Nick Lord
@profnicklord.bsky.social
Professor of Criminology at The University of Manchester. Director of the Centre for Digital Trust and Society. Director of CrimRxiv. Financial crimes, fraud, money laundering, white-collar and corporate crime, regulatory governance, food crimes.
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Is AI reshaping the fraud landscape... for better and for worse⁉️
I’ve been working with @profnicklord.bsky.social on a project exploring AI’s dual role in enabling and preventing fraud.
This chapter that offers an accessible overview of how AI is transforming this space:
doi.org/10.21428/cb6...
I’ve been working with @profnicklord.bsky.social on a project exploring AI’s dual role in enabling and preventing fraud.
This chapter that offers an accessible overview of how AI is transforming this space:
doi.org/10.21428/cb6...
Artificial intelligence and the organisation and control of fraud
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the fraud landscape, serving as a tool for both controlling and organising frauds. This chapter examines AI's dual role, drawing on the distinction between pr...
doi.org
May 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Is AI reshaping the fraud landscape... for better and for worse⁉️
I’ve been working with @profnicklord.bsky.social on a project exploring AI’s dual role in enabling and preventing fraud.
This chapter that offers an accessible overview of how AI is transforming this space:
doi.org/10.21428/cb6...
I’ve been working with @profnicklord.bsky.social on a project exploring AI’s dual role in enabling and preventing fraud.
This chapter that offers an accessible overview of how AI is transforming this space:
doi.org/10.21428/cb6...
Interested in #football / #soccer and #illicitfinance? Pete Duncan and I were invited by Kyckr to do a podcast on our recent research on this topic. You can listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/0FJp... or Apple here: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/r... @criminologyuom.bsky.social
Registries Revealed | BONUS: Investigating Premier League Ownership Structures
The Kyckr Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Interested in #football / #soccer and #illicitfinance? Pete Duncan and I were invited by Kyckr to do a podcast on our recent research on this topic. You can listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/0FJp... or Apple here: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/r... @criminologyuom.bsky.social
📢 Research Associate Opportunity - NHS Counter-Fraud Project> we're looking to recruit an RA for a NIHR funded project on strengthening counter-fraud across the NHS in England. Details here www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #criminology #fraud @criminologyuom.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
Research Associate in NHS Counter-Fraud:Manchester
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
📢 Research Associate Opportunity - NHS Counter-Fraud Project> we're looking to recruit an RA for a NIHR funded project on strengthening counter-fraud across the NHS in England. Details here www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #criminology #fraud @criminologyuom.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
In June 2025 we’ll be running a 3-day summer school at @uomsoss.bsky.social on #DigitalTrust and #Security for #ECRs and #PhD students. Register for the course here: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/dts/connect/... > topics include #cybercrime, #crypto, #digitalharms and more.
Summer School 2025 - School of Social Sciences - The University of Manchester
www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In June 2025 we’ll be running a 3-day summer school at @uomsoss.bsky.social on #DigitalTrust and #Security for #ECRs and #PhD students. Register for the course here: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/dts/connect/... > topics include #cybercrime, #crypto, #digitalharms and more.
Is ‘county lines’ a chaotic concept? Really enjoyed @jackhspicer.bsky.social presenting on this question at our #criticalrealism research network this evening. We’re stuck with it for now, but precision needed to make the concept ‘practically adequate’ as a social scientific and policy construct.
January 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is ‘county lines’ a chaotic concept? Really enjoyed @jackhspicer.bsky.social presenting on this question at our #criticalrealism research network this evening. We’re stuck with it for now, but precision needed to make the concept ‘practically adequate’ as a social scientific and policy construct.
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Tom Fryer and Cristian Navarrete have written a brilliant, short, open access online book introducing Roy Bhaskar's 'A Realist Theory of Science' to social science researchers. Here's their blog post about it: criticalrealismnetwork.org/2025/01/29/r...
Revisiting Realist Theory of Science: A Practical Guide
A guest post by Tom Fryer and Cristián Navarrete. This blog is adapted from the introduction of Revisiting Realist Theory of Science (2024) by Tom Fryer and Cristián Navarrete. The full version of …
criticalrealismnetwork.org
January 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Tom Fryer and Cristian Navarrete have written a brilliant, short, open access online book introducing Roy Bhaskar's 'A Realist Theory of Science' to social science researchers. Here's their blog post about it: criticalrealismnetwork.org/2025/01/29/r...
