Shaping the future of criminology: ADR UK research at EUROCRIM 2025
Categories: Research using linked data, Events, ADR UK Research Fellows, ADR UK Partnership, Crime & justice
18 June 2025
Research using ADR UK’s flagship datasets will take the spotlight at EUROCRIM 2025 - Europe’s largest criminology conference. From sentencing outcomes to school exclusions, researchers are using linked administrative data to answer pressing questions about crime, justice and education.
This year’s event will feature two dedicated panels of ADR UK Fellows and data users, showcasing the real-world potential of Ministry of Justice (MoJ): Data First and Ministry of Justice-Department for Education (MoJ-DfE) linked datasets.
These sessions will not only present new evidence, but also create space for collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers working with administrative data for criminological research in the UK and across Europe.
About the conference
The Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, aka. EUROCRIM, is the largest criminology conference in Europe. The 2025 meeting will mark the 25th edition of the event, taking place at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens, Greece, from 3–6 September 2025.
Every year, EUROCRIM brings together over 2,000 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on crime and criminal justice across Europe. It provides a platform for researchers and professionals to share evidence, receive feedback from global experts, and build initiatives across Europe and internationally.
The full schedule for both panels, focusing exclusively on research funded by ADR UK, will be announced soon on the conference website.
First panel: Sentencing outcomes and educational predictors of crime and reoffending
Chaired by Professor Andromachi Tseloni, Academic Lead of the MoJ Data First programme, this panel will feature four presentations:
- Prof Andromachi Tseloni (Academic Lead MoJ Data First, Nottingham Trent University) will open the session with an introduction highlighting the opportunities ADR UK data offers for criminological and criminal justice research.
- Dr Kitty Lymperopoulou (ADR UK Research Fellow, Plymouth University) will present findings from her project on ethnic inequalities in pre-sentencing and sentencing outcomes.
- Dr Hannah Dickson (ADR UK Fellow, King’s College London), along with Dr Roxanna Short, Prof Seena Fazel, and Prof Nigel Blackwood, will present research on educational predictors of violent reoffending following release from prison.
- Christabel Coles (ADR UK-funded PhD student, King’s College London) will share findings of her project on educational attainment trajectories among female offenders. This project is conducted in collaboration with Dr Hannah Dickson, Prof Nigel Blackwood, and Dr Alice Wickersham.
Second panel: School absences, exclusions, and alternative education settings
Chaired by Dr Hannah Dickson, this panel will also feature four presentations using the MoJ–DfE linked dataset:
- Dr David Buil-Gil (ADR UK Fellow, University of Manchester), in collaboration with Prof Ken Pease, will present early results from a study on the longitudinal relationship between school absences and crime.
- Dr Vickie Barrett (ADR UK Fellow, University of Huddersfield) will discuss the trajectories of excluded pupils into (and out of) the criminal justice system.
- Dr Liliana Belkin (ADR UK Fellow, University of Roehampton) and Dr Arun Sondhi will explore the relationship between youth offending and attendance at alternative education settings.
- Dr Iain Brennan (ADR UK Ambassador, University of Hull), together with Dr Rosie Cornish and Dr Alison Teyhan, will present on the use of complementary linked datasets to analyse the relationship between persistent school absences and violent offending.
A unique setting
Speakers, chairs, and organisers are eagerly anticipating these panels. As well as highlighting the value of ADR UK flagship datasets for criminological research, the sessions will provide a space for ADR UK Fellows and data users to showcase their findings, foster cross-project collaboration, and encourage knowledge exchange.
By bringing together researchers working with administrative data across Europe, the panels will help share experiences, develop best practices, and support a growing community of data-driven criminological research.
The panels will take place in person, but those interested will be able to read more about the projects through the ADR UK website and upcoming blogs.
You can find out more about the conference and purchase a ticket on the EUROCRIM website.
