BSC Conference 2026 @bsc2026conf-ntu.bsky.social
MORPHSS @morphss.bsky.social Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences.
Research project funded by AHRC, Wellcome Trust & Research England.
Co-delivered by Cambridge, Sheffield, Coventry & Southampton universities.
https://morphss.hcommons.org/
Ana Paula Méndez Cosamalón @anapaula1503.bsky.social Peruvian anthropologist & lecturer (PUCP). MA in Governance, Development & Public Policy (IDS–Sussex, Chevening Scholar). Qualitative criminologist studying social impacts of imprisonment. Former Social Research Team Coordinator, INPE-Peru.
Dr. Gabriella Mwedzi @gabriellamwedzi.bsky.social Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University. Specializes in violence against women, migration and Christianity ✨
Dr Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal @drtwymanghoshal.bsky.social Critical Global Criminologist | Senior Lecturer @ Brunel University of London | Decolonise & Decarbonise
Victoria Nunn @viva-victoria.bsky.social North East mum of 5 | ADHD, Autism, BPD, Depression, C-PTSD | PhD Student: VCSE Contribution to Health Research | Sr Research Assistant | Lived Experience Consultant | Project Coordinator/Evaluator | Charity Comms | Film, Running, History, True Crime
Women's Online Wellbeing (WOW) @womensonlinewellbeing.co.uk Women’s Online Wellbeing (WOW) is a three-year European research project exploring digitalised violence against women. We examine online harassment, image-based abuse and deepfakes to understand their scale, impact and the support women need.
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
🏳️🌈
Promoted by Elfrede Brambley-Cranshaw on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales. c/I po box 78066, London. SE16 9GQ
George B. Radics @georgeradics.bsky.social Sociologist/Law&Society Scholar. Interested in criminalization at the margins, focusing on race and sexuality. georgebradics.com
Ana-Maria Bliuc @anamariab99.bsky.social Social & political psychologist at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Interested in the study of polarisation and online communities in political and health domains (including addiction recovery). 🇹🇩🇦🇺🏴
Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social ▪︎ Reading, writing & thinking about the moral foundation of scholarship
▪︎ Author of Doing Good Social Science: http://bit.ly/3EgFA2z
▪︎ More about my work: immersiveresearch.co.uk
▪︎ DM for speaking/workshop requests
Dr David Wilkin @drdavidwilkin.bsky.social 🎓 Criminologist I Tutor I Author I Consultant I Lecturer 🌻🇬🇧
LEX Network @lexnetwork.bsky.social International feminist research network-Law, Gender & Sexuality.
Executive Director Dr Sharron FitzGerald sharronfitz.bsky.social
Membership details; lexnetwork.org
Journal: Gender and Justice genderandjustice.bsky.social
The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk 💚 Real hope. Real change.
greenparty.org.uk
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box Green Party London SE1P 6YL
Psych with Satire @simply-put-psych.bsky.social Psychology with teeth: unpacking everything from gaming quirks and cultural absurdities to authoritarian power plays and the psychology of resistance.
🎓 Empowering students with psychology tools.
🌍 Empowering people with psychological insights.
Rape Crisis Scotland @rapecrisisscot.bsky.social Scotland's leading organisation working to end sexual violence. rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social Historian of protest, political movements, public space in Britain.
https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/contested-commons
https://historyofpublicspace.uk
Croydon and Rochdale
@ruralmodernism on Insta.
🇱🇹🇺🇦 🏳️⚧️ ally.
She/her
School of Psychological Sciences @ MQ @mqpsy.bsky.social The official account of the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (Wallumattagal Campus). Posts by Staff.
