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Our 20th issue of CREST Security Review (CSR) focuses on counter-terrorism and counter-extremism evaluation 🔎

Read, download & share for free ⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/magazine/eva... #Evaluation #CVE #Counterterrorism #SecurityResearch

From Research to Impact: Building Government Relationships to make a difference This seminar offered unique insights for early-career researchers participating in the IAPSS program and others looking to enhance their skillset.

📣 Missed our latest seminar? You can download the recap on our events page ⤵️
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From Research to Impact: Building Government Relationships to make a difference This seminar will offer unique insights for early-career researchers participating in the IAPSS program and others looking to enhance their skillset.

📣 Calling all ECRs - Do you want know how your research can make a big impact?
Join our upcoming seminar on 27 Februrary TOMORROW presented by Peter Neyroud.
📧 Email us at iapss@lancaster.ac.uk to book your place!
⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/events... #ECR

Call for applications: PhD summer School Studying Online Extremism - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety (2nd edition)

Call for applications: PhD summer School Studying Online Extremism. Confirmed lecturers include Dr. @galwaygrrl.bsky.social, Dr. @ashkingdon.bsky.social, and Dr. Cathrine Thorleifsson. Deadline to apply: 14 March 2025. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Hear from two talented NCITErs, Brenna Helm and Callie Vitro, on the future of terrorism research this week. Details below!

📣 Register for The Past Present & Future of Terrorism Studies Roundtable: Next Generation Perspectives with
@brennahelm.bsky.social
@joncollins.bsky.social
Callie Vitro & Chloe Squires
📅 13 Feb
⏰16.00-17.30 (UTC)
📍Online
@standrewsir.bsky.social @ncite.bsky.social @crest-research.bsky.social

📢 CSTPV is delighted to announce that we're hosting the Society for Terrorism Research Postgraduate Conference this year, including keynote Prof Joel Busher
Deadline for proposals: 14 March
Conference: 13 June
Submissions: shorturl.at/9OGHd

📣 Do you have the project management skills to support NABS+' mission to develop the next generation of computational/analytic behavioural and social science?

We want to hear from YOU! ⤵️
#NABS #BehaviouralScience #ProjectManagement #JobAlert

From Research to Impact: Building Government Relationships to make a difference This seminar will offer unique insights for early-career researchers participating in the IAPSS program and others looking to enhance their skillset.

📣 Calling all ECRs! Do you want know how your research can make a big impact?
Join our upcoming seminar on 27 Februrary, 10am EST (4pm BST), presented by Peter Neyroud.

📧 Email us at iapss@lancaster.ac.uk to book your place!

⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/events...

Following the leak of a Home Office report on combating extremism, RUSI's @jwhite692.bsky.social provides her analysis on the challenges of broadening the definition of extremism.

Excellent opportunity for early-career researchers to develop an important skill. Interested in attending? Contact iapss@lancaster.ac.uk

To learn more about @iapss.bsky.social, a joint venture of NCITE and @crest-research.bsky.social, visit our website! ⬇️

crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/

🚨 The deadline is approaching!
Don’t miss your chance to present at the CRS Annual Conference 2025!

📍 University of Kent
🗓️ 17-19 September 2025

Take part in shaping the future of peace and conflict research!
Submit your paper in buff.ly/4aeWP07

From Research to Impact: Building Government Relationships to make a difference This seminar will offer unique insights for early-career researchers participating in the IAPPS program and others looking to enhance their skillset.

📣 NEW IAPSS seminar
📝 From Research to Impact: Building Government Relationships to make a difference
📅 27 Februrary, 10am EST (4pm BST)

Join our upcoming seminar for ECRs looking to enhance their skillset, presented by Peter Neyroud.
⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/events...

Don’t miss our first 2025 webinar on ethics and methods when researching the far-right👇

Meta’s Glasses, ChatGPT, and the Rise of High-Tech Extremist Violence NCITE researchers discuss the role of Meta's smart glasses in the New Orleans terrorist attack and how it reflects a broader trend of terrorists embracing emerging technology.

