Reposted by Law & Social JusticeAlice Aforethought @aliceaforethought.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can't WAIT for this babes xxx 062
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeWhite Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Last week, we welcomed over 300 doctoral researchers from across the region for the White Rose PhD Careers & Networking Fair. Read more: whiterose.ac.uk/news/the-whi... #PhDLife #AcademicSky #EarlyCareerResearcher #ResearchCommunity #PhDJobswhiterose.ac.ukThe White Rose PhD Careers and Networking Fair brings the region's research community together - White Rose University Consortium“The fair was inclusive, rich in different career opportunities, and staff were helpful and kind.” Last week, we welcomed over 300 doctoral researchers from across the region to this year’s White Rose... 012
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Five new starters have joined the School of Law, and we are delighted to introduce Drs Soibi Bob-Manuel, Anush Ganesh, Nora Han, Sorcha Mc Cormack, and Raghavi Viswanath. Learn more about their research and teaching interests below 👇 tinyurl.com/3muc3ymz 152
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeVulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨 New journal article 🚨 Our County Lines project team has published a new article in The British Journal of Criminology: “Making up people involved in drug markets: Punishment and protection in the policing of UK county lines”. Read below 👇 academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...academic.oup.comMaking up people involved in drug markets: Punishment and protection in the policing of UK county linesAbstract. Vulnerable people who would previously have been perceived as ‘drug dealers’ can now, under certain circumstances, be seen as ‘victims of exploit 021
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📰School of Law academic in the news! Our Prof Surya Subedi is quoted in this article that describes the recent disasters in Nepal as a “Himalayan tsunami,” saying they should not be viewed simply as isolated natural disasters but as manifestations of the global climate crisis. 👇 tinyurl.com/3whhbzz7 021
Reposted by Law & Social Justicelucindasoon @lucindasoon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Socio-legal academics, postgraduate researchers, early career researchers: the Society of Legal Scholars and @lawatleeds.bsky.social invite abstract submissions for a one-day workshop focused on developing research on the legal profession. All disciplines welcome. Deadline 18 Nov. Pls share. Thanks! 135
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeDr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is fabulous (preorder link in reply post!) 1111
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeZoe Tongue @whiterxbbit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026More excited about the fact that my book cover artwork is my own art than I am about the book itself 🎨 2045352
Reposted by Law & Social JusticePaolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026'Burnham has a generational opportunity to push for stronger guarantees of economic, social and cultural rights across the UK. The question is, will he take it? ' 012
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mr @batesmith.bsky.social discusses his work with the Bar Diversity Hub and its role in creating a more equal and accessible pathway into the #Bar of England and Wales. Check out the full video below 👇 tinyurl.com/3fx73c6c #NationalInclusionWeek @researchleeds.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social 012
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026📢The FRIVA Network are launching their Lunch & Learn series, bringing together researchers and practitioners to share expertise on violence against women, girls and marginalised others. Join them for their first Lunch and Learn: 🗓️ Tues 13 October 🕐 12–1pm 💻 Online 👉 Sign up: tinyurl.com/4zy2vx3m 011
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeDr Nazia Yaqub @drnazia-yaqub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thanks to Rachel Pougnet, Ignacio Riquelme Espinosa and @michaelashworth.bsky.social for the SLSA-supported workshop at Universidad de O’Higgins. My paper examined “double exclusion”: how ethics review can limit children’s participation and the evidence available to inform law and policy. 1/2 142
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeThe Constitution Society @consoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Stuart Wallace examines the prospects of advancing economic, social and cultural rights under the new government in our latest on the blog. Read it now at: consoc.org.uk/esc-rights-burnhamconsoc.org.ukWill Burnham’s Government Revolutionise ESC Rights in the UK? - The Constitution SocietyStuart Wallace considers the prospects for advancing economic, social and cultural rights in the UK after the change in government. 132
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Dr Stuart Wallace's excellent new blogpost for @consoc.bsky.social asks whether the new government will revolutionise economic, social and cultural rights in the UK @lsjleeds.bsky.social Read more 👇 022
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeJose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026On why 'road violence' is the right way of describing automobility. In the style of what you get after merging the comunist manifesto and a haiku poem. 22211
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeJose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 02/09/2026New short article with @ianloader.bsky.social and @alextrinidad.eurosky.social, 'On the importance of subjective perceptions of safety: Limits of the 2026 UK road safety strategy'. We predict that the new strategy will fail to encourage active travel, serena.sharepress.it/tema/article... 1177
