Growth and Reform Network @growthandreform.bsky.social A network of leaders & practitioners across UK government, bridging the gap between national policy & local delivery. Partners
@MetroDynamics @FutureGovForum
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org The latest research in Political Science and International Relations from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
cambridge.org/politics
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.
Hannah Wright @hannahwright.bsky.social Researching militarism, coloniality, state violence, abolition, gender, race, class. Lecturer at University of Manchester. She/her. ♿️
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/hannah-wright
Ally Freischmidt @allyfreischmidt.bsky.social journalism student at UoP
local and national politics
Eric Lagneau @elagneau.bsky.social Journaliste à l'AFP et sociologue, chercheur associé au Lier-FYT (EHESS/CNRS) 
Chiara Terranova @cterranova.bsky.social PhD researcher and lecturer at EUF (Flensburg), College of Europe alumna. Current research #EUCommission #EUbudget #MFF
Leslie Mabon @ljmabon.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Environmental Systems, Faculty of STEM, Open University, UK. Sustainability science for resilient and just coastal places. Scotland - Japan - Taiwan. Future Earth Coasts Fellow. Big Raith Rovers fan.
resilientcoastal.zone
Migration Observatory @migobs.bsky.social The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford provides independent, authoritative, evidence-based analysis on UK migration.
Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social Official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social). Find us at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cajp20
Open Arts Journal @openartsjournal.bsky.social Open-access journal for arts scholarship, The Open University.
https://openartsjournal.org/
Banner image: Detail of engraving of an eagle-headed St. John the Evangelist. (©The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons licence)
Alice Park @alicecpark.bsky.social Publisher @LSE Press. We publish open access books and journals in the social sciences.
Christopher Huggins @christopherhuggins.bsky.social Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programmes at University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education. Bye-Fellow Lucy Cavendish College. Teach EU politics. Co-editor Contemporary European Politics. I also sing.
Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social This account posts updates from the Centre of Advanced International Studies at the University of Exeter.
Kerri Woods @kwpolphil.bsky.social Political theory academic, interests in human rights, lgbtq+, environment, feminist theory, solidarity theory. Late (cautious) adopter.
https://sites.google.com/view/kerriwoods
Michael Evans @colombiadocs.bsky.social Editorial Director at National Security Archive. FOIA enthusiast. Colombia specialist. Bluegrass guitarist. He/Him nsarchive.gwu.edu
Yale ISPS @ispsyale.bsky.social The Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale advances interdisciplinary research to shape public policy and support democratic deliberation.
Rod Dacombe @rod-dacombe.bsky.social Head of the School of Politics and Economics at KCL. Researching conspiracy theories and democracy. Former 🚒🚑
Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social Compte du Département de science politique de l'Université libre de Bruxelles / Account of the Department of Political Science of the Université libre de Bruxelles
Centre for Contemporary Political Theory @ccptleeds.bsky.social Bringing scholars, practitioners and activists together for practice-oriented, ethical and critical analysis of urgent political challenges.
TheoryLAB @theorylab.bsky.social TheoryLAB provides a space for creative and critical thinking about politics and society. It is open to academics and non-academics alike, and we organise events of all kinds.
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/research/theorylab/
spir-theorylab@qmul.ac.uk
Department of Peace Studies and International Development @bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social University of Bradford.
First Peace Studies Department in the UK.
Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social Afdeling Politicologie/Department of Political Science @ Radboud University Nijmegen 🇳🇱 - follow for news, achievements, research, student activities, jobs and more! Posts in 🇳🇱/🇬🇧 Find us at www.ru.nl/political-science
Centre for Global Security Challenges @cgscleeds.bsky.social 📍 POLIS, University of Leeds
🌐 The CGSC is a large interdisciplinary group researching security grand challenges
🖥️ Find out more: https://css.leeds.ac.uk/ 
Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social A fabulous festival of books, writers, words and ideas! In-person, online and in the community year round, and also on X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube and Spotify.
https://www.mklitfest.org/
GCSJ - Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice @ou-gcsj.bsky.social Welcome to *GCSJ* - the Open University's Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies.
Institute for Community Research and Development @icrdwlv.bsky.social Since 2017, ICRD has been working to improve the lives and life chances of people in the region through research driven policy development, promoting social mobility, and by delivering effective community-based transformational projects.
ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social Early Career Development Group of the European International Studies Association @europeanisa.bsky.social. Updates on activities and related news. Sharing ≠ endorsement.
