The REF was an expensive mistake. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

📢 Excited to share my article published in *Studies in Higher Education*! Findings based on the 2017/18 UK graduation cohort suggest that intersectionality doesn’t explain the ethnic award gap. #HigherEd #AcademicTwitter. Link: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

3-year Postdoc position in Urban & Regional Economics Cambridge University 👇Please share! jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46725/

My article, 'Ethnicity and UK Graduate Migration’ has been published in the June edition of the Journal of Regional Science. Check it out if you’re interested in economic explanations for employment migration beyond human capital theory. Journal of Regional Science doi.org/10.1111/jors.1…

University openings.

Collaborating with Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter Our researchers Dr Fiona Christie Ria Deakin Eileen Cunningham Katy Jones have created a guide to good work for students and graduates. gmgoodemploymentcharter.co.uk/media/2449/486… Brilliant example of bringing together our teaching and research work.

We're launching "Higher Education in Small Islands" published by Bristol Uni Press tomorrow at midday! Come and join us for our online launch. Might be of interest to #island studies people and #higher_education people particularly eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…

I'm pleased to be returning as a judge for the 2024 Prolific North Tech Awards celebrating the brightest stars of the North's tech scene! 🚪 Enter here: prolificnorthtech.awardsplatform.com 📅 Deadline: Thursday 29th August #CelebateTheNorth #PNTechAwards

Opinion: A focus on intersectionality won’t close the UK’s degree-awarding gaps, says Dr Sean Brophy timeshighereducation.com/blog/focus-int…

Sharing my opinion piece in Times Higher Education where I discuss my recent study showing that intersectionality doesn’t explain ethnic awards gaps. I urge the The Office for Students (OfS) and Department for Education to investigate compositional effects driving these gaps. timeshighereducation.com/blog/focus-int…

A pro-worker Labour Government must scrap the "any jobs" approach to welfare policy I am cautiously optimistic! 📢New article from me for Futures of Work > futuresofwork.co.uk/2024/07/23/a-p…

Research from Dr Sean Brophy has found that, while there are ethnic, class and gender factors behind the UK's degree-awarding gaps, there is no evidence of an extra penalty for falling into more than one category. Read more from Dr Brophy in Times Higher Education 👇

Research Associate role available in the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit ….. manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/r…

A great opportunity to join this important project as a Research Associate. Any queries, do contact me Research Associate: New ways of working for adult social care workers - (7862) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers (mmu.ac.uk)

Come and work with us! We're looking for a Research Associate to join our Nuffield Foundation funded project on Universal Credit, Good Work and Progression 👇 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/r…

Some thoughts from me on the new Get Britain Working White Paper The Conversation Decent Work and Productivity at Manchester Met Uni MetroPolis Manchester Met RIBL 👇 A cautious welcome to: ✅Focus on good work ✅More employer engagement ✅User involvement in shaping reform theconversation.com/three-ways-the…

Excited to share my HEPI blog post! I argue that ethnic differences in participation rates contribute to the awarding gap in HE—and that these gaps would persist even with fully fair teaching and assessment.

Just published: “Field of Study and the Subjective Labour Market Outcomes of UK Graduates” w/ Fiona Christie & Tracy Scurry. Most grads—across subjects—report positive outcomes, challenging ‘rip-off degree’ claims. Read: doi.org/10.1080/030750…

My new The Conversation article is based on research I led into non-pay outcomes for recent grads: •Meaningful work •Career progression •Using their skills “Before we write off a subject as a rip-off, we should ask: what are we really measuring?” theconversation.com/why-a-rip-off-…

My new piece in The Conversation: City executives complain that minimum wage is closing in on graduate starting salaries. But they're missing the point. This isn't about university losing value. It's about Britain becoming a lower-wage economy. theconversation.com/university-sti…