Emma Barrett
@crimepsychblog.bsky.social
Prof of Psychology, Security and Trust in @criminologyuom.bsky.social University of Manchester UK. Research on tech and crime, also human performance in extreme environments. Posting occasionally about either or both.
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Emma Barrett
@crimepsychblog.bsky.social
· Nov 13
My current focus is on risks/harms + #emtech particularly #XR ( #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality) and things we can do to make XR spaces happier, safer and more secure.
I may post a bit about that, some other crim stuff too (events, jobs, calls, interesting new pubs). And maybe cats. We'll see.
I may post a bit about that, some other crim stuff too (events, jobs, calls, interesting new pubs). And maybe cats. We'll see.
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"There is only basically one way to make everyone wealthy, and that is AI and robotics," Musk says, conveniently replacing the word "me" with the better-testing "everyone."
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"There is only basically one way to make everyone wealthy, and that is AI and robotics," Musk says, conveniently replacing the word "me" with the better-testing "everyone."
Yikes.
#ClaudeAI used for "large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."
"... a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities... using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks"
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
#ClaudeAI used for "large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."
"... a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities... using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks"
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Yikes.
#ClaudeAI used for "large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."
"... a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities... using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks"
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
#ClaudeAI used for "large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention."
"... a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities... using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks"
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Usual feeling in the last few weeks in the run up to Christmas break. #AcademicSky
Russia unveiled its new humanoid robot, AIdol, in Moscow and it immediately collapsed👏🏼
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Usual feeling in the last few weeks in the run up to Christmas break. #AcademicSky
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🐇 Follow the White Rabbit: In Defence of Conspiracy Theories
Join journalist Gabriel Gatehouse (The Coming Storm Podcast) & Gary Younge for a deep dive into conspiracy theories and why they matter.
🗓️ 3 December
⏱️ 18:00–19:30
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/follow-the...
@digitaluom.bsky.social
Join journalist Gabriel Gatehouse (The Coming Storm Podcast) & Gary Younge for a deep dive into conspiracy theories and why they matter.
🗓️ 3 December
⏱️ 18:00–19:30
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/follow-the...
@digitaluom.bsky.social
Follow the White Rabbit: In defence of conspiracy theories
A reporter’s perspective on conspiracy theories with Gabriel Gatehouse, journalist and creator of 'The Coming Storm' podcast.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🐇 Follow the White Rabbit: In Defence of Conspiracy Theories
Join journalist Gabriel Gatehouse (The Coming Storm Podcast) & Gary Younge for a deep dive into conspiracy theories and why they matter.
🗓️ 3 December
⏱️ 18:00–19:30
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/follow-the...
@digitaluom.bsky.social
Join journalist Gabriel Gatehouse (The Coming Storm Podcast) & Gary Younge for a deep dive into conspiracy theories and why they matter.
🗓️ 3 December
⏱️ 18:00–19:30
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/follow-the...
@digitaluom.bsky.social
Beautiful, book friendly, wildlife friendly. This is the way to mark Halloween 🎃 👏
Every year on #Halloween we carve a #Pumpkin from our collection of Penguin Books. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Beautiful, book friendly, wildlife friendly. This is the way to mark Halloween 🎃 👏
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✉️ Join the SPRITE+ Extended Reality TIPSS Community of Interest!
Sign up to our Community of Interest to get involved in online events, receive an ad hoc newsletter, and stay up to date on opportunities within our Deep Dive project: www.spritehub.org/sprite-commu...
#SPRITEplus #XR #DigitalTIPSS
Sign up to our Community of Interest to get involved in online events, receive an ad hoc newsletter, and stay up to date on opportunities within our Deep Dive project: www.spritehub.org/sprite-commu...
#SPRITEplus #XR #DigitalTIPSS
SPRITE+ Community of Interest: Extended Reality TIPSS
Join the SPRITE+ Community of Interest on Extended Reality TIPSS to get involved in online events, an adhoc newsletter and opportunities within our Deep Dive Project.
www.spritehub.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
✉️ Join the SPRITE+ Extended Reality TIPSS Community of Interest!
Sign up to our Community of Interest to get involved in online events, receive an ad hoc newsletter, and stay up to date on opportunities within our Deep Dive project: www.spritehub.org/sprite-commu...
#SPRITEplus #XR #DigitalTIPSS
Sign up to our Community of Interest to get involved in online events, receive an ad hoc newsletter, and stay up to date on opportunities within our Deep Dive project: www.spritehub.org/sprite-commu...
#SPRITEplus #XR #DigitalTIPSS
Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester:Oxford Road
A Research Associate is required to work, directed by Dr Caroline Miles, in the Department of Criminology, University of Manchester [UoM].
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester:Oxford Road
A Research Associate is required to work, directed by Dr Caroline Miles, in the Department of Criminology, University of Manchester [UoM].
