Isabel Sykes

Techne Student-Led Event Series: 'Uneven Ground' Through the diverse and nuanced perspectives of researchers across the arts and humanities, this seminar series explores how class, place, and identity intersect, encouraging critical reflection on ho...

I am co-organising a Techne DTP student-led event series alongside fellow PhD student Samantha Dick. Starting in December, we are bringing together different perspectives on class from across the arts and humanities in monthly online seminars. Info and sign-ups:

www.eventbrite.com/cc/techne-st...

@saradebenedictis.bsky.social, Shireen Kanji, @kaitlynnmendes.bsky.social and I recently submitted evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee’s reproductive health conditions inquiry. Read our evidence here:

committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Looking forward to going up to @uniofstandrews.bsky.social next week to speak at the Union Debating Society! 🫡

I've really enjoyed making these worksheets. The Uncommon Sense podcast is such a great resource for making sociological research accessible to the general public, and a fab teaching aid! 💡💖

I had such a good time at the @meccsa2025.bsky.social conference last week! Highlights include presenting some ideas on class, domestic labour and the mental load, @nweidhase.bsky.social's fab paper on corporate queens and girlbosses, and winning the pub quiz with @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social pals!

So lovely catching up with the Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social at the MeCCSA conference today! Excited for some more events, workshops and networking in the new term 🥰 @meccsa.bsky.social

A tough read to stomach, but an essential one. 'Men Who Hate Women' still has me reeling so I knew I had to read this one and it's just as mindblowing.

Probably about 35%+ of all university Humanities posts will be closed. Those subjects will be taught in far fewer universities. There will be a lot less modular choice within those degrees that remain. A large-scale but unannounced policy change from central govt, with far-reaching implications.

Anyone got any reading recs about 'crunchy mums/moms' or the 'crunchy to far-right pipeline'?

It was so lovely to meet you too, and that's so kind of you!! Can't wait to read more of your work 🥰❣️

Absolutely, me too! 😍

Great episode!

We'll have to have a chat and I'll catch you up on all things tradwife 🤪🥰

*co-panellists! It's been a long weekend 🤣

Well you had a captive audience non-the-less! Would be great to see you at the next one 🥰

I had the pleasure of presenting my work on romanticised depictions of domestic labour on TikTok this afternoon, alongside fabulous co-pannelists @effietheant.bsky.social and @dearstefania.bsky.social. We had a great Q&A session as well, thank you both! ❣️👌

So many great panels at @cp25atlanta.bsky.social this weekend but one of my favourites has to be the one this morning featuring amazing papers from @kmsweeneyromero.bsky.social , @krystenstein.bsky.social , Angel Trazo and Stephanie Pérez - Wow wow thank you all so much 💖📺

Just arrived at @cp25atlanta.bsky.social! Loving sunny Atlanta so far, and very excited for all the panels this weekend 😎

Technecast are now on Bluesky! I was so pleased to be part of this latest episode welcoming Viveca back to talk about her PhD on the practice of indigo dyeing🌼

Give us a listen on Spotify for more podcast eps showcasing PGR work from across the arts and humanities!

Thrilled to have my article on TikTok tradwives and stay-at-home girlfriends appear in this issue alongside some amazing scholars 🌟🥰

I'm so glad I pre-ordered @emmahcasey.bsky.social's new book! Absolutely hoovering up (pun intended) these incredibly timely insights as I write up my thesis on mediated narratives of domestic labour 👌

Safety nets — Social security for families in a devolved UK This project will explore the extent of the devolution of social security within the UK and the realities, risks, and opportunities this poses for families with dependent children.

Are you:
✅ Living in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?
✅ A parent or carer of a child under 18?
✅ Receiving at least one UK benefit (e.g. Universal Credit, PIP, Tax Credits) or asylum support?

If so – we’d love to hear from you.

safetynets.study/take-part

What it will take to reduce child poverty in the UK?

The most effective step would be to scrap the benefit cap and the two-child limit.

@alexclegg.bsky.social explains ⤵️

Arts and Humanities Research Fellow at House of Commons Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

'The role of the Arts and Humanities Research Fellow will be to conduct primary and secondary research on the impact of arts and humanities research on parliamentary scrutiny, culminating in the production of a report for policy audiences, & an academic journal article for the research community.'

Please consider signing to support the #STOPtheCUTS campaign against the current decimation of HE. As a PhD student about to enter the academic job market, the horrific cuts to staff currently underway at Brunel and elsewhere make me despair. stopthecutspetition.org.uk

So excited that my paper 'Clean girls, tradwives, and stay-at-home girlfriends: the romanticisation of domestic labour on TikTok' has been accepted for the Console-ing Passions Conference 2025! See you in June Atlanta 🤟

fmt.gsu.edu/console-ing-...

Women in Music Roundtable Technecast · Episode

Link to our latest Technecast episode featuring guests studying PhDs in music from different genres and perspectives - plus some cracking song recommendations 😇
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Would highly recommend the Lives Less Ordinary exhibition currently on at Two Temple Place in London. The focus is on representing a rich tapestry of working-class life, challenging reductive stereotypes and prioritising nuance and diversity.

It is also FREE ! And in the most stunning building.

It is also FREE ! And the building is stunning.

Thousands more university jobs at risk, union warns The University and College Union says 5,000 jobs are already being cut and the sector is

UK higher education faces an unprecedented crisis 🚨

With thousands of jobs at risk the UK govt must step in 👇