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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 5d

📄🆕️ New open access article by @drcconnell.bsky.social and colleagues:

A systematic review on mandated drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults

#JusticeHealth #Health #Drugs #SubstanceUse #Criminology
healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social · 6d

We love speaking to pupils/learners at schools and colleges about all things Criminology and Social Sciences - thanks for having us! @drshanehorgan.bsky.social

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Drugs: education, prevention and policy @deppjournal.bsky.social · 9d

Call for papers for Special Issue: Including lived experience in substance use research think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Including lived experience in substance use research

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 16d

📢✨️ Call for research participants about Scottish #IndyRef

Dr Coree Brown Swan & Dr @maydinger.bsky.social, University of Stirling, are creating a digital map of #IndyRef places, traces, and memories. You can participate anonymously or opt to be interviewed.

🔗📄 Form
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Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social · 18d

Our social sciences and criminology colleagues are ready to welcome prospective students at Edinburgh Napier University's Open Day 2025. Come see us at Sighthill Campus between 10am and 3pm #MustBeNapier

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · 22d

Calling all of our Year 2 Social Science, Policing and Criminology students! Please do attend one of these sessions if interested in studying abroad next year and get in touch with me as academic advisor to discuss modules! @socscinapier.bsky.social 🌍📚📖

Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · 22d

🌍 | Would you like to study abroad as part of your #EdNapier studies?

At this year’s Exchange Fest, we will be hosting information sessions for those interested in learning more.

The sessions will take place Thu 18 Sep, Tue 23 Sep and Fri 3 Oct.

Find out more ➡️ orlo.uk/QfmWQ

#MustBeNapier

Copy reads "Want to study aboard? Exchange Fest. 8 September - 3 October 2025. my.napier.ac.uk/study-abroad"

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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · 23d

Textbook Launch Event🚀

Join us for this in-person event @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on 7 Oct 3-5pm where we bring together a range of voices to reflect on where Scottish criminal justice is and where it's going.

Register your place now 👇
bit.ly/criminal-jus...

The launch of 'Criminal Justice in Scotland' textbook

This event offers an opportunity to bring a range of voices together to reflect on where Scottish criminal justice is and where it's going.

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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · Sep 2

Interested in quantitative methods, health and justice? Come join us👇

Dr C Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · Sep 2

2nd & 3rd yr SGSSS PhD students can come on academic placement with me & @kjellgren.bsky.social at @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Work with the RELEASE dataset examining health service contacts on release from prison

If eligible you'll have details in your inbox from
@sgsss.bsky.social

#JusticeHealth

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 25

Every year…

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Aug 22

💡📖 Hand picked by our editors, free to access until 31st October - Check out our brand new Editors Choice collection for Families, Relationships, and Societies!⬇️

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Editors' Choice Collection Families, Relationships and Societies

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 19

Woop woop getting to hear this in presentation form from the very talented Danilo Falzon, @sacasrstir.bsky.social Research Assistant and @socscinapier.bsky.social PhD student!

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 19

Spending the morning at the @stir.ac.uk at this great @drnscot.bsky.social event on young people and substance use. A great line up which includes presentations from @sacasrstir.bsky.social former colleagues!

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Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) @drnscot.bsky.social · Aug 19

📣 Rapid Review by Danilo Falzon is now live!✨

Preventing Substance Use-Related Harms Among Young People in Scotland: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Systems Solutions

Read the review here: buff.ly/Z5qmpte

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Francesca Soliman @frasoliman.bsky.social · Aug 18

My brilliant colleagues' recent funding successes have opened up 2 fixed term positions in our criminology team at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social; if you are an early career researcher, or you are finishing up/just out of a PhD, we would love to hear from you.

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 2 fixed term positions are currently available within our criminology team 📢

1 Lecturer in Criminology
Full time (35 hours p/w), Fixed Term (9 months)
Grade 6 - £46,049 to £58,225 per annum
Colleagues at the PhD submission/viva stage are welcome to apply
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH075/l...

Lecturer in Criminology, Full time, Fixed Term at Edinburgh Napier University

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Criminology, Full time, Fixed Term opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔊Register now for our upcoming seminar on Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme.

12.45 - 2pm, Mon 1 Sep 2025 @sarnalcohol.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Alcohol Occasional 3: Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme

Join us online for our third seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Emma King, Dr Hannah Carver and Jessica Greenhalgh.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · Aug 5

🧑‍⚖️ | The first book in a decade to focus entirely on Scotland’s criminal justice system has been published.

Learn more about Criminal Justice in Scotland ⤵️

Story ➡️ orlo.uk/zWH3F

#MustBeNapier | @socscinapier.bsky.social

Cover page of the textbook Criminal Justice in Scotland.

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 5

4. So I hope this is encouraging for anyone in a similar boat - if I have managed it, you certainly can too...

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 5

3. On a personal level, I just wanted to share (emphasise!) that this was a paper that was on my ‘to do’ list every year but other tasks (and life!) got in the way. It finally got published 10 years (!) after I conducted my fieldwork.

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 5

2. I’m grateful to the supportive and helpful reviewers; to encouraging @socscinapier.bsky.social colleagues; and to the journal’s editorial team.

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Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social · Aug 5

1. I'm chuffed that my paper with Families, Relationships and Societies @brisunipress.bsky.social is featured in the journal’s Editors Choice Collection! This is very much a first for me. The publisher is offering free access until 31st Oct: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Aug 4

And today’s publication day!

Massive thanks to my lovely @socscinapier.bsky.social co-authors, Jamie Buchan & @kmmorrison.bsky.social - and to everyone who helped by reviewing chapters, answering queries or chatting to us about their work.

www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

www.routledge.com

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · Aug 1

JOB: Lecturer in Criminology (R&T) at the University of Glasgow.

Full time, fixed term (5 year) post in a collegiate team which is part of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social
#Criminology #AcademicSky #Research
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD973/l...

Lecturer in Criminology (R&T) at University of Glasgow

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Criminology (R&T). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jul 30

The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...

Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament

This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...

committees.parliament.uk

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission have published a new short primer paper 👇 🔗 It highlights key issues facing Scotland's Justice system, with a focus on the prison population.
#Sentencing #Law #CriminalJustice #Prison #CommunityJustice #Victims #ScottishJustice

www.gov.scot/publications...

A picture of the front cover page of the primer paper, in a deep forest green background colour and a photo image of the dictionary definition of the word 'justice' and its meaning. The paper title says, 'Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission: Describing the Challenge.'

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