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
this is fine meme but with sam altman instead of the dog
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
this is fine meme but with sam altman instead of the dog
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PhD scholarship opportunity, to work with @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social and myself on the 'local politics of climate backlash' at @uompols.bsky.social and @justcentre.bsky.social. Please circulate to anyone who might be interested! www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
PhD scholarship opportunity, to work with @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social and myself on the 'local politics of climate backlash' at @uompols.bsky.social and @justcentre.bsky.social. Please circulate to anyone who might be interested! www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
Call for papers - The Social #Psychology of Anti-Gender Movements and the #Manosphere
Deadline for expressions of interest 15 Nov 2025
#AcademicSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Deadline for expressions of interest 15 Nov 2025
#AcademicSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
European Journal of Social Psychology
The European Journal of Social Psychology is an international social psychology journal for research at the intersection of psychology, sociology & behavioural science.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Call for papers - The Social #Psychology of Anti-Gender Movements and the #Manosphere
Deadline for expressions of interest 15 Nov 2025
#AcademicSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Deadline for expressions of interest 15 Nov 2025
#AcademicSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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🚨Hiring a fully funded (3.5 years) PhD for the @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social to research social media and politics. Candidates should have quantitative/computational skills and/or be interested in content curation/moderation. UK home candidates only unfortunately. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/hquftp...
www.royalholloway.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚨Hiring a fully funded (3.5 years) PhD for the @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social to research social media and politics. Candidates should have quantitative/computational skills and/or be interested in content curation/moderation. UK home candidates only unfortunately. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/hquftp...
Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...
10 AI Prompts for Academics
making those hard jobs a little easier ...
profserious.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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October 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
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The entire special issue on terrorist motivation has just been published, with several pieces #openaccess.
Check it out.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ftpv20/3...
Check it out.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ftpv20/3...
Terrorism and Political Violence
Revisiting Terrorist Motivation, Guest Edited by John Horgan and Max Taylor. Volume 37, Issue 7 of Terrorism and Political Violence
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The entire special issue on terrorist motivation has just been published, with several pieces #openaccess.
Check it out.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ftpv20/3...
Check it out.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ftpv20/3...
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📢 Our first Project Partner Challenge is now live!
We welcome applications to co-develop an outcome evaluation of public awareness campaigns with the City of London Police.
🔗Apply here: www.spritehub.org/project-part...
#SPRITE #NetworkPlus #CoLP #TIPS #ProjectPartner #ProjectPartnerChallenge
We welcome applications to co-develop an outcome evaluation of public awareness campaigns with the City of London Police.
🔗Apply here: www.spritehub.org/project-part...
#SPRITE #NetworkPlus #CoLP #TIPS #ProjectPartner #ProjectPartnerChallenge
Project Partner Challenge: Evaluating Fraud and Cyber Crime Behaviour Change Campaigns
We are excited to announce that our first Project Partner Challenge, with the City of London Police (CoLP), is now live.
www.spritehub.org
September 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📢 Our first Project Partner Challenge is now live!
We welcome applications to co-develop an outcome evaluation of public awareness campaigns with the City of London Police.
🔗Apply here: www.spritehub.org/project-part...
#SPRITE #NetworkPlus #CoLP #TIPS #ProjectPartner #ProjectPartnerChallenge
We welcome applications to co-develop an outcome evaluation of public awareness campaigns with the City of London Police.
🔗Apply here: www.spritehub.org/project-part...
#SPRITE #NetworkPlus #CoLP #TIPS #ProjectPartner #ProjectPartnerChallenge
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🌟 The programme is now live for our 2025 Showcase! 🌟
Whether you can attend the full day, or there's a particular talk you'd like to tune in for, we're excited to see you there!
🔗 View the programme and register here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE #showcase #TIPS #NetworkPlus
Whether you can attend the full day, or there's a particular talk you'd like to tune in for, we're excited to see you there!
🔗 View the programme and register here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE #showcase #TIPS #NetworkPlus
August 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🌟 The programme is now live for our 2025 Showcase! 🌟
Whether you can attend the full day, or there's a particular talk you'd like to tune in for, we're excited to see you there!
🔗 View the programme and register here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE #showcase #TIPS #NetworkPlus
Whether you can attend the full day, or there's a particular talk you'd like to tune in for, we're excited to see you there!
🔗 View the programme and register here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE #showcase #TIPS #NetworkPlus
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Is it OK to post jobs here? Hoping so, as we're recruting 7 3-year Research Fellowships as part of a new Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Slavery in War. (More details below). Please share widely, and apply! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Comparative Contexts) (Fixed term)
In 2025, the University of Nottingham and King’s College London will launch the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, funded by the Leverhulme Trust for up to £10 million over ten year...
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Is it OK to post jobs here? Hoping so, as we're recruting 7 3-year Research Fellowships as part of a new Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Slavery in War. (More details below). Please share widely, and apply! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
But tell me again how I should delete old emails to save water.
BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
But tell me again how I should delete old emails to save water.
BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨Call for proposals to run your own SPRITE+ funded event! 🚨
Successful applicants will have access to a budget of up to £1500, which can cover:
➡️ Venue hire
➡️ Speaker payments
➡️ Food and drink
🔗 Apply here: www.spritehub.org/2025/03/16/c...
#SPRITE #SpritePlus #FundingCall #events #activities
Successful applicants will have access to a budget of up to £1500, which can cover:
➡️ Venue hire
➡️ Speaker payments
➡️ Food and drink
🔗 Apply here: www.spritehub.org/2025/03/16/c...
#SPRITE #SpritePlus #FundingCall #events #activities
July 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🚨Call for proposals to run your own SPRITE+ funded event! 🚨
Successful applicants will have access to a budget of up to £1500, which can cover:
➡️ Venue hire
➡️ Speaker payments
➡️ Food and drink
🔗 Apply here: www.spritehub.org/2025/03/16/c...
#SPRITE #SpritePlus #FundingCall #events #activities
Successful applicants will have access to a budget of up to £1500, which can cover:
➡️ Venue hire
➡️ Speaker payments
➡️ Food and drink
🔗 Apply here: www.spritehub.org/2025/03/16/c...
#SPRITE #SpritePlus #FundingCall #events #activities
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📢 Funding Opportunity: Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK).
As part of ESRC’s investment in building national capability for behavioural research, a £1.3 million fund is being administered by BR-UK.
Join the webinar, this Wednesday @ 1pm to learn more: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...
As part of ESRC’s investment in building national capability for behavioural research, a £1.3 million fund is being administered by BR-UK.
Join the webinar, this Wednesday @ 1pm to learn more: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...
Commissioning Fund | Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) | Usher Institute
Information about the Fund and how to apply
usher.ed.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📢 Funding Opportunity: Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK).
As part of ESRC’s investment in building national capability for behavioural research, a £1.3 million fund is being administered by BR-UK.
Join the webinar, this Wednesday @ 1pm to learn more: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...
As part of ESRC’s investment in building national capability for behavioural research, a £1.3 million fund is being administered by BR-UK.
Join the webinar, this Wednesday @ 1pm to learn more: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...
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🌟 SPRITE+ and RBOC are hosting a co-funded workshop to develop future research leaders working in TIPS 🌟
📆 Thursday 11th September, 10:30 – 16:30
📍 NEC Campus, Birmingham
Learn more and apply here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE+ #TIPS #ResearchLeaders #ECRs #resilience
📆 Thursday 11th September, 10:30 – 16:30
📍 NEC Campus, Birmingham
Learn more and apply here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE+ #TIPS #ResearchLeaders #ECRs #resilience
Future leaders: Imagining Scenarios/Effective Decision Making/Encouraging Resilience. | SPRITE+ Hub
SPRITE+ and RBOC are hosting a co-funded workshop to develop future research leaders working in TIPS
www.spritehub.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🌟 SPRITE+ and RBOC are hosting a co-funded workshop to develop future research leaders working in TIPS 🌟
📆 Thursday 11th September, 10:30 – 16:30
📍 NEC Campus, Birmingham
Learn more and apply here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE+ #TIPS #ResearchLeaders #ECRs #resilience
📆 Thursday 11th September, 10:30 – 16:30
📍 NEC Campus, Birmingham
Learn more and apply here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
#SPRITE+ #TIPS #ResearchLeaders #ECRs #resilience
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Together with the Alan Turing Institute, we are hosting a co-funded workshop on Resilience in Digital Identity - Systemic Risks from Emerging Technologies.
📆 Wednesday 9th July, 10am-1pm
📍 Online
⏱️ Applications close: Thursday 3rd July
🧷 Apply here: www.turing.ac.uk/events/resil...
#SPRITE #AI
📆 Wednesday 9th July, 10am-1pm
📍 Online
⏱️ Applications close: Thursday 3rd July
🧷 Apply here: www.turing.ac.uk/events/resil...
#SPRITE #AI
Resilience in Digital Identity - Systemic Risks from Emerging Technologies
This workshop is designed to generate the technical framing, and stakeholder validation of the research questions that define the elusive non-malicious syste
www.turing.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Together with the Alan Turing Institute, we are hosting a co-funded workshop on Resilience in Digital Identity - Systemic Risks from Emerging Technologies.
📆 Wednesday 9th July, 10am-1pm
📍 Online
⏱️ Applications close: Thursday 3rd July
🧷 Apply here: www.turing.ac.uk/events/resil...
#SPRITE #AI
📆 Wednesday 9th July, 10am-1pm
📍 Online
⏱️ Applications close: Thursday 3rd July
🧷 Apply here: www.turing.ac.uk/events/resil...
#SPRITE #AI