Select tickets – The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom, Wed 27 May 2026 - What does it mean to take colonial histories seriously in the making of the modern world? Why does it matter that processes of colonialism,...

Why are colonial histories often sidelined in our understanding of the modern world?

Join us on 27 May with Gurminder Bhambra, Imogen Tyler @imogentyler.bsky.social & Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social

Part of our Conversation Series. Free & online! 🔗 buff.ly/lTcfQjW

Student Voice on AI in Education Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue and to ask how we can make sure that future decisions about data and AI in education are shaped by the voices of the students affected.

❓ Are you interested in student voice on generative AI in education?

Tim Davies will be joined by Dr Claire Bessant, Anna Beckett, Shane McCracken, Daniel Emmerson

🔗 Find out more and register here: connectedbydata.org/...
🗓️ Wednesday 22 April
🕰️ 15:00 - 16:00
💻 Zoom

We’re proud to have signed the Joint Statement of Principles on children’s online safety.
We believe these principles should be the basis of government action to ensure children are safe in the digital spaces where they grow, learn and connect.
Find out more at: www.ncb.org.uk/latest-news/...

Navigating the future A landscape review of AI in career guidance for young people

AI is increasingly shaping young people’s transitions from education to work, according to a new review. 

‘Navigating the future: a landscape review of AI in career guidance for young people’ is the first exploration of AI in UK career guidance.

www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/navig...

EuKidsOnline's most recent study takes a closer look at European children's use of generative AI 🔎 Qualitative and quantitative data from 20 countries gives insights into the significance of GenAI for children's lives 👨‍💻 Get a quick overview here or head directly to the whole report 👉 bit.ly/EUKO_AI

Student Voice on AI in Education Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue and to ask how we can make sure that future decisions about data and AI in education are shaped by the voices of the students affected.

🧑‍🎓 Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue.

🔗 Register here: connectedbydata.org/...
🗓️ Wednesday 22 April
🕰️ 15:00 - 16:00
💻 Zoom

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Children & Society is inviting applications for the roles of Co-Editors The successful candidates will form a dynamic and inclusive editorial team dedicated to upholding high standards and embracing innovative practices. The team will be supported by an engaged and committed Editorial Board. There is an annual honorarium for the role.

The journal Children & Society is seeking new co-editors.

Applications are due by 31 March.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

If anyone is around Bevingdean (Brighton place) at 6pm tomorrow and fancies popping down to the Bevy - I'll be talking about children and AI and why that's a bad thing! www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...

UK social media ban for under 16s consultation begins Discussions over what measures to implement to protect children's wellbeing will last for three months.

Consultation from #DSIT on children's #onlinesafety will be launched today, including proposals on #socialmedia bans, measures to address addictive design and #screentime and action on #chatbots

BBC News - Consultation on social media ban for under-16s to begin
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Smearing Sussex (and Me): Responding to Nigel Biggar’s Latest Attack in The Spectator The University of Sussex, Feb 2026, taken by the author. Alan Lester The Spectator has published an article by Nigel Biggar smearing the University of Sussex as repressing students who ‘don&#…

The Spectator published this attack on me & colleagues just as the High Court is considering Sussex’s request for review of the Office for Students fine. It accuses us of ‘repressing’ our students. The magazine ignored my request for to reply. Please disseminate.

alanlester.co.uk/blog/smearin...

Congratulations, looks really interesting!

So pleased to see this book published. The podcasts were fantastic, I've regularly used them in my teaching! Congratulations

Great to be (virtually) at @pamthur.bsky.social's book launch for Teenage Time: Coming of Age Disruptively in Literature, Culture and Film 1945-2024. It's one of the most important literary and theoretical studies of adolescence for a long time, and Pam's work has been a huge influence on my own.

Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Which system will you pick it up for? I've been very torn between the different options.

Lecturer in Youth Justice/Probation Studies - Merseyside job with LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY | 9971177 About LJMU At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them, we truly make a differe

Academic job: Lecturer in Youth Justice at Liverpool John Moores University (UK).

Applications are due by 31 December.

jobs.theguardian.com/job/9971177/...

Call for articles: "Childism, decoloniality and interculturality as transformative lenses."

For a special issue of the journal Globalisation, Societies and Education, co-edited by our member Tanu Biswas.

Abstracts are due by 2 January, 2026.

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

We hear a lot about AI in education in the US on here, so can I just tell you about how it's working out in the schools sector in England? It's interesting! It's about data consultants, private education outfits and think tanks. Slow thread...

One of those odd coincidences that this happened to be in a book i'd recently read!

Here's a snippet, there's practically a whole chapter on her career as an 'assistant' at Harvard. Think you'll find it very interesting.

Hi Ros, do you know this book? cup.columbia.edu/book/algorit...
Helen Parson's role in development of communication studies is mentioned in a fair bit of detail.

This autumn will see the publication of the first UK child poverty strategy in many years. It is a time-limited and vital opportunity to make real and lasting difference to the lives of the 4.5 million children currently living in poverty. In this new report, co-produced with IPPR, we set out a realistic and targeted agenda for change. Now is the time to take sustainable and effective action on child poverty, working with the everyday experiences of families who know what would make a difference to them and their lives.

Been lots of debate about what might turn the dial on child poverty. But we hear far less from families in poverty. Our new briefing sets out a blueprint for a successful child poverty strategy, grounded in experiences of hardship

changingrealities.org/writings/get...

Pls read + share this 🧵

Friday! In person or online. Registration details here

Stories of Decolonisation: Experiences from Children and Young People Public engagement event exploring how children and young people decolonise daily life—told through sociological fiction grounded in research

If you're in Edinburgh on 10th June, I will be taking part in this fantastic event on 'Stories of Decolonisation: Experiences from Children and Young People' which is being organised by Dr Hamide Elif Üzümcü. There are still a few places left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-of...

Book launch poster for book launch with Jenny Crane, new book Gifted Children in Britain and the World, Sarah Kenny, new book Growing up and going out, and Hannah Charnock, new book Teenage intimacies - all in discussion with Laura Tisdall. Date is 12 June, 12-1, via teams https://tinyurl.com/mryazrew

Triple book launch for myself, @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social, and @hannahcharnock.bsky.social! Thanks to @lauratisdall.bsky.social for chairing.

Please do join if you're interested in social and cultural approaches to young people's lives and leisure spaces.

12 June, 12-1, tinyurl.com/mryazrew

Every year students on our BA Childhood & Youth @sussexfss.bsky.social use #lego to explore key concepts in the #Reggio approach to early years theory & practice. I love the representation of #Malaguzzi meeting local women washing bricks - connection with community at the heart of the approach.

Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.

***Job Alert*** 18-month full-time post-doc. Looking for an experienced qualitative researcher to join our team investigating youth radicalisation online. careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51... @tasayouth.bsky.social @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social

Congratulations! Enjoy celebrating the end of (this) journey!

Surely there are ways we can talk about support for children's early development that don't rely on imagining the child as some kind of programmable machine who simply needs to be loaded up to 100%? Fin/