The vast majority of modern universities in the UK are facing job cuts, with a quarter seeing more than 50 roles at risk while staff who remain potentially face worse terms and conditions, according to a UCU survey
timeshighereducation.com/news/research-…

Our free peer support group for dads is taking place today.

This group takes place in a safe and comfortable environment for dads to come together to meet new people, share life experiences and offer guidance and support to each other.

#DadsUnited #supportgroupfordads

It’s been a while since I did a bake post! Fortnite cake for my daughter went down a treat!

🚨 Potential strike action at University of Lincoln 🚨

Over 220 employees face the axe, including 1 in 10 academics.

We must stop the cuts ✊ Read more 👇

UCU Lincoln **NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES**
ucu.org.uk/article/13542/…

New hoodies and caps for the ambassaDADS today! Another brilliant meeting with young dads from North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) who are so committed to smashing stereotypes and promoting positive social change for young dads 💪

Reminder of our upcoming NCRM training course on 'Dad Data' in the UK. Including presentations from Dr Rebecca Goldman (@fatherhoodinst) on quants datasets and re-using qual datasets from me! May 20-22 ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.…

Promoting dignity for low-income fathers and their families, transformingsociety.co.uk/2022/10/17/pro…

University of Lincoln looking to make 220 redundancies. It looks like up to half of these will come through, now closed, voluntary severance scheme, so 100+ redundancies still to come through voluntary or compulsory redundancy. What a fucking mess.

Cross-party MPs are encouraging people to share their experiences of children’s social care as part of their investigation into how the government could improve services. cypnow.co.uk/news/article/m…

False economies - why cutting SHAPE courses is bad for HE and bad for the country wonkhe.com/blogs/false-ec… via @wonkhe

Some recent sociological contributions to debates around fatherhood, low-income life, family and method

Fathering and Poverty (2021) policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/fathering-and-…

Men, Families and Poverty (2023) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

The Dynamics of Young Fatherhood (2024) policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/young-fathers

If you’re at BSA conference online #britsoc24 you’ll find ‘The Sociologist’s Wife’ film in Exhibition area 📽️
It uncovers the contribution of wives to the work of 3 eminent British sociologists at a time when the discipline was establishing as a way to understand post-war Britain

And universities are massive employers. If they go pop, so will the local economies of towns and cities near you. This will hit everyone, not just the universities themselves. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Newcastle University A group of young dads from North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) have been creating a buzz about climate action on the roof of the iconic Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. They’ve worked with over a million bees, with one young dad launching his own brand of honey.

Another fantastic day working with talented young dads here North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) ending with DigiDAD content creation with 4 of our AmbassaDADS supported by James Craggs and Tauts at Motif Pictures. 4 hours work smashed in 60 minutes. Epic!

UK HE in crisis - a live page of all the redundancies and closures taking place across universities in the UK at the moment (thanks to Queen Mary UCU for compiling and updating this list)