1 week until our webinar “Policing, climate vulnerabilities and pathways of resilience”, which will explore findings from @dralimalik.bsky.social's & Dr Anna Matczak's projects. 📅 13 November 🕛 12-1pm GMT @lawatleeds.bsky.social Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-po...

Frank Dawtry Lecture on Friday on the subject of alcohol addiction. Register and come along! ⬇️

Dr Rebecca Shaw’s ‘Changing the Narrative of Domestic Abuse’ is a creative, evidence-based programme of Relationships, Sex and Health Education lessons on domestic abuse aimed at secondary school students years 7-11. Learn more about this vital resource👇 tinyurl.com/yhpzs2wa @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

Make Space for Girls is looking for a new Chair of Trustees. We campaign for better parks and public spaces for teenage girls and young women - spaces where they feel welcome, safe and valued. Apply by 28 November www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/could-y...

Today is National Personal Safety Day 2025 🎉 This year, alongside our sponsors @Peoplesafe, we are #ChangingShifts, #ChangingSafety by launching new research on workplace violence across hospitality, retail, transport and healthcare.

🚨Application window extended 🚨 Colleagues from @universityofleeds.bsky.social can now apply for the next Building Impact Momentum programme - helping researchers to define their research impact (impact beyond the academy & not academic impact) & build it into their research projects. Full details👇

As things stand, child poverty is on track to reach record highs by 2029-30. By then, we predict that more than one-in-three British children (34 per cent) would be growing up in poverty. That's the highest rate of child poverty we'd have seen since 1961 ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs

Our Dr Charlotte Barlow is in the news, weighing in on Clare's Law, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme. Her research shows Clare's Law is most effective for safeguarding when it is accessed earlier in a relationship, before a victim is fully under their partner's control. 👇 tinyurl.com/mpzt8fr6

The digital divide continues to limit the life chances of millions of children in Northern England. Join our campaign to put #ChildrenFirst www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc... Head to the comments for more info and resources... #DigitalDivide #DigitalInclusion #DigitalFutures

📣Call #Leeds residents Please complete this @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social survey on how safe women and girls feel when running and exercising in parks and public spaces. Closes 30th November 2025. surveys.leeds.gov.uk/s/WNPXZ8/ Please re-share with your Leeds networks

🚨 Children in the North face a health crisis due to inactivity & inequality🚨 Leeds Institute for Societal Futures backs the #ChildrenFirst campaign calling for urgent change. Read the report and find out more👉 bit.ly/3KVmiTN #ChildOfTheNorth #HealthInequalities #N8 @universityofleeds.bsky.social

🌳 While the official #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign comes to a close today, our work continues because everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome and respected in our parks. 💚

Join us for our upcoming webinar “Policing, climate vulnerabilities and pathways of resilience”, which will explore findings from @dralimalik.bsky.social's (@lawatleeds.bsky.social) and Dr Anna Matczak's (THUAS) projects. 📅 13 November 🕛 12pm-1pm 📍 Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-po...

Support the #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign to create #SaferParks. 💡Learn the 5Ds to intervene safely ✅Get free active bystander training 🚩Display eye-catching posters ⬇️Download Safer Parks guidance 📣Lets StandUp together 🔗 Visit campaign at: shorturl.at/AP3uK

Girls' use of parks drops after the age of 11. At a time when they should be gaining independence, many girls start to avoid parks. Why? They feel that parks aren’t for them - there is nothing to do. Also, many state they don’t feel safe.

🌳Parks are essential green spaces for exercise, socialising, relaxation, but 1 in 6 UK women feel unsafe in them even in daylight. That's why @annabarker.bsky.social @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social & @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social have launched the #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign

👏 Endorsed by #PoliceCrimePreventionInitiatives, the 2nd edition of the #SaferParks guidance was launched at the #NationalProblemSolvingConference 🎥 Michael Brooke reflects on the vital link between crime prevention and safe park design and calls for the guidance to be used to make a difference.

What would you do if you saw harassment in your local park? 🌳 Harassment in parks and public spaces is a key safety concern for women and girls — and park staff are often the first to witness or respond. 🧵 (1/6)

A quick win for many organisations looking to up-skill their workforces ⬇️

Look around parks - who is missing? Teenage girls are systemically designed out of parks and public spaces. We campaign to design them in. It’s just 5 days to go until the Big Give campaign starts. Donate to Make Space for Girls between 8-15 October and every donation is doubled.

📣 Ever seen harassment take place but not been sure what to do? Our bystander training equips you with five simple tools to recognise and address harassment, helping create safer spaces for everyone. 📍 Sessions last 30 minutes and run most weeks - register now: shorturl.at/fqPfC

Ever seen harassment in a park and didn’t know what to do? 💡Learn the 5Ds to intervene safely: Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, Direct. ✅Free bystander training: shorturl.at/TVJbF 🔗Visit #SaferParks campaign: www.greenflagaward.org/safer-parks-...

Safer Parks guidance is back! Created by our @annabarker.bsky.social and her partners, the new edition has tailored advice for different audiences, including park managers, local authorities, and Designing Out Crime Officers. Read more about its contents and impact 👇 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4x9snzyt

🌳 Volunteers from #FriendsofParks groups already do so much to keep our green spaces thriving — and you can help make them safer too. 💬 Training gave people confidence and simple, safe ways to step in. 🙌 94% left confident and empowered 👉 Our free bystander training is for everyone ⬇️ #SaferParks

80% of UK women have experienced harassment, yet 75% say no one stepped in. Our #SaferParks campaign highlights the prevalence of street harassment in parks, encouraging staff, volunteers and the public to help us create more welcoming green spaces.

