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Calling ECRS 📣 Join our Post-Conference Workshop on 'R'

📅 Dates: Wed 24 June (PM) & Thurs 25 June (AM)
🗣️ Speaker: Dr Xiao Hui Tai

Please note: You do NOT need to attend #BASS26 to join. We can also cover travel costs and accommodation on Wed evening (24 June)
crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/ecr-e...

⚠️Remember to reserve your accommodation for #BASS26 ASAP!

Due to major live music events taking place in Cardiff, we advise you to book ASAP! We've secured a limited no. of rooms at Premier Inn Cardiff North for delegates which can be booked via the online store: crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/regis...

Transnational Repression: Risk and Associated Factors This report follows on from a series of reports entitled Transnational Repression: A Multi-Domain, Grey Zone Activity.

🚨 NEW REPORT: Transnational Repression: Risk and Associated Factors

✏️ Authors: Basil Germond & Benjamin Houghton

⬇️ Read, download & share: www.crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/tr... #TNR

Transnational Repression amid the Contested World Order: A Framework for Analysis in the Digital Age This project aims at better understanding the future drivers and spaces of TNR to pre-empt and address future threats, including in the cyber space.

🚨 NEW REPORTS from the series 'Transnational Repression: A Multi-Domain, Grey Zone Activity'

✏️ Authors: Basil Germond & Benjamin Houghton

⬇️ Read, download & share: crestresearch.ac.uk/projects/tra... #TNR #TransnationalRepression

NABS+ Creative Workshop 2 Join our 2nd FREE half-day workshop introducing the Design Fiction method as a practical and creative low-risk way to think critically about future directions in security and defence research and…

Calling researchers in security and defence! 📣 The next NABS+ FREE half-day Creative Workshop is on 14 April in Birmingham. Register your interest below: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

Host Labs & Projects Find participating host institutions and project ideas for Visiting Fellowship applicants.

💡 We are currently seeking expressions of interest from labs willing to host a visiting fellow, as well as proposals for specific projects or studies that would benefit from additional research support.
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

Haven't you heard? Registration for #BASS26 is now OPEN! 🚨

Come and get your tickets here: lancasteruk.estore.flywire.com/products/bas...

#conference #socialsciences #behaviouralsciences #securitysciences #register #ticket

Our next NABS+ Creative Workshop is on 'Design Fiction for Research
Exploring possible futures in security and defence innovation' ✏️ - don't miss out, register your FREE place today! crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

⚠️ Attending #BASS26? Book your accommodation ASAP!🛏️⬇️

Due to major live music events taking place in Cardiff, we advise you to book ASAP! We've secured a limited no. of rooms at Premier Inn Cardiff North for delegates which can be booked via the online store:
crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/regis...

📣 Registration is NOW OPEN for #BASS26!
📅 22-24 June 2026
📍 Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

Register now to secure your place at a discounted rate! (Early Bird offer closes Mon 30 March): crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/regis...

XRCET-TIPSS Deep Dive - Community Mapping Day | SPRITE+ Hub Join us for our in-person community mapping day to scope and prioritise the most important XR convergences from trust, identity, privacy, safety, and security perspectives.

LAST CHANCE to register TODAY ⬇️
XRCET-TIPSS Deep Dive - Community Mapping Day
🕒️ 26-27 March 2026
📍 Central Manchester (House of Books and Friends and Etc Venues)
www.spritehub.org/event-detail...

CREST, in partnership with NABS+, is delighted to offer two FREE workshops for ECRs that will run before and after the #BASS26 conference.
Register your interest ASAP to secure your spot! crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/ecr-e...

CREST, in partnership with NABS+, is delighted to offer two FREE workshops for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) that will run before and after the #BASS26 conference.
Register your interest ASAP to secure your spot! ⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/ecr-e...