Piotr Godzisz @pgodzisz.bsky.social Co-Director of University of Leicester Centre for Hate Studies. 🏠 Stirchley. He/him 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇵🇱
Theo Kindynis @kindynis.bsky.social Criminologist currently interested in conspiracies, parapolitics, deep politics
Katrin Höffler @katrinhoeffler.bsky.social Criminal Law*Sociology of Law*Criminology @HUBerlin
The New Yorker @newyorker.com Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM
Follow The New Yorker’s writers and contributors: https://go.bsky.app/Gh5bFwS
Teresa Degenhardt @drtdegenhardt.bsky.social academic - Queen’s University Belfast- She/her https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/teresa-degenhardt
social change- processes of criminalization in the international sphere- war- borders- detention of migrants - security - technology- feminist
Amy Cortvriend @amycortvriend.bsky.social Criminology lecturer at Loughborough University researching social harm and resistance strategies of people seeking safety and the communities around them. Views own
Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social Emeritus Prof (criminology) @open-university.bsky.social, trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social, love @gmhazardscentre.bsky.social Justice after Grenfell? Marx, Spurs, Reggae, Gramsci, The Clash, Social Harm, Luxemburg (Rosa)- not necessarily in that order
The Criminology Academy @thecrimacademy.bsky.social A podcast on criminological research & academic life! Hosted by: Professors Jose Sanchez & Jenn Tostlebe. New episode every month! #Criminology
Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
Dolores Fernández Pérez @doloresfernandez.bsky.social Psychologist | Assistant Professor (PhD) in Criminology at UCLM (Spain)| Criminology Research Center 🎓🔍 | Research Group on Victimology and Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence | Passionate about human behavior, plot twists & dark minds 🎬🕵️♀️
Alexandra Hall @alexhallcrim.bsky.social Researcher, teacher, mam to two young kids. Slowly writing a book on the freeport paradox. NUFC.
University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social The School of Law @universityofleeds.bsky.social is one of the leading law schools in the UK and has been providing instruction in law since its inception in 1899.
Antonn Park @bfediting.bsky.social Freelance editor, economics and justice policy research (https://www.blueflowerediting.com) 🏊🏾♀️ 🚴🏾♀️
Gender and Justice Journal @genderandjustice.bsky.social An international & transdisciplinary feminist journal advancing scholarship on justice.
CoEditors in Chief Sharron FitzGerald @sharronfitz.bsky.social , Anna Carline & Lesley McMillan
https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/gj
Affiliated: lexnetwork.org
Dr Paul French @drpaultjfrench.bsky.social Criminologist.
PhD: Moral Panic, Extremism & Conspiracy Theory.
Saying things that are mildly interesting
https://linktr.ee/PauliticalCorrectness
Edinburgh Law School @uoelawschool.bsky.social Official feed of Edinburgh Law School, based at the University of Edinburgh. Follow us for news and updates on study and research at the School.
Visit the website: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/
Police Scotland @policescotland.bsky.social Official Blue Sky account for the Police Service of Scotland.
Not for reporting crime and not monitored 24/7.
In an emergency call 999. For non-emergencies call 101.
@susanmcvie.bsky.social @susanmcvie.bsky.social
N8 Research Partnership @n8research.bsky.social A collaboration of the 8 most research-intensive universities in Northern England: Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield & York
n8research.org.uk
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Amanda Jones @amanda-jones.bsky.social Londoner. Barrister. Immigration & public law. Great James Street Chambers. Member of Legal Feminist www.legalfeminist.org.uk
"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves."
"If Not Me, Who? If Not Now, When?" Opinions all my own.
shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social Journeyman criminologist. Formerly known as @criminology before Musk ruined everything. It only hurts when I laugh
APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. Parliament's largest APPG.
Chair: @alexsobel.co.uk
Secretariat: @makevotesmatter.bsky.social & @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
🔗 https://fairelections.org.uk
Robert Reiner @waylon18.bsky.social Retired criminology professor. Democratic Socialist.Written on political economy of crime, criminal justice and policing 1970s until severe COVID 2021. Last book Social Democratic Criminology. Love old mysteries, Westerns, country music, music 1930-70
S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social Digital sociology ECR researching the interplay between education, politics and the digital. Own views, she/her.
Sorcha Mc Cormack @sorchamcc.bsky.social Senior lecturer in law at Leeds Beckett. PhD from Durham University on Vulnerability & Sexual Offences. Proud Irish feminist, Mama to Croía & Bowie.
Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social Author of bestselling novel Freebourne. Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport & Public Realm on Hounslow Council. CEO of Carter Fleet. Journalist. FRSA
Promoted by Ted Wall on behalf of Hounslow Labour cllrs
Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com Mom. Social epidemiologist. Professional angry feminist. Jewish San Diegan. "So-called expert" on terminated science
Associate Professor of Public Health at UC San Diego, all views my own
Team-Alpha @team-alpha.bsky.social We are members of Team-Alpha at Teesside University working on the intersection between criminal justice and public health and ALWAYS include communities in our work
Moderated by Professor Dorothy Newbury-Birch and Dr Andrew Divers
Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social Professor in legal psychology at VU Amsterdam. Expert witness and witness expert. ALLP Director @amslablegpsy.bsky.social. SARMAC Board President @officialsarmac.bsky.social. Mum of three. 🏳️🌈 https://annelies.vredeveldt.com/
Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim
Nicola Collett @nicolacollett.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Criminology. Chair of the Criminal Record Research and Reform Network.