Join us - launch event of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Bringing key stakeholders together to find solutions to some of society's most urgent challenges. 🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm 📍University of Leeds 🔗Register bit.ly/46dcU54 #Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF @universityofleeds.bsky.social

🌳 Parks should be places of freedom and wellbeing. But for many women, harassment changes how they move, when they go, and whether they feel safe enough to use them at all. Everyone deserves to enjoy parks without fear. We can all play a role in changing this. ⬇️ #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment

I highly recommend this training for anyone interested in making their local parks and green spaces safer for women and girls! The training is fabulous and evidence-backed! We found it reduced barriers to intervention and improved confidence in specific intervention skills.

🚨 New report 🚨 We funded Dr Sarah Shorrock to lead a research project that aimed to provide Roma communities in Bradford with a voice and to explore what it means to be Roma, alongside capturing police perceptions of what being Roma means. Read more👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/lost-in-tran...

🌳 Do you know what makes a park feel safe, welcoming and inclusive? For the #SaferParks campaign, we are spotlighting parks guidance explains why features such as lighting, layout, accessibility, location and the presence of authority figures are key to ensuring everyone enjoys our green spaces.

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨 We're looking for an ambitious, impact-focused Research Fellow to join @vp-centre.bsky.social. The role is full-time and fixed-term until 30 April 2027. Salary: £41,064-£48,822 Based at: @universityofleeds.bsky.social Deadline: 13 October 2025 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

📰Our @annabarker.bsky.social pens an article for The Developer about new campaign - Safer Parks: Stand Up Against Street Harassment saying: ‘we must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, on the launch of a new campaign.’ 👇 tinyurl.com/28rc86x3

In collaboration with @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social, @greenflagaward.bsky.social, and @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social, @annabarker.bsky.social from @lawatleeds.bsky.social is driving a new campaign to make our parks safer and more inclusive for everyone 🌳 #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment

Our @annabarker.bsky.social is driving forward a major #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign in partnership with @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social, @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social and Green Flag Award to make our parks safer, more inclusive spaces for all. Learn more👇 tinyurl.com/3ptye9rj

Our Head of Policy and Campaigns, Saskia Garner, spoke to BBC London Breakfast about the Safer Parks Bystander Training, which we've launched together with @universityofleeds.bsky.social‬ and ‪@keepbritaintidy.bsky.social‬.

Would you know how to intervene if you saw someone being harassed in public? @annabarker.bsky.social, @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social & @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social have developed 'active bystander' training to make parks safer, more inclusive spaces 🌳 #saferparks #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment

We're excited to launch a major #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign in partnership with @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social #GreenFlagAward to build a community of active bystanders and make our parks safer, more inclusive spaces for all

We are excited to launch our groundbreaking Safer Parks Project with Dr. Anna Barker at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social and Green Flag Award!🎉

Dr Laurène Soubise @ccjsleeds.bsky.social and her co-investigators find that the “loss of control” defence in domestic homicide cases often continues to protect male defendants. Their project aims to foster a national debate on reforming the "loss of control" defence. Read more: tinyurl.com/2wmeu9nt

🎓 As your child starts their university journey, we know you want them to feel confident, supported, and safe. Our Bystander Training equips students with the skills to look out for themselves and others, building a caring, respectful community.

📽️Policy Leeds have shared the videos and case studies from all the winners of their Impact and Engagement Awards last year! They include @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social and Dr Amy Loughery's research on cuckooing victimisation and Dr @annabarker.bsky.social's work on safer parks. Check them out👇

Following their previous work exploring the experiences of safety in parks with women and girls, researchers collaborated with civic and community groups to improve our neighbouring green space, Woodhouse Moor. Read the full research story: researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk/making-publi...

We’re continuing to celebrate the achievements of 12 outstanding research teams awarded in the 2024 Research Impact and Engagement Awards. The new collection of case studies showcases their world-changing research. Explore the full collection: researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk/celebrating-...

FRIVA brings together academic experts & local stakeholders to improve the lives of women, girls & marginalised communities. Read about their June launch below! tinyurl.com/2htbnexm @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @westyorkspolice.bsky.social police.bsky.social @westyorkshireca.bsky.social a.bsky.social

📺 Watch the webinar on our new EVE Tool: vimeo.com/parksforlond... "This tool supports exactly the kind of site-based, user-led engagement our research calls for ... It’s practical, collaborative, and a powerful way to capture what surveys often miss," said @annabarker.bsky.social in her keynote.

👧🌳💬 Just launched: our Environmental Visual Evaluation (EVE) Tool for Women and Girls’ Safety in Green Spaces helps owners and managers of parks & green spaces better understand women & girls’ perceptions of safety through structured, collaborative evaluations of their spaces.

Job Opportunity: Project Manager for the Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence. Deadline on Monday 21 July! 👇🏽

Just over a week before the closing date for this opportunity to drive forward a great initiative. 👇🏽

WEBINAR: Join us for the launch of our new Environmental Visual Evaluation Tool — a practical resource designed for green space managers to help make green spaces safer for women & girls. 💬🌳 📅22 July, 1–1:45 pm 🎤Keynote by ‪‪@annabarker.bsky.social‬ (@universityofleeds.bsky.social‬) 🔗Register here