Our next NABS+ Creative Workshop is on 'Design Fiction for Research
Exploring possible futures in security and defence innovation' ✏️ - don't miss out, register your FREE place today! crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from labs willing to host a visiting fellow, as well as proposals for specific projects or studies that would benefit from additional research support. MORE DETAILS ➡️ crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

📣 Calling all researchers in behavioural sciences in security and defence!
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please take this short survey to help protect ECR safety and wellbeing when conducting potentially harmful research.
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Research #Wellbeing #Survey #ECR

Can continuous collection, structuring, and sharing of threat intelligence help prevent public unrest? Join our next NABS+ online seminar on the case of the Southport public disorder.

→ Register your place today! crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu... #disinformation

📢 LAST CHANCE to submit a paper for #BASS26. Our 5th International Conference, celebrating 10 years of CREST, is set to be the best one yet!

Submit your abstract before Monday 2nd Feb, 5pm! ⬇️
crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26

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 continuous practice of awareness, reflection, and adjustment." Read the helpful & practical advice in our guide, crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/st...

🚨You have 1 WEEK left to submit your papers for the #BASS26 Conference!
Check out our conference themes and submit now to be considered for either a full presentation, lightning talk, or poster! ⚡https://crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS: Does your research consider the geopolitical dimensions of security threats? 🌎 You have until 2 FEB to submit your papers for #BASS26! crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/

BASS26 BASS26, CREST’s Fifth International Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security Conference, is now OPEN for submissions.

📅 Reminder: Submissions for papers for the #BASS26 conference is 2nd Feb. And don't forget registration opens 2 March. For all the latest info, visit: crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/

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.

🎨 Just 3 weeks to go until the NABS+ Creative Workshop. A FREE half-day workshop, over lunch, to explore engaging and accessible ways to share your research. Not to be missed! Tues 10 Feb, London. crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

💡 Want to explore engaging and accessible ways to share your research? Dont forget about our FREE creative half-day workshop on 10 Feb. Register your interest now! 🔗 lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

CREST Newsletter Stay up-to-date by receiving our monthly newsletter direct to your inbox. Once a month we email our subscribers with the latest CREST news, research, and opportunities.

🚨 Don’t miss a thing this year! Sign up to our newsletter today for the latest in CREST research, and NABS+ networking events and opportunities: mailchi.mp/01024fa92902...

Staying ahead of 3D printed firearms: workshop This workshop, delivered by EPSRC on behalf of UK Research and Innovation and Counter Terrorism Policing, will bring together experts from academia, industry and national security to discuss the…

FREE Workshop: Staying ahead of 3D printed firearms
🗓️ 16 March 2026
📍 London
Register by 9 Feb: www.ukri.org/events/stayi...

CREST Research Explore CREST Research’s 436 photos on Flickr!

🌈 Here’s a reminder that you can find all of our images here: www.flickr.com/photos/crest... Feel free to use them to help illustrate your research (but please don’t forget to credit us!)

CREST Newsletter Stay up-to-date by receiving our monthly newsletter direct to your inbox. Once a month we email our subscribers with the latest CREST news, research, and opportunities.

🫵 Did you save the date for our BASS26 Conference? 22-24 June 2026 at Cardiff University. Sign up to our newsletter for latest updates: mailchi.mp/01024fa92902... #BASS26

ECR Hub Explore the NABS+ Early Career Researchers (ECRs) Hub with funding, mentoring, and seminars to support ECRs working in behavioural and social science for security and defence.

🖐️ Calling all Early Career Researchers! Have you seen our ECR hub? Take a look around for helpful information to kickstart 2026 – including new Opportunities, Resources, Funding, Seminars, Steering group, and Mentoring 🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

BASS26 BASS26, CREST’s Fifth International Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security Conference, is now OPEN for submissions.

👀 ICYMI: CALL FOR PAPERS deadline 2 Feb for the #BASS26 conference in #Cardiff this June. And get ready for early-bird registration in March! 🦉 crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/