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Dr Achala Gupta

@achalagupta

Sociologist | Research areas: Higher Education, Shadow Education, Ed Policy | Co-lead @britsoci.bsky.social Education Study Group | Co-director @cri-uos.bsky.social | Staff profile: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5yrgjd/d

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Reaction Summer 2025 University of Southampton research and enterprise magazine

CRI member and co-lead, @achalagupta.bsky.social's research - 'Gaining Advantage in the Shadow Education Economy’ - has been featured in the latest @unisouthampton.bsky.social Re:action magazine.

It focuses on ‘Shadow Education’ in India.

issuu.com/university_o...

@uoseducation.bsky.social

25.06.2025 20:14 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Dr Achala Gupta gave a keynote address earlier this week at ‘Inspiring Digital Futures: Meeting the Needs of TikTok Generation Learners'.

#InspiringDigitalFutures #GenAI @achalagupta.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @azumahcarol.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social

04.04.2025 11:05 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

@cri-uos.bsky.social @uoseducation.bsky.social

02.04.2025 12:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@uoseducation.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social

02.04.2025 12:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Another incredible Praxis Event in the books! Huge thanks to our amazing speakers and attendees for your energy and insights. Visit our website to learn more about Praxis bit.ly/3XIheFU @azumahcarol.bsky.social @achalagupta.bsky.social. Share your thoughts #DigitalLearning #InspiringDigitalFutures

02.04.2025 11:05 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Such an interesting keynote speech by @achalagupta.bsky.social on the use of GenAI in HE at this morning's #InspiringDigitalFutures event 🤩 Thank you! We're starting questions now. What were your thoughts?

02.04.2025 09:42 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you very much, Nigel!

02.04.2025 10:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fascinating and thought provoking presentation by @achalagupta.bsky.social at @welspraxis.bsky.social #inspiringdigitalfutures 👏👏👏

02.04.2025 09:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Here's a word cloud with some of the views of participants today on using #GenAI in HE in response to @achalagupta.bsky.social's question in our keynote this morning #InspiringDigitalFutures

02.04.2025 09:27 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

82% of 111 people attending today say they have used #GenAI at some point in their lives. Fascinating result during our #InspiringDigitalFutures event Keynote by @achalagupta.bsky.social

02.04.2025 09:20 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We’re thrilled that all tickets for Inspiring Digital Futures have GONE! Excited to welcome our incredible speakers with keynote @achalagupta.bsky.social + Olivia Kelly, Danielle Pullen & Helen Lee, for discussions on engaging the TikTok generation in online learning! #InspiringDigitalFutures

02.04.2025 08:05 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2
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We're delighted to welcome @achalagupta.bsky.social as our Keynote Speaker at today's event Inspiring Digital Futures: Meeting the Needs of TikTok Generation Learners in Online Spaces, starting at 10am @azumahcarol.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social #DigitalLearning #InspiringDigitalFutures

02.04.2025 08:45 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Policy and guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence in UK higher education - ePrints Soton

New white paper publication: 'Policy and guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence in UK higher education" 📰

By University of Southampton PhD candidate Arjun Awasthi and sociologist Dr @achalagupta.bsky.social

eprints.soton.ac.uk/498754/

#whitepaper #AI #HigherEducation #GenAI

19.03.2025 11:05 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Higher education students as consumers: a cross-country comparative analysis of students’ views

New article with @achalagupta.bsky.social & Jessie Abrahams, published in latest issue of Compare

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

10.03.2025 08:14 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

You can read the paper from @achalagupta.bsky.social here: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The paper, 'Coached habitus: Mapping the role of shadow education in shaping students' educational trajectories', introduces 'coached habitus' as a new concept.

#shadoweducation

19.02.2025 18:38 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Dr Achala Gupta on LinkedIn: British Educational Research Journal | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library 📰 I am delighted to share that my new (open access) paper #CoachedHabitus has now been published in the British Educational Research Journal! Link to the…

Many congratulations to Dr @achalagupta.bsky.social ! @cri-uos.bsky.social

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

19.02.2025 16:30 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Sociologists of education - just over a week left to submit your abstract for this event that I’m organising with the @britsoci.bsky.social Education Study Group

Come and join us in London in June to discuss the future of the sociology of education - lots of different presentation formats possible!

17.01.2025 08:49 👍 10 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 0
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🔊 Call for papers!

Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.

⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education

📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London

🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

05.12.2024 09:28 👍 16 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
CRI Chronicles – Centre for Research in Inclusion

📢 Our CRI Chronicles site is now live! 📢

generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/cri/

@unisouthampton.bsky.social #SouthamptonEducationSchool #Equality #Inclusion #Diversity

14.01.2025 10:59 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
The Future of the Sociology of Education

📢Call for abstracts

The Future of the Sociology of Education

A BSA Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group @britsoci.bsky.social

6 June 2025, London (BSA meeting room)

Deadline for abstracts: 30 Jan

www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

09.01.2025 19:31 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 2

Sociologists of education - do consider submitting an abstract for this @britsoci.bsky.social event on the future of sociology of education

05.12.2024 11:18 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

@rachelbrooks.bsky.social @jonrainford.bsky.social

05.12.2024 09:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🔊 Call for papers!

Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group.

⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025
💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education

📅 Date: 6 June 2025
📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London

🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

05.12.2024 09:28 👍 16 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1

Thanks!

21.11.2024 11:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Events

🔊 All welcome to the @britsoci.bsky.social Education Study Group's 'Pedagogies of Hope: Education as a Practice of Freedom' Seminar Series!

📅 Our future events (online, 1-2 PM) are on: 27 Nov; 4, 11 and 18 December 2024.

🔗 For more information and registration link: britsoc.co.uk/groups/study...

20.11.2024 09:43 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library Studies have shown how family (typically parents) and formal institutions (specifically schools and universities) shape individuals' dispositions—or habitus. However, other sites of academic socialis...

📢 Delighted to share that my new (open access) paper #CoachedHabitus has now been published in
BERJ!

🗒️It maps the role of #ShadowEducation in shaping students' educational trajectories from schooling to moving abroad for education.

🔓🔗 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

17.11.2024 13:06 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0