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Dr Cora Lingling Xu 许玲玲博士

@coralinglingxu.bsky.social

Author: The Time Inheritors @sunypress.bsky.social Asso Prof @durham-university.bsky.social Exec Editor @bjse.bsky.social; Director @chiedmobilities.bsky.social; Soc of time, Bourdieu, China; https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Time-Inheritors

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25.02.2026 11:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much 🙏! @sunypress.bsky.social

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Thanks so much 🙏

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The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 978... The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 978...

I just published my Book Review of 'The Highest Exam' @chinaquarterly.bsky.social. Message me if you wish to access the PDF. Highly recommend!

'an exceptional and unusually compelling contribution to the study of Chinese education, governance and society.'

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

23.02.2026 12:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Academic Complaints Song
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Just saw this tongue in cheek The Academic Complaints song 😂!
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22.02.2026 12:59 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Looking forward to this online reading discussion of The Time Inheritors on 28 February. It will be in Chinese. Sign up if you are interested and see you soon!
很期待这次“全球社会学精选”组织的线上读书活动,期待聆听和互动!有兴趣的朋友请报名参加哈!
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cNv1E5F0QI...

22.02.2026 09:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to Associate Prof @coralinglingxu.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Comparative and International Education Society's Higher Education SIG! Marvellous achievement & international recognition! www.higheredsig.org/news/2026/1/... @sunypress.bsky.social

20.02.2026 11:02 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much! 😀

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Thanks so much indeed! www.higheredsig.org/news/2026/1/...

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I am truly honoured by this award! @durhameducation.bsky.social @durhamchina.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @dulib.bsky.social @bc-cihe.bsky.social @gesigcies.bsky.social

19.02.2026 07:24 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Editorial Board Members needed for British Journal of Sociology of Education Editorial Board Members needed for British Journal of Sociology of Education

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09.02.2026 19:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event:

How has school segregation by poverty changed in the Northeast of England, 2007-2024?

Presented by
Professor Nadia Siddiqui
School of Education, Durham University

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

06.02.2026 11:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.

theconversation.com/another-kind...

05.02.2026 13:02 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.

Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality.

The Conversation (@uk.theconversation.com) has recently published an article by Dr Cora Lingling Xu (@coralinglingxu.bsky.social) on Time Inheritance.

Read the article here: theconversation.com/another-kind...

30.01.2026 11:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On 28 Jan 2026 I led a workshop at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on 'Time Inheritance Mapping—how time shapes decisions and what to do about it'. Hosted by Imperial As One. Thanks to Ada Mau, PhD, and team! @sunypress.bsky.social @durhameducation.bsky.social

29.01.2026 18:00 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.

My piece in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published! Enjoy! 😊 @sunypress.bsky.social @durhameducation.bsky.social @durhamchina.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @rilleraaper.bsky.social @solgamsu.bsky.social @chenchenzhang.net
theconversation.com/another-kind...

28.01.2026 19:00 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Scholar receives Global Innovation Fellowship - Gates Cambridge Impact Prize winner Mona Jebril has been awarded a British Academy Global Innovation Fellowship to work at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

So well deserved Mona! So happy for you! @gatescambridge.bsky.social
www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...

26.01.2026 15:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

感谢“谷雨星球”的夏老师和团队对新书详细的阅读,提出特别有深度的问题,而且非常全面的介绍!欢迎广传!https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RjEkQ6xPwxKjRnD4HBIfGA

25.01.2026 09:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China Dr Cora Lingling Xu will introduce key arguments of her latest book, 'The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China'.

Looking forward to giving a talk on 'The Time Inheritors' at @soasuni.bsky.social China Institute next Monday (26 Jan) between 5 pm and 6:30 pm. In this talk I will also introduce the Time Inheritance Mapping Tool. Register and see you soon! @sunypress.bsky.social
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

22.01.2026 18:48 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Come work with us!

We are looking for a Research Assistant to join our Evidence Development and Incubation Team, which partners with government departments, public bodies, charities and other organisations to understand the impact of their work

Apply by 16 February

➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136005-...

20.01.2026 13:06 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I am really touched and encouraged by Dr Linyao Wang's (University of Reading) in-depth and apt review of 'The Time Inheritors', which has been published at International Studies in Sociology of Education. @sunypress.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

20.01.2026 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much Yifan! Such an insightful review!

20.01.2026 09:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Inherited time and the uneven paths of educational mobility: A review of Cora Lingling Xu's The Time Inheritors - Yifan Liu, 2026 This review examines The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China by Cora Lingling Xu, a book that offers a conceptually ...

Thanks @yifannnnn.bsky.social 4 articulating so powerfully the significance & potential applications of the time inheritance concept! Such an honor to have 'The Time Inheritors' @sunypress.bsky.social reviewed in Time and Society - the flagship journal on time!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

20.01.2026 09:25 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cora's Giving Page Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m going to be taking on the 100 Squats a Day Challenge this February to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-...

Hi friends, I am raising money for @cancerresearchuk.org Cancer Research UK by joining their February challenge when I will do 100 squats every day! It will be difficult but I am determined. Donate if you can. Thanks 🙏!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/coras-g...

06.01.2026 20:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Visited Durham Chorister School on Christmas Day!

25.12.2025 13:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Vol.199 因为时间贫穷而疲于奔命:与社会学家许玲玲聊时间不平等和阶层差异 听《高能量》上小宇宙。 《高能量》是由主理人李翔和李丰,以及他们的朋友共同制作的播客节目。 旨在通过商业观察者的视角重新理解我们日常生活中的现象或者事物,并且在与对谈嘉宾的聊天过程中发现它们的高能之处。 李翔是《详谈》丛书作者、《激流时代》主理人。李丰是峰瑞资本的创始合伙人。 他们将分别从商业作家和投资人的角度带你观察一些可能之前从未涉足过的领域,或者探讨商业话题背后暗流涌动的变化与趋势。希...

Grateful for this conversation with Li Xiang—paying tribute to scholars of time, mobility, and educational inequality in China. Listen 4 when your name comes up 😉
Thanks to the “High Energy” team, especially Yinghai. 🎄 @sunypress.bsky.social
www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/694b...

24.12.2025 18:10 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Had a lovely long walk in sunny Durham today!

19.12.2025 21:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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IAO Special Lunar New Year “Meet The Author” with Dr Cora Lingling Xu Join us at this special lunch & workshop with Dr Cora Lingling Xu to exploring the idea of 'time inheritance' & celebrate Lunar New Year.

Excited to share this event at Imperial College London on 28 January 2026--it is open to all staff and students at IC, register and see you soon! @sunypress.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iao-specia...

17.12.2025 16:38 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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为什么时间总不够用?从“时间贫困”理解现代焦虑 听《谭立人》上小宇宙。 「 你的精神角落 」 让我们用声音治愈内耗与熵增, 谈人文生活、城市美学与自我成长。 周日更新,感谢陪伴。 合作联系:邮箱 /小红书私信

Last month, I joined Tan Liren on his podcast to discuss time poverty (in Chinese). This morning I found that the episode has been played over 150,000 times. What a blast! @sunypress.bsky.social
今早看到上个月参加谭立人播客讲时间贫困的一集播放量超过15万了,纪念一下!
www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/6917...

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