Dr Laura Higson-Bliss' Outputs (4)

Online safety bill: ambiguous definitions of harm could threaten freedom of speech – instead of protecting it (2022)
Digital Artefact
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022). Online safety bill: ambiguous definitions of harm could threaten freedom of speech – instead of protecting it. [Blog Style Article]

Prosecuting Communication Offences: Interpreting the Harms Model (2022)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022). Prosecuting Communication Offences: Interpreting the Harms Model. Criminal Law Review, 271-289. https://doi.org/10.3316/agispt.20220322064068

This article explores the Law Commission’s 2021 paper - Modernising Communications Offences: a final report. The Commission recommends replacing the Malicious Communications Act 1988 and section 127(1) of the Communications Act 2003 with a new offen... Read More about Prosecuting Communication Offences: Interpreting the Harms Model.

The ‘new’ offences added to the online safety bill are not really new – and could continue to fail victims of online abuse (2022)
Digital Artefact
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022). The ‘new’ offences added to the online safety bill are not really new – and could continue to fail victims of online abuse. [Blog Style Article]

REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022, January). REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. Paper presented at Keele Education Conference 2022, Keele University, Keele, N-U-L, Staffs, England

Anxiety amongst university students is common across the sector (January, Madhombiro, Chipamaunga et al., 2018). Add to the mix public speaking as a form of assessment, anxiety levels rise (Raja, 2017). There is no doubt that there is a place for the... Read More about REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.