Excited to be running this Festival of Social Science event in Glasgow, on November 7th. If you are interested in LGBTQ+ equalities work or want to come along and learn more, sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/looking-ba...
Come and work with us ππ
My review of Transgender and Non-Binary Prisonersβ Experiences in England and Wales by Olga Suhomlinova and Saoirse Caitlin OβShea is out! This is a fantastic book and a must-read if youβre interested in issues of gender and imprisonment.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A wonderful sunny graduation last week in Bath β¨
My PhD thesis - Memory and Museum Community Engagement - is available online!
The work sits in the intersection(s) of museum studies, memory studies and sociology and it explores memory (work) in three Scottish museum community engagement projects:
eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.50...
I'm going to be sharing some prior work and thinking about what lessons we can take into the YJ space. How does structural harm impact LGBTQ+ youth in conflict with the law? How might we create safer spaces for LGBTQ+ youth in secure care or YOI's? What kind of care systems do we need instead?
My full and final PhD thesis can now be accessed online. This is an alt format thesis that explores safety in queer spaces, LGBTQ+ experiences in women's prisons and the concept of 'queering' the prison
researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
Delighted to have everyone here for the @cycjscotland.bsky.social National Youth Justice Conference 2025 at the University of Stirling. Exciting days ahead π #YJConf25
π£ Our evaluation of the Scottish Child Interview Model for Joint Investigative Interviewing is out now.
Our research recognises the value of the Scottish Child Interview Model and we set out a series of recommendations for how it can be strengthened.
Read the report here πhttps://buff.ly/jzpnjAt
I wrote a wee blog post reflecting on the Spring into Methods Feminist Methodologies ECR panel, you can read it here:
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/e...
Thank you to everyone who listened to the Men Minds team sharing their reflections of conducting peer research into young men's mental health at Stories of Strathclyde.
Poster image of call for artist participants for the Β΄Exhibiting Queer Social Justice Β΄ project.
Exhibiting Queer Social Justice is looking for FOUR people to produce creative outputs to represent the qualitative data gathered in the Queer Social Justice project (based on 60 interviews with LGBTQ+ people). Outputs will be displayed during LGBTQ+ History Month 2026!
The workshop will take place across the 29th and 30th April 2025. The deadline for students to apply is ππ πππ«ππ‘ ππππ, ππ©π¦.
To apply, visit the website below:
www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...
In this workshop, participants can expect to encounter hands-on learning about researcher positionality, the politics of feminist knowledge, intersectionality, decoloniality, power relationships, participatory methods, feminist writing and more!
I'm going to be joining colleagues from the Universities of Edinburgh, Stirling, Strathclyde and Queen Margaret University to run a workshop exploring feminist research methodologies! The workshop is for everyone with an interest in the practice, processes, and potential of feminist research methods
Logo for "Promise Package" featuring two stylized hands doing a pinky promise, one blue and one purple, next to the text "Promise Package" in black font.
π Young people who are care & justice experienced can now get a special support package
How to refer a young person π @cycjscotland.bsky.social
bit.ly/4fLNTk2
We worked with care experienced young people to put together a page of helpful resources π
bit.ly/4gFR0LF
Happy Birthday Joe! I hope you have something nice planned after your teachingπ
We are exploring justice inequalities and would love to hear your insights π£οΈ
Take our short 10 minute survey on justice inequalities to help us understand these issues.
www.challengejustice.org/whatsnew
π Are you working with young people in conflict with the law in Scotland? π
Whether you are a teacher, a social worker, a police officer, court staff, residential worker, support worker or part of the third sector - your opinion matters.
Amazing news! Well doneπ
oh nooo, sorry to hear this Aurelien!!
Please share with your networks and be sure to make contact soon if you're interested, the advisory group will be starting in the near future: challengejustice@strath.ac.uk ππ
you can head over to our website to find out more about the project and please do connect, reach out, DM if you have any questions. Challengejustice.org
To do this, we are setting up a Youth Advisory Group who will help us plan and carry out this work. The group will meet twice a month - for approx. 9 months - in Glasgow. Of course, the group will be appropriately reimbursed financially and through other means (certificates, new skills)
I haven't posted much on here yet, but looking to connect with youth workers, practitioners, social workers, teachers etc for the project I'm working on at the moment - Challenging Justice Inequalities. We are looking to co-produce a research project with 14-17 year olds about justice inequalities.
A bit of a reintroduction on here:
I'm a researcher at the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice, working on a project with young people about justice inequalities, protected characteristics and poverty
Broadly interested in queer politics, justice stuff, abolition, creative methods etc
