Tracey Varnava
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Tracey Varnava
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Research Associate at Kent Law School working with Professor Naomi Creutzfeldt and Dr Fanni Gyurko on the Digital Justice Journeys project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Interested in housing, homelessness and social exclusion.
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Happy to be here! I've recently (re)joined Kent Law School as part of a team researching how people navigate the justice system, especially in the context of the digitalisation of systems and processes. Early days but I look forward to posting about our project as it progresses.
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Dr Joe Atkinson says digital surveillance at work threatens workers' rights and impacts their wellbeing in a new report for the Institute of Public Policy Research.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Southampton University report warns of privacy threats at work
The University of Southampton findings reveal the impact of surveillance on worker wellbeing.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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🚨 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships – Apply Now! 🚨
@lawatleeds.bsky.social is offering two fully funded PhD scholarships for UK applicants commencing their studies in the 2025/26 academic year.
phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/348-...
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Notable suspicion of anyone seen as intelligent and articulate on The Traitors tonight. Dispiriting, but great TV!
January 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Raising money for Save the Children, a beautiful version of this song from the talented Marsh family.
If you're at a loose end, do join us at 9.45pm on YouTube for the "Universal Child" video premiere (@10pm UK time) to see how cold Tess's nose got in the barn - generously provided by Laura at WILD BOX (wildboxevents.co.uk) located at Macknade's in Faversham. Premiere here: youtu.be/p0gcODAPNmk
December 6, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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It’s book launch season! 📚🚀
Tomorrow, Dec 4, join @n-creutzfeldt.bsky.social @cmboulanger.bsky.social and me as we discuss our forthcoming Onati series (Hart Bloomsbury) edited volume in Lund (hybrid event). Sign up here:

www.soclaw.lu.se/en/calendar/...
December 3, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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Ok here we go...
our first foray in the SLSA community into Blue Sky - be gentle!
November 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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A national taskforce is needed to deliver urgent reforms to local government procurement of AI.

Effective procurement is essential for the responsible use of AI in the public interest, but our new research finds major challenges.

Read the report⬇️
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/spend...
Spending wisely
Redesigning the landscape for the procurement of AI in local government
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 14, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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No fault evictions have reached their HIGHEST levels since 2016!

Our warnings about the impact of Jeremy Hunt's Capital Gains Tax cut have proven true. More landlords are cashing in while evicting us! We need more protections ASAP.

Read more in our blog 👇

www.generationrent.org/2024/11/14/n...
No-fault eviction hits eight-year high following Capital Gains Tax cut - Generation Rent
Section 21 evictions are at their highest level since June 2016, with 8,425 households in England taken to court under the law between July and September, according to new figures […]
www.generationrent.org
November 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Happy to be here! I've recently (re)joined Kent Law School as part of a team researching how people navigate the justice system, especially in the context of the digitalisation of systems and processes. Early days but I look forward to posting about our project as it progresses.
November 14, 2024 at 3:49 PM