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Dr Ryan Scoats

@ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Sociology at BCU. Research and writing around threesomes, consensual non-monogamy, gender, and board games. Read my work at ryanscoatsphd.com

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social. www.bcu.ac.uk/research/blo...
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Expert Blog - Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate
When many people think about relationships, they often imagine a straightforward path: meet someone, fall in love, commit exclusively to that one person, get married. Various Western sociologists have...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The work of our @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social features in "Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel". The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Delighted to announce our newest paper on women's experiences with sexism, misogyny, and being treated differently within hobby board game cultures. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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‘Oh you’re really good for a girl’: Sexism, Stereotypes and Subcultural Capital in Board Gaming - Ryan Scoats, Marcus Maloney, 2025
This study explores gender dynamics in hobby board gaming culture through 43 semi-structured interviews with women who play these games. While recent scholarshi...
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Publication acceptance! As a follow up and complimenting our work on women in board game culture (journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....), this next article will explore how women navigate and understand sexist encounters.
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Like it or not AI is here and will change academia for both better and worse. I've found it to be a hugely useful tool, but see so many academic dismiss it outright (often on moral grounds). I wonder how long it's really practical to resist these changes www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lets-...
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Let’s look at AI as a reasoning partner, not a shortcut
The latest reasoning AI models, such as DeepSeek, offer an opportunity for universities to strengthen critical thinking in the next generation of workers
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
It’s summer! (Pretty much)
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Ever get that feeling someone is watching? Judging your every move…
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This was an interesting read. My understanding of relationship terminology used with young people appears to be woefully out of date www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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From ‘couple goals’ to ‘beige flags’, here’s why you shouldn’t take relationship advice from TikTok | Lisa Portolan
People increasingly see relationships as stories in which they must be the protagonist – and TikTok provides the perfect digital stage
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Ross Carroll @rosscarroll.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Googling an academic to request a chapter they’d written and it turns out they’ve gone to prison for murder! Not what I was expecting. Wild
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Had a medical emergency with a student today (they where ok in the end). Scary as hell. Make sure you know what you’d do if something bad happens because any mandated training you might have had will go straight out your head/not have covered it!
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Sending book pitches to agents is eerily similar to applying for academic jobs. They all want virtually the same information but in ever so slightly different formats. Oh and there are no academic jobs, maybe book publishing is doing better 😂 🙃
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
You know twitter is dying when all of the pornbots and only fans accounts have come here. Good luck to them I say!
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
You know what they say, the best alarm clock for getting you right out of bed is the sound of your dog being sick…
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I was on a podcast! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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The science of sex with Dr. Ryan Scoats, PhD -
Podcast Episode · Scheduling Sin with SnoMilf · 27/12/2024 · 1h 3m
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
It’s Christmas Eve and time to shut the laptop on this horrific collection of open tabs!
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Lovely write up of our board game work. It’s such a boost to find out someone’s read something you’ve written! www.tuni.fi/playlab/boar...
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Board game culture is changing…
A recent research article from the UK highlights the difficulties women face in board game spaces. But, there is hope because things are changing. #BoardGames #gender #culture #GeekMasculinity
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Just recorded a podcast where I was asked, ‘as your research stemmed from a personal experience, what did you learn about yourself through doing it?’ Such a great question and not one I’d ever really thought about!
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I'm not really sure how it happened but one of my paywalled articles around CNM healthcare has turned to open access!? Take home messages: a lot can be learned by looking at how healthcare is provided to other marginalised groups (e.g. LGBT) & give people options! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Understanding service preferences among consensually non-monogamous individuals seeking sexual healthcare
Despite consensually non-monogamous people being a minority population with specific healthcare needs, research on this group is minimal, especially in relation to sexual healthcare. This study exp...
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 05/12/2024
What's your favourite example of a basic science discovery yielding practical results later on — but that one didn't know it would be used for at the time?
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I'm giving a talk about some of the initial findings of my women and board games study on the 11th of December 5-6pm (UK time). It's online (Teams) so all are welcome! www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law... @bcusociology.bsky.social #gamesresearch #tabletopgames #boardgames
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Women and Board Game Culture by Dr Ryan Scoats
This seminar is hosted by the College of Law, Social & Criminal Justice Research Seminar Series. Our series offers exciting insights into ongoing research projects within the law school and conducted ...
