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CREST Debates: The Polygraph - a useful tool or a means to fool? In this CREST Debate podcast, Professors Aldert Vrij and Don Grubin go head-to-head on one of the most controversial tools in risk assessment: the polygraph.

Did you catch the latest CREST Debates podcast? Listen to Professors Aldert Vrij and Don Grubin go head-to-head on one of the most controversial tools in risk assessment: the polygraph. Available here: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cr...

Commissioning Thank you for your interest in the NABS+ commissioning call. To ensure your application meets all necessary criteria, please read the guidance documents below carefully before submitting. These…

ICYMI: See the 8 successful projects that will be funded though our NABS+ Commissioning Call, covering themes on: Human-AI Teaming, COM (Online Harms) Groups, and Disinformation. crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

Commissioning Thank you for your interest in the NABS+ commissioning call. To ensure your application meets all necessary criteria, please read the guidance documents below carefully before submitting. These…

📣 NABS+ is pleased to announce the 8 projects selected for funding through our latest Commissioning Call. This round attracted 36 applications, requesting over £2m, with strong international and cross-sector interest. See the successful bids here: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

CREST Debates: The Polygraph - a useful tool or a means to fool? In this CREST Debate podcast, Professors Aldert Vrij and Don Grubin go head-to-head on one of the most controversial tools in risk assessment: the polygraph.

🎙️ Did you catch our exciting PODCAST DEBATE? 'The Polygraph - A Useful Tool or Means to Fool?' Professors Aldert Vrij and Don Grubin go head-to-head. Who do you agree with? Listen now! ▶️ crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cr...

🎙️NEW PODCAST! 'The Polygraph: A Useful Tool or Means to Fool?' Listen to global experts Professor Don Grubin and Professor Aldert Vrij debate one of the most contested tools in risk and credibility assessment: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cr...

Call for papers: Digital Underworlds: Hidden, Obscured, and Transgressive Spaces on the Internet An interdisciplinary workshop exploring the concealed infrastructures, affective economies, and communal platforms that thrive beneath surface levels of the internet.

📣 Call for Papers: Cybernetic Culture Workshop 2026: 'Digital Underworlds: Hidden, Obscured, and Transgressive Spaces on the Internet'. Submissions by: Friday 23 Jan.

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📣RESCHEDULED Workshop:
The NABS+ Creative Workshop has been rescheduled until Feb 2026 (more details to be confirmed soon!) but you can still register your interest below 👇
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Disinformation: What did we learn from the year of elections? Assessing exposure to and the effects of disinformation and foreign state information operations. Professor Jacob N. Shapiro explored how online political influence efforts, which are coordinated campaigns designed to appear domestic to their targets, have changed since their 2018 peak.

'Disinformation: What did we learn from the year of elections? Assessing exposure to and the effects of disinformation and foreign state information operations.' Prof Jacob N. Shapiro explored how online political influence efforts have changed since 2018 peak. crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

ECR 2-Day Workshop How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do?

🚨 TWO spaces left for this FREE NABS+ ECR 2-Day Workshop: 'Digital Profiling and its Applications in Research and Practice', Tues 18–Wed 19 Nov, Manchester. Explore the fast-evolving world of digital profiling. First come, first served. Sign up now!
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ECR 2-Day Workshop How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do?

📢 Sign up now for our NABS+ ECR 2-Day Workshop, 'Digital Profiling and its Applications in Research and Practice', with speakers/experts: Dr Joanne Hinds, Dr Heather Shaw, and Professor Oli Buckley. Tues 18–Wed 19 Nov, Manchester.
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Observing Interoperability: A behavioural framework and analysis of multi-agency interactions in the UK emergency services A framework on previous theoretical work, which identified five core components of effective interoperability: trust, identity, goals, flexibility and communication.

ICYMI: 'Observing Interoperability: A behavioural framework and analysis of multi-agency interactions in the UK emergency services', which identifies 5 core components of effective interoperability: trust, identity, goals, flexibility and communication.
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Understanding Disclosure Motivations and Their Linguistic Correlates This report outlines key findings and ongoing research from CREST regarding the motivations behind individuals disclosing information about people they know, a critical area for enhancing security…

ICYMI: 'Understanding Disclosure Motivations and Their Linguistic Correlates'. Read the report into why individuals choose to disclose sensitive information about people they know.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate x 2 posts, Liverpool University Application deadline: 17-Nov-2025, 23:30.

✨ Job opportunity for 2 x Postdoctoral Research Associates to join the Department of Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Find out more and apply by 17 Nov, 11:30pm 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/opportunitie...

CRANE Technology Trends - Expert Survey Phase 1 CRANE Technology Trends - Expert Survey Phase 1

📣 Calling all cybersecurity researchers, technologists, and policy experts to contribute to the first cycle of the EPSRC CRANE Network Plus Delphi Survey - exploring emerging technologies and their implications for cybersecurity. Closes 14 Nov 2025
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Staying Safe: Protecting You and Your Research Researching national security, geopolitics, extremism, or other politically sensitive issues can expose you to risks that most academics never have to consider.

