Kat Chzhen
Associate Professor at @tcddublin.bsky.social | Sociology & Social Policy | child wellbeing, education, mental health, poverty, inequality | Formerly UNICEF, Nuffield College, University of York | Member of @learnineq.bsky.social
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- Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie Abstract submission deadline: January 11! Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
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- 📣One more #tenuretrack Assistant Professor job going at TCD Sociology! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW155/a... Closing date: January 26 @tcdsociology.bsky.social @isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
- Reposted by Kat ChzhenNew year, new job? Join us at the Department of Sociology & Nuffield College. The post is open to candidates from different areas of empirical specialisation and at different levels of experience. Please consider applying! closes Jan 5th. www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/associ...
- Couldn’t be prouder of our Sociology students!
- Come over to the Exams Hall to meet Sociology students and staff during #TrinityOpenDay
- I’ll be speaking about Sociology at Trinity at 14.45 #TrinityOpenDay
- Reposted by Kat ChzhenWhatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
- Excellent news in the UK #Budget2025 today! So many people and organisations have campaigned for abolishing the two child limit that should not have existed in the first place.
- Reposted by Kat ChzhenThe fight to end child poverty goes on. But today we must celebrate. It will make a real, lasting difference to families the breadth of the UK and I’m so grateful to everyone in @changingrealities.bsky.social & @cpaguk.bsky.social who have advocated tirelessly for its full abolition
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- Time to abolish the #twochildlimit. It hurts the poorest large families the most. See our Open Access paper with Jonathan Bradshaw showing how regressive the policy is: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- 📣 Trinity College Dublin is hiring 2 #tenuretrack Assistant Professors in Sociology. 👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a... 👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a... @tcdsociology.bsky.social @isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
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- What excellent news that Labour may finally be abolishing the regressive #twochildlimit that punishes children for having siblings www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Reposted by Kat ChzhenWe're hiring 2 Assistant Professors of Sociology: Gender and Sexuality and Environmental Sociology. At @tcdsociology.bsky.social, we aspire to be a method-agnostic group of solution-oriented sociologists. Join our welcoming community at @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social. Deadline 1 Dec. Link in the comment.
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- Well done Chloe O’Hanlon (PhD student at @tcdsociology.bsky.social) on presenting her capstone project on child poverty at the Growing Up in Ireland conference today.
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- It's an honour to be joining the jury for the CoE Development Bank Award for Social Cohesion. award.coebank.org/en/ Social entrepreneurs and social economy organisations in the CEB’s member countries compete for the €45,000 prize, with another two shortlisted projects to receive €5,000 each.
- Looking forward to Ilyar's presentation of our paper from @learnineq.bsky.social at next week's Growing Up in Ireland conference.
- I’m lucky to have become an Irish citizen just in time to vote #1 Catherine Connolly.
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- Well done Chloe O’Hanlon (PhD student at @tcdsociology.bsky.social) on presenting her project on a new measure of child poverty for Ireland at a round table at Pobal yesterday. A fascinating level of engagement from policy stakeholders at such an early stage in the project (incl DCED, DSP, CSO).
- Reposted by Kat ChzhenTwo weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
- Applications are open for our postdoctoral scholars program! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky bit.ly/40TZR6J
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- Excellent points by Fintan O'Toole
- It was great to see a talk by Dr Ilyar Barardehi at @tcdsociology.bsky.social weekly research seminar on social inequalities in Irish children’s exam subject difficulty levels - findings from #LEARNINEQ
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- The next ECSR conference is brought to you by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie! Trinity College Dublin, 15-16 June 2026 www.ecsr2026.net #ECSR2026 Abstract submission deadline: 11 January 2026
- Reposted by Kat Chzhen📢 Trinity College Dublin is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology. Full-time, fixed-term role (maternity cover). Early career researchers, including those who’ve just submitted, completed, or are about to complete their PhD are welcome. 🗓️ Deadline: Oct 6, 2025 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a...
- New study on #poverty and #inequality in Ireland by @esri.ie and @communityfoundirl.bsky.social, by @barratree.bsky.social et al Full report: www.esri.ie/publications... www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
- 📢NEW Vacancy📢 Assistant Professor in Sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social Specialising in quantitative sociology ⏰Deadline: 6 October Maternity cover MORE INFO: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a... APPLY HERE: www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/
- Very insightful take on the role of AI in expanding equity in higher education by Trinity College Dublin's Orla Sheils www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
- 🥳 NEW book just out! JUST CLIMATE FUTURES by @luciemidd.bsky.social and @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social with contributions from me and others, by @brisunipress.bsky.social! BLOG www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/08/12/a... 📖 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/just-climate...
