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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 22h

🚨 New assistant prof job posting at LSE with a focus on crime and criminal justice

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

Assistant Professor, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <spa...

jobs.lse.ac.uk

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 2d

Short note with Fernando Miró Llinares published on @crimrxiv.com: 'Yet another problem for scholarly communication in criminology: The case of a Spanish journal turned into a paper mill'
doi.org/10.21428/cb6...

Yet another problem for scholarly communication in criminology: The case of a Spanish journal turned into a paper mill

Founded in 1999, RECPC became one of the most influential Spanish-language journals in criminal law and criminology. After a 2024 change of management, articles of dubious authorship and quality linke...

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 5d

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European Network for Open Criminology @opencriminology.bsky.social · 6d

Hello! ENOC is on BlueSky now. We are a working group of the @esc-eurocrim.bsky.social dedicated to the promotion, training, application and rewarding of open research in criminology. Check out our website for more: esc-enoc.github.io

European Network for Open Criminology

esc-enoc.github.io

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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · 6d

@opencriminology.bsky.social 👋

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 9d

Attending my first Australian & New Zealand Society of Criminology conference in Brisbane this December!! 🦘🐨
Help me manage expectations; is the quality of contributions similar to ASC, ESC, BSC, Stockholm Criminology Symposium...?

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Professor Laura Huey @drlaurahuey.bsky.social · 12d

I’m still looking for someone to do an evidence assessment on violence prevention initiatives for @EvidenceBaseJnl Would love something on the evidence base for violence interrupters, among others.

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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 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...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow, Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Are you an ambitious, impact-focussed researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a research interest in policing and vulnerable groups, the interactions between them and other service pro...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) @ijpds.bsky.social · 21d

IJPDS and The World Health Organization have combined forces for a Special Issue on Linked Data Across the Life Course

Call for submissions is open ijpds.org/calls/levera...

Linking data from diverse sources to examine health and wellbeing over the life course

#ADRUKConf2025

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 21d

Well you're lucky... apparently reading a grant proposal does not meaningfully affect how it's ranked.

Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment - Scientometrics

Scientists and funding agencies invest considerable resources in writing and evaluating grant proposals. But do grant proposal texts noticeably change panel decisions in single blind review? We report...

link.springer.com

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 22d

New short piece on the European Network for Open Criminology site with Torbjørn Skardhamar:
Reduce the Costs and Increase the Benefits of Open Science
esc-enoc.github.io/how-to/cost-...

Reduce the Costs and Increase the Benefits of Open Science – European Network for Open Criminology

Find out how shifting incentives can make open science the norm.

esc-enoc.github.io

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 25d

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 26d

We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).

You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!

#sociology

More 👇

jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

jobportal.ku.dk

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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 26d

New job alert - Criminology lectureship (3 years) - University College Cork, Department of Sociology and Criminology - all specialisations and interests welcome my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...

my.corehr.com

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 25d

Forget quant vs qual... the new social science divide is between open research and "too sensitive to share". The troubling bit? The latter is driving most policy engagement and impact

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 26d

Free training: An introduction to Social Network Analysis
@ukdataservice.bsky.social
ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/an-in...

An introduction to Social Network Analysis — UK Data Service

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

ukdataservice.ac.uk

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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 27d

We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science ❗

📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Apply before 26 October and join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎

we're hiring assistant professor in computational social science, applications close 26/10/2025

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 27d

Why not apply this to the whole process (submission to publication)? Journal systems share anonymised versions to editors and then to reviewers, with all anonymised communication mediated through the system. It wouldn’t eliminate biases entirely, but it would certainly help to reduce them

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 27d

Instead of blind or anonymous review, some journals refer to it as masked review

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The University of Manchester Library @uomlibrary.bsky.social · 28d

Apply now for the 2025–26 Open Research Fellowship. Supports up to five Fellows (0.2 FTE for seven months) to develop impactful projects and shape Open Research at Manchester. Open to colleagues up to Grade 7. Deadline: 24 Oct 2025. Info and apply: www.openresearch.manchester.ac.uk/communities/...

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danielequercia.bsky.social @danielequercia.bsky.social · 28d

3-year Responsible AI PhD studentships @ Politecnico di Torino (Turin)

Focus: Responsible AI, computational social science, urban AI, climate, future of work.

Start Mar 2026 (or earlier).

Apply by 20 Sept 2025 → [email protected] (subject: “PhD studentships”).  Please share!

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Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social · 28d

See: www.tandfonline.com/journals/reb...

Learn about Evidence Base

Learn about Evidence Base aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.

www.tandfonline.com

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 28d

There’s an even cooler alternative some journals use: masked review

a man wearing a mask and a cowboy hat is looking at something

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 28d

The specific concern is human bias, of course. Can editors treat a submission from researchers based in (let’s say) South East Asia in the same way as one from Harvard? Even editors who are highly self-aware and critical of their own biases are unlikely to do so fully. It’s almost human nature

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 28d

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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 28d

Every day I’m more convinced that journal submissions should be blind to editors as well

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