Sam Whewall

In the paper, we discuss 60 parents' perspectives on their children's use of private tuition in three regions in England, showing how classed and racialised inequalities are reproduced through participation in an unregulated supplementary education marketplace.

We first submitted this article to a journal in Spring 2023 - thanks to Prof. Sarah Holloway's and @helenapw.bsky.social's determination and hard work, it's finally published! 🙌
doi.org/10.1002/berj...

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.

🖋️"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...

Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

“These oversized vehicles are not just swallowing our public space, they’re also far more dangerous, especially for children.”

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A chance to share dilemmas that researching with young people can bring up – book now for ‘Methodological and ethical dilemmas in research with young people’, a BSA Youth Study Group free event, 16 September 2025, Manchester Metropolitan University tinyurl.com/4ey5y483

A chance to share dilemmas that researching with young people can bring up – book now for ‘Methodological and ethical dilemmas in research with young people’, a BSA Youth Study Group free event, 16 September, Manchester Metropolitan University tinyurl.com/4ey5y483

💡We highlight two of their suggestions: first, invest in year-round youth-friendly spaces and activities; second, rebuild youth services.

Read our recent report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

@uclglobalyouth.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Among their key concerns were that

(1) there's virtually nothing for young people to do outside of the summer season
(2) youth services are severely overstretched and underfunded.

The consequences - young people are at best bored and, at worst, drifting into crime and antisocial behaviour.

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.

✏️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...

Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.

Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.

"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.

Job in the Sociology Department here at Durham.

Opportunity to work on a really important project looking at the history of a classic study in British sociology and how it ignored/obscured issues of race and gender.

durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns? Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...

And here is a wider feature on the issue. We begun reporting months back and will spend the next year continuing this work. I would like to mention the wonderful Polly Braden whose documentary photography helped inspire the series and who we will be working with

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns? Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...

The second piece draws on our and other research with young people growing up on the coast, highlighting some of the positive work being done to support coastal youth.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up

The first Guardian piece published this morning discusses our work (led by Emily Murray @universityofessex.bsky.social) on young people's mental health in coastal towns (pre-print: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📝 The report draws on perspectives from local policymakers and youth practitioners working with coastal youth, outlining five key 'recommendations for change' - principally, targeted investment and better funding for youth services.

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

Fieldwork season is kicking off again this week for @uclglobalyouth.bsky.social and the Coastal Youth Life Chances study 🦀

A Bengal cat with a red collar drinking from small pools of water in a black shower tray.

Part of Spud's morning routine: crying in the shower at 7am until I switch it on so that she can drink cos her actual water bowl isn't good enough.

Broken budgets and broken English Sheffield Hallam's financial woes are deepening - and staff claim students are being "set up to fail"

Sharing this again: sheffieldtribune.co.uk/broken-budge... Christ, it's all so demoralising.

Looking for new (ideally permanent) jobs made increasingly difficult when you have to keep in mind whether or not the institution in question is likely to try and lay you off within the next few years 🙄

About to embark on yet another (third? fourth?) round of applying for jobs as I near the 'one year to go' point in my current postdoc.

University Teacher in Human Geography at Loughborough University An academic position as a University Teacher in Human Geography is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

Come and work @lborouniversity.bsky.social from 1st September: 12-month full time and fixed term UT in Human Geography, following my BA fellowship news - it's a great department! Closing date 22/06 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH236/u...

Actually, it's totally believable...

It must be soul-destroying walking out of work at SHU, knowing your job is at risk, and passing £150M of shiny new buildings. Unbelievable this is happening again.

We're currently advertising for a 3+ year post-doc position @education.ox.ac.uk working on the ESRC-funded @studentspolitics.bsky.social project with @rilleraaper.bsky.social, Tom Fryer & me - to start ASAP

Deadline: 9 June

Please repost- thanks!

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

'Rogue employer' University of Greenwich could axe over 300 staff The University of Greenwich intends to axe up to 319 staff, around a quarter of its total workforce (319/1245), in a bid to slash payroll, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today

“These are the actions of the worst type of rogue employer.” @drjogrady.bsky.social

The University of Greenwich wants to axe up to 319 staff, a quarter of its workforce.

Students lose. Staff lose. Only the VC wins (pay up from £299k → £374k).

#UCU #Stopthecuts

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1401...

Anyone who's ever spent a Saturday morning crushed into a doorway on this service will celebrate this! 🙌 Does this mean additional carriages on existing services or more trains out of interest?

Same same same!

My feet are devastated, but excellent romp in the Dales this weekend 🙌 #YorkshireThreePeaks

Enough marking for one week. Off to climb some reyt big hills. #YorkshireThreePeaks

Open letter to RGS on Supreme Court and EHRC events April 2025 Dear Professor Dame Jane Francis and Professor Joe Smith, Re: The response of the Royal Geographical Society to the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling and EHRC interim update We are currently witnessing ...

This morning, 533 academic geographers have written to @rgsibg.bsky.social calling for them to respond to UK Supreme Court and EHRC events, and take action to protect trans and gender diverse members of the geographical community and people across the UK. Please share docs.google.com/document/d/1...