New research from Qingyu Wang and Brendan Churchill 👏👏

Great new paper from Melbourne Sociology's Megan Sharp and team in BJS!

Very honored to be included in Places Journal (one of my favorite places to read about urbanism) in their Summer Bookshelf for Yes to the City now out in paperback from Princeton University Press placesjournal.org/article/booksh…

As a youth researcher who likes to talk about my research on radio, my hidden shame is that I've never been on triple j . Until now! Have a listen to me on triplejHack with Dave Marchese talking about the bank of mum and dad and inequality. abc.net.au/triplej/progra…

Exciting to have the wonderful Ash Watson here Melbourne Sociology today to run a sociological #zine workshop for our students. Everyone was in the creative zone!

Results show that good relationships with #peers & #teachers are positively associated with Indigenous children's affective engagement. Free to read in August's collection brnw.ch/21wLPLp @Laura_Dunstan_ Melbourne Sociology @HASSUQ

The excellent Ashley Barnwell presenting some work in progress on affinities and immaterial heirlooms. Great work!

Celebrating the launch of Max Holleran's book, 'Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing' tonight, in conversation with Professor Roger Burrows and Dr Kate Raynor.

Critical Issues Series Melbourne Sociology: Bringing the University and Community Together - With Kirsten Deane, Jen Hargrave, Aaron Hart & Nicholas Hill Wednesday 28th August 6:30pm-8:00pm | William Macmahon Ball Theatre, Old Arts Building & online. Rego here: eventbrite.com/cc/critical-is…

Bringing the University and Community Together - great panel tonight with Kirsten Deane, Jen Hargrave, Aaron Hart & Nicholas Hill

Check out this chapter from Nick Pendergrast in new book "Human-Animal Relationships in Times of Pandemic and Climate Crisis"

Here is an article we wrote - JD Vance got "single cat women" all wrong. Our research shows they see the world differently, and are more connected to other women. All this means they wouldn't vote for him anyway. theconversation.com/jd-vance-got-s…

Lata Lutfun launches her new book on Spatial Justice tonight Faculty of Arts.

Long overdue. University governance is abysmal. People with absolutely ZERO higher education experience filling university councils across the country. We don't need failed politicians and 'captains of industry'. More staff representation is critical to healthy unis.

The Faculty of Arts Teaching Innovation (ATI) team have done a great job at putting together this article and video on my use of Poll Everywhere to increase engagement and apply theory in Melbourne Sociology #lectures arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/arts-tea…

News alert! Men more willing to be cared for by robots in their old age than women, finds new Oxford Internet Institute University of Melbourne study. Find out more: bit.ly/3CrjYj5 1/4

A new peer-reviewed study from Prof Ekaterina Hertog Oxford Internet Institute The Institute for Ethics in AI Wadham College and Prof. Leah Ruppanner Brendan Churchill University of Melbourne reveals men are much more likely to support the idea of being cared for in their homes by a robot when they are infirm or elderly, than women. 2/4

And just like that, we are funded!! Our new research project on reskilling for the future of work skills is a go! Thank you Australian Research Council and well done to my collaborators Brendan Churchill and David Bissell. Can't wait to slay this project ❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations to our colleague Ashley Barnwell who has been promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations Ash!!!!!!

New research finds economists and policymakers are too focussed on the unemployment rate and not on the quality of jobs young people are doing. Brendan Churchill @unimelb theconversation.com/why-its-import…