Dr Ryan Scoats

The work of our @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social features in "Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel".

The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...

‘Oh you’re really good for a girl’: Sexism, Stereotypes and Subcultural Capital in Board Gaming - Ryan Scoats, Marcus Maloney, 2025 This study explores gender dynamics in hobby board gaming culture through 43 semi-structured interviews with women who play these games. While recent scholarshi...

Delighted to announce our newest paper on women's experiences with sexism, misogyny, and being treated differently within hobby board game cultures.

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Publication acceptance! As a follow up and complimenting our work on women in board game culture (journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....), this next article will explore how women navigate and understand sexist encounters.

Let’s look at AI as a reasoning partner, not a shortcut The latest reasoning AI models, such as DeepSeek, offer an opportunity for universities to strengthen critical thinking in the next generation of workers

Like it or not AI is here and will change academia for both better and worse. I've found it to be a hugely useful tool, but see so many academic dismiss it outright (often on moral grounds). I wonder how long it's really practical to resist these changes www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lets-...

It’s summer! (Pretty much)

Ever get that feeling someone is watching? Judging your every move…

From ‘couple goals’ to ‘beige flags’, here’s why you shouldn’t take relationship advice from TikTok | Lisa Portolan People increasingly see relationships as stories in which they must be the protagonist – and TikTok provides the perfect digital stage

This was an interesting read. My understanding of relationship terminology used with young people appears to be woefully out of date www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

Googling an academic to request a chapter they’d written and it turns out they’ve gone to prison for murder! Not what I was expecting. Wild

Had a medical emergency with a student today (they where ok in the end). Scary as hell. Make sure you know what you’d do if something bad happens because any mandated training you might have had will go straight out your head/not have covered it!

Sounds really interesting 🤔

Sending book pitches to agents is eerily similar to applying for academic jobs. They all want virtually the same information but in ever so slightly different formats. Oh and there are no academic jobs, maybe book publishing is doing better 😂 🙃

You know twitter is dying when all of the pornbots and only fans accounts have come here. Good luck to them I say!

I know mendley, is this something different/extra?

You know what they say, the best alarm clock for getting you right out of bed is the sound of your dog being sick…

The science of sex with Dr. Ryan Scoats, PhD - Podcast Episode · Scheduling Sin with SnoMilf · 27/12/2024 · 1h 3m

I was on a podcast! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

And then I’ll have the pleasure of opening it up and thinking ‘the nerve of this guy leaving all this mess just there for me to deal with’

It’s Christmas Eve and time to shut the laptop on this horrific collection of open tabs!

Board game culture is changing… A recent research article from the UK highlights the difficulties women face in board game spaces. But, there is hope because things are changing. #BoardGames #gender #culture #GeekMasculinity

Lovely write up of our board game work. It’s such a boost to find out someone’s read something you’ve written! www.tuni.fi/playlab/boar...

Just recorded a podcast where I was asked, ‘as your research stemmed from a personal experience, what did you learn about yourself through doing it?’ Such a great question and not one I’d ever really thought about!

Understanding service preferences among consensually non-monogamous individuals seeking sexual healthcare Despite consensually non-monogamous people being a minority population with specific healthcare needs, research on this group is minimal, especially in relation to sexual healthcare. This study exp...

I'm not really sure how it happened but one of my paywalled articles around CNM healthcare has turned to open access!? Take home messages: a lot can be learned by looking at how healthcare is provided to other marginalised groups (e.g. LGBT) & give people options! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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sending energy

What's your favourite example of a basic science discovery yielding practical results later on — but that one didn't know it would be used for at the time?

Women and Board Game Culture by Dr Ryan Scoats This seminar is hosted by the College of Law, Social & Criminal Justice Research Seminar Series. Our series offers exciting insights into ongoing research projects within the law school and conducted ...

I'm giving a talk about some of the initial findings of my women and board games study on the 11th of December 5-6pm (UK time). It's online (Teams) so all are welcome! www.bcu.ac.uk/research/law... @bcusociology.bsky.social #gamesresearch #tabletopgames #boardgames

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Done!

Okay, I'm working on it. Bare with.

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Grant rejection today but last teaching planning for the term done and it’s giving me a rush of energy to do some writing! Hopefully this will last long enough for words to make it onto the page 🤗🫠

Oooo yes please

Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem Launched 30 years ago, Loaded magazine epitomised the 90s in its irreverence and appetite for hedonism. But how did it stand up to pressure to put more 'sexy babes' on the cover?

A really interesting documentary (& nostaligia trip for me). Taps into the circular nature of western masculinity (I.e. it’s regularly seen as in crisis but how that’s understood&responded to varies), whats slips into fill the gap, & the role of 💰 in influencing culture www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...