Dr Cora Lingling Xu 许玲玲博士

getting comfortable with being uncomfortable Good academic writing means sitting with a discomfort that never entirely goes away. It’s not a discomfort that comes from having nothing to say. Most of us have more than enough ideas crowding the…

Academic writers often feel uncomfortable but that’s often OK Here’s why patthomson.net/2026/03/08/g...

Thanks a lot Sarah!

Delighted to win a @britishacademy.bsky.social SHAPE Involve & Engage award for my project titled 'Time Inheritance: Mapping Inequalities, Co-Creating Futures' @durhameducation.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @durhamchina.bsky.social. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche... Stay tuned for updates!

许玲玲：为什么说「松弛感」很可能是一种特权？ 时间不仅是流逝的刻度，更是被权力结构精准分配的生存资源

感谢“简单心理”的林佳老师的深入访谈，很开心有机会聊松弛感与时间特权，和女性时间贫困的关系，请广传！谢谢！
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We are pleased to announce the latest cohort of SHAPE Involve and Engage awardees, who will be working with various partner organisations in the GLAM sector to help bring the humanities and social sciences closer to the public. Read more about the projects here: https://bit.ly/4suMO75

Nice!

Thanks so much 🙏! @sunypress.bsky.social

Thanks so much 🙏

I just published my Book Review of 'The Highest Exam' @chinaquarterly.bsky.social. Message me if you wish to access the PDF. Highly recommend!

'an exceptional and unusually compelling contribution to the study of Chinese education, governance and society.'

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The Academic Complaints Song YouTube video by HKFoodWorks

Just saw this tongue in cheek The Academic Complaints song 😂!
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Looking forward to this online reading discussion of The Time Inheritors on 28 February. It will be in Chinese. Sign up if you are interested and see you soon!
很期待这次“全球社会学精选”组织的线上读书活动，期待聆听和互动！有兴趣的朋友请报名参加哈！
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Congratulations to Associate Prof @coralinglingxu.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Comparative and International Education Society's Higher Education SIG! Marvellous achievement & international recognition! www.higheredsig.org/news/2026/1/... @sunypress.bsky.social

Thanks so much! 😀

Thanks so much indeed! www.higheredsig.org/news/2026/1/...

I am truly honoured by this award! @durhameducation.bsky.social @durhamchina.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @dulib.bsky.social @bc-cihe.bsky.social @gesigcies.bsky.social

Editorial Board Members needed for British Journal of Sociology of Education Editorial Board Members needed for British Journal of Sociology of Education

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Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event:

How has school segregation by poverty changed in the Northeast of England, 2007-2024?

Presented by
Professor Nadia Siddiqui
School of Education, Durham University

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Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.

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Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.

Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality.

The Conversation (@uk.theconversation.com) has recently published an article by Dr Cora Lingling Xu (@coralinglingxu.bsky.social) on Time Inheritance.

Read the article here: theconversation.com/another-kind...

On 28 Jan 2026 I led a workshop at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on 'Time Inheritance Mapping—how time shapes decisions and what to do about it'. Hosted by Imperial As One. Thanks to Ada Mau, PhD, and team! @sunypress.bsky.social @durhameducation.bsky.social

Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.

My piece in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published! Enjoy! 😊 @sunypress.bsky.social @durhameducation.bsky.social @durhamchina.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @rilleraaper.bsky.social @solgamsu.bsky.social @chenchenzhang.net
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Scholar receives Global Innovation Fellowship - Gates Cambridge Impact Prize winner Mona Jebril has been awarded a British Academy Global Innovation Fellowship to work at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

So well deserved Mona! So happy for you! @gatescambridge.bsky.social
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感谢“谷雨星球”的夏老师和团队对新书详细的阅读，提出特别有深度的问题，而且非常全面的介绍！欢迎广传！https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RjEkQ6xPwxKjRnD4HBIfGA

Looking forward to giving a talk on 'The Time Inheritors' at @soasuni.bsky.social China Institute next Monday (26 Jan) between 5 pm and 6:30 pm. In this talk I will also introduce the Time Inheritance Mapping Tool. Register and see you soon! @sunypress.bsky.social
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Come work with us!

We are looking for a Research Assistant to join our Evidence Development and Incubation Team, which partners with government departments, public bodies, charities and other organisations to understand the impact of their work

Apply by 16 February

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I am really touched and encouraged by Dr Linyao Wang's (University of Reading) in-depth and apt review of 'The Time Inheritors', which has been published at International Studies in Sociology of Education. @sunypress.bsky.social
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Thanks so much Yifan! Such an insightful review!

Inherited time and the uneven paths of educational mobility: A review of Cora Lingling Xu's The Time Inheritors - Yifan Liu, 2026 This review examines The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China by Cora Lingling Xu, a book that offers a conceptually ...

Thanks @yifannnnn.bsky.social 4 articulating so powerfully the significance & potential applications of the time inheritance concept! Such an honor to have 'The Time Inheritors' @sunypress.bsky.social reviewed in Time and Society - the flagship journal on time!
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Cora's Giving Page Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m going to be taking on the 100 Squats a Day Challenge this February to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-...

Hi friends, I am raising money for @cancerresearchuk.org Cancer Research UK by joining their February challenge when I will do 100 squats every day! It will be difficult but I am determined. Donate if you can. Thanks 🙏!
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Visited Durham Chorister School on Christmas Day!