- 🥳 NEW book just out! JUST CLIMATE FUTURES by @luciemidd.bsky.social and @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social with contributions from me and others, by @brisunipress.bsky.social! BLOG www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/08/12/a... 📖 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/just-climate...
- 🥳 NEW book just out! JUST CLIMATE FUTURES by @luciemidd.bsky.social and @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social with contributions from me and others, by @brisunipress.bsky.social! BLOG www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/08/12/a... 📖 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/just-climate...
- 🚨#OpenAccess online🚨 My chapter: "Child poverty and pro-elderly bias in social protection spending" 👇 www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...
- Reposted by Kat Chzhen🚨PhD in Quantitative Sociology @tcdsociology.bsky.social Join me for a project on “The Economics of Late-Life Divorce” 📌 €25,000/year + fees 📌 Strong quant skills & soc background needed 📌 Deadline: July 21, 2025 👉 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab... #PhD #Sociology #Demography #QuantMethods #AcademicJobs
- 🚨#PhDopportunity Alert🚨 Apply or circulate: A fully funded #PhDposition in #Sociology with @nicolekapelle.bsky.social at @tcdsociology.bsky.social to study "The Economics of Late-Life Divorce in High-Income Countries" Deadline: July 21 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- 🚨#PhDopportunity Alert🚨 Apply or circulate: A fully funded #PhDposition in #Sociology with @nicolekapelle.bsky.social at @tcdsociology.bsky.social to study "The Economics of Late-Life Divorce in High-Income Countries" Deadline: July 21 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
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- My colleague in @tcdsociology.bsky.social Dr David Landy has published an op-ed in the @irishtimes.com: "Why academic institutions are cutting ties with Israel" www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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- New publication: an #OpenAccess #SystematicReview by @learnineq.bsky.social "A Metareview of Research on Educational Inequality and Socioeconomic Disadvantage" www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
- 39 hours of focus group discussions to determine the essential needs for households with children in Ireland #MESL2025
- #MESL2025 covered in the Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
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- Congratulations to the newest Trinity College Dublin PhD graduates in Sociology @tcdsociology.bsky.social! @surili.bsky.social @olivia-mcevoy.bsky.social and Aron Foley! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- It was a pleasure to contribute to "Social Sustainability in Ageing Welfare States" edited by @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social Kenneth Nelson and @katikuitto.bsky.social. All the chapters will be #openaccess via @elgarpublishing.bsky.social in a couple of weeks! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/soc...
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- Important piece by @fotoole.bsky.social quoting the going to be hungry statistics from the #HBSC study by @galwayhprc.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
- 🆕 paper with @surili.bsky.social in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: "Immigrant optimism in Ireland: Parental expectations of children’s educational attainment" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Very interesting report on carers in UK academia by @mpsmoreau.bsky.social et al, ahead of the #carersweek. theresearchwitch.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/s...
- Reposted by Kat ChzhenRight on time for #WorldEnvironmentDay🌍: Does having a child make parents care more about the planet? Together with @guzoch.bsky.social, I found: not always—and not in the same way for everyone. 📄 New study in Population and Environment: doi.org/10.1007/s111... #ClimateChange #Parenting #Sociology
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- Congratulations to @rodolfopezzi.bsky.social on his Dermot McAleese Teaching Award 2024/25 in Sociology for his outstanding contribution to our Trinity Elective "Inequality in the 21st century". @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social
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- Excited to attend the annual consortium meeting of #LEARNINEQ in Manchester
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- Prof Richard Lyate form @tcdsociology.bsky.social talked about social media exposure and adolescent mental health on last night's #TonightVMTV x.com/i/status/192...
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- Come to the in-person/online launch of a special issue of IJSW "Large Families: The Forgotten Poverty Risk and Policy Relevance" edited by @drkoeppe.bsky.social and @meganacurran.bsky.social! I'll be presenting my paper on the UK two-child limit and poverty. www.eventbrite.ie/e/special-is...
- A recording of yesterday's Trinity Research in Childhood Centre webinar on the lived experience of foster care by Sinead Tobin and Sinead Whiting is now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rndh...
- Great opinion piece by Jen Cummins: Ireland is changing. Our education system must change with it jrnl.ie/6689866
