Fiona Leverick
@fionaleverick.bsky.social
Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Glasgow. Criminal law/justice, autism, women’s football, penguins and Pokémon (only for the kids, honestly). Previously known as Gruntasnorus Poo Face but let’s not talk about that.
An in memoriam piece by @fionaleverick.bsky.social and me for the incomparable Sir Gerald Gordon, who died last week at the age of 96: www.uofgschooloflaw.co.uk/blog/2025/9/...
Sir Gerald Gordon CBE KC LLD HonFRSE: in memoriam — University of Glasgow School of Law Blog
Sir Gerald Gordon, who died recently at the age of 96, made an extraordinary contribution to the criminal law of Scotland during his lifetime. Born and educated in Glasgow, where he graduated in philo...
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NEW - 'Not Proven' 🔍 🏛️ This week, Scot Parl passed the Bill which will abolish Scotland's Not Proven verdict. Today @jameschalmers.bsky.social, @fionaleverick.bsky.social, Prof Vanessa Munro revisit the argument they made for it in 2021 and crucially - what's next. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
A new report from @uofglasgow.bsky.social researchers reviews evidence on rape myths and jury decision making, and how these can be addressed. Authors @fionaleverick.bsky.social, @jameschalmers.bsky.social, Eamon Keane, Jacqueline Kinghan share more in a new blog: 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
You’ve probably seen this before but it is always worth reposting. Please always check in with friends. People’s struggles are not always evident. And be kind to yourself too. youtu.be/tX8TgVR33KM?...
Check in on those around you | #WorldMentalHealthDay 💛💚 #youarenotalone
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MacCormick Fellowships: Deadline 15 Oct 2024 Early to mid-career researchers (usually <10 yrs post-PhD) Visit Edinburgh Law School for 1-3 months 2025/26. Award supports travel & stay. Check details online before reaching out: www.law.ed.ac.uk/research/res... #AcademicChat #Law #Criminology
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Edinburgh Law School is a thriving and world-class academic research community, which is enhanced by regular intellectual exchanges with colleagues from the around the UK and internationally.
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Protestors outside the Sandyford in Glasgow on the last day before the safe access zones come in. They cannot arrive soon enough. No “silent prayer” today. Loud protest that would be distressing for any woman or girl accessing the services 😭
I know many of you will know Dr Emily Cooper (criminographer): if, like me, you still have a Twitter/X account but never use it, please consider making an exception to send her and Darren your love, support, prayers - whatever you want to offer.
This is so good. Full of killer quotable lines. eg “He's managed to turn […] Tesla from an icon brand catering to well-off environmentalists to […] one instead associated with impotent try-hard faux-masculinity.”
Hunter@hunterub.bsky.social · 2y agoThis one's long but I was having so much fun I just didn't want to stop. The supposed tech industry giant is almost hilariously inept at doing actual business stuff. www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
Could someone please persuade @dieworkwear.bsky.social to start posting his cool stuff about men’s fashion on here? It’s literally the only thing I miss from X/Twitter.
I think the time has come to leave Twitter/X. But I can’t do it without one last hurrah for my finest moment. I am on the Blue Place with the same username but nothing I do there will ever top this 😭 #WhenTwitterWasGood
Fiona Leverick@fionaleverick.bsky.social · 6y agoSo today I joined a meeting with a High Court judge and Scottish Law Commission with my Zoom name as Gruntasnorus Poo Face. How’s your day going? 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Aberdeen University alumni can sign an open letter to protest the proposed scrapping of modern language degrees here - www.gaudie.co.uk/post/save-ou...
Save Our Languages: An Open Letter to the University of Aberdeen
200 alumni have signed a letter calling on management to retain all language degree programmes and staff positions
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This man grabbed his penis when Spain won and forcibly kissed Hermoso on the lips without her consent. All on live TV. Now they are trying to gaslight us into believing “she wanted it” by publishing pictures of her body language. I feel sick. ...
Watching the Wimbledon men’s final and remembering six years ago when N relegated the winner of Wimbledon to a side story 🤩
Heaving into @UofGlasgow on another scorching day for the annual Sir Gerald Gordon Seminar in Criminal Law. Remembering Pete Duff and Gerry Maher, who both died this year. Both were supporters of the seminar right from its inaugural event in 2009. We will miss them.
I have a blue passport. I am very sad 😭😭😭 Could an EU nation please adopt me?
It’s a winter wonderland out there today @UofGlasgow
Currently sitting in Kelvingrove Park and can hear the Jesus and Mary Chain sound check in one ear and THREE separate piping groups practising for the Scottish Piping Championships in the other. It’s an … interesting mix.
Fab day yesterday holding the Gerald Gordon Seminar in Criminal Law in person for the first time in 3 years. Huge thanks to our wonderful speakers @jcollinsbristol @CyrusTata1 @MrFass @roxanna_law Louise Kennefick, Peter Reid and Stephen Skinner.
Just discovered @PayGapApp - every time an organisation tweets about #IWD it retweets with their gender pay gap 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 The results are … illuminating 😳
There’s terrible things going on in the world this morning but as a bit of light relief Scotland’s gritters never fail to make me smile ❄️❄️❄️
Gruntasnorus Poo Face 0 Gruntasnorus Poo Face’s Daughter 2. But I Will Win The War.
At Glasgow Central Mosque getting 12 year old a second dose. Slight queue (maybe 10 mins) but not too bad. Open until 7pm if anyone wants to do the same before school goes back.
My daughter appears to have won a school award for her personification of evil 😳 This is … concerning.
I feel desperately sorry for Mrs Harper. However … Is this to apply to causing death by dangerous driving/careless driving? Even applying it to manslaughter cases drives a coach and horses through the principle of reflecting culpability in sentencing. ...
I missed @bbcstrictly last week so tonight was the first time I’ve seen Johannes and John and I’m 😭😭😭 Two men dancing together, hugging, holding hands on mainstream tv. This will mean so much to so many young people. Just joyful in a week where there’s not been a lot of that.
