The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social White Rose University Press is the UK's first jointly-run open access non-profit digital university press, from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.
British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social The conversations we need on integration and migration, identity and race.Contact: info@britishfuture.org
Director: @sundersays.bsky.social
Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social Feminist science professor at the University of Illinois. Labor organizer. Author of PERIOD. Out 8/26: PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End. Settler, queer. 🍉
Pre-order here! http://bit.ly/4y4DMkB
Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com Journalist, educator and researcher. Student of peace and justice. CMAT superfan. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. Relocated to Cork last spring. Signal: JRM.353 · JimMacMillan.com · Pax et Lux · #SpeirGorm 🇮🇪
David Stroup @davidstroup.bsky.social Sr. Lecturer of Chinese Politics at the University of Manchester.
Associate editor for Nationalities Papers.
Researching the everyday politics of ethnicity under authoritarianism and Islamophobia in the PRC.
Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social Associate Professor of Public Law and Legal Theory @lawatleeds.bsky.social, author of 'The Making of Constitutional Democracy: From Creation to Application of Law' (Hart 2022), Open Access at
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4562656#
Mark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social Historian (mostly of Japan) and trade unionist (mostly in UCU). UCU Vice-president for Higher Ed. He/him
Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer for European Politics and History at King's College London. Opinions my own. RT not always endorsement.
Also to be found at @APHClarkson
https://www.ullstein.de/werke/die-macht-der-diaspora/hardcover/978354910
Centre for Alcohol Policy Research @capraustralia.bsky.social The Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) at La Trobe University is building the evidence base for public health focused alcohol policy.
HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk The UK’s leading campaign group against the far right | Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate LTD at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF.
🔗 https://hopenothate.org.uk
Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social Exposing Reform UK.
Suzan M Walters @suzanmwalters.bsky.social Director, RISE Lab @ NYU Langone. Public Health, Sociology & Harm Reduction.
https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/suzan-m-walters
https://med.nyu.edu/research/resilience-intersectional-stigma-empowerment-lab/our-team
Amanda Burrows @amandajaneburrows.bsky.social Community builder ❤️
Vancouver | unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ territories
Chancellor John B. King @sunychancellor.bsky.social Chancellor of @SUNYOfficial.bsky.social, the largest comprehensive system of higher education in America. Committed to equity and opportunity for all. #SUNY
suny.edu
Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social Professor and Associate Vice President (Impact) at #LSE | Psychologist | Hon FBPsS | Hon Prof @lborouniversity.bsky.social | @IndependentSage.bsky.social Behaviour Group | Conversation Analyst #EMCA | she/her | own views | #AcademicSky
Eppie Sprung @eppiesprung.bsky.social Founder of @nextchapterscotland.org.uk so lots of posts will relate to the criminal justice system. Author of ‘Here, with you’.
Passionate about birth rights, parenting, literature, music, inclusion, diversity, human rights.
Own views etc
Huw C. Davies @huwcdavies.bsky.social Lecturer Education Futures & Digital Education based at Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. Own views.
Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
Stuart Shields @docstushi.bsky.social Accidental International Political Economist, Deputy Associate Dean PGR Faculty of Humanities University of Manchester. Director Methods NorthWest
Research: regional development banks, Gramsci
Real life: Welsh Springer Spaniels, obscure 80s italo disco
BSC Conference 2026 @bsc2026conf-ntu.bsky.social 
Anna Barker @annabarker.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminal Justice & Criminology | Centre for Criminal Justice Studies | University of Leeds | Views My Own | PI Safer Parks Project | Co-I @greenaware.bsky.social
@hadidf.bsky.social @hadidf.bsky.social 
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo
Author, ‘Win Every Argument’
British-American
Charles A. Gardner, PhD @chancethegardener.bsky.social My goals are to reduce smoking-related DEATH and reduce teen nicotine USE. Both involve change. To change something, you need to be able to measure it...
Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social Co-director of Abundance. Co-author of Radical Abundance (2025) and author of Generation Left (2019). Co-host of the #ACFM podcast.
Kai Heron @kaiheron.bsky.social Lecturer in Political Ecology at Lancaster University. Co-author of "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025)
Stian Westlake @stianwestlake.bsky.social Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council. Metascience, evidence, data infrastructures, economic growth.
Sam Bowman @sleepinyourhat.bsky.social AI safety at Anthropic, on leave from a faculty job at NYU.
Views not employers'.
I think you should join Giving What We Can.
cims.nyu.edu/~sbowman
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.
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
Eoin Guilfoyle @eoinguilfoyle.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London. Research: sentencing and non-custodial sanctions
Jon Silver @invisiblemapper.bsky.social Professor of Urban Geography
Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social Econ prof University of Zurich.
Faculty affiliate at JPAL, CEPR, CESifo.
Board member IIPF, Helvetas, GAIN.
#EconSky
Madeleine Sumption @msumption.bsky.social Director of Migration Observatory @ University of Oxford. I research migration policy, mostly in the UK
Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge @cambcriminology.bsky.social An internationally renowned institute for the study of crime and criminal justice.
