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Emma Barrett

@crimepsychblog.bsky.social
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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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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We're down in London today for our XR-focused AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) Day 🤝 The day began with SPRITE+ Co-Director Prof. Deeph Chana setting the scene for the day, shortly followed by a keynote from XRCET-TIPSS Deep Dive lead Prof. Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social. #XR #AIMDay
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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
In a world increasingly filled with disinformation, misogyny, and safety concerns, we're thrilled to see numerous Humanities academics contributing to this important report. Stop this Monday and read now 👉 policyatmanchester.shorthandstories.com/digital-trut... #DigitalTruths @manchester.ac.uk
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Digital Truths
Building Positive Virtual Ecosystems: Digital Mental Health and Media Literacy for Young People
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
After an extremely competitive applications round, RISE has awarded nine interdisciplinary projects up to £50,000 each to deliver high‑impact, accelerated research and innovation pilots tackling VAWG 🔎 🧷 Read the full story on our website: www.spritehub.org/rise-awards-...
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RISE awards £450,000 to innovative projects addressing violence against women and girls
Nine interdisciplinary research and innovation projects have been awarded up to £50,000 each through RISE, an accelerated programme tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) led by researchers ...
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Glad Meta's plan for #FacialRecognition in #SmartGlasses is getting attention, but even if Meta doesn't add it to their glasses, what's to stop one of the growing number of rival AI glasses producers allowing it on their products? This is regulation/governance failure. www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
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Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.
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Adam @thebeanbag.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This is right round the corner from me, and it really does bring it home when species survival is being threatened on your doorstep. Luckily, locally, there is an absolute force of and for nature fighting for these swifts. And Hannah, too - an absolute treasure!
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Absolutely inexcusable from Network Rail - please take action and call on them to unblock the holes! protectthewild.substack.com/p/swifts-fac...
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Swifts face death after Network Rail fills nesting holes with mortar
Swifts travel thousands of miles from Africa to Britain every year, returning with remarkable precision to the exact same nesting sites they have used for generations.
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Off topic (ie not online harms or criminology), but this is how I have been spending my Easter leave, alongside other members of our little biodiversity group. Activism can often feel like shouting into the void, but this time we are having an impact (1/2) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’
Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishment
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This this this this this You cannot outsource your apprenticeship and assume that means you jump straight to mastery.
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Together with JournoTECH, we're pleased to announce an online workshop examining how immersive technologies reshape journalism, trust, ethics and misinformation. 🤳 ⚙️ This workshop will explore the impact of XRCET for journalism. 🔗 Register to attend here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/immersive-...
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Immersive Technologies in Journalism: Risks, Trust and Ethical Challenges
A SPRITE+ and JournoTECH workshop examining how immersive technologies reshape journalism, trust, ethics and misinformation.
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Introducing our 'AI and TIPSS Resources' page 🚀 Current resources include: - A series of AI Explainers - A live, organic FAQ on the responsible use of AI in research 🔗 Take a look here: www.spritehub.org/ai-and-tipss... #DigitalTIPS #AI #AIExplainers
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AI and TIPSS Resources | SPRITE+ Hub
Our AI and TIPSS resources include a series of AI Explainers, co-written by the SPRITE+ AI Community of Interest, and a live organic FAQ on the responsible use of AI in research.
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
📢 Application close soon for our 2026 AIM Day! The SPRITE+ 2026 AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) Day will connect industry innovators and academic experts to explore how emerging Extended and Virtual Reality technologies intersect with TIPS. 🤝 🔗Apply here: www.spritehub.org/aim-day-2026 #XR #VR
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🚨Awesome PhD opportunity, Oxford University 🚨 Research Studentship on British Hacking and Cybercrime 💰 3.5-year DPhil Studentship  😎 Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Lusthaus ❗Application Deadline: Noon on 3 March 2026 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/resear... #PhDSky #Criminology #AcademicSky
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t... 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where
many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would
have their resources focused on other concerns" according to the
document from Meta's Reality Labs, which works on hardware
including smart glasses.
