Ben Matthews Profile
Ben Matthews

@benmatthewsed

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Criminologist and #rstats enthusiast, Lecturer in Social Statistics & Demography @StirUni

Scotland
Joined February 2013
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@NCRMUK
NCRM
1 year
Learn statistical methods for analysing crime data on @RTC_Edinburgh's online workshop. Led by @benmatthewsed of @StirlingUniCrim, the workshop takes place on 5 September 2024. It will introduce common data types and approaches to modelling. Register: https://t.co/gxftfXIFXB
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@susanmcvie
susan mcvie
2 years
Closing date for @SCADR_data #Criminology Research Fellow posts extended to *28th August*. Experience of working with policing or prisons data desirable. Feel free to send queries directly.
@SCADR_data
SCADR
2 years
Fantastic opportunity to join @UoELawSchool as a #Research Fellow in #Criminology to work with Professor Susan McVie @susanmcvie on her #ADRScotland projects. The post-holder will design and deliver policy-focused research using linked #admindata. https://t.co/VhgI7NlmiL #job
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@AndrewJDBell
Andrew Bell
2 years
Thrilled to annouce an ESRC project on the 'MAIHDA' statistical model for uncovering intersectional inequalities > methods research extending the approach > Interdisciplinary research using the method > Training courses to upskill people > A *3-year postdoc* (job ad in thread...)
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@benmatthewsed
Ben Matthews
2 years
Absolutely 200% agree about the collegiality and ECR supportivity of our Criminology colleagues💖
@StirlingUniCrim
Stirling Criminology
2 years
Come join our team - we are hiring!! Lecturer in Criminology: a full-time, permanent post at University of Stirling, within @TheSCCJR. It's a very collegiate team, supportive of ECRs with diverse areas of research specialisation. #Criminology #JobFairy https://t.co/V7AR60pjZa
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@StirlingUniCrim
Stirling Criminology
2 years
Come join our team - we are hiring!! Lecturer in Criminology: a full-time, permanent post at University of Stirling, within @TheSCCJR. It's a very collegiate team, supportive of ECRs with diverse areas of research specialisation. #Criminology #JobFairy https://t.co/V7AR60pjZa
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@Louise_Brangan
Louise Brangan
2 years
British Society of Criminology Conference comes to Glasgow in 2024 - almost 20years since it was last in Scotland. Scotland feels like a genuinely special place to do criminology:it’s lively, collegiate, critical.We cannot wait to welcome the British criminological community here
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Torbjørn Skardhamar
3 years
I've just published a comment on late blooming criminal careers: https://t.co/HoShjztlgg A few theories claim it is not a meaningful category - but without defining it, so hard to refute. While I comment on Matsuda et al, it is sort of directed elsewhere.
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Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology - Matsuda et al. (2022) show that late bloomers also exist in self-report data. They use a “dynamic” definition of late bloomer...
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@benmatthewsed
Ben Matthews
3 years
So if you are a criminologist with expertise in non-data things, or a data person from another discipline you'd be extremely welcome!
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@benmatthewsed
Ben Matthews
3 years
There are still a few days left to apply for our upcoming @TheSCCJR Scottish Crime Data Hackathon running this July! Calling those people interested in researching #crime, researching with #data or with crime data!
sccjr.ac.uk
The Scottish Crime Data Hackathon (Tues 25, Wed 26 & Thurs 27 July) aims to bring together researchers from across […]
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@StirlingUniCrim
Stirling Criminology
3 years
📅📢Exciting event alert: The Scottish Crime Data Hackathon (25-27 July) Led by Dr @benmatthewsed, @VGorton, @DrCConnell, @r_kjellgren, @JohnnyHistone, @susanmcvie at Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh Funded by @TheSCCJR #Criminology #Crime #Data https://t.co/4ElUwjI5Ab
sccjr.ac.uk
The Scottish Crime Data Hackathon (Tues 25, Wed 26 & Thurs 27 July) aims to bring together researchers from across […]
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Ben Matthews
3 years
YES to this! Last year's symposium was such a fantastic space to discuss ECR colleagues' excellent work in #criminology (and get super helpful feedback on my own). Please do consider submitting an abstract!
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Jamie Buchan
3 years
CFP: @TheSCCJR #Punishment & Society ECR event @UniStrathclyde 3-4 Aug. Last year's was a real highlight: great ECR #criminology/#penology/related work in progress in critical, discursive, collegial atmosphere. Please consider submitting - deadline 5 May! https://t.co/uuoVwUZoeL
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@DrRebeccaFoster
Rebecca Foster
3 years
Calling all Modern Studies teachers! Sign up below for our @TheSCCJR webinar, as part of our work with the @MSAScotland! We'll aim to answer your pre-submitted questions as well as any others you may have on the day on #Crime #justice! https://t.co/d8bYTpXWx7 #modernstudies
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@csirois13
Cathy Sirois
3 years
I’m excited to share my new article in @ASR_Journal, which addresses a fundamental question of state governance: how do marginalized groups become the responsibility of one bureaucratic institution over another? 1/ Link: https://t.co/yvhJhe7OVl
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@ESRC_PHYVR
Public Health, Youth & Violence Reduction
3 years
New PHYVR blog: Scotland’s young people demonstrate success in violence reduction: https://t.co/dwc4czO8XF "Policies such as the increased Scottish Child Payment and the ambition to build a trauma informed workforce across Scotland are essential." By @susanmcvie
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@susanmcvie
susan mcvie
3 years
RT: New research published today on #Police use of #Covid Fixed Penalty Notices (#FPNs) in England and Wales during the pandemic. @CovidFines https://t.co/jgvTA5ljvN
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@jazzystats
Lauren Kennedy
3 years
A bit late reposting but new preprint! I think this work is particularly topical given the discussions I've been seeing about how the sample ATE isn't the population ATE - heterogeniety in treatment effect is one of the conditions for this to be an issue.
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Andrew Gelman et al.
3 years
with Lauren Kennedy and Jessica Hullman: “Causal quartets: Different ways to attain the same average treatment effect”
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@susanmcvie
susan mcvie
3 years
You beat me off the mark @TimNewburn! 😄 Happy to receive enquiries about these 2 great positions to join me @UoELawSchool in working with the @SCADR_data team on developing new #criminology research using linked administrative data. Closing date 8th Dec 2022.
@TimNewburn
Tim Newburn
3 years
JOBS: Research Fellow in Criminology (x 2, fixed-term), Edinburgh University, to work with the estimable @susanmcvie https://t.co/7RALaDittI #criminology @TheBCNetwrk @BritSocCrim
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