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University of Bath academics taking part in COP30 to highlight research and ActNow film The youth-focused ActNowFilm project and Bath research will be on show at COP30

Academics from @uniofbath.bsky.social will take part in #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, starting today. They'll highlight Bath's work to promote sustainability and international climate cooperation on governance and showcase the IPR's ActNowFilm project. Learn more:

Penny East: Gender Equality at Work: Where Are We Now? Penny East, CEO of the Fawcett Society, discusses key milestones, ongoing challenges, and the path forward.

Where are we now with gender equality at work?

Join @pennyeast.bsky.social, Chief Executive at @fawcettsociety.bsky.social for a online event on Thursday, November 27 between 6 - 7pm GMT to dig into progress, barriers & action. 🔍

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#GenderEquality

Penny East: Gender Equality at Work: Where Are We Now? Penny East, CEO of the Fawcett Society, discusses key milestones, ongoing challenges, and the path forward.

Where are we now with gender equality at work?

Join @pennyeast.bsky.social, Chief Executive at @fawcettsociety.bsky.social for a online event on Thursday, November 27 between 6 - 7pm GMT to dig into progress, barriers & action. 🔍

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/pFqZj23

#GenderEquality

Earning more doesn’t lighten mothers’ mental loads – they do more regardless New research by Leah Ruppanner, Ana Catalano Weeks and Helen Kowalewska reveals that the “mental load” of managing households still falls mainly on mothers – even when they work full-time or out-ea…

Mothers still shoulder most of the “mental load”- keeping family life running even when they’re the main earners. New research by @leahruppanner.bsky.social, @anacweeks.bsky.social and @helenkowalewska.bsky.social shows how this blocks gender equality.

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The IPR Policy Fellowship Programme Explore your professional policy questions and challenges through the IPR Policy Fellowship Programme. Applications for 2025-26 now open.

Designed for senior policymakers and decision-makers from government and the third sector, our Policy Fellowship Programme offers you the opportunity to explore the policy questions you are looking to address in your professional role.

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Penny East: Gender Equality at Work: Where Are We Now? Penny East, CEO of the Fawcett Society, discusses key milestones, ongoing challenges, and the path forward.

Where are we now with gender equality at work?

Join @pennyeast.bsky.social, Chief Executive at @fawcettsociety.bsky.social for a online event on Thursday, November 27 between 6 - 7pm GMT to dig into progress, barriers & action. 🔍

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/pFqZj23

#GenderEquality

Researchers from the TRUUD project have their work featured in new #WHO case studies series on #UrbanHealth, launched today for #WorldCitiesDay.

Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social

🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...

Javier Milei’s victory in Argentina’s midterm elections is also a win for Trump Juan Pablo Ferrero is a Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics at the University of Bath. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original a…

🚨 🇦🇷 🇺🇸 Argentina’s midterms: President Javier Milei’s win cements his power and marks a resurgence of U.S. influence in Latin America.

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#Argentina #Milei #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #LatinAmerica

How Bath research is impacting policy University of Bath research impacts policy by providing evidence, engaging policymakers, and shaping public understanding on health, sustainability, and digital.

Find out more about how Bath research is impacting policy: stories.bath.ac.uk/research-wit... #ResearchWithImpact

Earlier this month, Dr Rita Griffiths shared findings from IPR research into parents’ experience of #childcare and #UniversalCredit at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Single-Parent Families. Read more about the meeting and research: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Are you a University of Bath academic aiming to boost your policy impact? Connect your expertise with policymakers through the BPEA and gain tools to translate research into real-world impact.

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Penny East: Gender Equality at Work: Where Are We Now? Penny East, CEO of the Fawcett Society, discusses key milestones, ongoing challenges, and the path forward.

Where are we now with gender equality at work?

Join @pennyeast.bsky.social, Chief Executive at @fawcettsociety.bsky.social for a online event on Thursday, November 27 between 6 - 7pm GMT to dig into progress, barriers & action. 🔍

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/pFqZj23

#GenderEquality

Write for the IPR blog Our aim is to: Increase public understanding of public policy debates in the UK and beyond. Facilitate the sharing and exchange of knowledge between experts within and outside universities. Overall…

Become a guest writer for the IPR blog! Share your expertise, studies, and thoughts to enrich the policy conversation. Help shape the future of public policy by joining us here: buff.ly/ex02R3w #PublicPolicy #PolicyDiscourse

The IPR Policy Fellowship Programme Explore your professional policy questions and challenges through the IPR Policy Fellowship Programme. Applications for 2025-26 now open.

Designed for senior policymakers and decision-makers from government and the third sector, our Policy Fellowship Programme offers you the opportunity to explore the policy questions you are looking to address in your professional role.