Fiona Measham @fmeasham.bsky.social * Chair in Criminology, University of Liverpool
* Founder, The Loop @theloopuk.bsky.social & The Loop Australia
* Yoga & meditation instructor, Yoga Alliance Professionals
* Manchester, UK
* Also @FMeasham on X
Maria Cleary @mariacleary.bsky.social PhD Researcher, Maynooth University |
Criminology | Penology | Researching lived experiences of female imprisonment in Ireland
Michelle Cunliffe @bluejean1983.bsky.social Senior lecturer in criminology| PhD research focused on sexual violence| sexual behaviours| social class| lover of football and the pub| all views are my own
Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Liverpool, interested in punishment, especially of sexual violence.
Daniel LaChance @dwlachance.bsky.social Law & Humanities Professor in Emory University’s History Department. Ph.D. in American Studies (UMN). I write about crime and punishment in American Culture. Author: Executing Freedom (2016), Crimesploitation (2022). Website: https://tinyurl.com/rmhsv6fx
Dr Robyn Fawcett @robyn92.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology UoD
PhD on families experiences of Universal Credit and social harm
Interests: qualitative research, social harm, feminism, social policy, compassion and inequality
Single mom 🧑🧒🧒
Lindsay Bing @lbing.bsky.social Sociologist studying criminal legal system. Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta. Co-founder of the Texas Prison Education Initiative
Criminological Encounters @crimencounters.bsky.social Criminological Encounters is an international, interdisciplinary, and open-access journal that fosters critical dialogue between criminologists and scholars from other disciplines on contemporary issues of crime, harm, in/justice, law, and society.
Yanna @yanna-p.bsky.social #Criminology @ CST UoCambridge| #Cybersecurity | #Cybercrime | #Criminalisation | Social aspects of #tech
Kirstin Anderson @kir-anderson.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. I'm interested in education in prisons, arts and justice, public health and criminal justice and prison abolition. Ask me about prisoner made magazines.(Embroidery image in banner by Sarah K. Benning)
Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University. Interested in understanding the intersection of medicine and criminal justice, but also likely to be talking about Japanese Roleplaying Games (JRPGs), running and Star Wars.
Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca
Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social LSE Prof | Media & Communications | Latest book: ICA Best Book Award “Wronged. The Weaponization of Victimhood” | https://cup.columbia.edu/book/wronged/9780231550239
Estelle Zinsstag @estellezinsstag.bsky.social Criminologist @SocSciences_crim, @LINCriminology, @OxfordCrim working on restorative and transitional justice, gendered/sexual violence. European. Feminist.
Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social A comedyish science podcast hosted by @alieward. Asking smart ologists not-smart questions about their professional obsessions. Every Tuesday. May be NSFW. https://linktr.ee/alieward
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! 🧬🧪🌎
Donate here: https://bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING
Learn more ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky
Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social Welcome to the account of the criminology, policing and social sciences team at Edinburgh Napier University. Home of @the-sipr.bsky.social, member of @thesccjr.bsky.social, @bordercrim.bsky.social, and the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships.
Dr Vicky Heap @drvickyheap.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University, Fellow of the Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies and SFHEA. Interests: ASB, victims, policy, methods. ‘Mixed Methods in Criminology’: https://bit.ly/2Fbw5St
Filmhouse Edinburgh @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social Great films deserve a great home. Our doors are open, daily from 10am!
https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/home
Durham UCU @ducu.bsky.social
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Sophie Hayes Foundation @sophiehayesfnd.bsky.social Charity working with women survivors of modern slavery to achieve sustainable freedom from exploitation.
https://www.sophiehayesfoundation.org/
Unlock Drama @unlockdrama.bsky.social Award Winning Unlock Drama delivers rehabilitation projects through Applied Theatre in prisons and the community: www.unlockdrama.com
#PrisonTheatre #Rehabilitation #AppliedTheatre #PrisonReform #ReducingReoffending #ArtsInPrison #UnlockDrama
Victoria Canning @vcanning.bsky.social Zemiology / Torture Abolition / Refugee Rights
Professor of Criminology / Director of Harm, Crime & Criminalisation Research Centre, Lancaster / Associate Director @ Border Criminologies / Co-Chair @ Statewatch.
Camping, dogs & sea swimming otherwise.
DIGNITY @dignitydk.bsky.social Human rights organisation fighting for a world without torture since 1982. Working with partners in 20+ countries 🌍
www.dignity.dk/en
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Richard Horton @iofiv.bsky.social TAFKA NightJack - Orwell Prize Winner - Library Volunteer - Labour Party & GMB member - Retired Agent of Karma - 33 Minute Podcaster - Snivelling Minion.
Lindsey Bampton @lindseybampton.bsky.social Safeguarding Adults Board & Safeguarding Children Partnership Manager. CofE National Safeguarding Panel member. Ex Probation Officer.
✅ Hiking, baking, afternoon naps, frozen margaritas, chess
❎ TV involving real life police or hospitals, liquorice
Angela Cossins @angelacossins.bsky.social Personal account . Probation Director, HMPPS … & I love to cook
Jim Robottom @jimrobottom.bsky.social Rights, wrongs & Talking Heads songs. Barrister @matrixchambers, phd @KCL_Law Views mine, not a burning building’s.
Toufique Hossain @toufiquehossain.bsky.social Director of Duncan Lewis, Public Law
https://bsky.app/profile/dlpubliclaw.bsky.social
https://open.spotify.com/show/600daseJRW7AMQEaCNvX7W?si=0niEubN0SBaybjw75nu4fw
Lesley Parkinson @re-think.bsky.social Author of 'Restorative Practice at Work'. Co-presenter 'Relational Practice' podcasts. Interests: education; behaviour; relationships; patient safety; NHS People Promise; Quality Improvement; culture; psychology.
www.restorativethinking.co.uk
Kanupriya S. @kanupriya.bsky.social PhD scholar at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology studying women’s intimate relationships & re(marriages) in prisons in India| Incoming post-doctoral researcher at University of Nottingham working on ethnicity and desistance| Dog Mom in between 🐾
@tessawebb.bsky.social @tessawebb.bsky.social Recently retired HMI Probation, former CEO Hertfordshire Probation Trust. Trustee - Revolving Doors.
Abdul Iqbal KC @aiqbal.bsky.social King's Counsel. Serious crime and professional discipline. Park Square Barristers (Leeds), Lincoln House Chambers (Manchester) & Libertas Chambers (London).
Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social Cybercrime Researcher | PhD Candidate @uclcs @ucl | Product Analyst @StopScamsUK | Created http://csphdfellowships.org | Prev @BristolCyberSec @CMSExperiment @CERN @CERNopenlab
🌐 sharad1126.github.io
Nick Cook @nickcookuk.bsky.social Director of Young People’s Services for @childrenssociety.bsky.social | He/Him pronouns | Trustee Rees Foundation | Curious about social change and tackling social inequality | Avid coffee drinker | Views all mine
Lottie @sellottie.bsky.social Expert citizen, diverse workhorse, viva Wessex - health & justice - she/her
Cllr Kelly Grehan @kellygrehan.bsky.social Dartford Labour Councillor, Deputy Leader of Dartford Labour Group, Policy Manager for a justice charity. Co- vice chair of Fabian Women's Network
David Kendall @manwithbooks.bsky.social Big Issue #changemaker, Co-director of Penned Up https://pennedup.org.uk/ - a literary festival curated with people in prison for people in prison.
Centre for Justice Innovation @cjinnovation.bsky.social Putting practitioners and the evidence at the heart of justice reform.
Janey Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social Co-director of Level Up. Abolitionist, feminist, trade unionist and writer on a mission to end imprisonment of pregnant women and mothers.
welevelup.org
Solitary Confinement @solitaryconf.bsky.social Dr Sharon Shalev
www.solitaryconfinement.org
@OxfordCrim @AtlasWomen
#SolitaryConfinement #Supermax #Ethics #PrisonHealth #Prison
Russell Webster @russellwebster.com Researcher, evaluator, consultant & writer in drugs, alcohol & criminal justice. My blog keeps you up-to-date on the latest policy, practice and research.