This is the second edition of our practical guidance on how to address our problems with sexual violence in HE. We hope that it is useful for student activists and staff concerned about prevention and intervention. @durhampsych.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social @the1752group.bsky.social

Speakers include: @profgrahamtowl.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social Joy Allen, Police & Crime Commissioner Prof Andrew Gray Prof Alison Liebling Cambridge University Andi Brierley Leeds Trinity University Paula Harriott CEO, Unlock @stephscott.bsky.social/ Dr Naomi Griffin ...

Nasty Party. Senior Tories and big landlords discuss ways to thwart renters’ rights bill. Tories filibustering to thwart no-fault evictions, prevent landlords from accepting more rent than the amount for which a property has been listed, force landlords to carry out essential repairs.

While “very few” PhD students and supervisors make formal complaints about each other, far fewer learn the outcomes, an Australian study has found #AcademicSky

We hope that this will be a useful practical resource. Anyone who cares about our problem with sexual violence at universities may wish to repost - we need to get such resources out there. @durhampsych.bsky.social

We hope that this will be a useful practical resource. Anyone who cares about our problem with sexual violence at universities may wish to repost - we need to get such resources out there. @durhampsych.bsky.social

In case you’re not sure how it’s going down here, America.

Delighted to report that the 2nd edition of our (with Clarissa DiSantis) book on addressing student sexual violence can be ordered now. Hopefully it will prove a useful resource for the sector. @david-batty.bsky.social @howardjournalcj.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social @ukri.org

Delighted to report that the 2nd edition of our (with Clarissa DiSantis) book on addressing student sexual violence can be ordered now. Hopefully it will prove a useful resource for the sector. @david-batty.bsky.social @howardjournalcj.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social @ukri.org

“Systematic abuse of human rights” as ever nobody will be held to account. We were promised transparency about the new Women’s Justice Board - so are the minutes and action points from its first of four meetings this year available?

This is another free to attend event in the North East organised by PORSCH. The physical health of prisoners rarely receives the attention deserved. Food budgets are low in relation to meeting nutritional needs. Why not register and come along?

This is another free to attend event in the North East organised by PORSCH. The physical health of prisoners rarely receives the attention deserved. Food budgets are low in relation to meeting nutritional needs. Why not register and come along?

Shabana Mahmood totally out of her depth saying things have changed and women can now wash their underwear- only ….they still can’t. Like the last lot, ‘Yes Minister’ rules. Decades of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment but gongs all round.

Wales’ higher education landscape could be “devastated” by the large-scale cuts announced by Cardiff University, academics have warned #AcademicSky #EduSky

The permanent secretary post for the department of health and social care is being advertised with pay of 170-200k. The budget responsibility will be roughly around 200 to over 1000 times as much as a university leader - and yet get paid significantly less - albeit a great salary.

Not a a fan of Starmer but fair play to him he has at least been willing to challenge Trump colonialism. In Gaza.

Our latest report found over 1 in 5 people in the UK are in poverty. On Friday we are hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit - you can ask our analysts about the stats, the modelling, policy, and the picture of poverty across the UK. 🙋 Join our session: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

Not a a fan of Starmer but fair play to him he has at least been willing to challenge Trump colonialism. In Gaza.

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it We cannot allow them to rewrite history. If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...

ICYMI — Sharpton led a buy-in to support Costco after they didn’t back down on DEI

Australia’s government has overlooked existing powers in belatedly appointing a new watchdog to constrain universities’ executive pay #highered #EduSky

The permanent secretary post for the department of health and social care is being advertised with pay of 170-200k. The budget responsibility will be roughly around 200 to over 1000 times as much as a university leader - and yet get paid significantly less - albeit a great salary.

New UK pensions minister has called to scrap ‘rubbish’ triple lock on state pension. Labour/Tories gunning for pensioners, condemning them to poverty. The issue isn't Young v Old. It is justice, equity, humanity. Young will get old too & face premature death. Fight for rights. archive.ph/NmDpE

Five of the most senior former judges in England and Wales made an extremely rare intervention and called on the government to reverse the trend of imposing ever longer sentences. Here we discuss the impact of sentence inflation: howardleague.org/what-is-sent...

After 14 yrs of Tory neglect patients in England hospitals dying in corridors, pregnant women miscarrying in side rooms. Cupboards, car parks, bathrooms used as makeshift areas for patients All to fund tax cuts for corporations & the rich and facilitate privatisation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s not that difficult some do it really well. Maybe the biggest single barrier is that the brutal reality is that for many it’s simply not up there as the top priority.

