Janet Boddy, FAcSS

A very welcome publication highlighting the critical importance of engaging with complexity in systematic reviews - key reading for anyone involved in evidence synthesis.

Closing soon The Health Foundation NHS Productivity Commission Call for evidence Share your views on how productivity in the NHS can be improved over the next decade Deadline: Friday 12 December

2 WEEKS TO GO: Contribute your insights, ideas and expertise to inform the work of the #NHSProductivityCommission and shape policy and practice to ensure better care for people.

The Commission's Call for Evidence runs until Friday 12 December.

Find out more ⬇️
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Associate Professor in Cultural and Community Psychology (283420) | University of Oslo Job title: Associate Professor in Cultural and Community Psychology (283420), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Job: Associate Professor in Cultural and Community Psychology in Oslo

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years

The cost of a single place in a residential children’s care home in England has nearly doubled in five years to an average £318,000 a year, with private firms racking up huge profits as a result of market failure, according to the public spending watchdog.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

University crisis is forcing the REF to lower its expectations - Research Professional News When dauntingly complex plans meet cash-strapped institutions, something’s got to give, says Anna Grey

The REF has been paused for 3 months as policymakers scratch their heads to figure out how to resolve various tensions. This prescient piece by @annamgrey.bsky.social lays out those complexities
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice "Journal of Poverty and Social Justice" published on by Policy Press.

Are you studying questions of poverty, social security, welfare or justice in Africa? Then we want to hear from you!
We’re calling for special issue proposals for the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice focusing on Africa
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #ASAUK Africa Studies

Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to... Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

Academics are very concerned that the BBC is changing access to its archival material by releasing material in an orchestrated way rather than allowing researchers to ask their own queries. Very worrying development and a good overview by @vanessathorpe.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

"A vintage green typewriter with a blank yellow sheet of paper inserted, set against a solid red background."

CONTRIBUTE: The Sociological Review’s #openaccess digital magazine is inviting early career scholars to submit pitches for our #ResearchInsights series.

Editors Iris Pissaride & @juliettephd.bsky.social are seeking proposals for our December issue. Pitch deadline is 5 September.

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Help please: we're trying to recruit some more parent research participants in Scotland for our #FamilyFinances project. Specifically: parents who are receiving #UniversalCredit and #ScottishChildPayment and who have at least one baby (0-12months) in the household. Can you help spread the word?

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Beautiful writing and important reading from @milliemaglet.bsky.social

Trusted local journalism, or pink slime? This is scary…

The British Academy is opening a call for evidence from individuals and organisations with expertise in the key public policy areas for social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find more information and details about how to respond here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/c...

A graphic promoting the lifelong links webinar hosted by CELCIS.

The recording of our webinar discussing the findings from an evaluation of @familyrightsgp.bsky.social trial of Lifelong Links in Scotland, is available here: buff.ly/3YKHtMR

Research funding requires research capacity The Leverhulme Trust is investing an extra £100m in supporting research next year. Anna Vignoles calls for new thinking on ways to sustain university research infrastructures

Big day @leverhulme.ac.uk - we are celebrating our centenary by investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral centres. Here I explain why... @wonkhe.bsky.social

Research funding requires research capacity wonkhe.com/blogs/resear...

Chart showing the proportion of people in households with very low food security, by age group: UK The proportion of working-age adults living in households with ‘very low’ food security (i.e. where there is a lack of sufficient, varied food) shot up from 3.9 to 6.0 per cent between 2020-21 and 2023-24 (after remaining broadly flat through the pandemic), while the proportion of very food-insecure children rose from 5.6 to 9.4 per cent.

Following sharp rises in food inflation in 2023, food insecurity in the UK has soared.

The proportion of children living in households with ‘very low’ food security shot up from 5.6% to 9.4%t between 2020-21 and 2023-24.

Applications are invited in any of the following five areas: • Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics. • Global Order and Institutions. • South and East Asia. • Middle East and North Africa. • Security and Defence.

New opportunity! We are offering funding for two researchers to embed themselves at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to work on one of the themes outlined below
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/glob...

Congratulations! Well deserved!

New job vacancy at TCRU! For a Lecturer (Teaching) in Social Psychology - 2.5 year post (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...).

Please share widely! @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

Sociology Call for Full Papers: Normative Turn in Sociology This special issue seeks to explore normativity as a constitutive dimension of social life and sociological research. Submit your paper by 22 January 2026. Read full Call for Papers below: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunities/publications-opportunities/#_soc

Sociology Call for Full Papers: Normative Turn in Sociology

This special issue seeks to explore normativity as a constitutive dimension of social life and sociological research. Submit your paper by 22 January 2026. Read full Call for Papers below:
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

I’m so delighted to be stepping into this role, supporting the work of the Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social

🔥 Four (yes four) fixed-term jobs now being advertised working across two great projects & with an AMAZING team @changingrealities.bsky.social & @safety-nets.bsky.social 🔥

These are at ‪@uofglasgow.bsky.social‬ as I'm moving there at the end of this month www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Deadline approaching! SRO’s special issue, Towards a Sociology of Dignity, welcomes contributions that engage with dignity as a contested concept, particularly in post-conflict settings. Find the full Call below. Deadline: 12 June 2025. https://www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunities/publications-opportunities/#_sro

Deadline approaching!

SRO’s special issue, Towards a Sociology of Dignity, welcomes contributions that engage with dignity as a contested concept, particularly in post-conflict settings.

Find the full Call below. Deadline: this Thursday, 12 June 2025.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

Future of world-renowned children’s centre in hands of Reform UK Pen Green, a model for Labour’s Sure Start, could face closure if Reform-led North Northamptonshire council fails to act

Future of world-renowned Pen Green children’s centre in hands of Reform UK

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Analyst (Economic determinants of health) Permanent contract Salary: Up to £47,817 per annum plus excellent benefits Application deadline: 29 May 2025, 23.59

Are you passionate about health, inequalities and the role of social and economic factors?

We are looking for an Analyst to join our Healthy Lives team.

Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 29 May ⬇

https://bit.ly/4j4sZhN

New poll finds public support for migration to work or study - British Future New British Future research on public attitudes to immigration, ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper.

New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study:
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...

A 2-year lectureship for someone with qualitative methodological expertise and experience of studying of political and civil conflict. 👇

Really helpful thread for anyone who cares about UK higher education (let’s hope that includes the Universities Minister)…

📢📢 Upcoming ECF regional event at University of Leicester 📢📢

Beyond the ‘archival turn’: Making and using sociological archives

30 June 2025 (09:30-17:00 BST)

Registration will open soon.

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

Join us for our conference this month on Sure Start and Family Hubs, with presentations of our analysis, a high-level panel and a fireside chat between @officialedballs.bsky.social and @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social.

Thursday 22 May | 09:50–16:15 | The View, Royal College of Surgeons, London