Dr. Arvind Kumar, FHEA @arvindkumar.bsky.social Visiting Lecturer (Politics & IRs), University of Hertfordshire
EDI Officer, PSA ECN
Associate Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
International Relations @ Western University @westernuir.bsky.social Collaborative program between the Departments of History and Political Science at Western University
internationalrelations.uwo.ca
ir-inquiries@uwo.ca
Michelle Cini @mmccini.bsky.social Retired academic. Living with Parkinsons. Bristol. Enjoys reading and writing. Studies the EU. Currently working on post-Brexit UK subsidy policy.
UEA Politics & International Relations Department @politicsuea.bsky.social The official account of the Department of Politics & International Relations (PIR) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjects/politics-and-international-relations
Arife Kose @arifekose.bsky.social PhD. Visiting Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia-UK. Interested in the investigation of different political forms, political theory of authoritarianism, democratic political theory, rhetoric and political speech.
Global Souths Hub @globalsouthshub.bsky.social Global Souths Hub is a news site developed alongside the teams behind the two leading journals, @thirdworldq.bsky.social and Central Asian Survey (CAS). Visit us at https://globalsouth.org/
#globalsouth
Ruth H @therehn.bsky.social Disabled OU student, designer and creative, studying digital society, design & tech. Just moving over from Twitter and trying to figure out BlueSky atm. a11y
Philip Seargeant @philipseargeant.bsky.social Language / Politics / Dystopian narratives
Professor of Language & Communication, Open University
Recent books:
The Future of Language
Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape
The Art of Political Storytelling
William Sheehan @willsheehan.bsky.social Historian of Empire, War, and Crime. Passing interest in public policy and politics. A few books! May possibly like Sci-Fi.
Paul Ridley @paulridley5.bsky.social Minnesota Vikings NFL is my passion, happily married & proud father of of my grown up children with Autism & Aspergers. Parent & Carer & campaigner @PaulRidley5on x/twitter
GEOPOLIST - Istanbul Center for Geopolitics @geopolist.bsky.social Predicting the unpredictable!☯ Founded by http://newsaboutturkey.com, GEOPOLIST is your premier source for comprehensive analysis of global & regional geopolitical developments. Op-eds are welcomed. ➔ https://geopolist.com/submit-an-op-ed/
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
Religious Studies OU @religiousstudiesou.bsky.social religion_ou
Donna Smith @drdonnasmith.bsky.social Open University Politics Senior Lecturer, Director of OU Tuition Programme. PFHEA. CMgr MCMI. CODE Fellow. Political Studies Association Honorary Secretary. Views own.
PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social We are the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Specialist Group on Race, Migration and Intersectionality (RMI). Follow for events, opportunities, updates, and new research. https://www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/race-migration-and-intersectionality
Dr Francesca Benatti @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social Wandering scholar at Open University. Digital Humanities, Book History, Comics and Thomas Moore. Irish/Italian. She/her. Views my own.
Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social The Centre is a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier and Strathclyde. SCCJR aims to produce research that informs policy and practice and advances our understanding of justice.
https://linktr.ee/sccjr
Oxford Criminology @oxfordcrim.bsky.social Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-criminology/centre-criminology
Reposts/links to media or other websites do not imply endorsements. 
Pelle Geertsen @pellechristy.bsky.social EU-geek & damn Lefty. Son of a refugee, and currently a somewhat poorly integrated migrant (aka expat).
Head of Press for Denmark's coolest MEP (Aka Per Clausen).
Mainly 🇩🇰🇨🇱 origins.
Retweets are retweets, views are my own. Snarkiness may occur.
Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com Transparency, regulation, business & interest group politics, and metascience. Manage @apsa.bsky.social DDRIG. The people know it's casino capitalism 🎰
Pavlos Roufos @proufos.bsky.social Dr.rer.pol | Political Economy | Ordo-Neoliberalism | Central Banks | Constitutional Law | European Integration | Author of: “A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past” https://t.co/b2V9WrgpFT | Berlin.
Ken McDonagh @kenmcdonagh.bsky.social Associate Prof in IR, DCU, research EU security & defence, occasional runner, dad of triplets, mo thuairim fèin
paulftremlett @paulftremlett.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University & President of the British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR). Religions; places; literacies; alternative futures. Bad at chess, worse at table tennis.
José R. Rivera-González @profejoserivera.bsky.social Public Intellectual
Professor
Columnist
Media Collaborator
All things IR, Geopol, Diplo, StratAff
Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social Policy Director at ThinkLabour thinking about how progressives can win. Prev JRF, Citizens Advice, Trussell Trust. Views always my own.
