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We're looking forward to putting together a *fantastic* Electoral and Voting Behaviour section for the @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 meeting in Belfast!

‼️ Make sure to submit your papers by 7 November 2025!

Haha. Academia.edu account duly cancelled.

KCL SfG is forming into a real centre of excellence, check it out!

Young men are not the villains here.

Evaluating youth employment schemes: what we learned from two pilot studies Sometimes feasibility studies don’t become full evaluations – and that’s OK

💼 🔍 Programmes for young people not in education, employment or training need more evaluation to understand what works and for whom – but these evaluations are complex to design and face significant implementation barriers, write Irene Soriano Redondo & @sussumhum.bsky.social

🚨 GCSE resits aren’t the problem. Not holding GCSEs is.

There’s a lot of concern in the news about GCSE resits today. What’s missing is concern for the young people who don’t secure passes in English and maths, and what that means for their futures.

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London Experimental Seminar Series in Political Science We are inviting submissions for the London Experimental Seminar Series in Political Science (LESS), a new forum for discussing experimental political science research among researchers at London unive...

📢 Call for Papers – London Experimental Seminar Series (LESS) in Political Science @lsegovernment.bsky.social.
We are launching a new forum for experimental political science research: First seminar: 19/11/2025. Deadline: 31/08/2025. Submit here: forms.gle/ZUJcBbZoDoaY...

One major problem with "viewpoint diversity" is that it's only ever applied to predominantly left wing professions. No one is calling for politicians, judges, the military, the police, or the business world to be more ideologically diverse.

Paternity leave in UK is outdated and unequal, say MPs A report says dads should be paid 80% of earnings and allowed six weeks off work when they have a child.

Powerful message to Government from the Women and Equalities Committee in their new report on parental leave published today – paternity leave in the UK is outdated and unequal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Featuring great panels on women and politics and a celebration of the retirement of Fiona McKay and Yvonne Galligan

While the UK government is fighting to win an imaginary -and likely non existing- voter torn between Labour and Reform, they alienate the very real and rapidly growing electoral pool of first and second generation immigrant voters who overwhelmingly voted for Labour and today feel betrayed.

I guess I'll go back to Australia then...

just over the last 5 weeks, Trump has helped swing elections (against him) in Wisconsin, Canada, Australia, and the Vatican.

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Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
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MPs urge Rachel Reeves to extend paternity leave Calls on chancellor come as research suggests UK economy would benefit from more generous offering to new fathers

"All the evidence suggests improving paternity leave and pay also improves equality, and now we have the evidence also that it is good for the economy"

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We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff

Since 2016, being British/based in Britain has been so embarrassing.

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Off home after a great few days at #psa25, so many interesting conversations! I do feel like I spent most of the time startling Brummies with my London ways of always wanting to be places faster than them though...!

A reminder if you are enjoying the Women and Politics panels at #PSA25 we have our own conference in June in partnership with Southampton Uni's @gain-centre.bsky.social

⭐ Now with EXTENDED DEADLINE for abstracts of Fri 25th April ⭐

Get your papers in now!

I'm wandering around #psa25 today and tomorrow - anyone else about? Great panels so far today and excited to present on female political role models tomorrow

I love America, love travelling there, and love spending my tourist ££ there. But I can't see any reason to do that under the current regime. There are so many other places to go that aren't currently actively oppressing people and destabilising the world order.

The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more

I couldn't agree more. One of the things I liked about the UK (vs Australia) when I came ten years ago was the relative absence of SUVs. They are a blight on the road and make nobody (including their passengers) safer.

This looks like a great agenda and a great networking opp - highly encourage WP & student success colleagues to attend!

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The curriculum and assessment review: how research can help education work for every learner Reflections on the interim findings from the government-commissioned review

"To academics and researchers, the review serves as an invitation to focus our agenda on interventions that can increase social justice in education."

Our evaluation team discuss how their work is helping to meet challenges identified by the government's school curriculum review

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