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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social · 1h

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 3h

Completely echo The Wheelers in Return to Oz when I was 6 (also watched the film later in life and still found it terrifying). Honourable mention to Stphen King's It as well, which was shown on our school bus every night for a week when I was 12. Couldn't go out alone for weeks.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As a fully democratic party, any member can raise a policy position for discussion by the party. Hence why there are some truly whackjob "policies" attached to the Greens. Complete non-starters but a PR problem for the party for sure.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And of course, it's HMICS not HMICFRS, which could explain why healthcare was taken more seriously!

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Impressed that healthcare was directly referred to in HMICFRS's report of Scottish police custody suites. Our study didn't include Scotland but happy to see healthcare being taken much more seriously. Will have to check the report to see if it is actually healthcare or simply safeguarding.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We had people in our sample detained in police custody longer than these lads for shoplifting. Some group of terrifying international terrorists these were if they were bailed within hours. - Not to say, anyone should be detained in police custody at all!

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What a fantastic (and much needed) module to provide MA students with a deep (and ultimately optimistic) scholarly approach for navigating our present technolandscape.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Schrodinger's Migrants strike again!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'We thought this time would be different – it hasn't been. Perhaps we need to accept an uncomfortable reality: higher education simply isn't high enough up the government's political priority list.'

wonkhe.com

If universities aren’t a priority, at least give them certainty

With Labour Party conference underway and universities still well down the queue, Ian Turgoose argues the sector’s most realistic ask is certainty about what government wants it to look like

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've said it before and I'll say it again, nearly all the students I see in my role as providing additional support, are all working full-time (or close to full-time) outside their studies. The cost of university nowadays is far too high.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As a colleague replied to me this week after I expressed frustration about contradictions in institutional policy, "Our leaders do not think relationally." Probably one word too many there.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

University messaging on the value of universities has clearly failed. Instead of repeating the same messages for the same result (or hiring a new PR firm), maybe try engaging with academic staff (who actually teach and support students) to message differently and better?

Lucy, wearing a blue dress, on the left holds a football on the green grass for Charlie Brown, in his signature yellow and black top, standing on the right, to kick.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What was Jacqui Smith saying the other day - the UK is open to international students. Apparently not!

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm part of a running group where I'm one of the younger members. Many are 60+. So inspiring to keep getting out and continuing to be active in older age.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As mentioned before, why promote to the Sweaties, they've already got us! New announcements will be at Directs, Xbox, etc. as you say.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Nope! Disk 2 would need completely new scenarios, scripts, etc and Takahashi would not be happy with Square making new content for his baby. At the same time, he's not interested in remaking as he's already developed 'Perfect Works' through Saga and Blade.

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Alexis Paton @dralexispaton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Have you got insightful and relevant research to tell the world, but are wondering how to do it? Could you use a little support? 🤔 Share this post with your comms and marketing leaders - they won’t want to miss Stori’s strategic workshop! #academicsky #academia stori.works/communicatin...

stori.works

Communications for the HE crisis era: tell stories, share research, raise your uni's reputation — stori

A strategic workshop for HE marketing and comms leaders.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Defeating the Dragonlord and restoring harmony to the world. Although admittedly, there was much theft along the way.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Social science solutions often advise more resourcing, more regulation and less scope for profiteering. Not as attractive or spectacular as promissory new tech solutions with their ridiculous promises and expectations.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

That's the default entry on our journal's platform. Fortunately there's a dropbox for up to 90 days but the editor has to remember to change the setting.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Had a great time at #MedSoc. Definitely a theme of "Carceral Seepage" (Serrano 2026) across many of the papers (well those I attended anyway). @ellenstewart.bsky.social and my event on criminal justice healthcare was well-attended and had great discussion. Overall, very successful conference.

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Excited to attend the @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social annual conference this week. Specifically looking forward to @annekerr.bsky.social plenary today and @profellenstu.bsky.social and my special event on new sociological approaches to healthcare in criminal justice tomorrow.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My institution just launched a staff survey a week after 75% of applicants were turned down for promotion. This will end well (although should be grateful we had a promotion round, thanks to the unions for that). Might provide UEB with insight into why NSS scores collected in Feb are so poor!

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Perhaps due to age but endurance is much easier than speed endurance. I can now hit sub-4hour marathons every time, but my 5k pb still sits stubbornly at 22mins and I'm probably only going to get slower.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Always easy to find contemporary examples for my social construction of crime lectures. This year's example 80 year old climate change "terrorists" versus blackshirt "protestors".

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Sunil @sdvr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If a few older ladies sitting in roads blocking traffic to protest climate change is regarded as 'terrorism' then hundreds of balaclava-wearing thugs doing the same (regardless of reason) certainly is.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations Lara and the rest of the FORCE team.

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Imogen Jones @drimogenjones.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Excited to share my latest article! Through interviews with pathologists, I explore the fascinating intersection of medicine and law, and the tensions between the demands of the law for certainty and the realities of expert medical judgement. doi.org/10.1111/jols...

doi.org

The medico‐legal autopsy: medicine, expertise, and death investigation

This article sheds important new light on the hybrid space between medicine and law in which medico-legal autopsies are situated. By examining original empirical data obtained during interviews with ...

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So sad, this is easily my most hyped game for 2026 (XCOM meets Star Wars - come on!!!), but I've been wondering how EA are going to screw it up. I was thinking massive microtransactions, but screwing devs, yup, that's EA for you.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Although Stranraer Silver sounds quite pleasant.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Glenrothes Grey, Midlothian Mauve. They'd all have to be quite dour colours.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Probably will be changed by Executive Order to American Matt soon!

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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

First edition of ‘Social Theory and Health’ founded by Paul Higgs and myself in 2003. Now published online.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Spoiler-free review? Really trying to avoid spoilers for this game.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Interesting BBC InDepth on Coroner's Courts. Interested by @drimogenjones.bsky.social take on this. Particularly concerning that there is no official requirement to respond to PFDs. BBC News - The grieving family who say the coroner's courts aren't working - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

The grieving family who say the coroner's courts aren't working

One man's death highlights the growing strains on the UK's coroner's courts

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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

@inquest-org.bsky.social responds to data revealing increases in deaths at the hands of police. "The data lays bare the harm of police responding to people with mental ill health" said @debcoles13.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @britishcriminology.bsky.social mailchi.mp/inquest/inqu...

mailchi.mp

INQUEST response to new data on deaths in police custody

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I hope she's got all her medications fully boxed and labelled with her while she's detained. Otherwise she's unlikely to get them.

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Increase in deaths within custody again!

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

As a Star Wars and XCOM fan, I'm v. excited for Zero Company. Base building was key in XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM2 but not heard much about base development in Zero Company. Will we be able to develop our base on the Ring of Kafreen?

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

detained persons right to healthcare and that tendering has produced a deregulated industry of health services (we expand on this argument in the forthcoming book). With @stephmulrine.bsky.social, Mwenza Blell, @drmichelleaddison.bsky.social, @tracyfinch.bsky.social and @iainmckinnon.bsky.social

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Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

First paper from the police custody healthcare project has been published in Journal of Health Services Research and Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... Using a Human Rights approach, we show how the understaffing of healthcare in police custody suites potentially breaches... (1/2)

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

'the Humanities and Social Sciences....disciplines ask not just “what works?” but “for whom?”, “at what cost?”, “under what assumptions?” and “towards what kind of society?” They are central to good policy, democratic accountability and social mobility.' Essential reading. Read it. 3/3

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