Today was a productive day - a writing retreat in the Doctoral Centre at #DerbyUni, just people sitting around a table (& online) getting on with their own writing. #academicsky. Immense thanks to our coordinator Maria who runs these things so well. #PhD

Bernie Gravett beginning the seminar on MSHT

Bernie Gravett giving us a potted history of drug trafficking before launching into discussions #MSHT #DerbyUni

Looking forward to tomorrow's expert seminar with Tracy Bradford, exploring the issue of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking (MSHT). This is such an important conversation to have as MSHT thrives in silence. #MSHT #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #Criminology #DerbyUni

Thinking seriously about psychology? The online MSc Psychology is BPS-accredited and gives you a Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, the academic step toward professional psychology routes. Learn more:🔗 www.staffordglobal.org/onlin...

#Psychology #BPS #OnlineMasters #StaffordGlobal #DerbyUni

View of a snowy Derby University.

Thanks to those who braved the snow yesterday to find out about our fantastic #EarthSciences degree.
If you couldn't make it yesterday it's not too late - the next #derbyuni open day is Feb 22nd derby.ac.uk/open-days/
@DerbyUniEarth.bsky.social
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Feline domesticus pawprint in snow.

Feline domesticus pawprint in snow.

A cautionary note to science students and users of AI.
Always include a scale in your photos. AI attributes the pawprint (no scale) to a cayote, cougar, or bobcat. AI recognises the #derbyuni scale card and the print of a bobcat. No, they belong to feline domesticus aka Bear (a resident of Derby).

Development of three Higher Education professional learning networks in response to COVID-19: a case study The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic brought in-person teaching to an abrupt halt in March 2020 posing the problem of how to continue to deliver undergraduate courses remotely. This paper presents a ...

Pleased to share our latest publication! Development of three Higher Education professional learning networks in response to COVID-19: a case study with a group of wonderful colleagues in the Int. Journal for Academic Development #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Enjoyed speaking to applicants today about The Truth Behind TV #Crime Dramas - a fun myth-busting session exploring what shows get right (and very wrong!) about forensic science. #forensic #CSI #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Pleased to be delivering a #webinar for #university applicants on truth behind #tv #crime #dramas Booking here 👉 www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates... - Do you have a favourite crime drama? #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Pleased to be delivering a workshop 'using #lego to solve real world problems' Derby Cathedral today as part of their Brick to Brick Festival (lnkd.in/eSwTiwfs) - You must go and see the Lego model of the cathedral and city!! #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Delighted to get a sneak preview of the amazing #lego model created by Brick This of Derby Cathedral and the surrounding area. Open to the public tomorrow - make sure you pop in … will you spot all the animals! #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Got absolutely wiped out by a car...
But at least he found out about the Best student studios in Derby 😩✨
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Happy to be speaking about #AcademicPublishing & #Scientific writing to the Forensic Edge Fellowship - a free learning program designed to equip aspiring forensic professionals in #Nigeria & #Africa with globally sought-after, relevant, & transferable skills. #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Off to Bilborough College today for their #futures week to deliver two sessions one a deep dive into #forensics the other a A-Z overview of all the courses offered in the College of Science & Engineering #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Pleased to be talking at @DASSH UK this afternoon the representative body of the Deans of #Arts, #SocialSciences and #Humanities in #HigherEducation on the wonderful ways #GenAI can be used to enhance or #curriculum #teaching and #assessment practice #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Out-of-character yet in-context - Identifying behavioural fluidity in teams with TTRPG's - youtu.be/MGWemCHqSrA

All have been added to the site - sites.google.com/view/dungeon... . There is a sign-up link at the bottom if you would like to share.

#DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social #ttRPG

Out-of-character yet in-context - Identifying behavioural fluidity in teams with TTRPG's by Maxime Gaveele - Bright Match

#DungeonsAndDragons #ttRPG #GameBasedLearning #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Call for Paper: Special Issue “#Roleplaying Games and #Wellbeing” www.mdpi.com/journal/beha...

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Pleased to see the first article published in my edited special issue "Benefits of #GameBasedLearning" and its a cracker "Playing with Numbers: The Social and Behavioural Impacts of Using a Card Game to Teach #Business Metrics" #DerbyUni www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...

Join us at the Dungeons and Dragons Research Tavern - A community of practitioners and researchers using and researching the power of #ttRPG. Sign up here forms.office.com/e/SF9j8uZEVr next event is 10th June -details next week #DungeonsandDragons #GameBasedLearning #DerbyUni #Civic

Delighted that Ian Baker and myself are acting as guest editors for Behavioral Sciences MDPI special issue on #Roleplaying #Games and #Wellbeing. The full call is here www.mdpi.com/journal/beha... #DungeonsandDragons #ttrpg #RoleplayingGame #Therapeutic #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Great to see that @drdavidpatton.bsky.social's recent work "Recovery Capital Pathways in Prison", giving voice to lived experiences of recovery, has been cited by the UK Parliament's Justice Committee Review on tackling drugs in prison. Fantastic work! #CASSPPR #SocialPolicy #DerbyUni #Impact

Bricks, Pics and a Japanese “Matrix”: Using Coaching Approaches to Develop Student Agency Through Playful Methods in Tutorials Coaching approaches can facilitate highly effective tutorial conversations that facilitate student identification and activation of their most ambitious aspirations, solutions and methods for achievin...

Really pleased to have worked with my excellent colleagues on a chapter "Bricks, Pics and a Japanese “Matrix”: Using #Coaching Approaches to Develop Student Agency Through #Playful Methods in #Tutorials" in the this book tinyurl.com/jthxxt3b #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Gamification / Game Based Learning Bookself Made with Padlet

Sharing my Virtual #Gamification #GameBasedLearning bookcase - hopefully useful for anyone interested in reading in these subjects derbyuni.padlet.org/i_turner/gam... #DerbyUni

Thank you! It’s been an interesting (and sometimes infuriating) side quest through the maze of police FOI requests. Still lots of work ahead, but early findings highlight just how many cases remain hidden or inconsistently recorded. Really grateful for the chance to share this at #CASSPPR #DerbyUni

Excited to finally be presenting some of my research to @cassppr.bsky.social colleagues this afternoon - looking at the prevalence of reported sexual crimes against children (what’s reported, how old they are, and what happens after reporting) tough subject but very necessary. #DerbyUni #Criminology

Interesting array of research ideas in the Vice-Chancellor’s Partnership Award Launch Event - really like the three minute format with the timer as well #DerbyUni

Exploring the therapeutic and rehabilitative climate of three prisons for men with sexual convictions There is a lack of research on the rehabilitative climate of prisons for men with sexual convictions and the impact this could have on their rehabilitation. This research aims to explore the therap...

Was great to see that mine and Nick Blagden's paper on therapeutic and rehabilitative climates in prison was published yesterday! #DerbyUni #CASSPPR www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to talking to students via Unifrog tomorrow (12/3) at 5.30PM about becoming a #forensic scientist - details are here www.unifrog.org/events #DerbyUni @derbyuni.bsky.social

Council & Staff - The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences is overseen by a committee of Trustees, known as Council.  They are led by the President in conjunction with the Immediate Past President or President Elect ...

Off this morning to Manchester for a Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences council meeting - looking forward to seeing colleagues and discussing #forensic matters www.csofs.org/about-us/cou... #DerbyUni