Very interesting article in @theguardian.com this morning on the #moneylaundering risks in the ownership structures of English Premier League football clubs 😉:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Premier League club structures carry money laundering risks, study finds
The ownership structures of Premier League clubs could enable money laundering and other financial crimes, academic research has found
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Very interesting article in @theguardian.com this morning on the #moneylaundering risks in the ownership structures of English Premier League football clubs 😉:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Job Advert - Research Fellow in #AI #Trust and #Security
The Centre for Digital Trust and Society at @official-uom.bsky.social is currently offering three fellowships (up to 3 years) for outstanding postdocs within 4 years of their PhD. Details here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
The Centre for Digital Trust and Society at @official-uom.bsky.social is currently offering three fellowships (up to 3 years) for outstanding postdocs within 4 years of their PhD. Details here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Fellow in AI Trust and Security:Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
January 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Job Advert - Research Fellow in #AI #Trust and #Security
The Centre for Digital Trust and Society at @official-uom.bsky.social is currently offering three fellowships (up to 3 years) for outstanding postdocs within 4 years of their PhD. Details here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
The Centre for Digital Trust and Society at @official-uom.bsky.social is currently offering three fellowships (up to 3 years) for outstanding postdocs within 4 years of their PhD. Details here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Interesting funded PhD studentship opportunity, supervised by my awesome colleagues in the School of Social Sciences at University of Manchester
Using social network analysis to understand organisational vulnerability
Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 28/2/25
#AcademicSky #PhD
Using social network analysis to understand organisational vulnerability
Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 28/2/25
#AcademicSky #PhD
January 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Interesting funded PhD studentship opportunity, supervised by my awesome colleagues in the School of Social Sciences at University of Manchester
Using social network analysis to understand organisational vulnerability
Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 28/2/25
#AcademicSky #PhD
Using social network analysis to understand organisational vulnerability
Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 28/2/25
#AcademicSky #PhD
Protecting Premier League football clubs through tighter regulation > Based on our research on ownership structures and #illicitfinance, Pete Duncan and I share a few thoughts for the new proposed Independent #Football Regulator in the UK: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0... #criminology
Protecting Premier League football clubs through tighter regulation
blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk
January 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Protecting Premier League football clubs through tighter regulation > Based on our research on ownership structures and #illicitfinance, Pete Duncan and I share a few thoughts for the new proposed Independent #Football Regulator in the UK: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0... #criminology
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.
We’re looking for candidates with socio-technical backgrounds e.g. with expertise in #socialscience and #computerscience. Further details below.
January 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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.
We’re looking for candidates with socio-technical backgrounds e.g. with expertise in #socialscience and #computerscience. Further details below.
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Would you like to get more involved with critical realism and/or academic publishing? The Journal of Critical Realism is advertising for voluntary roles as Associate Editor and members of the Editorial Board. More details here:
Editorial positions in Journal of Critical Realism: Call for Expressions of Interest
Journal of Critical Realism invites expressions of interest for the volunteer positions of associate editor and membership to the editorial committee. Submissions expected by 2 February 2025 to…
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January 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Would you like to get more involved with critical realism and/or academic publishing? The Journal of Critical Realism is advertising for voluntary roles as Associate Editor and members of the Editorial Board. More details here:
I was invited to speak at the Crime, Security and Justice Research Network (a sub-network of @crnetwork.bsky.social) about how #criticalrealism informs my research on #whitecollarcrime. More details on the network here: thecrimesecurityandjusticenetwork.wordpress.com #mechanisms #structures #events
December 19, 2024 at 10:28 AM
I was invited to speak at the Crime, Security and Justice Research Network (a sub-network of @crnetwork.bsky.social) about how #criticalrealism informs my research on #whitecollarcrime. More details on the network here: thecrimesecurityandjusticenetwork.wordpress.com #mechanisms #structures #events
How can we hold corporations / organisations to account through alternative tools? In my new article (w/ Mike Levi), we present 'covert situational integrity testing' (CSIT) to assess corporate adherence to legal and regulatory standards. #criminology #economiccrime #mysteryshopping #compliance
December 18, 2024 at 9:37 AM
How can we hold corporations / organisations to account through alternative tools? In my new article (w/ Mike Levi), we present 'covert situational integrity testing' (CSIT) to assess corporate adherence to legal and regulatory standards. #criminology #economiccrime #mysteryshopping #compliance
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December 18, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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Who funds English Premier League football clubs? New article with Pete Duncan analyses the ownership structures of all clubs from the 23/24 season > many structures are similar to what we see in illicit finance cases www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #criminology #illicitfinance #football
Fit and proper? Analyzing the potential for illicit activity through English Premier League club ownership structures
Motivated by recent concerns regarding links between football and illicit finance, this article analyses the ownership structures of English Premier League (EPL) football clubs from the 2023/24 sea...