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeImogen Jones @drimogenjones.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Excited 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.orgThe medico‐legal autopsy: medicine, expertise, and death investigationThis 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 ... 184
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026📣New article alert! @drimogenjones.bsky.social has a new article,'The medico-legal autopsy: medicine, expertise, and death investigation', published in the Journal of Law and Society. Check it out #OpenAccess below 👇 @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social @cirle-leeds.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Law’s a Drag presents: Hate Crimes Live! 🌟 In July, Dr @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social and Dr Rosie Fox co-ran a public engagement cabaret in Leeds city centre, explaining recent changes to hate crimes legislation in England and Wales. Learn more about Hate Crimes Live! below👇 tinyurl.com/3navdn2n 188
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 24/08/2026📢 New journal article! Dr Charlotte Barlow has co-authored an important paper, published by the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law: "Still working on different planets? Multi-agency working in child contact proceedings in private family law". Read it #OpenAccess below 👇 tinyurl.com/3b5cvf77tinyurl.comStill working on different planets? Multi-agency working in child contact proceedings in private family lawIn 2020, the UK Government published the Harm Panel Report which highlighted how family courts and child arrangement proceedings often further traumatises adult and child victim-survivors of domest... 022
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social's #WorldFoodDay webinar with our Prof @grahamdutfield.bsky.social is now available for registration! Join them on Weds 14th October at 12.00 to hear from Prof Dutfield on 'Applying human ingenuity to advance zero hunger - a global imperative'👇 tinyurl.com/3nhm8d2ytinyurl.comApplying human ingenuity to advance zero hunger - a global imperativeIs innovation bias getting in the way? Questioning conventional assumptions about Innovation 043
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Our @paolosandro.bsky.social is a Barbara Huber Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Crime, Security, and Law in Freiburg! Check out their introduction interview with him👇 031
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeGraham Dutfield @grahamdutfield.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I’m doing a webinar on Oct 14 for @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social Title: ‘Applying human ingenuity to advance zero hunger - a global imperative’. I argue we need to rethink the meaning of innovation. It’s free to register, please see below. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.comApplying human ingenuity to advance zero hunger - a global imperativeIs innovation bias getting in the way? Questioning conventional assumptions about Innovation 064
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Our @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social is part of the team behind this new journal article published in Policing & Society. Check it out below👇 022
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 12/08/2026📢 New Substack blog! Professor Graham Dutfield has penned the piece: 'Africa and the making of international intellectual property law'. Check it out below 👇 034
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 12/08/2026In July, the School of Law welcomed a group of UK and international scholars for the workshop “Authoritarianism and the Rule of Law: A UK Perspective” hosted by the Legal Professions Research Group. Read more about this important event below 👇 tinyurl.com/4nw46tw7 031
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeLaw's a Drag @lawsadrag.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Law's a Drag rocked up to Cryptid Queers in Sheffield! We put out a stall, shared info about our network, made some amazing connections, and watched some awesome drag performers! The alt drag scene can teach us a lot about how artists experience law and injustice. Thanks for having us! 2165
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Professor Hilary Sommerlad convened a sub-group and presented at the International Working Group on the Legal Profession 2026. The theme was "what it means to be a lawyer in an era marked by global crises, shifting societal expectations and rapid technological change". More 👇 tinyurl.com/y97vndxb 032
Law & Social Justice @lsjleeds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026An interesting and important read - featuring citations for the work of one of our Centre members: 0184
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeMitch Travis @profmitchtravis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A few weeks ago, after a 7 year delay, the UK government quietly dropped the results of their 2019 Call for Evidence on variations in sex characteristics The results are striking but will of course seem deeply familiar to anyone working in this field. www.gov.uk/government/c...gov.ukVariations in sex characteristics (VSC): experiences of life in the UK for people with VSC and those who care for them 519683
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeSpeculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Zoe L. Tongue examines the history of making brides for Frankenstein's monster in this new essay, in the context of the recent movie The Bride! Read it now for free! - www.speculativeinsight.com 1116
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeZoe Tongue @whiterxbbit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I have a new essay out in Speculative Insight on the brides of Frankenstein 👇 1106
