Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Wed 5, Feb 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Professor Dominik Zaum, Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Reading, to discuss his work on corruption and post-conflict peacebuilding.
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Disease Emergence in Urban Environments
Tue 28, Jan 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil chats with Prof Eric Fèvre about the epidemiology, ecology and the socioeconomics of disease emergence and monitoring the emergence of zoonotic and food-borne diseases in Kenya.
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Modern Propaganda: Researching Cambridge Analytica
Tue 21, Jan 2020In this week’s PaCCS blog, PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Dr Emma Briant, an Associate Researcher in Human Rights at Bard College, to discuss her research on propaganda and her experience researching Cambridge Analytica.
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A Greener Future for the Military?
Tue 14, Jan 2020What impact will the transition to eco-friendly vehicles have upon military operations reliant upon civilian fossil fuel infrastructure? Kate McNeil reports on a CSaP-hosted workshop exploring this question.
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That Hideous Strength: Maintaining Public Trust in the Era of Big Data Policy
Tue 7, Jan 2020The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics explores privacy, public trust and transparency in big data collection.
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Engaging with Policy-Makers: Taking a Strategic Approach
Tue 17, Dec 2019PaCCS champion Dr Tristram Riley-Smith shares his strategies for academics interested in effectively engaging with policy-makers.
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SPRITE+: Tackling Challenges in the Future of Digital Security, Privacy, Identity and Trust
Tue 10, Dec 2019SPRITE+, the newest EPSRC NetworkPlus, brings together people in academia, industry, government, law enforcement, and civil society organisations with a focus on digital contexts. It is a ‘one stop shop’ for engagement between academic and non-academic communities.
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Online Radicalisation and Social Psychology
Tue 3, Dec 2019In a follow-up to her 2016 guest post, Dr Laura Smith discusses her Conflict Theme Innovation Award project on predicting online radicalisation with PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil
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Universities, Security and Intelligence
Tue 26, Nov 2019Kate McNeil reflects on a discussion with Dr Liam Gearon about his new book, the Handbook on Universities, Security and Intelligence Studies.
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Prevent: Counter-Radicalisation and Education
Tue 19, Nov 2019Kate McNeil and Professor Paul Thomas discuss Prevent, the UK’s counter-radicalisation program.
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