www.tandfonline.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Who funds English Premier League football clubs? New article with Pete Duncan analyses the ownership structures of all clubs from the 23/24 season > many structures are similar to what we see in illicit finance cases www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #criminology #illicitfinance #football
Who funds English Premier League football clubs? New article with Pete Duncan analyses the ownership structures of all clubs from the 23/24 season > many structures are similar to what we see in illicit finance cases www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #criminology #illicitfinance #football
Fit and proper? Analyzing the potential for illicit activity through English Premier League club ownership structures
Motivated by recent concerns regarding links between football and illicit finance, this article analyses the ownership structures of English Premier League (EPL) football clubs from the 2023/24 sea...
www.tandfonline.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Who funds English Premier League football clubs? New article with Pete Duncan analyses the ownership structures of all clubs from the 23/24 season > many structures are similar to what we see in illicit finance cases www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #criminology #illicitfinance #football
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Any new critical realists joined Bluesky since we created our CR starter pack? Let us know if you'd like to be added to it. go.bsky.app/PzrxpVG
December 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Any new critical realists joined Bluesky since we created our CR starter pack? Let us know if you'd like to be added to it. go.bsky.app/PzrxpVG
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🐝 To mark The UoM Bicentenary, we’re launching a blog series exploring how Manchester’s rich criminology legacy continues to shape our research and impact today. #UkCriminology #Criminology #Academicbluesky
Read more: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/clippings...
Read more: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/clippings...
November 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
🐝 To mark The UoM Bicentenary, we’re launching a blog series exploring how Manchester’s rich criminology legacy continues to shape our research and impact today. #UkCriminology #Criminology #Academicbluesky
Read more: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/clippings...
Read more: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/clippings...
For those interested in the UK's #antimoneylaundering regime, you might be interested in reading my new article, co-authored with Diana Bociga and Elisa Bellotti: Dare to share: information and intelligence sharing within the UK’s anti- #moneylaundering regime: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dare to share: information and intelligence sharing within the UK’s anti-money laundering regime
The UK's approach to combating money laundering extends beyond traditional enforcement authorities, encompassing diverse regulated entities mandated to monitor and share intelligence on suspected l...
www.tandfonline.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:38 AM
For those interested in the UK's #antimoneylaundering regime, you might be interested in reading my new article, co-authored with Diana Bociga and Elisa Bellotti: Dare to share: information and intelligence sharing within the UK’s anti- #moneylaundering regime: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I’ve had a surge of new followers over night, I think because I’ve been included in this starter pack on ‘big dirty money’. Thanks Jen Taub. So I’d better start posting some content about my research on #whitecollarcrime, #corruption, #financialcrime, #moneylaundering….
🤑https://go.bsky.app/PeWSAz4
November 21, 2024 at 11:17 AM
I’ve had a surge of new followers over night, I think because I’ve been included in this starter pack on ‘big dirty money’. Thanks Jen Taub. So I’d better start posting some content about my research on #whitecollarcrime, #corruption, #financialcrime, #moneylaundering….
Has anyone ever given a short talk to primary school aged children about the basics of crime and policing? Or know of any resources appropriate for that age group? Not my usual audience, and my own fault for setting up a PTA and the Head Teacher finding out I research crime.
November 18, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Has anyone ever given a short talk to primary school aged children about the basics of crime and policing? Or know of any resources appropriate for that age group? Not my usual audience, and my own fault for setting up a PTA and the Head Teacher finding out I research crime.
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Welcome to all the newcomers in another wave of X-odus 👋 It's calmer and less toxic here.
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
November 6, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Welcome to all the newcomers in another wave of X-odus 👋 It's calmer and less toxic here.
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
X-it complete. Will try to be more active on here now…
November 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
X-it complete. Will try to be more active on here now…