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Really interesting piece by Gema Kloppe-Santamaría @ucc.ie Why so many Latino voters supported Donald Trump theconversation.com/why-so-many-...

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Media Studies Meet Drug Research: call for tentative chapter abstracts and expressions of interest for a new edited collection exploring the intersections between media studies and critical approaches to drugs. drugsproject.pl/wp-content/u...

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We are hiring! @perilresearch.bsky.social is making some big hires this year, starting with a new Executive Director to co-lead our growth alongside me. Competitive salary, fantastic benefits, amazing team. Please circulate! american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AU/job...

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For this price, we could build over 6,000 affordable homes. That’s 4.5 homes per prisoner place. Which choice would make Scotland fairer and safer? New Barlinnie prison costs double to almost £1bn www.bbc.com/news/article...

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@katharinaswirak.bsky.social - deals with a lot of themes we discussed on Tuesday

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How extensive is human trafficking for criminal activities in Ireland? Analysis by @jameswindle.bsky.social Kevin Sweeney & @kevinhosford.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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💥🌍 #DrugPolicy folk - please spread the word about #ISSDP2025 🌏💥 The call for abstracts for the 18th International Society for Study of Drug Policy Conference in #Manchester, UK from June 11-13, 2025 is now open! We have scholarships too. ⏰ Abstracts due 31 Jan www.issdp.org/conferences-...

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HSE confirms no sign of 'extra risky' drug batch being sold in Cork city www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

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Please could academic folks bring this to the attention of final yr UGs and MA students in criminology, sociology and pol sci (etc.) please? The PhD studentship is to study the extent of electoral fraud in Britain, working with BMG Research, Dr Siim Trumm and myself. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL511/p...

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Some great opportunities for lecturers at the University of Bath. My understanding is that they're very keen to attract applications from those with expertise in 'addiction' research to join their Addiction and Mental Health group. @lindseyahines.bsky.social www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

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@Bordercrim.bsky.social is offering a UNIQ+ research internship this summer to work with us & @biddentention.bsky.social on the Detention Landscapes project, please share this link which includes info about all the other ones @ox.ac.uk with undergrads/recent grads: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

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Research Fellow Criminology (12 month post), Edinburgh Developing linked data research using administrative data in Scotland Closing 5 February elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #PhDChat #AcademicChat #JobFairy

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Incoming Taoiseach Micheál Martin - 'Decriminalisation is not the same as legalisation is. I think it’s to give opportunities to young people to emerge from a phase of their life without a blot on their copybook that could restrict them later on in life” www.thejournal.ie/govenrment-f...

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I’m looking to appoint two PhD students for two funded projects exploring the intersection of #DigitalTechnologies, #AI and #FinancialCrime. We’re looking for candidates with socio-technical backgrounds e.g. with expertise in #socialscience and #computerscience. Further details below.

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Smoking kills. It’s a message most people will have heard. But just how much does smoking affect life expectancy? In a new editorial, we estimate that on average, each cigarette steals approximately 20 minutes of life. @robertjwest.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social

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Really happy to see this published in Perspectives on Terrorism - with Gabriella Fattibene, Orla Lynch & colleagues from Moonshot: The Extreme Far-Right Ecosystem in Ireland: History and Contemporary Trends pt.icct.nl/article/extr...

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UCC generates €3.2 million every day for the Irish economy, according to a new independently verified report. It shows that UCC supports almost 1 in every 13 jobs in Cork city and county, and provides a return of €6 for every €1 of state investment. www.ucc.ie/en/news/2024...

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Two Vietnamese cannabis gardeners given 12 months. They "were never paid and never left the premises." One man was described in court as "operating as slave" PSNI said they were taken to a shop once a week. But this story isn't about modern slavery www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/podcasts/the...

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postdoctoral posts in sociology and political economy at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies: career.mpifg.de/jobposting/7...

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Graduate students! Want to spend the summer getting paid to research #drugpolicy, #socialequity, or pretty much any other policy topic? @rand.org has a great Summer Associate Program Apps due by Monday Dec 2, 11:59pm PT Please consider applying & spread the word! www.rand.org/jobs/summer-...

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Are you LGBTQ+? Have you drank or used drugs? Please take my survey, in collaboration with The Rainbow Project. It's anonymous and only takes 15 minutes! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/dru...

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Vacancy at @ Trinity College Dublin, Dep. of Sociology: #tenuretrack Assistant Professor in Quantitative Sociology! Fantastic opportunity for a quant. social scientist. Feel free to get in touch if you have questions. 🗓️Deadline: Dec 2 Apply 👉: jobs.ac.uk/job/DKG430/a...

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Very cool, really important, new paper by @clockwatcher.bsky.social. Cannot wait to read

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📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this). Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs. www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese... Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)

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Call for Papers: Addressing the Needs of Those Experiencing Mental Illness in the Probation Services, Special Edition of British Journal of Community Justice. Please share. mailchi.mp/faa3853715ba...

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#UCCFutures-Collective Social Futures Festival of Social Science, Symposium 2024 🗓️26th Nov ⏰ 9.00am - 5.00pm 📍Aula Maxima @UCC Register today to attend➡️https://bit.ly/4fMf3Yk Please share outwards.

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🏳️‍🌈Queer Justice: Violence, Victimisation, and Protection in LGBT+ Communities Symposium Hosted by ISS21 Crime & Social Harm Research Cluster 🗓️Tues, 5th Nov ⏰5pm-7pm 📍G.06 Brookfield HS Complex Register for free tickets⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-just...

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24-hour conference on global organized crime #OC24 kicks off in three hours. Look at the schedule and watch some excellent research on all things organised crime and illicit enterprise. Its online and free! oc24.heysummit.com/schedule/

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Do you have a PhD but work outside of academia? Has it been several years since you finished? A friend and I are working on a book chapter about career transitions (what makes them easy, what makes them difficult) and we're capturing info. If you're interested, consider filling this out and boost!

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New paper by Graham Farrell - most common murder weapon = kitchen knife so replace pointed knives with round-end one - this seems like a doable practical idea & can't think of good reason for pointed knives (I'd ban Stanley Knives also) www.crimrxiv.com/pub/saclgumu...

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Bad news for a Friday morning: QUB facing redundancies. Solidarity with colleagues in Belfast. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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#OC24 . The 5th 24hr Conference on Organised Crime starts next Wednesday (30-31 October) - its online, free, and has 300 experts over 60 sessions - oc24.globalinitiative.net/about/ - register and check out the schedule here

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Some potential issues with further radicalisation highlighted in this article www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #crimsky #criminology

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Another new paper led by my brilliant PhD student (Gabriella Fattibene): The online exchange of conspiracy theories within an Irish extreme right wing Telegram group during the COVID-19 pandemic www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XNNWK...

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McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery - Undetected red flags included: wages paid into bank accounts in other people’s names; unable to speak English; worked extreme hours (70-100 hr/week); multiple employees with same registered address - www.bbc.com/news/article...

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