Up in England (GUiE) dataset is all about? 🤔 What are the component datasets? What years / variables are included? Is it pronounced like "gluey"? Check out our ‘Introduction to the Growing Up in England’ dataset 6 – 7 March www.adruk.org/news-publica...
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Introduction to the Growing Up in England dataset (National Centre for Research Methods)
This short online course, taking place over two days, provides an introduction to the Growing Up in England (GUiE) dataset. It will be administered online by...
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Hend Aly @hendaly.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
It was exciting to work with @britishfuture.bsky.social @heather-rolfe.bsky.social on this report. Even amidst the polarized migration debate, most of the public recognizes the importance of international students and opposes reducing their numbers, despite comprising 40% of net migration in the UK
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Young Lives, Young Futures @youngliveskcl.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Find out about the reality of #apprenticeships policy in England since 2010 in our new paper using data from the Young Lives, Young Futures study. Available open access in the Journal of Vocational Education and Training @kingsecs.bsky.social @edgeuk.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The debate on #Vote16 is shifting from WHETHER to HOW. In this report for JRRT's UK Democray Fund @chuebner.bsky.social & I review evidence on good practices implementing #VotesAt16 to harness opportunities for civic engagement using evidence from @uoe-sps.bsky.social @dpart.bsky.social & others
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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Channel 4 and its Chief Exec got a lot of publicity for research into Gen Z and democracy. But what happens when you check the polling data and the footnotes? theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/gen-z…
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Gen Z, democracy and a problem with the speech from Channel 4's Chief Exec
Welcome to the 146th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which cannot quite tear itself away from looking at how The Times reports polls, but this time at least it is a report from that paper about a…
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ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Come and visit the School Dinners exhibition we have collaborated on with @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social The exhibition runs from 29 March 2025-21 February 2027. #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
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UCL Centre for Global Youth @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
“Know Yourself: Adolescents Asking Experts about Mental Health”: On 4th Feb, #UCL are hosting a free interactive event to explore the #mental health topics that matter most to #youth. To book your ticket, visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-yours...
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Know Yourself: Adolescents Asking Experts about Mental Health
Mark your diary for an exciting event during Children’s Mental Health Week 2025!
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Professor Dan Woodman @drdanwoodman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Welcome to Bluesky @rc34youth.bsky.social . Research Committee 34 (Sociology of the Youth) of the @isa-sociology.bsky.social is the major international grouping of youth studies scholars, so if you're in the field or interested in the latest social science concerning young people, do follow along.
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Matt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We are delighted to announce that the Evidence Synthesis Hackathon will be taking place at UCL in London from 6th to 8th May 2025! We’re incredibly thankful to our partners at UCL and @eppicentre.bsky.social for supporting the event. Apply to join ESH2025 now! www.eshackathon.org/events/2025-...
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London 2025
We are delighted to announce that the Evidence Synthesis Hackathon will be taking place at UCL in London from 6th to 8th May 2025! We’ll be bringing together a focused group of evidence synthesis and ...
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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
🎆It's launch day! Check out our brand new @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded platform to explore over 1,600 datasets from across the world. Find the Atlas of longitudinal datasets here -> atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk @kingsioppn.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets
Explore, filter, view, compare and save longitudinal datasets from across the world on the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets!
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