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Anna Barker
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice & Criminology | Centre for Criminal Justice Studies | University of Leeds | Views My Own | PI Safer Parks Project | Co-I @greenaware.bsky.social
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We're excited to launch a major #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign in partnership with @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social #GreenFlagAward to build a community of active bystanders and make our parks safer, more inclusive spaces for all
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Dr Rebecca Shaw and her partners have created a programme on domestic abuse which is being aired on Chapel FM. Together, they discuss four fictional stories of abuse, as well as hold a discussion with victim-survivors from the Voices Project.
Listen to these brilliant episodes 👇
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Love the Words
Airs every Tuesday at 4pm. Peter Spafford presents his love of all things wordy in his weekly shows chatting to novelists, poets and play-wrights.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Our Drs @annabarker.bsky.social and Rebecca Shaw presented at the @societal.bsky.social Impact Acceleration Account showcase, which highlighted collaborations across industry, public sector and communities. Learn more about their impactful work👇
bit.ly/49Wa8mp
#SocialImpact #KnowledgeExchange
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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‘Directions, divergences, and dilemmas: What next for the feminist project in law?’

You are very welcome to @lsjleeds.bsky.social's Annual Lecture, delivered by Professor @joanneconaghan.bsky.social.

📅10 March
⏰ 17:00- 19:30
📍Liberty Building LG.06

For more and to register👇
tinyurl.com/5emw347w
Select tickets – Directions, Divergences, and Dilemmas: What Next for the Feminist Project in Law? LSJ's Annual Lecture – LG.06, Liberty Building
Directions, Divergences, and Dilemmas: What Next for the Feminist Project in Law? LSJ's Annual Lecture – LG.06, Liberty Building, Tue 10 Mar 2026 - The Centre for Law & Social Justice (LSJ) is ple...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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@cblpleeds.bsky.social are issuing a Call for Papers for the 5th Conference on Financial Law and Regulation!

Hosted in Leeds, the Conference is taking place 24th-25th June 2026.

The submission date for abstracts is 17th April 2026.

To read more and submit your abstracts👇
tinyurl.com/44nnxvdb
Call for Papers: 5th Conference on Financial Law and Regulation
Centre for Business Law and Practice, University of Leeds School of Law, Leeds, United Kingdom, Wednesday - Thursday, 24-25 June 2026
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January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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80% of women in the UK have experienced harassment in public spaces.
Want to make a real difference? 84% said the situation improved when someone intervened.
Attend our FREE 30 min training #Webinar to become an active bystander to intervene safely. www.suzylamplugh.org/Pages/Catego...
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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📻Our @annabarker.bsky.social appears on BBC Radio 4's Living and Light, explaining how urban lighting affects safety and accessibility for women and girls, and the role lighting has been found to play in making these areas more accessible.
Listen👇
tinyurl.com/3aakjy87
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Living and Light - BBC Sounds
Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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📣School of Law academic in the news!
Our Professor Graham Farrell leads a national conference urging rounded kitchen knives to curb stabbings, presenting research on knife-harm reduction to victims, campaigners and Home Office ministers.
Clip 👇
tinyurl.com/zre95dru
Rima Ahmed - 20/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
Waking you up each weekday morning, it's Rima Ahmed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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📢 Call for abstracts 📢

We’re delighted to open the call for abstracts for LEPH2026, to be held in Leeds, UK from 6-9 September 2026.

We encourage submissions from researchers, practitioners, policymakers, & community leaders.

Deadline: 16/03/26

Read more and submit 👇
leph2026.org
LEPH 2026
The Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA) and the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre will jointly host the 8th International Law Enforcement and Public Health Conference, LEPH2026 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK from 6-9 September 2026.
leph2026.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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We are delighted to announce the formation of The Ecological Law and Justice Group. The Group provides a focal point for the School's outstanding research and teaching in areas related to the environment.
For more about their ambitions, experts, and how to get involved 👇
tinyurl.com/bdhkh7av
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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1 week until our webinar “Policing, climate vulnerabilities and pathways of resilience”, which will explore findings from @dralimalik.bsky.social's & Dr Anna Matczak's projects.