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Can't stop looking at this picture. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o... Brilliant work from www.kyokohamada.com/about
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Opinion | We Shouldn’t Want to Eat Like Our Great-Great-Grandparents
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
📢 Applications for our 2026 blended sandpit on AI and TIPSS will be closing later this month! Up to a total of £224k of combined SPRITE+ and CRANE funding will be made available to fund up to four interdisciplinary projects arising from this sandpit 💰 🔗 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/eKCmhxtA
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SPRITE+ | CRANE 2026 Sandpit: AI and TIPSS | SPRITE+ Hub
SPRITE+ and CRANE are pleased to invite Members and Expert Fellows to apply to attend a blended sandpit on AI and TIPSS. Up to a total of £224k of combined SPRITE+ and CRANE funding will be made…
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This is brilliant 👏 🥰
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📢 SPRITE+ and CRANE are pleased to announce our 2026 blended sandpit on AI and TIPSS! Up to a total of £224k of combined SPRITE+ and CRANE funding will be made available to fund up to four interdisciplinary projects arising from this sandpit 💰 🔗 Apply here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#CallForPapers: Legal and Criminological Psychology invites submissions for a special issue exploring The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies #AcademicSky #Criminology #EmTech Deadline 10 March bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We are asking individuals or small teams to produce blueprints, exploring what a good digital society looks like, focusing on an aspect of social life or societal institution (eg a family, museum, a practice like health tracking). Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Come and work with me! I'm so excited about the way this project is developing 😊 #PhDSky #AcademicSky #XR #VR #AR
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 19/11/2025
"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."
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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...
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Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Usual feeling in the last few weeks in the run up to Christmas break. #AcademicSky
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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🐇 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
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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.
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Beautiful, book friendly, wildlife friendly. This is the way to mark Halloween 🎃 👏
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
✉️ 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
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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.
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #VAWG
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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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...
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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].
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
this is fine meme but with sam altman instead of the dog
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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....
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
As we are marking her 100th birthday, I think it's finally time to tell the story of when I met Margaret Thatcher. #Thatcher
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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...
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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.
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Andreu Casas @andreucasas.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🚨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...
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Enough of puff pieces on AI in academia, THIS is the guidance we've been waiting for 😂 #AcademicSky
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Don't forget to join our mailing list and receive all our latest updates, from upcoming events to funding opportunities. Sign up here: digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
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University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield Email Forms
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michael veale @michae.lv · 01/10/2025
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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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.
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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The entire special issue on terrorist motivation has just been published, with several pieces #openaccess. Check it out. www.tandfonline.com/toc/ftpv20/3...
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Terrorism and Political Violence
Revisiting Terrorist Motivation, Guest Edited by John Horgan and Max Taylor. Volume 37, Issue 7 of Terrorism and Political Violence
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📢 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
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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.
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
🌟 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
SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase
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Helen McCabe @drhmccabe.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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...
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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...
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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...
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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.
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
🚨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
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CREST @crest-research.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📢 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-...
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Commissioning Fund | Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) | Usher Institute
Information about the Fund and how to apply
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🌟 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
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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
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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
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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
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SPRITE+ @spriteplus.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Are you a SPRITE+ ECR or PhD student? 🤔 Don't miss out on your chance to help shape the future plans of SPRITE+ at our ECR Feedback session! 📆 Friday 4th July, 12-1pm 📍 Online Learn more and register here: buff.ly/QT8BnVY #SPRITE #ECR #PhDStudents #feedback #OnlineEvent #TIPS #community
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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
New posts to support the development of the teaching curriculum at Manchester Centre for Digital Trust & Society: 1) Lecturer in Crime, Security and Technology; 36 months: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... 2) Lecturer in Microcredentials; 15 months: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Come and work with me! The XRCET TIPSS project is a deep dive into future trust, identity, privacy, safety & security risks that arise through convergence of immersive tech & other emerging tech. I am so excited about this project! If you are too, please get involved! #AcademicSky #VR #XR #AR
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Criminology University of Manchester @criminologyuom.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
📣 We are seeking to appoint a new Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology to support core teaching on our BA Criminology and postgraduate programmes. 0.5FTE, 12 months www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology:Oxford Road
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