Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When you find yourself inadvertently reading Russian contemporary fiction… (it’s actually a fantastic read, Siberian pneumonic plague aside.) 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Low key one of my favourite moments of #BramStokersDracula is when Winona Ryder mangles using using a fork in her left hand. It is the entire reason I’m watching this movie tonight 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Annoyed that Google’s live events setting suddenly served me the England v Spain scores. If you’re going to give me sports updates, I also expect things like women’s tennis scores and court verdicts of rape cases… 001
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Not saying I’m a klutz, but my first thought about the new folding iPhone was “how will I ever be able to find a phone case that’s Tonka tough enough for *that*?” 000
Reposted by Eve Penfordtenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Northeastern University is hiring: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dublin Innovation Institute #professor #poliscisky #information 101
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We should demand way more from the data centres, as we absorb costs through environmental impact, heat, & water use. Other countries use the waste heat to heat their homes. The centres should give back something more substantial than just being able to answer “can a goose inherit a lighthouse?” 110
Reposted by Eve PenfordDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026"But there is no honour for the humanities in regaining their standing through the attention of AI companies, if they engage only on the technology industry’s terms. In that case, they will have become important in exactly the wrong way." www.ft.com/content/bdb3...ft.comWhy this philosopher turned down AnthropicThe AI industry is courting the humanities — but it is asking the wrong questions 4470149
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Microsoft wants to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...you.38degrees.org.ukStop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!Microsoft want to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition. 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Is it just me or has advertising leaned hard into using northern accents for “super bargain fly holiday”/“are you too stupid to know tax”/“clean your bathroom and sigh happily for now you are nearly proper” type ads? I can’t unsee it… 010
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I am walking alone in the forest. And I have just heard someone whistle the mockingjay call… 010
Reposted by Eve PenfordSociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026💡🚨 We’re seeking a Postdoc for a project on the socio-economic factors driving youth hacking & cybercrime! We’re looking for someone with a strong mixed-methods background in cybercrime, criminology, sociology, education or related fields. Apply ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 077
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Somewhat grateful that Derby Uni isn’t on the list of prospects for the Defence Universities Alliance… 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 07/07/2026@philbc3.bsky.social *looks at news* commentary please! 100
Reposted by Eve PenfordCASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Congratulations to Prof Nick Blagden and co-authors on this publication - a sensitive and methodologically rigorous piece of research making a genuinely important contribution to understanding intrafamilial offending. Well worth a read for anyone working in forensic/clinical contexts. bit.ly/4xUQeTW 011
Reposted by Eve Penfordtenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 07/06/2026University of Glasgow (@glasgow.ac.uk) is hiring: Lecturer in Equality and Human Rights Law #lecturer 101
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I feel this diary entry skipped the peer review stage… #TheSecretLecturer 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Watched #ProjectHailMary with Kid B and they asked me what I thought… Me: it was the most unusual buddy movie I’ve seen Kid B: weirder than the David hasselhoff one with his car friend? Me: …knightrider? Kid B: Yeah with his car with eyes It turns out, *this* is what Kid B thought Kitt looked like 010
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 02/05/2026For a few years now, I’ve maintained a playlist for my own funeral, mostly so that it’s one thing covered if I ever die. But I think I might be trolling my loved ones slightly with these… please play the Jamiroquai one while I’m being buried 😂☠️ 100
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I think I might have been in a particular mood when I ordered these from Waterstones… #Compassion #Impact #Happiness #PositivePsychology #PhD 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 12/01/2026This is excellent news. I used to work with cared for young people and know the complexities of their lives - this looks like a really impactful and much needed piece of research, congratulations! 010
Reposted by Eve PenfordPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/01/2026UK regulator asks X about reports its Grok AI makes "sexualised images of children" and undresses women. Sickening. X profits but not good at monitoring. Give everyone an enforceable copyright of their face, voice, body parts. Enable people to sue social platforms for violation of that right.bbc.co.ukOfcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of childrenElon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content. 1216266
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Well I guess I made it to 2025 before the inevitable… 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 13/10/2025When the person in your friend group who had the Seychelles destination wedding is in charge of planning the school trips… 010
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Having lived there, I laughed at 'temporary australians'. But tbf they are the ones that made it the law for cyclists to wear bike helmets... it's honestly horrifying seeing the things some cyclists do here. 050
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Centring lived experience voices like this can reshape our knowledge and transform how we understand recovery. Well done David! ✨ 150
Reposted by Eve PenfordCASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Fantastic to see some of our CASSPPR team - @nisanalici.bsky.social and @evepea.bsky.social - presenting their research at the BSC Symposium at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social this week! 052
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Also a brilliant presentation from @nisanalici.bsky.social with her important research into the Truth and Justice Commission into Diyarbakir Prison 052
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Great day at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social BSC Symposium yesterday, some brilliant and thought-provoking work presented. And - slight flex - also presented my own poster of research into prevalence of reported sexual crime against minors. 152
Reposted by Eve PenfordSECRPOL @secrpol.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Extremist groups in Europe and North America that have specifically targeted gaming communities and infiltrated them by using memes, humour, and gameplay experiences as a way to groom younger players before being introduced to radical content. apple.news/ATNzfHUbgTH2...apple.newsFar-right groups using popular games like Minecraft and Call of Duty to radicalise boys online, cybersecurity expert warns — LBCPopular video game platforms such as Call of Duty and Minecraft are being used by far-right extremist groups to radicalise vulnerable young men online, LBC has been warned. 0114
Reposted by Eve PenfordRosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Yesterday Panteion University of Social and Political Science withdrew its patronage from the Eurocrim2025 conference in Athens #eurocrim #criminology #crimsky via @brunildapali.bsky.social www.panteion.gr/wp-content/u...panteion.gr 0912
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 31/08/2025This is an ongoing issue with my research area (people who offend against children). The rhetoric around who poses a risk is inflated and largely inaccurate - this cultivated misunderstanding vilifies one group while deflecting scrutiny of others, and doesn’t actually serve to prevent victimisation. 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Me, going through cell after cell of formulae in my excel spreadsheet and finally finding a rogue - instead of = sign: “oh I see what—“ My brain: 000
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 25/05/2025If anyone is annoyed that it’s raining this evening… sorry, it’s my fault. I installed an irrigation system in the garden today. #TemptingFate 020
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Brilliant news, David, and well deserved! Great to see #LivedExperience and #RecoveryInformedResearch recognised at this level. Congrats! 🎉 110
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 02/05/2025It’s amazing what a letter from reformuk will motivate you to do (other than rush straight to the bin). I just signed @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social’s petition calling for laws to introduce factual accuracy in political advertising. And then I rushed straight to the bin. 040
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 27/04/2025I slipped up in a second garden centre! But it all starting to look very pleasant so my care factor is low. 🤷🏼♀️🪴🪻🌻 030
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 26/04/2025This is what happens when I go out unsupervised (mild edition) #gardeningUK 1100
Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I can regale you with it later… should only take an hour or two 😂 100