🔴The Times Was Forced to Correct a Misleading Article Claiming Electric Vehicle Demand Is Falling When It’s Actually Rising Britain’s ‘newspaper of record’ had two complaints over inaccuracy upheld against it in one day, reports @josiah.writes.news bylinetimes.com/2025/01/13/t...

It’s not that difficult some do it really well. Maybe the biggest single barrier is that the brutal reality is that for many it’s simply not up there as the top priority.

Psychology Early Career Conference (PECC) of North East is now on LinkedIn tinyurl.com/PECConLinkedIn for UG & PG students to share with their network. Encourage your students to submit and present @durhampsych.bsky.social 👉 Go to psyecc.com 👉 Click "Register now"

@wedtminster higher education policy forum have an on line event on addressing sexual violence at universities.It will be interesting to hear from the range of speakers ( including me!). Our book on this is timely especially in view of new regulation for 2025. @marycurnockcook.bsky.social

It seems to me that we need to be especially cautious about claims of efficacy when undertaking interventions with sex offenders, especially in view of the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in prisons. But I welcome a more open approach to the evidence whatever the outcomes.

Sadly, as the researchers admit this tells us nothing definitive about Kaizen. The scandal of the HMPPS treatment industry continues @profgrahamtowl.bsky.social

Well done Scotland- there are no English politicians with the courage to champion this south of the border - until of course out of power with a podcast to promote

Great to see another @durham-university.bsky.social PhD student successfully defend their thesis. Thanks to the external examiner from @leedstrinity.bsky.social Prof Danielle McDermott we appreciated your expertise.

Great to see another @durham-university.bsky.social PhD student successfully defend their thesis. Thanks to the external examiner from @leedstrinity.bsky.social Prof Danielle McDermott we appreciated your expertise.

“There has never been any truth in the existence of a Home Office circular telling police forces that grooming gangs should not be prosecuted, or that their victims were making a choice” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Delighted to share that the 2nd edition of our (with Clarissa Di Santis) book on addressing student sexual violence is due out in March. We hope that it will be a useful for those concerned with tackling sexual violence at universities. @timeshighered.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social

Delighted to share that the 2nd edition of our (with Clarissa Di Santis) book on addressing student sexual violence is due out in March. We hope that it will be a useful for those concerned with tackling sexual violence at universities. @timeshighered.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social

5.2m children, 36% of UK children, live in poverty. Ending the two-child benefit cap would lift 500,000 out of poverty, cost £2.5bn. Taxing capital gains at the same rate as wages raises £14bn. Govts that gave £895bn QE to speculators, can also end poverty. leftfootforward.org/2024/12/labo...

"a little 4yo boy playing in the sand in his yard. The cmdr suddenly starts running, grabs the boy, and breaks his arm at the elbow and his leg here. Stepped on his stomach 3x and left. ... I asked the cmdr: "What's your story?" He told me: These kids need to be killed from the day they are born."

Yes.

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Thames Water diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups to pay bonuses & dividends 187 criminal convictions since 1989, routinely dumps sewage in rivers/seas, neglects investment. Protected by successive govts, customers fleeced. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Funding gap for women’s centres will mean more prison sentences, experts warn About 50 centres for women in crisis in England and Wales face deficit of £5.1m after funding ends in March www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

I would be delighted to contribute to this because it seems to me that there are plenty of opportunities for us to do better. One is where we, as a sector, routinely drive a coach and horses through EDI considerations with ‘internal academic promotions’ with only one candidate in the field.

We pride ourselves in the HE sector in our commitment to diversity. Yet we have internal promotion systems whereby stronger candidates from elsewhere cannot compete for these posts because we actively exclude them. And we wonder why as a sector we struggle with EDI.

If @teamlabouruk.bsky.social want to make the best of the HE sector whilst getting a grip over finances having limits on student numbers by socio economic group would be a great start to help the sector address its problem of a lack of diversity too. @timeshighered.bsky.social @wonkhe.bsky.social

Resign! www.bbc.com/news/article...

If @teamlabouruk.bsky.social want to make the best of the HE sector whilst getting a grip over finances having limits on student numbers by socio economic group would be a great start to help the sector address its problem of a lack of diversity too. @timeshighered.bsky.social @wonkhe.bsky.social

Starmer's authoritarianism is leading to poor policy choices by govt. Party membership emasculated. MPs showing dissent silenced. Parliamentary select committees stuffed with novices. Left purged. Lack of diversity leads to poor policy choices. leftfootforward.org/2024/12/labo...