Paul Bradshaw
@paulbScotCen
Director, Scottish Centre for Social Research @scotcen. Fellow, @AcadSocSciences. Tweets are my own.
2 great venues for 2 great meetings hosted by @CLOSER_UK. Representing @growingupinscot and with a @PopRes_UK hat too at yesterday’s study network meeting at @britishlibrary and today talking comms and engagement at the Longitudinal Comms Network conference at @friendshouseldn
💬Collaboration, challenge, and impact - what’s it like to chair the PRUK Forum in its first year? Rosie McEachan & Paul Bradshaw reflect on building community, influencing policy, and shaping the future of longitudinal research. Read more: shorturl.at/0rR59
📣LIVE NOW: Attitudes to National Identity and Devolution @WhatScotsThink and @AlexScholes6 will explore shifts in public opinion on devolution, independence, and national identity in Scotland and England over 25 years. youtube.com/live/Immm1L8UL… #Devolution #NationalIdentity…
Great new role to lead the British Social Attitudes survey at @NatCen just out. A really exciting opportunity for anyone working in survey research and looking for a new challenge. Get in touch if you'd like to find out more. natcen.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/9a…
Today I was at the @skillsdevscot PhD networking event talking about the rich @growingupinscot data. GUS data is currently being used by 5 PhD students across different disciplines but has the potential to support many more. Maybe you have an idea? bit.ly/3KVLiXU
Good to join colleagues from @CLOSER_UK and @genscot this afternoon in a session with @ScotParl and @SPICe_Research to talk about all things longitudinal and provide an overview of @growingupinscot
A great opportunity to work with some fantastic supervisors and join the growing group of PhD researchers using @growingupinscot data ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Then apply to this ESRC-SGSSS fully funded PhD opportunity: sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/ho… Deadline for applications is 4pm (BST) on 19th April. DM or email me if you require more info.
Retweet for a chance to win one of the last remaining How High Jackets. Winner announced tomorrow at 10am, after which the final 37 jackets go on sale (we ordered extras to cover replacements etc) hikerdelic.com/collections/ja… @Tim_Burgess
In 1999, NatCen established an office in Edinburgh, coinciding with the devolution of powers to Scotland. Twenty-five years on and ScotCen is marking this milestone showcasing findings across the years.
Missed our in-person workshops? Tell us how PRUK can support you at our online workshop on Mon 25 Nov, 2-4pm. 💻✨ Register now: bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
The PRUK Hub team enjoyed an away day earlier this month and are excited to share more about PRUK with everyone at the upcoming workshops, register pruk.ac.uk/workshops/ #WeArePRUK
If you are doing work with, or related to, longitudinal population studies - whether you're on a study team, a funder, evidence user, analyst, data manager, or in another role related to these signifcant resources - take note! @PopRes_UK has arrived and we need your input 👇
We're excited to announce our workshops this Oct/Nov. Share your ideas on data discovery, linkage, access, training & more to influence our 2025 funding opportunities. Sign up now: pruk.ac.uk/workshops/ #Research #LPS #WeArePRUK
Supporting the #PermProg Phase 2 conference today. It’s been a real pleasure being on the advisory group for this important mixed method longitudinal project exploring the pathways and outcomes of looked after children in Scotland. Findings here bit.ly/4e8MvI0
🆕We were awarded a grant by @CRUK_Policy to understand the use and views of disposable e-cigarettes among adults. We conducted 40 in-depth interviews with adults in the UK focused on smoking cessation (in adults).
🆕Published today, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (SSA) 2023. The latest report explores attitudes to #ScottishGovernment, the #Economy and the #HealthService @scotgov
Very excited that the new @ESRC Early Life Cohort feasibility study is now up and running in all four UK countries! Check out this thread and @CLScohorts website to find out more! 🧵 ⬇️
1/5 Update on new Early Life Cohort feasibility study! Interviewing has now started in Northern Ireland, as well as England, Wales and Scotland.
Retweet for a chance to win a set of our amazing @CambridgeAudio @hikerdelic How High Melomania M100 headphones (RRP £169) Winner picked at random on Saturday at 9pm Gooood luck y’all x x Spec and more info here: cambridgeaudio.com/gbr/en/product…
New report by Anna Pearce for @obesityactionsc finds children who experienced #foodinsecurity at a young age were 4 times more likely to experience persistent #obesity from the start of primary school up to age 14. Report ➡️tinyurl.com/3vp6etkj
Join us and enjoy the view! We have a Senior Researcher vacancy at ScotCen based in our Edinburgh office (on a hybrid basis). A great opportunity to develop your skills as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality applied social research bit.ly/3wfCXKd
The 2022 Scottish Health Survey report, published today, updates long term trends on key public health issues such as smoking, alcohol and mental wellbeing. Read more on the latest findings below 👇
The latest Scottish Health Survey published today covers mental wellbeing, general health, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and caring, respiratory illness, dental health, chronic pain, alcohol, smoking, diet, obesity and physical activity. @ONS @scotgovhealth