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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social Open Research Team, part of Loughborough Library, Loughborough University. Check out our Research Repository https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ We also have a blog. Have a look and subscribe https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/
Stephen Smith @gsds3.bsky.social
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social Historian of UK and ROI politics and political economy. Senior Lecturer at QMUL and Deputy Director of Mile End Institute (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/murphycolm.html). Book on Labour and 'modernisation' (https://tinyurl.com/37tzatvk).
Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social We are International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University, part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. We offer seven undergraduate programmes, an MA in International Security, and doctorates.
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social Political scientist studying how public opinion and policy interact. • Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University • UK Young Academy Member • Loughborough UCU Branch Secretary
Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social Research Associate in the School of Journalism, Media & Culture at Cardiff University / Researcher for DRAGON at Swansea University. Research interests: #radicalright, #politicaldiscourse & #onlineharms. https://allmylinks.com/keighleyperkins
carlie ness @carlieness.bsky.social book lover. part time crafter. full time foodie. shouting at the television probably.
Maxwell Modell @maxwellmodell.bsky.social Research Associate at Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture studying impartiality in UK political news. Other research interests include all things podcasts, political interviews and broadcast talk He/Him
Callum Salfield @calsal.bsky.social Organiser at Lboro UCU.
James Prentice @jamespren.bsky.social Researcher, likes data, graphs, infographics and telling stories with data. PhD in political analysis from Sussex uni - like all social science subjects. Mainly post about political analysis and my research within the Hastings & Rye area. Fabian member.
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
The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
HuffPost UK @huffpost.co.uk HuffPost across the pond. The latest in politics, lifestyle and entertainment: https://huffpost.co.uk
Matt Walsh @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. Trustee at The Conversation UK and BJTC. Chair of the judges, 2025 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Hacked about a bit.
Stephen Cushion @stephencushion.bsky.social Professor of journalism & political communication at Cardiff University & night time 🚖 for my kids
Stop Propaganda/Hype News - Redress the Balance @stoppropagandahype.bsky.social THIS IS NOT SPAM! challenging the media’s relentless political hype/propaganda & calling for plurality so that all parties get rightful share of coverage. Our democracy is at stake. Please sign this petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713798
Graham Jeffery @grahamjeffery.bsky.social Researcher, academic, teacher, occasional musician. Prof in Arts & Media Practice at the University of the West of Scotland. Personal views, nothing to do with my employer! https://linktr.ee/grahamjeffery
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk 🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
Omar Al-Ghazzi @omarghazzi.bsky.social Associate Professor, Deputy Head @lsemedia.bsky.social Research on digital journalism/ war reporting/ mediated history/ communication geopolitics Editor @ Middle East Journal of Culture & Communication
Conor Gaughan @conorgaughan.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of Manchester | Digital Research and Quantitative Politics | PhD from University of Southampton | #PUSB
Rosalynd Southern @rosalynd.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Pol Comm at UoLiverpool. Online Pol Comm / Elections / Gender. UCU Rep. Socialist. Feminist. She/her. Views mine
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only. "The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/ https://www.robertford.net/
Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social The home of Political Studies since 1950. We advance, support & promote the global study of Politics & International Relations. psa.ac.uk Become a PSA member http://psa.ac.uk/members
Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social Lecturer in Journalism, Media, and Communication, University of Strathclyde | Previously postdoc at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford Doing research on news consumption, trust in news, and political attitudes
Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social Politically neutral campaign to regulate electoral ads. Labour, Lib Dem, Green + 3 other 2024 London mayoral candidates signed our Ad Code. Burnham too.
Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values. SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
Ludmila Lupinacci @ludludlud.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social ✨digital tech & everyday life, experiences of liveness (whatever that means), scrolling nonsense, moods & vibes ✨ ludmilalupinacci.com
Politics Journal @journalpolitics.bsky.social A flagship @PolStudiesAssoc journal. Published by @SAGECQPolitics. Edited @GoldsmithsPolit by @DrLizJEvans, @SPGriffiths, @nicklaus_taylor, @racibrec IF 2.492 politicsblog.ac.uk
Professor Ranjana Das @profranjanadas.bsky.social Prof in Media & Comm at U of Surrey. Interested in what people do with tech & media. PI of Leverhulme project on news use + BA project on tech use in multilingual families. New book https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/parenting-in-an-algorithm-age
✨ Rachel (she/her) ✨ @researchbrb.bsky.social Aspiring adult and media scholar. Ph.D. in Internet Studies. 🇳🇿 Pākehā, currently based in Boorloo Perth. 🐨 Living in the frenzy of feeling. 🌟 🏡 Website rachelberryman.com 🦇 Co-founder darcmode.org 📱 Member ierlab.com
Prof Katy Parry @katyjparry.bsky.social war and media; conflict photography; veterans and the media; political communication; visual comm (she/her). Co-Editor @MWC_Journal ; co-convenor PSA Media and Politics group
Darren Lilleker @profdgl.bsky.social Academic, lecturer, writer, loud music lover, real ale fan, biker.
PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social Exclusive stories and insight from Westminster via PoliticsHome and The House magazine. Read our reporting at https://www.politicshome.com and subscribe to The Rundown podcast: http://bit.ly/3M8d963
Andrew Hoskins @andrewhoskins.bsky.social PROF. of AI, MEMORY & WAR University of Edinburgh AI & MEMORY https://doi.org/10.1017/mem.2024.16 https://www.andrewhoskins.net/about ERC/UKRI Digital Participation in War 5 year project https://tinyurl.com/yjem9a4w
insane moments in british politics @politicsmoments.bsky.social UK politics isn't normal. Reminding people of the strange and downright insane moments that we've had to bear through the years. DM for ideas.
Centre for Visual Cultures, Royal Holloway @cvc-rhul.bsky.social We are the Centre for Visual Cultures, an interdisciplinary research centre based in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway University of London. Posting here about events, podcasts, projects, exhibitions and publications.
@billuraslanozgul.bsky.social @billuraslanozgul.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Political Communication @Brunel University of London
House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social Lead Politics Presenter, Sky News
Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social Labour client journalist and member of the right-wing MSM, apparently. Also political editor of HuffPost UK.
Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social Media Editor for @theguardian.com. Likes ≠ endorsements, obv. Story? 👇👇👇 Michael.savage@theguardian.com Need a secure way to contact me? Signal username: word_builder.20
Maria Sobolewska @profsob.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at Manchester University. British politics, race and ethnicity, representation.
Anna Sanders @annasanders.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York. Interested in gender, elections and public policy.
Matthew England @matthewengland.bsky.social Researcher at Hansard Society. Parliament; constitutions; delegated legislation.
History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social Creating a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in England, then the UK, from the thirteenth century to the present day. You can find us at other places, here: https://linktr.ee/historyofparliament
James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk @Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff. Read my content: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: yimbypod.com Free the Postcode Address File!
Patricia Correa @pcorreavila.bsky.social Academic in the UK. Political parties, activism, and territorial politics. My views. Vila-real & Birmingham.
Dr Steph Luke @drstephanieluke.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University. Political Parties, Elections, and Campaigning.
Viktor Valgarðsson @viktorv.bsky.social Political scientist at the University of Southampton. Studying political trust and democracy and other weird things. Einnig til í glens.
Jeremy Moulton @jeremymoulton.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Politics @uoypolitics.bsky.social Board Member @aspirenetwork.bsky.social Regular columnist @alpsblog.bsky.social HEA Senior Fellow Interested in climate action, political myth, the EU, the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett @chantal-st.bsky.social Senior Research Associate @cast-centre.bsky.social and University of East Anglia Currently, I work on climate politics in the UK & Germany. Other interests include political communication, discourse and German politics. PhD on German Greens @Uni of Leeds
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
Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social Loughborough University UCU (University & College Union) Branch. Posts by Committee Members and Branch Staff.
