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SIRC @SocialIssues

The Social Issues Research Centre - the think tank in Oxford, UK

Joined February 2009
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Patrick Alexander@PatGAlexander
1 Apr 2021
It strikes me that structural racism is written into the architecture of policy research where the state has a vested interest in the invisibility of structural racism. Happy Easter
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Patrick Alexander@PatGAlexander
8 Feb 2021
Attn teachers! How do A-levels shape how young ppl see themselves & the future? Looking for diverse Y13s for 2x1hr online interviews on experiences of studying this yr. Pls DM to reply :) @TeachingSchools @TheOxfordMail @OxfordSpiresAc @PeabodyLDN @Cherwellcouncil @TheArcAcademy
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Patrick Alexander@PatGAlexander
27 Jan 2021
Do A-levels shape how young ppl see themselves and the future? Researchers @oxford_brookes want to find out. Looking for Y13s able to spare 2 x 1 hr for online interviews re: experiences of studying this year. We would love to hear from you: palexander@brookes.ac.uk @BSAYouthSG
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Rocio Carvajal@rocio_carvajalc
4 Mar 2015
Food and Eating: An Anthropological perspective. You Eat What You Are wp.me/p5L6g8-7o @SocialIssues #GoodReads #Food #Anthropology

Food and Eating: An Anthropological perspective. You Eat What You Are

By Robin Fox I have to say that technically this is not a book, it is an article/working paper published by the Social Issues Research Centre a British independent, non-profit organisation, founded…

betheheroofyourownkitchen.wordpress.com
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SIRC@SocialIssues
10 Feb 2015
Just heard Zoe Harcombe on R4 Today re Scientific evidence (or lack thereof) and dietary advice. Source: openheart.bmj.com/cgi/conten…
SIRC@SocialIssues
30 Jan 2015
BBC News - Child obesity rates 'levelling off' among under-10s bbc.co.uk/news/health-310418…

Child obesity rates 'levelling off' among under-10s

The rise in childhood obesity, which has left one in three children overweight, may be beginning to level off in the under-10s, a study suggests.

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SIRC@SocialIssues
3 Jul 2012
Following the excellent APPG report on Body Image SIRC has revisited HSE data. Kids now slimmer and healthier... bit.ly/MnHE7R
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SIRC@SocialIssues
22 Jun 2012
Sharp's "unique insight project into football fans’ behaviour" bit.ly/LFvZh5 where did they get this idea from? bit.ly/83zl58
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BPS Research Digest@ResearchDigest
29 Feb 2012
The Office for National Statistics have published the initial results from their well-being survey of the UK: ow.ly/9m5vm (pdf)
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Aleks Collingwood@jrfAleks
2 Mar 2012
Today @statisticsONS have released Focus on Older People (UK). Fastest popn increases are of those aged 85 and over ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/mortality…

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Soc_Imagination@Soc_Imagination
1 Mar 2012
From Journalist to Sociologist: Some Reflections | The Sociological Imagination awe.sm/5eMek

Home - Awe.some

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog
1 Mar 2012
“Blogging is quite simply, one of the most important things an academic should be doing right now" bit.ly/AnJAku

Five minutes with Patrick Dunleavy and Chris Gilson: “Blogging is quite simply, one of the most...

Ahead of the launch of EUROPP – an academic blog investigating matters of European politics and policy – next week, Patrick Dunleavy and Chris Gilson discuss social scientists’ obligation to spread...

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SIRC@SocialIssues
2 Mar 2012
SIRC in the news recently: Is the alcohol message all wrong? We Brits do have a problem with booze, but why? @KateFox bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1526…

Viewpoint: Is the alcohol message all wrong?

Many people think heavy drinking causes promiscuity, violence and anti-social behaviour. That's not necessarily true, argues Kate Fox.

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