Congratulations once again Kurauone Masungo

The journal Studies of Transition States and Societies dedicates its next issue to Prof. Ellu Saar and welcomes research articles on topics of social stratification, sociology of education and lifelong learning tlu.ee/journal-studie… Marge Unt Abel Polese TLU SOGOLAS / TLÜ ühiskonnateaduste instituut

Does teachers’ personality influence their beliefs about students’ success prospects? Free access to our new paper here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kE3zbZee2U6n

Human-centred digital transitions: skill mismatches in European workplaces📱🌐 We gathered last week in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 for a very interesting workshop. The AI revolution is all around us - how are workplaces affected? 🤖💻 📍cedefop.europa.eu/en/events/huma…

Our junior research fellow Liisa Martma had a wonderful experience attending the EU_Cedefop workshop, where she shared insights from her draft paper, developed as part of the #Skills2Capabilities project.

The Call for proposals for the 2025 HDCA Conference in Bradford UK is open! HDCA hd-ca.org/conferences/20…

Season’s Greetings from all of us🎄

HDCA Mentorship Program 2024/25 is now open! Are you an early career researcher or practitioner using the capabilities approach looking for a mentor? 📄 Apply and learn more here: forms.gle/yBHErY9wix3KLd… 🗓️ Deadline: 20th Jan ✉️ Questions? Email [email protected]

Deadline Extended! The submission deadline for the 2025 HDCA Conference at the University of Bradford has been extended to Tuesday, February 18! Submit your proposals here 👉bit.ly/4hSygJd We look forward to your contributions! #HDCA2025 #BradfordUK

The sociological community around the world is really shocked, as we have lost so unexpectedly one of the most famous and influential contemporary sociologists: Michael Burawoy. He will be deeply missed to all. RIP

Dear #HigherEd #Research and #Policy community - welcome! 📢 37th #CHER 2025 Annual Conference 📢3-5 September 2025, Poznan 📢Abstract Submission Deadline: 7 March 2025 📢Call for Proposals cher2025.amu.edu.pl/call-for-propo… ✅Vienna 2023 ✅Luxembourg 2024 ✅Poznan 2025 RT please!

📢Book Launch Invitation! Join us for the launch of "Widening University Access and Participation in the Global South" by Dr. Edward Mboyonga 🗓️ 12 March 2025 ⏰ 13:00-15:00 SAST 📍 In person @ UFS, Room 115 Benito Khotseng Building / Teams, link 👇 teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/la…

Had a fantastic time at the #Skills2Capabilities meeting last week in Dortmund! 🎉 Grateful for the opportunity to present my work on return to updated VET skills📊 Great discussions, fresh ideas, and lots to think about! 📈🧐

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Pepka Boyadjieva !🌹 Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, BAS

Happy to share our new article with Pepka Boyadjieva Vertical Educational (Mis)match and Inclusive Growth: Theoretical Conceptualizations and Evidence from a European Perspective based on our work within #Skills2Capabilities: mdpi.com/3278714 #mdpisocieties via Societies

Finally in hand! So happy that our chapter with Pepka Boyadjieva on Dynamics of inequalities in higher education has been published in this marvelous handbook volume! taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

Zdravkov & Ilieva-Trichkova (2025) 'Participation in Online Courses from the Perspective of Bourdieu’s Cultural Capital Theory: A European Comparative Study' (tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…) #sociology

Happy to share some free e-prints of our new joint article with Svetlomir Zdravkov on Participation in Online Courses from the Perspective of Bourdieu’s Cultural Capital Theory: A European Comparative Study tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Happy to share that our new joint article with Pepka Boyadjieva which was prepared within #Skills2Capabilities project on "Moderating effects of macro-opportunity structures on unequal higher educational attainment: a gender perspective" is out tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Join us in Maastricht for the #Skills2Capabilities (S2C, funded by the EU Horizon) Conference! Whether you're working on skills development, lifelong learning, labour market transitions, or social inclusion, we’d love to see you there! 👉 Register now: skills2capabilities.eu/conference.html