Nicole Renehan
Assistant Professor, Durham University, Centre of Research into Violence and Abuse| Researching Domestic Abuse & Neurodiversity
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanMany social problems are blamed on 'fatherlessness'. But if fathers aren't present, where are they? @profatarrant.bsky.social explains how our social structures - such as inadequate housing, jobs, social security & parenting support - are obstructing engaged fatherhood: nowandmen.net/episode/anna...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanSome UK Government U-turns are to be welcomed. Their (now ditched) plan to publish the names and photographs of people doing unpaid work as part of their community sentence was as deeply problematic as the quotes in this piece suggest #Probation #CrimSky #Criminology insidetime.org/newsround/go...
- Reposted by Nicole Renehan✨️🎓 Funded PhD studentship in #Criminology at University of Glasgow 🏴, with wonderful PhD supervisors (@fergusmcneill.bsky.social) as part of a brilliant European comparative study on rehabilitation & reintegration. 🔗 for details of this #PhD #scholarship and to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanFathers on low incomes & young dads are often portrayed as 'failing', & father absence blamed for a 'crisis of masculinity'. Yet many are seeking to care for their children despite the hurdles, so how can we support them? @profatarrant.bsky.social explains on #NowandMen nowandmen.net/episode/anna...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanIt was inspiring to learn about the social movement that rose up to stop martial law this time last year in South Korea, with Goldie Kim for #NowandMen. And to learn about the central role of young women - who have also driven the 'feminist reboot' in the country: nowandmen.net/episode/gold...
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- Serious question! How many times should one 'refresh' before the 'awaiting final decision' on a manuscript manifests into a decision? Not asking for a friend.
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanMaC is currently partnering with Neurodiverse Connection to make the model more inclusive and responsive to neurodivergent people and are part of a pilot led by @nikitarenee37.bsky.social with Community Justice Scotland and Probation North East, to develop a guide for practitioners.
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanAs promised, into the good stuff exploring the #sensory handbook. Comments open, and we've included some questions for students in case anyone's having #dissertation thoughts. Do please engage and share if you have a mo #AcademicSky #Crimsky: sensorycriminology.com/2025/12/01/i...
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- Reposted by Nicole Renehan@cambcriminology.bsky.social Glad to see you here! I really think we can revitalise the conversation and generate excitement for ideas on this platform, it's just a bit of effort to get #CrimSky going...
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- Reposted by Nicole RenehanI really think if we all pull together, we can make bluesky what academic twitter was before they mangled it up? We need to get more proactive though (myself included). Big up early careers and one anothers' students, get excited by new works... #Criminology, we can do this...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanPornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK Legal requirement to be placed on tech platforms to prevent users from seeing such ‘choking’ material www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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- 📢Expressions of interest for the launch event: 'Supporting Neurodivergent clients: A guide for practitioners facilitating domestic abuse perpetrator interventions'. 📢 Hybrid event: April 24 2026 Please register your expression of interest to attend! Project details & reg link here ndidapipilot.com
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanHello - it's taken a while but we are finally here! The BSC is on Bluesky. We look forward to sharing all the exciting things happening at the BSC: Events, Networks, Newsletters, our 2026 conference, membership opportunities and much more. Please follow us for all things Criminology and CJ!
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- Reposted by Nicole Renehan“This is what fascist control looks like, people” robertreich.substack.com/p/this-is-wh... @rbreich.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanTurns out that my 7 year journey as a charity founder was text book. So textbook in fact that I feature as a portrait in Jo Owen’s new handbook for social entrepreneurs which is published today by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social I can’t recommend it more highly. #FounderFriends #ChangeTheWorld 🌎
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanLooking forward to this international Seminar: Perspectives on Serious Offending. Online on 17th June. Information and registration details here: www.probation-institute.org/events/secon...
- Pleasure to edit this @clinks-charity.bsky.social piece with Dr Tom Smith & amazing Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network members Anne-Marie Day, Clare Allely Chloe Holloway-George, Jennifer Hough, Kayleigh Atkins, Luke Vinter & Nikki Rutter www.clinks.org/publication/... @russellwebster.com
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanExcited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanNew paper alert! Read about how a trauma-informed family support model offers a poss blueprint for working with neurodivergent kids to reduce the disproportionately high rates of school exclusion + YJS involvement. Pls read and share @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanHope & Probation @jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice. www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...