Matt Thompson @mattthompson.bsky.social • full-time urban geographer (UCL Bartlett)
• spare-time cyclejographer (London mostly)
• first-time author (*Reconstructing Public Housing: Liverpool’s hidden history of collective alternatives* https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv153k6cx
OpenSpace Research Centre @openspaceou.bsky.social Situated within Geography & Environmental Studies at the Open University, OpenSpace Research Centre is committed to thinking spatially in turbulent times. Posts by @colinlorne.bsky.social
https://www5.open.ac.uk/centres/openspace
Dr Lori-Ann Foley @lafoley.bsky.social PhD from Open University School of Planetary Sciences researching Mars's climate, focusing on Lyot Crater, after my Physics BSc. Previously did 3 degrees in Roman archaeology, one in languages and a law degree. Multinational upbringing. 🇯🇪🇨🇦🇩🇪
TrixieLovesTrees @researchriot.bsky.social Curious neurodivergent PhD researcher & consultant exploring neurodivergent experiences of nature, wellbeing and interoception.
Passionate about punk, silliness, cats & nature.
Determined to be the change, but shy & shite at social media.
Melanie Philpott @pgrmelly.bsky.social Part-time PhD candidate with The Open University, exploring fibromyalgia in the workplace. Tea addict, allotmenteer, quail keeper, lover of cheese. She/Her
Jodie Bettis @jodiebettis.bsky.social ESRC Grand Union Scholar @ #OpenUniversity researching UK ecocide law | #RiverMoleRiverWatch volunteer | UKRoN & CLG network member | Born 329.77ppm 🌱
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiebettis
🌿 https://www.ukrightsofnature.org
⚖️ http://www.clg.place
Jurgi Giraud @jurgiraud.bsky.social 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Doctoral Researcher
Computational Linguistics | Machine Translation | Corpus Linguistics
https://profiles.open.ac.uk/jurgi-giraud
Plant enthusiast🪴
Dr. Zoë Marriott @zdmarriott.bsky.social PhD, novelist, RLF Fellow at Uni of Lincoln & Lincoln Bishop Uni. Working class autistic spoonie. Aro/ace. She/they. Proud to be rep'ed by @agentkateshaw.bsky.social. THE MOONLIT MAZE 2025, from @headlinebooks.bsky.social. No dms pls.
Holly Hiscox @hollyhiscox.bsky.social PhD researcher | Schools of Empire - Rugby School | OOCDTP | 19th/20th century public schools, elite formation, the City of London and imperial finance | former history teacher
Stephanie Akinwoya @akinwoya.bsky.social 
Jillian Pawlyn (RNLD) @jillianpawlyn.bsky.social OU PGR - Doctorate in Health and Social Care
#ParentCarerExperienceOfTransition
Helen Usher @tyseren.bsky.social Amateur astronomer battling South Wales weather!
PhD student at the Open University studying Rosetta's comet and ProAm collaboration
www.cometchasers.org education and outreach programme lead
Director https://britastro.org/sections/education-outreach
auntyoof.bsky.social @auntyoof.bsky.social EdD student, Open Uni AL (.research with children & young people, young lives, children & parenting) cat mum, lover of yoga, pilates and wild swimming. Care about all things care experienced. 
Miranda van de Heijning @thisbe1000.bsky.social PhD Student Open University | Ethical Philosophy in Collective Contexts - also easily distracted by anything related to music, politics, space, nature, books and Star Trek.
Kayleigh S @biokayleigh.bsky.social PhD student in immunology at the Open University in Milton Keynes.
I like cats.
Sharon Davidson @dragondr2b.bsky.social EdD Student researching prison tuition.
Associate Lecturer and Honorary Associate with the Open University.
Kora @qornik.bsky.social Opportunity magpie. Working in #ScholarlyPublishing @crossref.bsky.social, studying #ConsumerPsychology at @ougradsch.bsky.social. Mum, meddler, bad punner. Curious about #SustainableDevelopment #EnvironmentalJustice #SystemsThinking #BehaviourChange
Agnibha Banerjee @riobanerjee.bsky.social Research Data Scientist
Leeds, UK
he/him
The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social Midlife crisis, hyperfixations, cats, watercolours. Chronic fatigue and depression / anxiety. I need a nice cup of tea and a hug. PhD student in microfluidics with the OU.
Melanie Rimmer @melanierimmer.bsky.social Woman of a certain age. PhD researcher exploring discourse around learning disabilities. Open University Associate Lecturer passionate about inclusion and lifelong learning. Building knowledge & advocating for respectful representation
Dr. Sakura Byrne @sakurabyrne.bsky.social PhD in Bi+ wellbeing. Interested in queer wellbeing, and nature connection. Associate lecturer at the OU. Queer. #ActuallyAutistic. Views my own. She/they
Dr Willow Neal 🏳️🌈 @willowneal.bsky.social Conservation ecologist (They/Them). Butterfly PhD.
https://sites.google.com/view/willow-neal-phd/
https://www5.open.ac.uk/scholarship-and-innovation/esteem/projects/themes/access-participation-and-success/evaluating-lgbtq-awarding-gap-and-supporting-our
Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social We make the case for common-sense protections that improve people’s lives and enable UK businesses to thrive.
