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Save the dates - Q-Step Seminar Series - Semester 1 - 2026-27 

Open to all - no booking required.

12 October: Understanding the aspiration-realisation gap in Scotland

Understanding the aspiration-realisation gap in Scotland
Hannah Glover

Hannah is a PhD student in Social Policy, working on a thesis on post-school transitions and career decision-making among young people in Scotland. For her thesis she applies quantitative methods to data from the Growing Up in Scotland study.

Violet Laidlaw Room (CMB), 1-2pm 

26 October: How Much Story Is Enough? Prospectus Storytelling and IPO First-Day Returns

How Much Story Is Enough? Prospectus Storytelling and IPO First-Day Returns
Adam Chalmers

Adam is a Senior Lecturer in European Union Politics and Director of the Q-Step Centre. He works on international political economy, global regulation, and sustainability governance. Natural language processing and machine learning methods run through much of the work. 

Violet Laidlaw Room (CMB), 1-2pm 

9 November: Who is multitasking more? Gender-and-class differences in work-family time use 

Who is multitasking more? Gender-and-class differences in work-family time use
Runjie Sui

Runjie is a PhD student in Sociology, working on gender and class differences in time use across the life course. For her thesis she analyses UK data from time use surveys, the British Cohort Studies, and the UK Understanding Society.

Violet Laidlaw Room (CMB), 1-2pm 

23 November: Sibling correlations in the receipt of parental economic support

Sibling correlations in the receipt of parental economic support
Ginevra Floridi

Ginevra is a Lecturer in Sociology and Quantitative Methods. She does research in social and family demography. Her current projects include work on parental transfers to young adults, inequality and social mobility, living arrangements, and population ageing.  

Violet Laidlaw Room (CMB), 1-2pm