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This event was part of our Work for a Changing World series. Join us on 27 November when Penny East, CEO of @fawcettsociety.bsky.social, will be discussing gender equality in the workplace 50 years after the introduction of the UK’s Sex Discrimination Act. Book your place at: buff.ly/3Vtozly

Hilary's new book explores how we might transform work for the 21st century, drawing on how workers from all walks of life imagine 'good work' that enables them and the places they live to flourish. buff.ly/VECL2DB

Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting @hilarycottam.bsky.social, in conversation with @margaretheffernan.bsky.social. Hilary shared insights from 'The Work We Need' on the value of work that changes with our lives, offers time for caring responsibilities, provides meaning and is tied to place.

Thank you to @uniofbathipr.bsky.social Bath, to Margaret Hefferman and to everyone who joined the conversation and this queue last night #TheWorkWeNeed

Inside the far-right social media ecosystem normalising extremist ideas in UK politics Reform UK’s sharp turn toward mass deportations marks a striking shift from its earlier rhetoric. In this blog, Ed Harrison and Prof Olivia Brown explore how far-right online networks and anonymous…

Reform UK’s shift on migration shows how far-right online networks can shape mainstream politics.

Ed Harrison & Prof Olivia Brown examine how “audience capture” on X influences party policy.

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#DigitalPolitics #ReformUK #IPR

Institute for Policy Research (IPR) The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) is a leading public policy research institute, based at the University of Bath. We aim to further the public good through research into issues of significant…

🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined us for “The Work We Need” today. A huge thanks to Hilary Cottam and Margaret Heffernan for an inspiring conversation.
Stay tuned for our next event - visit our eventbrite page here:

The Work We Need – Hilary Cottam In May 2025 Hilary’s second book The Work We Need will be published by Virago LittleBrown.

Meet our speaker: Hilary Cottam is a social entrepreneur, innovator & author of The Work We Need, arguing for work that supports people, place, nature & business. Read about it here: buff.ly/VECL2DB

And in conversation with Margaret Heffernan, join us to explore what good work really means today

🔔 We’re now live! Join us for “The Work We Need” with
@hilarycottam.bsky.social & Margaret Heffernan starting now at 18:00 BST.

📍 University of Bath campus

#WorkWeNeed #ChangingWork

Hilary Cottam: The Work We Need In conversation with Margaret Heffernan, Hilary Cottam explores how we could work differently and live better.

📣 Just 1 hour until we kick off “The Work We Need” with Hilary Cottam in conversation with Margaret Heffernan!

⏰ 18:00 UK time | 📍 @uniofbath.bsky.social

Don’t miss this chance to rethink how we work in the 21st century.
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#WorkWeNeed #FutureOfWork

Hilary Cottam: The Work We Need In conversation with Margaret Heffernan, Hilary Cottam explores how we could work differently and live better.

STILL TIME TO JOIN US TOMORROW

What kind of work does our society truly need?

Join the us for our latest event - @hilarycottam.bsky.social: The Work We Need, exploring how we can rethink work for wellbeing, equity & social transformation.

📅 October 21 · 6 - 7pm GMT+1
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The UK military says Russia targets its satellites on a weekly basis. What can be done about it? Russia is reportedly targeting UK military satellites on a weekly basis, using tactics like jamming, shadowing, and cyber-attacks to disrupt communications and gather intelligence. As global tensio…

🚀 Russia is targeting UK satellites weekly using jamming, shadowing & cyber tactics.
PhD candidate Jessie Hamill-Stewart explores how the UK is strengthening space defences.

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#CyberSecurity #SpaceSecurity #UKDefence #Satellites #IPRBlog

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An egalitarian answer to gerontocracy Debates about gerontocracy often focus on the age of leaders, but the deeper issue lies in the age of electorates. Older citizens vote far more than the young, skewing democratic outcomes. This blo…

Gerontocracy isn’t just about old politicians — it’s about old electorates. Instead of “plural voting,” the real solution is compulsory voting to close turnout gaps and make democracy fairer for all generations.

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The IPR Policy Fellowship Programme Explore your professional policy questions and challenges through the IPR Policy Fellowship Programme. Applications for 2025-26 now open.

Designed for senior policymakers and decision-makers from government and the third sector, our Policy Fellowship Programme offers you the opportunity to explore the policy questions you are looking to address in your professional role.

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Periods around the world: How can we deliver menstrual justice? Join our expert panel who will explore menstrual justice from a local and global perspective.

🎓 Minerva Lecture: Periods Around the World - Delivering Menstrual Justice
🗓 Tuesday 14 October | 🕕 6–7:30 PM | 📍 Mission Theatre, Bath

As part of the @uniofbath.bsky.social Festival of Social Sciences & to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Centre for Development Studies.

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