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New paper published on suicide prevention
Read more: New paper published on suicide preventionA new paper co-authored by Gill Buck and Philippa Tomczak, from the University of Nottingham, explores Suicide in prison: The potentials and pitfalls of film-research collaborations. When somebody dies in prison, grief may not be openly acknowledged. Trauma can be embodied, difficult to express in words. Collaborative film can centre and validate lived experiences, emotionally engage…
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REFORMED partners launch new development programme
Read more: REFORMED partners launch new development programme📣In September 2025 our research partners Tasha and Kemi from Reformed Development will launch a new empowerment programme. The Mindset Programme is aimed at women with convictions. It will run for 12 weeks from 3rd September and focus on: ✨️Employability.✨️Goal Setting.✨️Increased self-belief and confidence. To register your interest, visit: https://www.reformed16.com/mindset
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Imagining Possible Futures at the British Society of Criminology
Read more: Imagining Possible Futures at the British Society of CriminologyIn July 2025 the Imagining Possible Futures team shared some initial pilot studies at the annual British Society of Criminology conference. In partnership with Experience for Justice, a collective dedicated to promoting radical change in the criminal justice system through prioritising the perspectives of individuals and groups with lived expertise, we: ✨️Shared a co-created Manifesto…
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Dr Gill Buck delivers first keynote speech!
Read more: Dr Gill Buck delivers first keynote speech!Dr Gill Buck presented her first keynote speech at the Correctional Research Symposium in Belfast, 13-15 May 2025. Practitioners and researchers joined the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) and the European Organisation for Prison and Correctional Services (EuroPris) for the symposium, hosted by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) in Belfast. The event explored how quality research can…
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Visiting Researcher Paula Harriott launches co-edited book on prison lived experience leadership in Parliament
Read more: Visiting Researcher Paula Harriott launches co-edited book on prison lived experience leadership in Parliament‘Prisoner Leaders: Leadership as Experience and Institution’ is a new innovative book from editors Paula Harriott and Marion Vannier that explores opportunities for the systematic development of prison leadership. Co-editor, Paula Harriott explains, “Prison leadership is an unmined sea of knowledge, strengthening people as they pass through the justice process.” The launch event held on…
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Life after Prison: The Spark: Kemi and Tash
Read more: Life after Prison: The Spark: Kemi and TashOur amazing research team members Kemi and Tasha Ryan talk about Life After Prison in a new podcast.
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Imagining Possible Futures at the British Association of Social Work Conference and Birkbeck Coproduction event
Read more: Imagining Possible Futures at the British Association of Social Work Conference and Birkbeck Coproduction eventIn June, 2025, Gill attended the #BASWConf2025 and Birkbeck Social Science Festival. At BASW, Manchester, she worked alongside Dr Caroline J. Bald Dr Danica Darley Dr Sarah Waite Keith Skerman to amplify the voices and experiences of women impacted by criminalisation and their families. At Birkbeck, London she located the growth of coproduced criminal justice…
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A safer criminal justice system
Read more: A safer criminal justice systemOn Thursday, 8 May, Gill Buck facilitated a workshop at the Criminal Justice Research Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University: Fostering lived experience in research. She was joined by Jenni Berlin from User Voice and Line Lerche Morck and Martin Celosse-Andersen from Aarhus University, who discussed: How can research be done safely and responsibly with people directly impacted by…
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Is Prison the Answer for Women?
Read more: Is Prison the Answer for Women?Prison for women tab: Dr Gill Buck will join a panel as part of Storyhouse Women on 10 May 2025. Gill will draw on (collaborative) pilot studies with formerly imprisoned women to centre women’s agency, voices and creative potential.