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 31/07/2026📢 New article alert! @dralimalik.bsky.social's #OpenAccess article 'The policing role within local emergency governance in response to extreme weather: welfare, partnership work, and leadership' has been published in Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice. Read it👇 tinyurl.com/3mrzxf8atinyurl.comThe policing role within local emergency governance in response to extreme weather: welfare, partnership work, and leadershipAbstract. Climate-related extreme weather is reshaping the role of police organizations within local emergency governance, yet the ways in which policing i 021
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 31/07/2026📢 New event! 'Climate crisis, Policing, and Public Safety' will explore the implications of the climate crisis for policing, public safety and multi-agency partnership working. Stay tuned for speakers TBC in the Summer! 14.09.26 10 AM - 5 PM Leeds Playhouse Register: tinyurl.com/2h4pekuztinyurl.comClimate crisis, Policing, and Public SafetyTYP-ACE flagship event on the climate crisis and its impacts on policing and public safety 012
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeZoe Tongue @whiterxbbit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I have a chapter setting out a decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals in this newly published Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law, edited by Nikki Godden-Rasul and Sidonia Lucia Kula www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...e-elgar.comResearch Handbook on Gender, Violence and LawThis Research Handbook rigorously explores how law responds to gender and violence, how law (re)produces gender and violence, and how law is gendered and violent. It analyses various legal systems, in... 093
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Our @whiterxbbit.bsky.social has a chapter setting out a decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals in this newly published Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law. Learn more👇 @lsjleeds.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The newly published ‘Open Access International Human Rights Law,’ is the culmination of a huge, award-winning collaboration between academics, post-graduate researchers, LLM and undergraduate students at the School of Law. The book is accessible to all and free of charge. 👇 tinyurl.com/4rbpuvhz 153
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeDavid Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The House of Lords Constitution Committee is starting a wide-ranging inquiry into strengthening our constitutional safeguards - as proposed by (Lord) Peter Hennessy. Look East, look West, and see the urgency. Written evidence requested by 28th of September. committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...committees.parliament.ukThe UK’s constitutional safeguards inquiry launched by Lords Constitution Committee - Committees - UK ParliamentThe House of Lords Constitution Committee has today published a call for evidence for its inquiry into the UK’s constitutional safeguards. It is inviting interested individuals and organisations... 1012272
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeLaw & Social Justice @lsjleeds.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Excellent work by some of our amazing centre members! 022
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeJames Greenwood-Reeves @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This was such an epic event. We had some great discussions, amazing performances, and great feedback from the audience. Can't wait for the next show... 071
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeLaw's a Drag @lawsadrag.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Hate Crimes Live! Our biggest show yet with 12 talented drag performers, guest expert Prof. Mark Walters, a Q&A about the recent legislation, stunning performances, and a packed audience! Thanks to @lsjleeds.bsky.social and @ccjsleeds.bsky.social for sponsoring this public engagement event! 052
Reposted by Law & Social JusticePaolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Incredible achievement by my fantastic @lawatleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social friends and colleagues. What's that you ask? An open access international human rights law textbook? Look no further! Please help me spread the news wide and far 177
Law & Social Justice @lsjleeds.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Excellent work by some of our amazing centre members! 022
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeVulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 21/07/2026⌛ Only 1 month left to register for #LEPH2026! Join researchers, practitioners, policymakers and community leaders from around the world at @universityofleeds.bsky.social (6–9 Sept 2026) to explore vulnerability, policing & public health. 📅 Registration closes 21 August. Register 👇 leph2026.org 014
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeLaw's a Drag @lawsadrag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is happening NEXT WEEK! We have a huge line-up of amazing drag artists, we've summoned a leading hate crimes law expert in for a Q&A, and we are going to absolutely smash it Come join us, book tickets now - they are going fast! 045
Reposted by Law & Social JusticeUniversity of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 17/07/2026🎉The @britishacademy.bsky.social has elected Prof @adamcrawford.bsky.social to its prestigious Fellowship. He has been elected as an 'Interstitial' Fellow, which straddles 2 of the Academy's disciplinary sections: Law; and Sociology, Demography, and Social Statistics. Read more👇 tinyurl.com/ufphjs7w 031