📅 13 November
🕛 12-1pm GMT

@lawatleeds.bsky.social

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-po...
Webinar: Policing, climate vulnerabilities and pathways of resilience
This webinar will examine projects about how police and partner agencies are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to climate change.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Frank Dawtry Lecture on Friday on the subject of alcohol addiction.
Register and come along! ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Dr Rebecca Shaw’s ‘Changing the Narrative of Domestic Abuse’ is a creative, evidence-based programme of Relationships, Sex and Health Education lessons on domestic abuse aimed at secondary school students years 7-11.
Learn more about this vital resource👇
tinyurl.com/yhpzs2wa
@ccjsleeds.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Make Space for Girls is looking for a new Chair of Trustees.

We campaign for better parks and public spaces for teenage girls and young women - spaces where they feel welcome, safe and valued.

Apply by 28 November
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/could-y...
Could you be our next Chair Of Trustees?
Following the launch of our new three year strategy, we are recruiting a new Chair Of Trustees to take us into our next phase.
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Today is National Personal Safety Day 2025 🎉

This year, alongside our sponsors @Peoplesafe, we are #ChangingShifts, #ChangingSafety by launching new research on workplace violence across hospitality, retail, transport and healthcare.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🚨Application window extended 🚨

Colleagues from @universityofleeds.bsky.social can now apply for the next Building Impact Momentum programme - helping researchers to define their research impact (impact beyond the academy & not academic impact) & build it into their research projects. Full details👇
📢 Register your interest in our Building Impact Momentum programme, helping you to develop concrete ideas for impact which can be applied to research projects or in grant applications.

⏰ Deadline: 9 November 2025
🗓️ Runs December 2025 to March 2026
➡️ Find out more: bit.ly/4ogFcn0
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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As things stand, child poverty is on track to reach record highs by 2029-30.

By then, we predict that more than one-in-three British children (34 per cent) would be growing up in poverty.

That's the highest rate of child poverty we'd have seen since 1961 ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Our Dr Charlotte Barlow is in the news, weighing in on Clare's Law, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme. Her research shows Clare's Law is most effective for safeguarding when it is accessed earlier in a relationship, before a victim is fully under their partner's control. 👇
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Police failed to tell me about my partner's violent past. He ended up strangling me
Delays have been widespread in a scheme protecting potential abuse victims, police data suggests.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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The digital divide continues to limit the life chances of millions of children in Northern England.

Join our campaign to put #ChildrenFirst

www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc...

Head to the comments for more info and resources...

#DigitalDivide #DigitalInclusion #DigitalFutures
October 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
📣Call #Leeds residents

Please complete this @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social survey on how safe women and girls feel when running and exercising in parks and public spaces.

Closes 30th November 2025.

surveys.leeds.gov.uk/s/WNPXZ8/

Please re-share with your Leeds networks
Outdoor Exercise - Women’s Safety Perception Survey
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
surveys.leeds.gov.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🚨 Children in the North face a health crisis due to inactivity & inequality🚨

Leeds Institute for Societal Futures backs the #ChildrenFirst campaign calling for urgent change. Read the report and find out more👉 bit.ly/3KVmiTN

#ChildOfTheNorth #HealthInequalities #N8 @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Children in the North are losing up to 10 years of life due to inactivity and inequality - N8 Research Partnership
Latest analysis from Child of the North reinforces how schools should not just be sites of learning, but key settings for support and holistic approaches to childhood health.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🌳 While the official #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign comes to a close today, our work continues because everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome and respected in our parks. 💚
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Join us for our upcoming webinar “Policing, climate vulnerabilities and pathways of resilience”, which will explore findings from @dralimalik.bsky.social's (@lawatleeds.bsky.social) and Dr Anna Matczak's (THUAS) projects.

📅 13 November
🕛 12pm-1pm
📍 Online

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-po...
Webinar: Policing, climate vulnerabilities and pathways of resilience
This webinar will examine projects about how police and partner agencies are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to climate change.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM