🖊 BLOG: As a Commissioner in the Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, I've written a blog on 'What we learn from listening to people who have been through our Justice system.' Lived experience helped to inform our report. 🔗 Guest blog @sacroscotland.bsky.social www.sacro.org.uk/post/what-we...

We are live! Our 20+, fully funded, PhD projects are now live for applicants! For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...

𝐒𝐆𝐒𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 is back this June and will be packed to the rafters with learning opportunities in the form of methods training, research discussions, wellbeing sessions and chances to connect with your fellow PhD students across Scotland - and, of course, the wonderful Beirhope alpacas. 🦙☀️

We are ending the week with the good news of a completed PhD viva: congratulations to Dr Jordan Phillips! 👏🎉 Ably supervised by @niallhsmith.bsky.social @drashleyrogers.bsky.social and Dr Ian McIntosh. Examined by Prof John Scott (QUT) and Dr Maddie Breeze. #Criminology #CrimSky #Sociology #PhDone

🚀 SIPR is launching the Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 to 26. Up to £3,000 to support early career policing research aligned with SIPR priorities. Applications open NOW and close 31 Jan 2026. 📩 [email protected] Find our more: bit.ly/3KPmxQH #ECR #ResearchFunding #SIPR

JOBS (×5): Research Fellow fixed-term jobs at University of Stirling. All part of FORTH20 @ukri.org Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) project between multiple universities and stakeholders, includ. Scottish Government, Scottish Water, SEPA. #Academia #SocSci www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK488/r...

Wonderful to see three of our criminologists recognised in the University's Research Culture Awards 👏✨️ Congratulations to all. Outstanding Collaborator: @drashleyrogers.bsky.social Outstanding Mentor: Dr @niallhsmith.bsky.social Outstanding Early Career Researcher: Dr Ben Matthews #Criminology

Congratulations to criminologists Dr @niallhsmith.bsky.social (University of Stirling) and Dr @drshanehorgan.bsky.social (Edinburgh Napier) on being appointed as Associate Directors in the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) 👏✨️ #Policing #Criminology

We're looking to appoint a new administrator for our Social Sciences Impact Acceleration Account. This would be a great role for a graduate with good administrative skills who wants to learn a lot more about the non-academic impact of research www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...

🕐 It’s been a week since the Home Secretary shut down #FamilyReunion - a route once praised as safe and legal for refugees desperate to be with loved ones: bit.ly/3UW6Dp6 #RefugeeRights #AccessToJustice #HumanRights

📄 👇 New open access article by Prof Margaret Malloch published in Crime, Media, Culture journal @crimemediaculture.bsky.social 'Making lives grievable: Crime, culture and remembering the accused witches of Scotland' #History #Punishment #Criminology #Witches journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

2nd & 3rd yr SGSSS PhD students can come on academic placement with me & @kjellgren.bsky.social at @sacasrstir.bsky.social Work with the RELEASE dataset examining health service contacts on release from prison If eligible you'll have details in your inbox from @sgsss.bsky.social #JusticeHealth

🌟 We're looking for enthusiastic and compassionate volunteers to join our team! 🌟 Make a difference in the lives of people rebuilding their lives in Scotland. 🧡 🗓 Deadline to apply: 15 September 👉Find out more & apply: scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/get-involved...

Prominent women, including cultural figures, politicians, and campaigners, have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence to asylum seekers and immigration. "We reject the far right's racist lies... They are not defenders of women" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Academia may not give you job security, flexibility, or wealth, but it will let you unexpectedly connect to eduroam in foreign cities

Releasing at the end of 2025 (hopefully). The Handbook of Racial Injustice and Resistance.

Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress apnews.com/article/boli...

"an inconvenient truth: those countries with the lowest cumulative emissions are on the front lines of the climate disaster." open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...

Congratulations to our students who graduated @stir.ac.uk 👏💐🎓🎉 Hooray for Dr Beth Cairns, Dr @scothunter.bsky.social, & Dr Jade Hooper getting PhDs! 📸 Academics: @niallhsmith.bsky.social @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social @dianamiranda.bsky.social @drashleyrogers.bsky.social @drhannahgraham.bsky.social

Happy congratulations to our academic colleagues who have been successfully promoted 👏👏👏 In our team, both Dr Ashley Rogers (@drashleyrogers.bsky.social ) and Dr Wendy Masterton have been promoted to Senior Lecturer 💐✨️🎉

Today's MoJ stats show deaths in prison up to 399 from 291 in previous year (+37%) - along with highest rate of self-harm incidents since records began in 2004 @inquest-org.bsky.social @debcoles13.bsky.social @lucybrisbane.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social www.inquest.org.uk/safety-in-cu...

A specialist service by @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social to help asylum-seeking families in Scotland has been a lifeline for them, reducing trauma and even saving lives, says a new evaluation report by @drashleyrogers.bsky.social and colleagues @stir.ac.uk www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

So pleased to see this new evaluation report by @drashleyrogers.bsky.social @scothunter.bsky.social Dr Paul Rigby (University of Stirling), with Dr McDonnell, on @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social service supporting asylum-seeking parents and children in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/lifeline-ser...