ICYMI: 'Staying Safe: Protecting You and Your Research'. A helpful guide to understanding risk, how adversaries operate, building defensive practices, and extending protection beyond yourself.

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✏️ Sign up! NABS+ 'Drawing From Your Research'. A FREE creative half-day workshop using playful storyboarding and analogies to help you communicate your research in fresh, engaging ways. Tues 25 Nov, 10:30-15:00, London.

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Staying Safe: Protecting You and Your Research Researching national security, geopolitics, extremism, or other politically sensitive issues can expose you to risks that most academics never have to consider.

New GUIDE: 'Staying Safe: Protecting You and Your Research'. Researching national security, geopolitics, extremism, or other politically sensitive issues can expose you to risks that most academics never have to consider.

🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/st...

The Copper's Nose: Spidey Senses Aren't Just For Spider-Man It's a phrase that echoes across canteens, briefing rooms, custody suites. In policing, this isn't just a saying; it's a phenomenon known as having 'The Copper's Nose'.

“For police officers and frontline personnel, the ability to detect and respond to the unexpected can be the difference between life and death.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Emily Quin crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/the-...

Illuminating the Forensic Black Box: Understanding Radicalisation in Secure Settings Over the last six years working in secure settings in the UK, care teams often asked whether our knowledge of radicalisation in the community applies to forensic institutions like prisons or secure…

“Does our knowledge of radicalisation in the community apply to forensic institutions like prisons or secure psychiatric hospitals?” Read the full #CSR21 article by Sören Henrich crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/illu...

The Next Generation of Resilience The co-ordinator of the Terrorism and Political Violence Next Generation Network, based at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews,…

“ECR networks equip emerging scholars and practitioners with broad skills, connections, and understanding.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Chloe L Squires crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/the-...

Community Resilience in Northern Ireland: A Framework for Transformation Community resilience is “the ability of a community to prepare, respond and recover from disruptive challenges”. In Northern Ireland (NI), where the legacy of the ‘Troubles’ still shapes daily life,…

“One of the most powerful indicators of transformative change is the restoration of hope.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Claire Hazelden @endingtheharm crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/comm...

NABS+ Creative Workshop Drawing From Your Research: a creative half-day workshop using playful storyboarding and analogies to help you communicate your research in fresh, engaging ways.

Have you heard about the FREE NABS+ Creative Workshop? Explore engaging and accessible ways to share your research through role-playing, and storyboarding techniques. Tues 25 November, 10:30 - 15:00, London. Sign up 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

Social Networks and Resilience What makes a social network less resilient? It depends on the dangers it faces, and the people within it, with these factors creating trade-offs rather than clear-cut answers.

“Decentralisation comes with trade-offs: while it may reduce vulnerability to attack, it can also slow communication and hinder coordination, introducing different kinds of weaknesses.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Nick Crossley crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/soci...

Why Study Non-Radicalisation? This article presents a critical, empirically grounded contribution to our understanding of radicalisation drawing on research findings presented in the book Resisting Radicalisation? Understanding…

“Paradoxically, a focus on the process by which people move towards violent extremism has privileged the endpoint in determining what we understand as radicalisation.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Hilary Pilkington crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/why-...

Automatically Generating Counter-Speech: Opportunities and Challenges of Using LLMs for CVE As technology has developed, extremist actors have found new ways to use it to their advantage. Large language models (LLMs) are one area that has been exploited by extremists to create and share…

“Counter-speakers have suggested that it could be beneficial to use AI for counter-speech campaigns to protect their personal well-being.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Ellie Rogers crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/auto...

Observing Interoperability: A behavioural framework and analysis of multi-agency interactions in the UK emergency services A framework on previous theoretical work, which identified five core components of effective interoperability: trust, identity, goals, flexibility and communication.

New Guide! 'Observing Interoperability: A behavioural framework and analysis of multi-agency interactions in the UK emergency services', which identifies five core components of effective interoperability: trust, identity, goals, flexibility and communication.

👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/ob...

Planned Resilience: Are We Setting Ourselves up to Fail? Plans written for delivery by an idealised concept of the person completing the job role, rather than a living breathing being, may be overlooking fundamental flaws.

“I don’t get paid enough to care.” Read the full #CSR21 article by KT Sonnen crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/plan...

Interpreting and Translation in the Police Setting: Human vs AI Resilient policing systems can adapt, maintain core functions, and uphold fairness even in complex, high-pressure situations. But one often-overlooked factor in that resilience is the ability to…

“Interpreting entails much more than just relaying the content from one language into another.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Greta Esposito crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/inte...

Transparency Statements Restore Trust & Resiliency Trust is challenging to build but essential for creating a collaborative and resilient community against public safety threats. Kyle Dobson explains how an evidence-based solution begins with an…

“Officers should communicate an honest reason for the interaction that is ideally motivated by helping the community and specific individuals.” Read the full #CSR21 article by Kyle Dobson crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/tran...