Will Schultz @drwjschultz.bsky.social Day job: Assistant professor of Criminology at MacEwan University (Alberta, Canada), prison researcher with the University of Alberta Prisons Project, and proud dad.
Night job: angsty hockey fan and indifferent beer league hockey player.
megan cook @megancook.bsky.social a little bit lactose intolerant, a little bit people intolerant
Gabriel Caluzzi @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher with the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University. Interested in alcohol, drugs and youth/health sociology (he/him)
Amy Pennay @amypennay.bsky.social sociologist, alcohol researcher, animal lover
@barrington20.bsky.social @barrington20.bsky.social 
University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social Lecturer at Goldsmiths. Contemporary historian of British, US and global politics and culture. Writing a book on progressive politics, culture, and memory. Made in North London from working Cypriot parts. 🔴⚪️
Newsletter: https://academicbubble.substack.com
Kora DeBeck @koradebeck.bsky.social Professor @SFUSPP, Research Scientist @BCCSU, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair, 2024 Dorothy Killam Fellow, Royal Society of Canada College Member, ARYS PI, settler, Mom. She/her
David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology at @criminologyuom.bsky.social and Director @crimrxiv.com. All crime data are wrong, but some are useful
Alice Gambell (She/her) @alicegambell.bsky.social PhD student(LSHTM) @lshtmhistory.bsky.social Access to prison healthcare 1996-2018. Past life=lawyer (prisoners' rights) Dyslexic, AuDHD, Working-class, Queer, Abolitionist. Likes collaging & caravans. 🏳️⚧️ Ally til I die ♥️
https://linktr.ee/alicegambell
Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social Economic historian w broad interests including population health, First Nations, mobility, inequality & lives of the incarcerated. Directing https://thecanadianpeoples.com & editing Asia-Pacific EcHR https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832157x
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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social We're a QS World Ranking Top 100 University changing lives through education and research since 1905.
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Aunty Cis @auntycis.bsky.social She/her, Sheffield based goth, eccentric, bellydancer, one-time re-enactor, foodie, piss artist, person with MS & a dodgy knee, refugee from Twitter.
Cis by name and gender = it's not a slur! 
Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social Assc Prof of Gender, Rights and Human Rights @ LSE, Penal Abolitionist, Black disabled QT 🏳️⚧️🌍, Author of "The Economies of Queer Inclusion" | all views are my own
www.smrodriguez.com
British Society of Criminology @britishcriminology.bsky.social 
Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab
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Drug Policy Modelling Program @dpmp-unsw.bsky.social The Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), based at the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney, generates timely and relevant insights, ideas, and interventions to address current drug policy issues.
Lukas Neville @lukasneville.com Assoc prof, organizational behaviour, Asper School, UManitoba. Personal butler to Kiwi and Waffles 🇨🇦
Oliver Kornetzke @kornetzke.bsky.social I am transient electrochemical patterns emergent from cellular homeostasis, briefly aware amid entropic decline.
Sheffield Folk Guide @sheffieldfolkguide.bsky.social A guide to folk music and dance events in and near Sheffield by @KathyBarnes. Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk. A non-commercial information sharing service.
Shane O'Mahony @dromahony.bsky.social Criminologist interested in student engagement, drug policy, media representations of violence, and drug-related harm.
Commercial Determinants Research Group @cdoh-rg.bsky.social Researchers at LSHTM, University of Edinburgh and others. We research the tobacco, alcohol, food, fossil fuel and others. We also research cross-industry playbooks and industry misinformation.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/cdrg
The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social Singing family who make original & funny/parody songs & vids since going viral in 2020. Social links & support us on Patreon: https://linktr.ee/marshfamilysongs.
Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social Open research person | feminist | writer
Loves books and cats
Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association @glepha.bsky.social 
Theo Kindynis @kindynis.bsky.social Criminologist currently interested in conspiracies, parapolitics, deep politics
Flora Renz @florarenz.bsky.social Academic law person at King’s College London. Working on feminist, disability & gender things, also medical ethics. Held hostage by my beagle. All views my own & not peer reviewed.
Prof. Carlene Firmin @carlenefirmin.bsky.social Prof of Social Work, Durham University
Founder, Contextual Safeguarding
Sam Lewis @drsamjlewis.bsky.social Feminist. Criminologist. Academic. FRIVA lead.
https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/204/dr-sam-lewis
Broxton8r @broxton8r.bsky.social PGR @ University of Sheffield. Criminology. Interests in far right extremism, online hate, and media and crime. Metalhead gamer, wrestling fan and book lover
Alexandra Hall @alexhallcrim.bsky.social Researcher, teacher, mam to two young kids. Slowly writing a book on the freeport paradox. NUFC.
(Jan) Christoph Bublitz @jcbublitz.bsky.social Legal Scholar @UHH
Law & Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience
Human right to freedom of thought
PI of projects on neurotech, psychedelics & Virtual Reality
I use this space for posting papers and digital note taking
www.christophbublitz.de
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 🎬🕵️♀️
Dan Lewer @danlewer.bsky.social Consultant in Public Health at Bradford Institute for Health Research. Interested in quantitative research methods and mental health
Flinders Criminology @flinderscrim.bsky.social This is the account for Flinders Criminology. It is a leading #criminology department in Australia and provides updates on news, research, and teaching. You can find information about our work, latest grants, industry projects, and events.
Sam Gregory – Sheffield journo @sammgreg.bsky.social Storyteller and civic journalist at @nowthenmag.bsky.social, based in sunny #Sheffield. Particularly interested in inequality, systems change, just transition, built environment.
(he / him) 🏳️🌈
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
Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social Amateur wildlife photographer and guitarist. Nature lover, especially foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and trees. I’m presently in the process of creating my second wildlife garden.
Derek T. Frasure @derektfrasure.bsky.social He/him. Harm reduction, public policy, literature, philosophy, and critical theory.
CTRG @ UCL @ctrg.bsky.social The Counter Terrorism Research Group (CTRG) are a group of researchers at UCL who analyse terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation. Follow to keep up to date with our research.
Holly Bird @holly-bird.bsky.social • PhD student researching prison expansion at Uof Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social
• fellow @stuarthallfdn.bsky.social
• formerly researcher at @cycjscotland.bsky.social / research & policy at @stopwatchuk.bsky.social
https://holly-bird.co.uk/
@beccyrawnsley.bsky.social @beccyrawnsley.bsky.social I like cheese
Holly Mathias @hollymathias.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Family Science at the University of Alberta. Interested in all things related to substance use, rural health and families. Bluenoser 🌊
The Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) @cduhr.bsky.social The Center for Drug Use & HIV Research is dedicated to increasing the understanding of the drug use-HIV epidemic, particularly among high-risk people -NIDA P30DA011041.
@faydennis.bsky.social @faydennis.bsky.social 
John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social Professor of psychology who studies terrorism, forensic psychology, and school safety📍Atlanta, GA via Ireland. Seven Summits 🏔️ (5/7). Adopt don’t shop 🐶 Personal account.
Adam Lankford @adamlankford.bsky.social Criminologist. Professor at The University of Alabama. I study criminal psychology, mass shootings, terrorism, and more.
Dr Rebekah Brennan @rebekahbrennan.bsky.social Senior Researcher & Education Coordinator
Social Inclusion HSE Southwest
Programme Lead
Diploma in Substance Use & Addiction Studies University College Cork/Irish Prison Service
Shayla @shaylasue.bsky.social Harm reduction / SWer Rights / Revolution in our lifetimes
Elizabeth Stanley @proflizzystanley.bsky.social Criminology, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. State crimes, social justice, abuse in care, climate crises, incarceration, rights. She/her. Own views
Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social Problem Structuring · Problem Formulation · Soft Systems Methodology · Practice of Operational Research · Process Thinking · Facilitation · Group Support Systems · Co-Editor-in-Chief European Journal of Operational Research · CEng
Tom Hill @tomhill.bsky.social Environmental economist | Stoicism | Wildlife Gardening | Deliberative democracy | Aspiring Hiccup | 🏳️🌈 (he/him) |
Erman Örsan Yetiş, PhD @ermanorsanyetis.bsky.social Marie Curie Fellow @ShefUniPolitics- #criminology and #sociology scholar- critical studies on men and masculinities, gendered violence, anti-gender movements, psychosocial studies, migration studies, LGBTQ studies, gender sensitive design and research
Release: Drugs, The Law & Your Rights @releasedrugs.bsky.social UK's centre of expertise on drugs and drug law. Global reports on decrim and racist policing. Campaigning for rights of people who use drugs.
Need advice? Contact 020 7324 2989/ ask@release.org.uk
Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social Writes twice-weekly On London Extra newsletter, available from https://davehillonlondon.substack.com/. Publishes and edits https://www.onlondon.co.uk/. Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveHillOnLondon/videos. Busy.
Hannah Walsh @drhannahwalsh.bsky.social Mental health nurse & researcher
Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli @patnabuco.bsky.social Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sheffield. Co-Director of the Migration Research Group
University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social The University of Sheffield Player - the UK’s biggest research streaming platform enabling anyone, anywhere to discover and explore our pioneering research.
🌐 https://player.sheffield.ac.uk/
Sheffield Migration Research Group @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social Research on global migration and mobility from the Faculty of Social Sciences Migration Research Group at the University of Sheffield.
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-research-group
@kasiams.bsky.social @kasiams.bsky.social 
Paper Skygest Team @paper-feed.bsky.social Building personalized Bluesky feeds for academics! Pin Paper Skygest, which serves posts about papers from accounts you're following: https://bsky.app/profile/paper-feed.bsky.social/feed/preprintdigest. By @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and @nkgarg.bsky.social
Tom Sutton @crimepublisher.bsky.social #Criminology and Criminal Justice Publisher, posting about new books and #publishing activities.
For radio show-related gubbins, follow my Instagram @tomsuttoninsta80
Iain King @iainbking.com Author, former Director of NATO Mission Iraq, diplomat and academic. Fascinated by philosophy and thrillers. CBE, likes tea.