Carum Basra @carumbasra.bsky.social Corporate governance nerd turned protections advocate. Deputy Director at Unchecked UK. Making the case for strong social and environmental protections and robust enforcement. 
Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social I teach and research criminology stuff at the University of Oxford - https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/ian-loader. I am also Chair of Cyclox - https://www.cyclox.org. You'll find me musing on ecologies of security, policing, urban mobilities and Arsenal FC
PACE Graduate School Open University @pacespaceou.bsky.social Professional Academic Communication in English (PACE)
Doctoral Academic Literacies @ougradsch.bsky.social
#PACEspace
https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/page/view.php?id=200086
Posts by https://profiles.open.ac.uk/julia-molinari {JM}
John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social Social historian of modern places. Tales of the Suburbs, on LGBTQ+ history, out now. Wrote Concretopia and Outskirts. Disappointingly unserious. Podcast: Monstrosities Mon Amour
Find out more: https://linktr.ee/johngrindrod
UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social UK in a Changing Europe is an academic think tank providing impartial, research-based analysis of the critical issues facing the UK.
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/
Dr Zoë Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social Trying to leave things better than I find them
Analytical Scientist 👩🔬 #AcademicMentalHealth advocate 🌱 Founder VoicesofAcademia.com 💬 Author of "Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD" 📘 ADHDer 💚 Proud mum 👶 she/her. Views mine.
Richard Nurse @richardnurse.bsky.social Librarian at the Open University. Interested in archives, open research, library data, systems and metadata
Selena Killick @selenakillick.com Senior User Researcher & Strategist. PhD Researcher. Interested in evidence-led service design, institutional impact, and making research accessible.
Often found watching cricket.
Tyne Stanley @tynestanley.bsky.social Working as an Engagement and Insight Coordinator at The Open University Library. Animal lover, horror film aficionado, anxious elephant.
Helen Clough @helenclough.bsky.social Associate Director at the Open University Library interested in relationship management, strategic planning, and supporting distance and online learners in HE libraries. She/her
Emily Yossarian (she/her) @eyossarian.bsky.social Running, wild swimming, kids, cats. Graduate School manager at Open University but views my own. 
John D’Arcy @johnmorgandarcy.bsky.social Director,OU Ireland. Chair AONTAS. Vice Chair Universities Ireland. Trustee Lightbody Foundation & OCN. Founding Chair Oh Yeah.TEDx speaker.Personal views
Keren Stiles @kerenstiles.bsky.social Senior Library Manager at the Open University Library, interested in user experience, performance measurement, service development and making spaces welcoming.
Manda Laine @eldelphia.bsky.social She/her. Librarian. Senior library manager. FHEA. Often staff to cats. Lover of tech, gaming, mythology, old places, rock & trashy literature! LGBTQIA+ ally. Mental Health First Aider.
Sue Strad @suestrad.bsky.social Counsellor / psychotherapist, clinical supervisor. MBACP(Accred) OU Wales Ambassador and Lecturer
Rebecca Jones @remembermyhat.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, Sexuality and Ageing at the Open University, UK (she/her). Also often tweeting and retweeting about: academic writing | SRHR and sex ed | creative methods | Long Covid/Chronic Fatigue 
Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social Material culture historian, exploring the history of Cypriot archaeology and ancient Cypriot collections in UK museums. Ceramics fan. Research Fellow, Institute of Classical Studies and Associate Lecturer in Classics, Open University. Views my own.
Maria Relaki @mariarelaki.bsky.social Archaeologist, islander missing sea views. Mostly Greek, lately British. Technology, materials,Crete, Bronze Age, gender, kinship. Associate Lecturer, Classical Studies, The Open University. Assist. Reviews Ed. European Journal of Archaeology
Professor Elton @eltonteb.bsky.social Prof of Greek Literature & Culture at The Open University | working-class Classicist | still delighting in Homer | dabbling in the digital | grappling with the politics of form & linked data | Pelagios partnership sec | hello to Jason | love the show Steve
OU Students Association @oustudents.bsky.social 
Robyn Wilson-Owen @robynwilsonowen.bsky.social Illustrator and author repped by Neil at Spring Literary and published by Andersen, Egmont/Farshore, Boxer and Tiny Owl
Illustration tutor at Falmouth University and The Open University.
Tutor in creativity for Cam Uni online.
www.robynwilsonowen.com