New BSC Blog. On the final day of '16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence' @sofiagraca.bsky.social considers the theme: 'Ending Digital Violence Against all Women and Girls' & outlines the pitfalls of digital technology and the possibilities. shorturl.at/YYJfU

Save the dates for submission of abstracts, early bird and standard registration for the PGR and main BSC Criminology Conference 2026 @britishcriminology.bsky.social #BSCC2026

Both the PGR conference (7 July 2026) and the main conference (8-10 July 2026) will take place at Newton-Arkwright, NTU's City Campus @britishcriminology.bsky.social #BSCC2026 Take a virtual tour: www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...

Save the date! The postgraduate conference will take place on Tuesday 7 July 2026 and the main conference will take place from Wednesday to Friday, 8-10 July 2026 @britishcriminology.bsky.social #BSCC2026

New BSC Blog: 'Problem Solving Our Way to Justice'. Dr Rob McLean discusses problem-solving justice in Scotland, drug and alcohol harms and recovery and treatment. Read the blog here: thebscblog.wordpress.com

A bumper BSC book draw for December. 10 books, so 10 chances to win. BSC members have until 31 December to enter. Win books from Routledge, Oxford University Press, Hart Publishing, Palgrave and Bristol University Press. Full details here: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2/

You can also use the QR code for updates for the upcoming BSC Conference 7-10 July 2026 at NTU, city campus @britishcriminology.bsky.social #BSCC2026

BSC Conference: Coming to Nottingham in 2026... The conference will run from 7 to 10 July 2026 at NTU's City Campus. The theme of the conference is "Building Resilience and Hope into Criminology and Criminal Justice". Visit the website at: shorturl.at/FuI6L

Just under a week to go until our next webinar! ⏰ We hope you'll join us for the 3rd webinar in our The Complete Publication Journey series 💻 🎤 Enhancing research reach: Open access, publication extenders, and target audience strategies 📅 Weds 12 Nov @ 3pm GMT 🔗 Register: spr.ly/60037ED59

HMP Liverpool: Recategorisation well managed, but many issues to address. Read the inspection report: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk?post_type=hm... And the press notice: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk?post_type=ne... See the healthy prison scores:

The Zahid Mubarek Trust calls for HMPPS to publish a Racial Equality Strategy for prisons setting out a clear vision of how the prison service provides true racial equality for prisoners and staff. Read more - www.probation-institute.org/news/the-mov... #prison #raceequality

New BSC Blog: 'Narrating Harm, Narrating Hope' - Debbie Jones and Ella Rabaiotti. The authors reflect on the 5th Narrative Criminology symposium and discuss how stories can influence and/or are implicated in behaviour that does harm but can also undo harm and reduce suffering: shorturl.at/5Bkvh

Nov BSC book draw: 'Reflections on Probation', Eds Jennifer Grant, Laura Haggar and Michelle McDermott. Policy Press/Bristol University Press. BSC members email '[email protected]' to enter. Closes 28 Nov. Full info: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2/

Come Work With Us! The School of Law and Criminology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law (permanent) Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025 For full details see: tinyurl.com/4abrx98c

Out now, latest BSC Criminologist Corner(ed) Q&A, this month with Prof Eugene McLaughlin, BSC 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. Members and non-members (this time only...) can read it here: shorturl.at/8h1nE

From planning their ECR journey to top tips on wellness, tune into #ConfessionsOfAnECR where fellow researchers share their academia survival tips. Three new episodes now available across all podcasting platforms: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/... 🎙️ @britishacademy.bsky.social

Today we published six new reports following visits to mental health services and two prisons in Scotland. Read more here: bit.ly/3KRJNNp

With the publication of the ‘Just passing time’ thematic review, Chief Inspector, Charlie Taylor, outlines the problems with current work and training provision in adult prisons and his concerns that cuts will make things worse. Read the blog: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/what-do...

Early Career Researchers – get connected with the Administrative Data Research initiative, giving access to administrative datasets not publicly available for research on social problems affecting Scotland Book now for our @bsaecr.bsky.social workshop, 13 November, online tinyurl.com/3rfrxw44

'Compelling, thought-provoking and beautifully written, "How Technologies Harm" is a must-read for anyone who, across disciplines, has an interest in the technology-harm nexus.' - Anita Lavorgna, University of Bologna

Social scientists 📣 ESRC has pre-announced the ADR UK Research Fellowships 2025, which invites applicants to propose research projects that demonstrate the policy-impact potential of ADR England flagship datasets. Opens on 13 Nov. Find out more➡️

We know that life is what happens when you're making other plans, so our PhD students are given maximum support to help them reach their goals. International law researcher Jasmin talks balancing work and family with @uolhsspgr.bsky.social #Academicsky

Did you know that you can read articles from the BSC Newsletter for free? Since 2008, all articles are freely available here shorturl.at/5iGla The Newsletter features pieces on contemporary criminological topics by academics and postgraduate researchers. Full editions are a benefit of membership.

BSC Conference 2026 at NTU. If you didn't know already we are off to Nottingham for our next conference. A conference about resilience and hope - yes please... More details to follow but you can find out more here: www.britsoccrim.org/conference/

New BSC Blog: 'Bite mark analysis: A solid clue or a toothless theory?' Exploration of bite mark analysis in criminal investigations, criticisms and benefits by Kenzie Salem, third year undergraduate in Criminology & Sociology at Royal Holloway University. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com

Read the latest BSC blog: 'Women’s ‘Justice’ Talk: A Podcast for Hope and Change', a powerful new blog by Janine Ewen looking at the effect of encounters with the criminal justice system on women and children, from a personal and practitioner perspective. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com

Oct BSC book draw - Geographies of Gendered Punishment, Eds. Anastasia Chamberlen & Mahuya Bandyopadhyay. Thank you to Palgrave Criminology for supporting the draw. BSC members email '[email protected]' to enter. Closes 31 Oct. Full info: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2/

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