@DrChrisCocking

@chriscocking.bsky.social Psychologist interested in crowds & how they are (mis) represented. All views mine & RTs don't mean endorsement. No auto DMs pls

 Brighton, UK
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Chris Cocking retweeted
Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUOct 27
Workers' rights are under attack! University of Brighton workers face union derecognition - Please sign the Open Letter to University of Brighton Board of Governors demanding derecognition is stopped @ucu @UNISONinHE @ucu_solidarity @TUC_LESE docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Open Letter to University of Brighton Board of Governors

If you want to understand more about the threat of union derecognition at the University of Brighton, visit the campaign page here. Once you've filled in this form, only your name, affiliation and...

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bbc.co.uk/news/live/cklyj147… Multiple accounts of bystanders intervening in this incident (aka “zero responders”). Interesting that man who removed knife doesn’t consider himself a hero. This highlights how these situations can encourage brave acts in ordinary people

Helen Haines: Man charged with attacking Australian MP, as suspect's father says she is family...

Helen Haines remains in a critical but stable condition and has reportedly lost a leg. The 43-year-old suspect is due in court on Wednesday.

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UCU@ucuOct 14
University of Brighton management is threatening to tear up longstanding agreements protecting staff rights, working conditions and trade union recognition. UCU branch chair Ryan Burns explains what’s at stake and why members are fighting back.
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Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUOct 12
Many thanks to @jeremycorbyn for supporting the campaign against de-recognition of the campus trade unions @ucu and @UNISONinHE by the @uniofbrighton management - solidarity! @thisisyourparty @ucu_solidarity
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Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUOct 1
Thanks to everyone who came to the joint Brighton UCU and UNISON rally today against derecognition - great to have support from lots of students and also other local trade unionists like @BrightonHoveTUC and @GMBSouthern @GMBSussexBranch - solidarity! @UNISONinHE @ucu
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Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUSep 29
Join the joint UCU and UNISON protest this Thursday 1 October at 12.30 Cockcroft building @uniofbrighton against union recognition and to protect our rights at work @ucu @UNISONinHE
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Interesting that 1st Minister for NI is on the ground at #GarvaghyRoad stand off against proposed Orange Order march in #Portadown. This shows institutional support at a v high level for spontaneous crowd action & would have been unthinkable before Good Friday agreement
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Or putting it another way, it’s similar to Andy Burnham joining a direct action protest in the road in support of people protesting against a decision made by the judicial system over which he has ultimate responsibility as the leader of the national government! #NorthernIreland
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Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUSep 23
Thanks to everyone who has got in touch with solidarity messages for our branch - at a packed Brighton UCU meeting today members voted unanimously for the following motion: 'This branch resolves to fight against derecognition by all means at our disposal' @ucu
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Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUSep 14
Emergency Protest - Hands off our contracts - defend the campus unions at the University of Brighton - assemble Tuesday 15 September 1pm at Grand Parade main building, University of Brighton BN2 0YJ - speakers include @DrJoGrady @ucu #TUC26
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UCU@ucuSep 14
UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm. It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance. 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
Brighton UCU@BrightonUCUSep 14
Emergency Protest - Hands off our contracts - defend the campus unions at the University of Brighton - assemble Tuesday 15 September 1pm at Grand Parade main building, University of Brighton BN2 0YJ - speakers include @DrJoGrady @ucu #TUC26
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The camera oscura on Buzza Hill, St. Mary’s, the Isles of Scilly is remarkably similar to @CountBinface
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I did an interview yesterday for @BBCRadioStoke about the social psychology of trust & social/media influence to coincide with the new series of the BBC drama 'The Capture'. My bit starts at 42.00 into the following link bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002s8…
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'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed bbc.com/news/articles/ce3wke…

Bondi shooting hero's father says son 'saw the victims and acted'

Ahmed al Ahmed has undergone surgery after intervening in the attack which killed 15 people at an event to celebrate Hanukkah.

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2 main headlines from #COVIDinquiry are that earlier lockdown would have saved 1000s of lives & lockdown may have been avoided altogether if protective measures had been introduced earlier bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq1…

Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings

The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.

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My blog from mid-March 2020 argued that we shouldn't have delayed lockdown & that the stated reason (that the public wouldn't comply with lockdown) had no basis in behavioural science & that people would likely be more resilient dontpaniccorrectingmythsabou…
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Research I did with @swedishprotests.bsky.social and @evangelospsych.bsky.social into mutual aid during lockdown also showed how people came together to support and show solidarity with others, rather than behaving selfishly and/or 'panicking' journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

‘All together now’: Facilitators and barriers to engagement in mutual aid during the first UK...

Despite undeniable hardship, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic also saw an outpour of community solidarity and mutual aid towards those in need. This study explored why people participated in mutual...

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Chris Cocking retweeted
Brighton UCU@BrightonUCU6 Nov 2025
As part of the @ucu national Get the Vote Out Day at Brighton University we made a public statement to remind members to vote Yes in the #UCUBallot to support the fight for pay, jobs and conditions and say loud and proud that #WeAreTheUniversity
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Seeing more eyewitness reports about #TrainAttack on the news provides further evidence of bystanders intervening in this incident. It seems that the actions of these “zero-responders” quite possibly saved lives last night
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Eye-witness reports of extreme heroism in response to #TrainAttack in Cambridgeshire, UK last night. Man uses own head to protect woman from being stabbed. Evidence of concept of 'zero responders' & shows that people don't tend to 'panic' in emergencies bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cp3xxg…

'Run, there's a guy stabbing everyone' - eyewitnesses describe attack

Two passengers on the Doncaster-London train during Saturday's stabbing attack describe chaos as people scrambled for safety.

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Eye-witness reports of extreme heroism in response to #TrainAttack in Cambridgeshire, UK last night. Man uses own head to protect woman from being stabbed. Evidence of concept of 'zero responders' & shows that people don't tend to 'panic' in emergencies bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cp3xxg…

'Run, there's a guy stabbing everyone' - eyewitnesses describe attack

Two passengers on the Doncaster-London train during Saturday's stabbing attack describe chaos as people scrambled for safety.

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