The Adam Smith keynote is being delivered by Prof Jonathan Haskel, who went to a pin factory for this lecture! Unlike Adam Smith. Excellent keynote commitment

First up, delivering the President’s Lecture, the legend that is @jmwooldridge.bsky.social

The sun is shining for Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference 2026 in my beautiful home town @scoteconsociety.bsky.social

Anvar Sarygulov from @nuffieldfoundation.org says employers can do more to reduce earnings gaps for disadvantaged graduates. He cites @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social work showing they are just as likely to get into job application pools but disproportionately lose out in shortlisting and interviews.

The gift from my @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team was absolutely perfect! Lego C3PO!

A big thank you to everyone who made the effort to come and sit in a boiling hot room to listen to my inaugural professorial lecture last night. It's been 7 years in the making, and it was worth it to see so many people who mean so much to me there. I managed to not cry until Alissa put this one up

Thanks so much for being there Gavin, meant a lot

PhD in Economics (295348) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: PhD in Economics (295348), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2026

2 PhD positions at the Department of Economics at NTNU available

1. Open field

shorturl.at/dm9kH

2. EduGAP. Work with Jon Iversen, myself, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @gillwyness.bsky.social, and Richard Murphy to understand assessment effects on student outcomes.

shorturl.at/1h74L

Call for papers now open for WEEP 2026

See sites.google.com/site/prgreen... for details on how to submit

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at UCL Explore an exciting academic career as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

We’re hiring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social!

Come and join our team of researchers to work across two cool projects with really exciting, unique data.

This role involves engaging with practitioners and employers regularly for high impact research.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...

7 year after becoming Professor… it’s my inaugural lecture!

Improving the life chances of disadvantaged young people: how do we break down barriers to opportunity?

Thursday 12 March, 5.15pm

Room G06, Roberts Building
Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE

Book your place here:
bit.ly/life_chances

Social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge with Alan Milburn - Social Market Foundation. This event will respond to Alan Milburn’s newly launched review and call for a ‘movement’ to address the rising numbers of young people who are not in education, employment or training.

And in the afternoon to discuss 'Social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge with Alan Milburn'

with @smfthinktank.bsky.social @beckymontacute.bsky.social

www.smf.co.uk/events/socia...

How can policy tackle regional inequalities? | Institute for Fiscal Studies At this policy conference, researchers will present new evidence on the scale and causes of regional inequalities.

A busy day tomorrow.

Join us in the morning to discuss 'How can policy tackle regional inequalities?' with @andyburnham.bsky.social @xiaoweixu.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social

ifs.org.uk/events/how-c...

The paper by Carneiro et al. shows that places with strong labour markets also have higher equality of opportunity for kids who grow up in poor v. rich neighbourhoods.

Education also matters: LAs with better schools and less academic segregation have more equality of opportunity.

How can policy tackle regional inequalities? | Institute for Fiscal Studies At this policy conference, researchers will present new evidence on the scale and causes of regional inequalities.

Excited about discussing regional inequalities at the Fiscal Studies symposium event next week!

We've got a star-studded lineup of @andyburnham.bsky.social, Paul Collier, Philip McCann, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @amcanning.bsky.social and more.

Summary of new papers below 🧵👇

🗓️ Also next week - join the @smfthinktank.bsky.social for an afternoon of discussions on social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge

CEPEO has had another amazing year! ✨

The past 12 months have been full of achievements, and you can read all about them in our 2025 Impact Report.

We wish you a joyful festive season, and look forward to working with you in 2026 🎉

Download the report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

Today we’re celebrating 10 years of SRI! This afternoon we’ll come together to share reflections on the past 10 years, showcase our strengths in research and education, and look to the future for our Institute 🎉🎈🥳

New publication from @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and colleagues: Not just a North–South divide: the geography of opportunity in England

For young people who grew up in poor neighbourhoods of regional cities, earnings are far lower than those outside cities
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Using UCAS data to understand higher education transitions Join us in person at the Department for Education in London to learn more about using UCAS data to better understand youth transitions

Want to know more about using UCAS data to research transitions to HE (and delay the return to your desk in Jan!)?

Join us in person at the Department for Education in London for a research showcase with @adruk.bsky.social

🕕Tues 6th Jan, 10.30am-4pm

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977270535...

That would have been useful wouldn’t it! Thanks @fabienpetit.bsky.social - there’ll be an actual location to join too

It’s @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social last seminar of 2025 this Thursday with one of our own @fabienpetit.bsky.social

Join us in person or online to hear about new research on the spillover benefits of education, using LEO data

Note: At earlier time of 2pm to allow for the team to then play mini golf ⛳️

Please share this info. I cannot emphasise enough: all formulas are the same by law (*except prescription ones), you don’t need to spend £3-£5 more a tub for the branding. Spending more buys no extra quality and does not make you a better mama x

NEW BLOG POST

@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @clairetyler.bsky.social & Padmini Ayer share key findings and practical recommendations to support employers on their social mobility journey from their research on where inequalities arise in UK graduate recruitment.

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/1...

Judy in the house! come join us for CEPEO seminar this week

You can read our new research on inequalities in access to professional occupations, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org here

econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

Great to speak on the opening panel of the day about higher education and social mobility - improving access to higher education is one route to improve social mobility, but we also need to think about inequalities by institutions, and inequalities that persist beyond education in the labour market

If you're interested in what we said in full, you can read our full submission from @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social which is published here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

I'm glad to see that the broad consensus around social mobility has moved beyond the limited focus on a handful of academically achieving disadvantaged young people 'making it', to the broader definition of equalising opportunities for all young people, regardless of background

Lots of sensible recommendations in the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee report published today, including the importance of place, prevention, and a proper data strategy

publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...