David Knowles
@davidknowlesy.bsky.social
PhD Researcher of VR in police education.
University of Portsmouth @scdtp. Runner.
University of Portsmouth @scdtp. Runner.
I’ve been looking forward to visiting the Somerdale Pavilion #parkrun for ages & this morning it did not disappoint - what a fabulous experience the curlywurly is & we got to do it 3 times! Thank you to all the amazing volunteers
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’ve been looking forward to visiting the Somerdale Pavilion #parkrun for ages & this morning it did not disappoint - what a fabulous experience the curlywurly is & we got to do it 3 times! Thank you to all the amazing volunteers
When I was in hospital last year one of the targets I set myself was to make the pilgrimage to Bushy #parkrun which I finally succeeded yesterday. What a fabulous experience ❤️
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When I was in hospital last year one of the targets I set myself was to make the pilgrimage to Bushy #parkrun which I finally succeeded yesterday. What a fabulous experience ❤️
My blog about my recent visit to Athens for #EuroCrim2025
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In Search of Aristotle
Only a few months ago, if you had asked me what I knew about Aristotle, my answer would have been short and sweet: nothing. And even when I began my PhD study into ethical police decision-making, I…
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September 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My blog about my recent visit to Athens for #EuroCrim2025
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Enjoyable trip to Athens 🇬🇷 #EuroCrim2025
September 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Enjoyable trip to Athens 🇬🇷 #EuroCrim2025
20 years on from the event which led me into CT policing. Remembering the victims of 7/7
July 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
20 years on from the event which led me into CT policing. Remembering the victims of 7/7
Fab trip last week to the Uni of Salford for an academic conference. I managed a lovely run around Salford Quays & even saw the Blue Peter garden. What a geek I am.
June 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fab trip last week to the Uni of Salford for an academic conference. I managed a lovely run around Salford Quays & even saw the Blue Peter garden. What a geek I am.
This is thrilling news for those of us at the University of Portsmouth who study & research policing and collaborate with police forces. Congratulations particularly to @sarahc2612.bsky.social for leading the successful submission
NPCC creating Nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (P-ACEs)
NPCC, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), have funded £4.5 million to launch nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (P-ACEs) in October 2025.
news.npcc.police.uk
May 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This is thrilling news for those of us at the University of Portsmouth who study & research policing and collaborate with police forces. Congratulations particularly to @sarahc2612.bsky.social for leading the successful submission
My latest article in @policinginsight.bsky.social is provocative in seeking police decision-making to move beyond ‘the greater good’: policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
March 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
My latest article in @policinginsight.bsky.social is provocative in seeking police decision-making to move beyond ‘the greater good’: policinginsight.com/feature/opin...
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I keep reading about ontology & epistemology yet it feels like I am looking at one of those 3D magic eye pictures that I just cannot see. Can somebody make sense of these words for me?! 🧐
January 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I keep reading about ontology & epistemology yet it feels like I am looking at one of those 3D magic eye pictures that I just cannot see. Can somebody make sense of these words for me?! 🧐
Can someone explain to me how Trump’s supporters particularly those with Jewish heritage can live with his close alliance to the neo-Nazi Musk? Is it simply a preference for power over ideology?
January 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Can someone explain to me how Trump’s supporters particularly those with Jewish heritage can live with his close alliance to the neo-Nazi Musk? Is it simply a preference for power over ideology?
My latest blog: Thinking, Reading, Writing & Canoeing
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January 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My latest blog: Thinking, Reading, Writing & Canoeing
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I am currently reading a lot of articles about research ethics as I prepare my ethics application about my own research (about ethics in policing) and I’ve discovered Jeremy Bentham. What a dude that guy was. The fact you can still see him at UCL shows that he felt the same about himself!
January 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I am currently reading a lot of articles about research ethics as I prepare my ethics application about my own research (about ethics in policing) and I’ve discovered Jeremy Bentham. What a dude that guy was. The fact you can still see him at UCL shows that he felt the same about himself!
Had a tremendous Hogmanay trip to Inverness & the Scottish Highlands
January 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Had a tremendous Hogmanay trip to Inverness & the Scottish Highlands
I have published a new blog: An unexpected off-duty arrest.
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An Unexpected Off-Duty Arrest
Q: What does an off-duty paramedic, an off-duty nurse, 2 off-duty lifeguards and a defibrillator have in common? A: They all combined to save my life recently. I am not trying to be funny. I ended …
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November 25, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I have published a new blog: An unexpected off-duty arrest.
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This article does not apply to U.K. schools. As someone who helped write the c.2009 Safer Schools Partnership guidance & who deployed officers in schools I know this improves safeguarding, students feel safer, are rarely criminalised & the impact is felt way beyond schools espec when incorp with NP.
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
This article does not apply to U.K. schools. As someone who helped write the c.2009 Safer Schools Partnership guidance & who deployed officers in schools I know this improves safeguarding, students feel safer, are rarely criminalised & the impact is felt way beyond schools espec when incorp with NP.
After 16 days in hospital custody I am finally home. I cannot speak highly enough of our wonderful NHS, the staff at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth but most of all the amazing young people who resuscitated me after my cardiac arrest 💚💙❤️
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM
After 16 days in hospital custody I am finally home. I cannot speak highly enough of our wonderful NHS, the staff at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth but most of all the amazing young people who resuscitated me after my cardiac arrest 💚💙❤️
Currently a resident of QA hospital in Portsmouth following a cardiac arrest.
The NHS is wonderful & staffed by a tremendously diverse workforce. I am also very lucky to have such a great view from my window ❤️
The NHS is wonderful & staffed by a tremendously diverse workforce. I am also very lucky to have such a great view from my window ❤️
November 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Currently a resident of QA hospital in Portsmouth following a cardiac arrest.
The NHS is wonderful & staffed by a tremendously diverse workforce. I am also very lucky to have such a great view from my window ❤️
The NHS is wonderful & staffed by a tremendously diverse workforce. I am also very lucky to have such a great view from my window ❤️
My latest blog begins by explaining my first month as a PhD student & ends with an unexpected arrest - a cardiac arrest davidknowlesforthegreatergood.wordpress.com/2024/11/08/1...
1 month into my PhD study
“Spend the next 3 months thinking” and my first arrest in a few years I have now been a full-time student for 5 weeks and in my first formal meeting with my supervisor I indicated that I was keen t…
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November 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM
My latest blog begins by explaining my first month as a PhD student & ends with an unexpected arrest - a cardiac arrest davidknowlesforthegreatergood.wordpress.com/2024/11/08/1...
The fact they have to highlight the peaceful transfer of power tells you all you need to know; at its heart America is not peaceful. Or free for that matter. Violent, hateful & fearful.
November 7, 2024 at 4:45 PM
The fact they have to highlight the peaceful transfer of power tells you all you need to know; at its heart America is not peaceful. Or free for that matter. Violent, hateful & fearful.