Colonialism & Migration in Global Perspective @colmigproject.bsky.social Interdisciplinary project funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social investigating how colonialism has shaped migration governance around the world. Team includes @mcslaven.bsky.social, @evansmithhist.bsky.social, and others who aren't here yet
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
elfie 🍉🫒🕊️ (they/she) @sociologistelfie.bsky.social 24 𖦹 spoken word poet 𖦹 sociologist 𖦹 teacher (pending…) 𖦹 decolonial crip theory and epistemic justice ♡ NONE OF US ARE FREE UNTIL ALL OF US ARE FREE
Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social • political reporter @politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering Westminster and where politics meets social media and tech IG: http://instagram.com/zoe.crowther/ • X: @zoenora6 📍 London via Notts, Newcastle & Bristol
Demi Wilton @demiwilton.bsky.social Lecturer in Literature @ Birmingham City University. Environmental Displacement & World-Literature. EDI Officer for ASLE-UKI
Midlands Innovation @midlandsinnovation.bsky.social A world-class university research partnership, pooling the collective excellence of universities in the Midlands.
Simone Varriale @simov.bsky.social Sociologist at Loughborough University, linktr.ee/simovarr Class, migration, race, culture, music. Migrant cook. He/him.
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
Anna Zsubori @annazsubori.bsky.social 👩‍💻 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow @ Loughborough University | 📣 PI @ British Academy project on Hungarian LGBTQ+ people's use of social media | FHEA | 🌍 globetrotter | views my own | 👑 New book: Disney Princesses and Tween Identity tinyurl.com/yc4zacue
@ravi-nder.bsky.social @ravi-nder.bsky.social Aspiring academic interested in intersectional identities (race, gender, sexuality and class) and systemic inequalities faced by young people
Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social Professor of Digital Political Communication, European University Viadrina New book: "The Illiberal Turn: Media in Polarized Societies" (Open Access, https://tinyurl.com/34p67pn2)
Yiyuan Zhang @yiyuanzhang.bsky.social Yiyuan Zhang (Mina) | Doctoral Researcher | 🔎 TikTok Algorithm Explorer | PhD in LboroCM
Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social Academic at Queen's University Belfast. Irish Studies. Working-class writing. Left politics. Gaeilge. Tweets own opinions. RTs not endorsements.
Dr Liam Mcloughlin ☕ @leelum.bsky.social Snr Lecturer @ Edge Hill - Social Media, Pol Com, Content Moderation & Politics. 🗳️ Also Convenor @techpolicy.bsky.social Spends more time posting GIFs than working. https://www.Leelum.com
Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social Sociology Professor HKBU. Research emotions, loneliness, men, networks, urban themes. Part time writer and poet, dad, befriender of English teachers, Editor, Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social Research, poems, stories - http://rpatulny.com/
Dave Elder-Vass @daveev.bsky.social I write about social theory, social ontology and political economy. Personal capacity etc. Find open access versions of my work at https://eldervass.com/home-3/publications/
British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social
Loughborough University PR @lboropr.bsky.social News and updates from the Loughborough University PR team
Jennifer Cooke @jenniferacooke.bsky.social 📚 Prof of Contemporary Literature & Theory. 🐈‍⬛ Poet, Londoner, ashtangi, beleaguered cat-feeder. 📕 Author of Contemporary Feminist Life-Writing: The New Audacity.
Marco Pino @marcopino.bsky.social Loughborough University (UK). Research on language and social interaction, conversation analysis, communication in palliative and end-of-life care, gender in social interaction
Jackie Goode @jackiegoode.bsky.social ‘Clever Girls: autoethnographies of class, gender and ethnicity’; Crafting Autoethnography: Processes and Practices of Making Self and Culture'. Currently writing (non-academically!) about doing later life solo. Querying.
Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social Expert trainer in Qualitative Research. Coach & consultant.📕 Social scientist. ✏️ Autoethnographer. 📝 Dog mum. 🐶 For info on training & services visit: www.qualitativetraining.com
Paula Saukko @paula-saukko.bsky.social Prof at Loughborough University, UK. Digital media, eating disorders, Sociology, among others
Dr Özge Onay @ozgeonay.bsky.social Sociologist @camsociology.bsky.social, Istanbulite, currently researching the intersection of environmental racism and Islamophobia. Posting both in Turkish and English.
Sarah Pink @pinkydigital.bsky.social Futures Anthropologist, documentary filmmaker.
Dr Thomas Thurnell-Read @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social Sociologist of leisure and consumption; alcohol, drinking culture & pubs; men and masculinity (wellbeing, identity & relationships). https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/social-policy-studies/staff/thomas-thurnell-read/
Issa @colchjaggers.bsky.social Pro Europe, Anti Brexit. Never voted Tory, never will. Feminist. Grand daughter of immigrants.🇲🇹🇮🇪🇪🇺, mother of twins. #FBPE. No DM’s thanks.
Ewan McGaughey @ewanmg.bsky.social 🎓Law Professor @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, CBR, Cambridge + @granthamlse.bsky.social 🌹Labour law, enterprise law, pensions, corporations, human rights 🌍Cares about stopping inequality, climate damage + war 🕸️ https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ewan-mcgaughey
Emma Richardson @emma-richardson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Language & Social Interaction, Lboro Uni. Researching how reports of #VAWG (DA & RASSO) are made and progress though the Criminal Justice System using Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis #EMCA https://tinyurl.com/yc885pyf
Dr Anne-Marie Beller FRHistS @braddonite.bsky.social Senior Lecturer Victorian Lit and Culture at Loughborough Uni. Mental health in the 19th century; Victorian asylums; sensation and gothic fiction; Neo-Victorian-dabbler; dog-parent; Dahl-maker. (She/Her)
Loughborough English @lboroenglish.bsky.social We are the Department of English in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University. We are a top 10 department with excellent teaching and world-leading research. More information here: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/english/
Line Nyhagen @linenyhagen.bsky.social Professor of Sociology @ Loughborough University, UK. Adjunct Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway. Researching religion, gender, race & citizenship. She/her.
Gabriele Balbi @gabrielebalbi.bsky.social Media History Researcher, Rector ad interim and Prorector for Education at @Usi.ch, Committee Member @acad-euro.bsky.social. More info: http://usi.to/cyi
Steve Jones @drstevejones.bsky.social Lead of the Horror Studies Research Group, Northumbria University. Known for research on extreme horror, philosophy, pornography, and the slasher subgenre. drstevejones.co.uk
John Harrison @drjwharrison.bsky.social Urban and Regional Geographer @ Geography & Environment, Loughborough University | Associate Director - Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Research Network | Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Regional Studies | Regional Studies Association Board Member
Elizabeth Gadd @lizziegadd.bsky.social Research Culture & Assessment Loughborough University; Chair INORMS Research Evaluation Group; Vice-Chair CoARA; ARMA Res Eval SIG; Founder LIS-Bibliometrics; She/her;
@jennyjones.bsky.social @jennyjones.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺Rejoin Votes for 16yo Save our publicly funded NHS& public orgs Internatl legisltn to outlaw media misinfo Transparency&accountability Truth&justice UK nds political&media reform& legislation Music movement nature lit art & kindness- sanity essentials
Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social Dad to 3 & husband to @ParsnipsParsons 😍 Pro-Vice Chancellor @LboroUniversity. Prof Geosciences: floods, sediments, plastics, sustainable energy & net zero 🌍
Jonathan Potter @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social Rutgers distinguished emeritus professor, discursive psychologist, now back in the UK. Views everyone else’s (see Barthes, etc). Currently building an emotionography for American Psychological Association Books with @alexahepburn.bsky.social
Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social Professor of Disaster Studies. Interested in disasters, critical theory & all things urban. Co-host of Disasters: Deconstructed podcast.
LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 💥A platform for those interested in increasing the impact of academic research. 📨 Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/subscribe-via-email/
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump