Rankings are bullshit and all that, but to see Edinburgh Napier University also rank #1 modern university in the UK for #criminology feels like recognition of the incredible expertise and hard work of the best colleagues one could ever hope for. Rankings or not, very proud to be part of the team 🏆

Edinburgh Napier University@edinburghnapier.bsky.social · 2w ago

🥳 | We are delighted to be named the top modern university in Scotland in the 2027 Sunday Times Good University Guide! Alongside this, we are also the second top modern university in the whole of the UK. A big thank you to all who made these fantastic results possible! 💫 #MustBeNapier

Thinking about postgraduate studies? Interested in criminal, restorative, and transformative justice? Watch this video to hear about our MSc Crime and Justice in Practice directly from members of our teaching team, and take a peek around our campus. For more info: www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-...

Did you know? We now offer 3 #masters degrees as part of our subject area's masters suite: in criminology, in joint criminology and forensic psychology, and in social research. All 3 programmes focus on applied learning and offer an optional work placement 💼 Check out the information below 👇

We love speaking to pupils/learners at schools and colleges about all things Criminology and Social Sciences - thanks for having us! @drshanehorgan.bsky.social

Our social sciences and criminology colleagues are ready to welcome prospective students at Edinburgh Napier University's Open Day 2025. Come see us at Sighthill Campus between 10am and 3pm #MustBeNapier

The new textbook was written by Jamie Buchan, Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social & Katrina Morrison @kmmorrison.bsky.social @socscinapier.bsky.social The event will also feature @drhannahgraham.bsky.social (Chair) with Discussants @rossgibson.bsky.social and Deborah Russo.

Woop woop getting to hear this in presentation form from the very talented Danilo Falzon, @sacasrstir.bsky.social Research Assistant and @socscinapier.bsky.social PhD student!

Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS)@drnscot.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Rapid Review by Danilo Falzon is now live!✨ Preventing Substance Use-Related Harms Among Young People in Scotland: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Systems Solutions Read the review here: buff.ly/Z5qmpte

Our colleague Dr @kir-anderson.bsky.social was discussing her recent book "The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation", the first detailed analysis of a unique time in the history of Scottish prisons. The book is available here: www.watersidepress.co.uk/books/barlin... #EdBookFest

Francesca Soliman@frasoliman.bsky.social · last yr.

Packed room for the "Unlocking the arts" event at the Edinburgh Book Festival this afternoon, with the wonderful Kirstin Anderson and Lady Unchained discussing art, incarceration, and how to think of possible ways forward to both mitigate and prevent the harms of criminalisation.

📢 2 fixed term positions are currently available within our criminology team 📢 1 Lecturer in Criminology Full time (35 hours p/w), Fixed Term (9 months) Grade 6 - £46,049 to £58,225 per annum Colleagues at the PhD submission/viva stage are welcome to apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH075/l...

Lecturer in Criminology, Full time, Fixed Term at Edinburgh Napier University

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Click on the link below to find out more about this publication, the colleagues who authored it, and Edinburgh Napier University's track record of excellence in criminological research: www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/new...

New book puts Scottish criminal justice in the spotlight

At Edinburgh Napier University, we nurture talent and create knowledge that shapes communities all around the world.

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Edinburgh Napier University@edinburghnapier.bsky.social · last yr.

🧑‍⚖️ | The first book in a decade to focus entirely on Scotland’s criminal justice system has been published. Learn more about Criminal Justice in Scotland ⤵️ Story ➡️ orlo.uk/zWH3F #MustBeNapier | @socscinapier.bsky.social

🧑‍⚖️ | The first book in a decade to focus entirely on Scotland’s criminal justice system has been published. Learn more about Criminal Justice in Scotland ⤵️ Story ➡️ orlo.uk/zWH3F #MustBeNapier | @socscinapier.bsky.social

1. I'm chuffed that my paper with Families, Relationships and Societies @brisunipress.bsky.social is featured in the journal’s Editors Choice Collection! This is very much a first for me. The publisher is offering free access until 31st Oct: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...

And today’s publication day! Massive thanks to my lovely @socscinapier.bsky.social co-authors, Jamie Buchan & @kmmorrison.bsky.social - and to everyone who helped by reviewing chapters, answering queries or chatting to us about their work. www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

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The discounted offer for the brand new textbook "Criminal Justice in Scotland" is still available today, in advance of the book's publication on Monday (we have our hands on a copy already, but that's because we have connections) 📚

Sarah Anderson@saraheanderson.bsky.social · last yr.

This is the first book in a decade to look at the Scottish criminal justice system as a whole. Tomorrow is final day to get the discounted offer…

What an honour! I'm so thankful to the Royal Society of Edinburgh for this opportunity and to my Napier team for all the support!

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

We are incredibly proud to announce that our talented colleague @kir-anderson.bsky.social has been awarded a prestigious RSE Personal Research Fellowship for her research project on harm, history, and memory in Scottish prisons 👏

We are incredibly proud to announce that our talented colleague @kir-anderson.bsky.social has been awarded a prestigious RSE Personal Research Fellowship for her research project on harm, history, and memory in Scottish prisons 👏

Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA)@sahavoice.bsky.social · last yr.

The RSE’s Research Awards Programme runs twice a year in spring & autumn. It aims to support Scotland’s research sector by nurturing promising talent, stimulating research in Scotland, and promoting international collaboration. Congratulations to the latest research awardees 👏 Read the full list

NEW #textbook on Criminal Justice in #Scotland by me & @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @socscinapier.bsky.social colleagues, Jamie Buchan and @kmmorrison.bsky.social, out on 4th Aug. Until the 1st it's £8 off in the Routledge sale: www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

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Our colleagues Jamie Buchan, Sarah Anderson and Katrina Morrison have written the first textbook on Scottish criminal justice in over a decade. A guide to key institutions through a critical lens, and essential read for criminology students in Scotland. Out 4 August www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

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Fantastic news!

Scottish Institute for Policing Research@the-sipr.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 We are thrilled to announce @awooff.bsky.social as the new Director of SIPR! A long-time member and current Associate Director, Andrew brings deep expertise in policing research and leadership. He takes up the role on 1 Aug 2025. Welcome, Andrew! #policing #SIPR #research

Scenes from #SIPC2025 @drshanehorgan.bsky.social opening the day, welcoming @drlisasugiura.bsky.social who delivered a powerful keynote on GBV, technology and radicalisation; then a great panel on police use of tech including Dr Estelle Clayton and Prof Sofie de Kimpe.

SIPC2025 is live! 🎉 A great welcome from Prof Gary Hutchison, Dean of Applied Sciences at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social , highlighted the power of research in policing. @drshanehorgan.bsky.social opened the event. Presenting is Dr Lisa Sugiura’s Nick Fyfe Lecture #SIPC2025

🏆 SIPR Postgraduate Symposium 2025 – Award Winners! Huge congrats to: 🎉 Khalid Khan – Best Poster 🎉 Sam Conway – Best Presentation Thanks to Palgrave Macmillan for sponsoring & supporting our postgrad researchers. Incredible work by all! #SIPR #PolicingResearch #Criminology #ResearchExcellence

Many thanks to @joesmithcreative.bsky.social for an excellent write up of our session at the Paisley Book Festival last month paisleybookfestival.com/blog-buildin...

Blog: Building Hope: Art, Architecture, and the Possibility of Abolition - Paisley Book Festival

Dr Kirstin Anderson, lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, and Professor Yvonne Jewkes, one of the

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🎉 EIGHT 🎉 Crim & SocSci colleagues nominated for ENSA Excellence Awards 2025 across 4 categories: Best Lecturer; Significant Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; Exceptional Academic Support; and Best Research Supervisor 🏆 @napierstudents.bsky.social www.napierstudents.com/excellence/e...

Excellence Awards 2025 Nominees

The full list of staff and services at Edinburgh Napier who have been nominated for a 2025 Excellence Award.

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🚨 Join us for the 12th Scottish Int’l Policing Conference! 📅 28 May 2025 | 📍Edinburgh Napier Theme: Policing & Tech – Promise, Peril, & Justice 🎤 Nick Fyfe Lecture: Dr Lisa Sugiura on gender-based harms, tech & radicalisation. Few spaces left:🔗 bit.ly/3YvGEqw #Policing #Cybercrime #TechJustice

Excellent news, huge congratulations to our colleagues 🎉

Scottish Institute for Policing Research@the-sipr.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 We did it! SIPR is now officially a UKRI-funded Centre of Excellence — and we’re leading Scotland’s only P-ACE at ENU! 💥 Shaping the future of policing through research, tech & training. See links in comments 👇 #FutureOfPolicing #SIPR #UKRI

🎉 We did it! SIPR is now officially a UKRI-funded Centre of Excellence — and we’re leading Scotland’s only P-ACE at ENU! 💥 Shaping the future of policing through research, tech & training. See links in comments 👇 #FutureOfPolicing #SIPR #UKRI

Great to see a shout out to #Zemiology, key to understanding the full impact of technology abuse.

Francesca Soliman@frasoliman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Utterly delighted to see this MSc out in the world after so much hard work went into its design. Come study #criminology (and #zemiology) with us at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, you couldn't find a better team than the outstanding scholars and educators I have the pleasure of calling my colleagues

The Centre for Research on Families & Relationships is delighted to host a public lecture by Prof. Lynn Jamieson titled "Friendships as a lever of social change?" Monday 31 March, 5 - 6:30pm at The University of Edinburgh & online, sign up below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendship...

**New paper** 'Abstract Policing, Covid-19 and the 'rural idyll' in Scotland' has been published in Policing and Society www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to the team Jamie Buchan, @drshanehorgan.bsky.social and Andy Tatnell @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @socscinapier.bsky.social

Abstract policing, Covid-19 and the ‘rural idyll’ in Scotland

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rural ‘policing’ (broadly defined to include a range of institutions involved in order maintenance) remains relatively under-discussed and under-theorised. Th...

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