Isabelle van der Vegt 🟥

The Open Criminology Award for established researchers, sponsored by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, goes to Prof Scott Jacques, founder of @crimrxiv.com, for advancing transparent, accessible, and collaborative research practices in criminology. 🏆

We are glad to announce this year's winner of the early career Open Criminology Award, sponsored by @nscr-instituut.bsky.social: Danielle Stibbe! A PhD student on cybercriminal decision making, the committee was impressed by her consistent engagement with open science practices. Congratulations! 🎉

Looking back on a great week at @esc-eurocrim.bsky.social Warsaw. Particularly enjoyed the roundtable on "Repeatability in Criminology" @opencriminology.bsky.social. + It was great to get feedback on our experimental vignette study on online abuse of female politicians. And of course, the pierogi...

CTRG news! 🎉 👏 Huge congratulations to Prof @noemiebouhana.bsky.social on winning a €3.1m grant from the European Commission (as well as contributions from Public Safety Canada and New Zealand Police) for her project “ONLIVES” (Anticipating and Countering Fluid Criminal and Violent Extremism)

Last chance to sign up! 👇🏼

📢 Interested in collaborative replication, open science, and research methods in criminology? Join us at the inaugural meeting of #CRIMLabs, a new international Many Labs initiative, at @opencriminology.bsky.social pre-conference meeting (9 Sept 2026). Details in the leaflet 👇

📢 Nominations are open for the 2026 Open Criminology Award! Recognising outstanding contributions. 🆕 New for 2026: 🏆 ECR Award (€1,500) 🏆 Established Researcher Award (€2,000)* 📅 Deadline: 16 July 2026 🔗 esc-enoc.github.io/open-crim-aw... #OpenCriminology #OpenScience *Subject to final agreement.

New preprint! Manuel Eisner and I argue that we need to take the specification of time more seriously in criminological research! We offer an overview of concepts of time, specifying temporal processes and effects, and how to improve our empirical knowledge. 👇👇 osf.io/preprints/so...

Reminder! We are seeking discussants for a roundtable on repeatability of criminological research at #eurocrim2026 @esc-eurocrim.bsky.social Inform us before 20 March if you are interested @asiermoneva.com @alextrinidad.eurosky.social @isabellevdv.bsky.social

Our first newsletter is out! Read it here: mailchi.mp/d6127976d232... Including a call for a roundtable on replication at #eurocrim

📢WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

New piece from us in the @esc-eurocrim.bsky.social newsletter, on why Criminology is lagging behind in Open Science and steps needed from the ESC to promote #openscience. escnewsletter.org/archive/crim... With Torbjørn Skardhamar and Jakob Demant

Our paper in Criminology led by @nivette.bsky.social is out! Got to dip my toes into PJT research, and add some NLP ✨ #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/1745...

Attention #computationalsocialscience researchers! Data donation has become one of the few methods to independently collect digital platforms data. The proposed GDPR Omnibus amendment threatens to make such research impossible. Please sign the open letter: dsa40collaboratory.eu/open-letter-...

New piece for the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation 👇 On the use of AI and computational linguistics in preventing on/offline extremism and violence ec.europa.eu/newsroom/hom...

PhD opportunity on online hate among youth (Dutch required). Come work with us! #DutchAcademia #AcademicJobs www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

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New short piece on the European Network for Open Criminology site with Torbjørn Skardhamar: Reduce the Costs and Increase the Benefits of Open Science esc-enoc.github.io/how-to/cost-...

The European Network for Open Criminology has a new team of co-Chairs: @asiermoneva.com, @isabellevdv.bsky.social and @alextrinidad.bsky.social. What a team! 🔒🗝️ Read more about ENOC here: esc-enoc.github.io

Dr Sandy Schumann, Winner of the First ENOC Open Criminology Award @sandyschumann.bsky.social @uclcrimescience.bsky.social

I am pleased to share that @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @ryanscrivens.bsky.social and I have just signed a contract with @uclpress.bsky.social to co-edit an open-access book that will discuss ‘Methods for Studying Extremism and Terrorism Online’. (1/4)

It has been really great to see how the Grievance Dictionary has been used in so many different ways over the years. As of today we have German, Dutch, and Italian versions available too: github.com/Isabellevdv/.... Preprint documenting the translation process is up now: arxiv.org/abs/2505.07495

I am very grateful for two days of stimulating intellectual exchange at our workshop funded by the Cologne International Forum. Special thanks to our keynotes @isabellevdv.bsky.social, @christian.czymara.com, and the organisation by @anamacanovic.bsky.social, @maxpi.bsky.social, and Christof Nägel.

Call for nominations open for first ever Open Criminology award esc-enoc.github.io/open-crim-aw... Nominate individual/group who has made a significant contribution to transparency, reproducibility, integrity, accessibility and collaboration in criminological research in Europe (Closes 1st July).

Join us for a workshop on Immigration, Public Opinion, and Crime in the Digital Age with a focus on combining online and offline data at University of Cologne in April 28/29 2025, two great keynotes by @christian.czymara.com and Isabelle van der Vegt @isabellevdv.bsky.social call below, pls share.

I am organising a 5-day Lorentz workshop on "Methods of Studying Hate and (Violent) Extremism Online" together with Ryan Scrivens and Sandy Schumann in July. We are inviting interested *PhD students in the Netherlands* to apply. More info here: forms.office.com/e/YaHrsDryWr

My first post here is to remind you about the upcoming webinar on Data Sharing in Criminology (29 Nov), organised by the newly established European Network for Open Criminology. Sign up below! www.eventbrite.es/e/webinar-da...