The Centre for Social Investigation @NuffieldCollege undertakes rigorous independent research into social issues. Directed by Prof David Kirk. RT≠endorsement

Oxford, England
Joined June 2015
See new experimental research by CSI Director @kirk_davids and Associate Member @MRovira_ examining the potential consequences for the police themselves when fellow officers engage in brutality.
Do #Police officers find it hard to find jobs after leaving the force? Professor @kirk_davids @LeverhulmeTrust @SociologyOxford asked exactly this, at a time when the profession’s reputation has been tarnished by cases of lethal violence #poptwitter doi.org/10.1007/s11292-021-0…
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A worthy read on steps to reduce racism in higher education. Draws upon @csinuffield work on labour market discrimination by @distasio_val and Anthony Heath. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Just released: New CSI report by @eagarratt and Jan Flaherty presents findings from their Homelessness in Oxford project, a systematic examination of people’s transitions into and out of different experiences of homelessness in Oxford. csi.nuff.ox.ac.uk/?p=1519 @NuffieldCollege
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In our new #COVIDー19 social network paper we show that repeated contact within networks is the most effective #exitstrategy to #FlattenTheCurve but also closed & similar networks arxiv.org/abs/2004.07052 @OxfordDemSci
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Thanks to @TheEconomist for highlighting our research on ethnic discrimination in hiring with @valentinadista1 @GEMM2020. @NuffieldCollege
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Did you hear Warden Andrew Dilnot on @ITVTonight last night, talking about social care funding? If you missed it, you can watch it again on @itvhub here: itv.com/hub/tonight/1a2803a1… #ITVTonight #SocialCare
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A taster from new analysis for tomorrow. Labour 2017 voters unlikely to vote Conservative regardless of their Brexit identity. Those Labour leavers are unlikely to be Conservative converts.
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Fascinating and unique study looking at what happens to contact and attitudes when young people transition to a diverse secondary school. Such a great design!
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The email I write most often is this one. You never need to ask for permission to use work from @OurWorldInData – it is all licensed under Creative Commons BY [creativecommons.org/licenses…]. Feel free to use all that you find useful on OurWorldInData.org for whatever you want.
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NEW PAPER: Why do disadvantaged communities harm youth well-being? Partly they reduce positive interactions and trust i.e. social capital. But a bigger issue is that they generate more negative interactions, and negative interactions are much more harmful. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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"The greatest cause of poverty was not, as often believed, feckless shirking by the irresponsible lower classes, but low pay for full-time work, or inability to get regular work despite best efforts." – Professor Pat Thane FBA thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog…
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Come and work with us! We are looking for a Research Assistant for an initial 1-year placement at MiSoC @iseressex @EssexSocSci @Uni_of_Essex @ResearchEssex : vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_…
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Biggest congratulations to Nuffield Fellows Meg Meyer and Geoff Evans who were elected to @BritishAcademy_ Fellowships on Friday! nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-event…
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Wave 15 of the BES Internet Panel is out now! Wave 15 was conducted in March 2019, immediately before the original Brexit deadline. More info and links to data here: britishelectionstudy.com/bes…
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Next up this afternoon at #usociety19 is Lewis Anderson @SociologyOxford on job loss and relationship breakup
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Showing students vignettes on how their student loan might be impacted by their future earnings helped them better understand the loan system, particularly around taking larger loans to pay for their life now. @AngusHolford @iseressex findings on the Boost project. #usociety19
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