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- Reposted by Nicole RenehanColleagues at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are advertising for a permanent, full-time lectureship in Criminology. #Criminology #Academia www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMT331/l...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanNot long out! Our thoughts on the role of probation in supporting hope during processes of change. Coming soon - a briefing paper published by the Inspectorate in a couple of weeks time. #AcademicSky #Probation #desistance #criminology academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
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- Reposted by Nicole RenehanCommissioned Rehabilitative Services @clinks-charity.bsky.social on the new Community Links Model which will start in April 2027 www.clinks.org/community/bl...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanAuthors are already receiving the results of their submissions. We're excited for the upcoming conference, set in the historic and distinguished venues of Barcelona! #ECDV2025 #EndDomesticViolence 🖥️Registration: www.ecdv2025.com/about
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanClinks annual State of the Sector report finds: "Demand for voluntary sector support continues to grow, with people presenting with more complex and urgent needs against a backdrop of declining public services and a rising cost of living." www.russellwebster.com/the-state-of...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanWe're lucky to have the brilliant Prof Nicole Westmarland coming to speak to us at the University of Melbourne on Thurs at 12 next week, to share her work on spiking - 'broadening understandings to improve research & responses'. Sign up in person/online below! events.humanitix.com/spiking-broa...
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- Reposted by Nicole RenehanHave you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons. HMPPS launches Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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- Reposted by Nicole Renehan3 year Research Fellow post in Historical Criminology based at Sussex. Working with me and @esmoriemiller.bsky.social on Leverhulme funded project Imagining Race, Crime and Justice in Sailortown, 1870-1939. Please repost, send to anyone who might be interested: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/18442578...
- Reposted by Nicole Renehan#rightwing #evangelical anti #abortion lobbying group masking itself as a charity, well financed by #maga donors, is establishing itself in U.K. #universities & funding test cases in the #courts to promote restrictions on women’s reproductive rights.
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanHot off the press - Open Access article: Dis/ableist criminology and domestic colonisation: conceptualising disabled people’s experience of hate and home-based violence DU authors: Sociology's Stephen J. MacDonald and Catherine Donovan www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanA great opportunity!! Please share widely. Full-time, 3 yr post based at GMCA under the guidance of Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, working on a project implementing child-centred justice across GM. Any queries, get in touch @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social @nayouthjustice.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanHere it that job I referred to. #AcademicSky jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
- Reposted by Nicole Renehan“In these uncertain times, there is now a worry that REF2029 will enable a different injustice: that institutions can hold onto the outputs of staff they have sacked, while making it harder for them to gain new academic employment because they are no longer linked to the work they created.”
- REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association : Please read this important joint letter we have written (on behalf of us, our chair @jennyrichards.bsky.social ) along with @ies-sas.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
- Not so happy International Women's Day. BBC News - Afghan women who fled Taliban to study abroad face return after USAID freeze www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanFor the past 10 years, Jess Phillips MP has read out the names of women suspected of being killed by men in the last 12 months to mark International Women's Day.
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanHave you been a juror on a child sexual abuse trial? Please help improve the experience for others through this innovative study, being carried out by @unisouthampton.bsky.social PhD student Stephen Hanvey: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanPlease circulate this! We're looking for an Assistant Professor in Criminology. Closing date of the 4th April 2025. Details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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- 📢I am recruiting! 📢 Research Assistant to work on an ESRC funded impact project to develop a Neurodiversity Toolkit that will enable Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme Practitioners to support neurodivergent clients accessing their service. Please share. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicole...
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- Another great article by Matthew Millings and colleagues on Unification of Probation. 'A fork in the road: Probation unification in England and Wales two years on' journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
- BBC News - Probation: 'Too few staff, with too little experience, managing too many offenders' www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by Nicole RenehanMany lines of wisdom in this for writers, new and old, keen and tired
- Reposted by Nicole RenehanNeurodivergent-led Organisations on Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes Design with neurodivergent people so they reflect not what neurodivergence looks like from the outside but what it feels like from the inside. collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r1pr76... @nikitarenee37.bsky.social