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Liam Wignall @liamwignall.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Okay, I'm working on it. Bare with. go.bsky.app/6UjkfWP
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Grant rejection today but last teaching planning for the term done and it’s giving me a rush of energy to do some writing! Hopefully this will last long enough for words to make it onto the page 🤗🫠
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
A really interesting documentary (& nostaligia trip for me). Taps into the circular nature of western masculinity (I.e. it’s regularly seen as in crisis but how that’s understood&responded to varies), whats slips into fill the gap, & the role of 💰 in influencing culture www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem
Launched 30 years ago, Loaded magazine epitomised the 90s in its irreverence and appetite for hedonism. But how did it stand up to pressure to put more 'sexy babes' on the cover?
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Just a tiny starter pack at the moment but hoping it can grow. If you’d like to be added, please let me know! go.bsky.app/Uaecu5f
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Snow!!!!
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Something I wrote on consensual non-monogamy and sexual healthcare earlier this year highlighting some of our research and the barriers CNM folk face. Still not quite enough of us here for a CNM research starter pack, but it’ll come…😉 theconversation.com/it-made-me-f...
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‘It made me feel judged’: why it’s harder to get sexual healthcare if you practice consensual non-monogamy
Our research has revealed that many consensually non-monogamous people face stigma when seeking out sexual healthcare.
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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I co-organise @clsrleeds.bsky.social If you’re interested in the philosophy of love, intimacy, and relationships in the broadest sense then check us out.
A screenshot of the Bluesky profile of the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships at the University of Leeds.
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Gotta repost this now there’s more people to enjoy it!
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Matthew Nielson @matthewglade.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I’d love to rebuild our gender research-focused network. Let me know if you want to be included on the list! go.bsky.app/NNpy1BW
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
This sounds lovely 🥰
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
In the interest of sharing grade A content. This was parenting tonight (there was also a very grizzly baby not pictured)
Dachshund sleeping in a bassinet
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Do we have any consensual non-monogamy scholars here yet? #cnm #cnmresearch #sexresearch
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
One of my latest bits of research exploring women’s perceptions of hobby board game culture. Overall the culture can ‘appear’ very intimidating & women face extra barriers, but there’s a range of inclusive things happening too! Free to read here 😉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
If someone is unaware or inexperienced of something you might say they were ignorant. But as this word is often used as an insult it now has connotations that it is the individual's fault they are ignorant. What's a less loaded way to say ignorant? Or is it just me who thinks this?
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Been using chatgpt as a sounding board for research analysis and it's just thrown out this zinger of a title: "Navigating a Dicey Terrain: Addressing Unwanted Advances and Sexualization in Women's Board Gaming"
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Getting deep into my women and board game research themes this morning. It’s a nice problem to have, but I have way too much data! 😤
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
So many sociology and criminology jobs going at Birmingham City University at the moment. Join me! jobs.bcu.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 06/10/2023
"X is now an app that forcibly puts abhorrent content into users’ feeds and then rewards financially the people who were the most successful in producing it, egging them on to do it again and again" www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The Moral Case for No Longer Engaging With Elon Musk’s X
The former Twitter is incentivizing violent content, which will only become worse to stand out to users.
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Whenever I’m lost I just look to the bottom of my slippers for guidance and a pep talk
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Been listening to this book.Drawing from data it goes through the characteristics and trends for each generation, teasing out actual differences between generations vs changes that happen across all groups. Fascinating. Millennials (me)- told we were special, annoyed when we realise we aren’t 🫤
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Amazingly combining 2 of my research interest areas, sex & boardgames, Consenticle is a semi-cooperative game where players are having to navigate a sexual encounter where they can’t talk (they’re not the same species). Not played it but love the art. There really is a board game with every theme
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Dr Ryan Scoats @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
So next week I start a new job and in the meantime I’ve been writing! Don’t know if it’ll come to anything yet but this is some of the current source material. Threesomes are still such an interesting topic 😉
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