✍️ NEW: Meta’s Glasses, ChatGPT, and the Rise of High-Tech Extremist Violence

NCITE senior researchers, led by Senior Scientist Sam Hunter, discuss the use of Meta's smart glasses in planning the New Orleans terrorist attack.

www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

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New Orleans Terror Attack: An Overview of ISIS Support in America As more details come out about the New Orleans terror attack, NCITE Senior Research Faculty and Policy Associate Seamus Hughes offers an overview of ISIS support in America.

As we learn more about what was behind the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, NCITE's @seamushughes.bsky.social provides important context:

www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

IAPSS Call for Communities of Interest Read more about our Communities of Interest (CoI) programme.

💡Have you heard about our Communities of Interest (CoI) programme?

CoI will foster connections between #IAPSS community members who share common research interests

Submit your application before April 2025 ⤵️ crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/opport... #Research #AcademicSky

📢Apply for NCITE funding!📢

Today, NCITE is opening its annual request for proposals, seeking research projects that address the nation's most pressing counterterrorism challenges.

Learn more!
www.unomaha.edu/ncite/reques...

Episode 1: What does AI mean for the security space? An introduction In the first episode of this podcast series, we welcome Professor Tim Watson, Director of Defence and National Security at The Alan Turing Institute and David Wells, global security consultant

On the new ICCT podcast series, I explore the impacts of AI on national security, including the misuse of AI, supply chain vulnerabilities & AI's secondary effects. I also explore potential AI use cases in counter-terrorism & the risks and challenges associated with them icct.nl/multimedia/e...

Explaining the rise of far-right ideology - University of Oslo Join us when world-leading extremism researcher Cynthia Miller-Idriss explores how extremist ideologies continue to attract new followers in the U.S and around the world.

Join us on December 17 when world-leading extremism researcher @milleridriss.bsky.social explores how extremist ideologies continue to attract new followers in the U.S and around the world. www.uio.no/english/abou...

Conducting Research in the National Security Space This seminar focused on key lessons learned working in the national security space that may have particular importance for ECRs.

📣 Recap on our latest seminar on conducting research in the national security space⤵️ #NatSec #ECRs crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/events...

📬 Sign-up to our bi-monthly newsletter to get the latest news, opportunities and upcoming events from the IAPSS community: mailchi.mp/31db19e4c28a...

IAPSS Call for Communities of Interest Read more about our Communities of Interest (CoI) programme.

💡We are pleased to announce our Communities of Interest (CoI) programme!
Find out more about how our #CoI will foster connections between our community members who share common #research interests ⤵️
crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/opport...

📣 Join our upcoming seminar:
📝 Conducting Research in the National Security Space
📅 Date: TODAY - 25 Nov, 2:00PM (GMT)
Dr Sara Thompson will share key lessons learned working in the national security space for ECRs to consider
⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/events...
#AcademicChatter #NatSec #ECRs

NCITE Speaker Series: Building Resilience in the Counterterrorism Workforce In today's dynamic and highly charged threat environment, counterterrorism practitioners and researchers are often exposed to hateful and graphic content. This can take a profound toll. Join NCITE...

💻NEW WEBINAR: Building Resilience in the Counterterrorism Workforce

🕒 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET
🗓️ Thursday, Dec. 5

Join NCITE for a webinar discussing how organizations can protect counterterrorism professionals doing critical but often difficult work.⤵️

events.unomaha.edu/event/resili...

National security issues will be front and centre over the next years here are some starter packs to help you navigate them:

Conspiracy Theories
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National Security Early Career Researchers
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Think Tank, NGOs, Research Centers
go.bsky.app/12RffMS

How to get started with academic Bluesky As prominent individual and institutional accounts eschew Twitter/X for new social media platforms, Bluesky is having a moment. Drawing on the experience of colleagues on the platform, Ned Potter, …

💥New: How to get started with academic Bluesky

👨‍💻 @nedpotter.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhDSky

📢 Are you an early career researcher examining online extremism (in its many forms) and want your work featured in a @VOX_Pol blog? Feel free to get in touch! We are dedicating a full month of the blog to your work!