✅ NEW ACCESS FUND! NABS+ is committed to making our events as inclusive as possible. We implement reasonable adjustments as required by attendees and offer extra support to our members to participate in community events. Find out more and apply: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

👀 Have you had chance to wander around our Communities of Interest yet? Each CoI provides a collaborative space to share knowledge, set research agendas, and translate evidence into practice - bridging gaps between research, policy, and operational work. crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/coi/

It's HERE! 😀 The CREST Catalogue 2025 is AVAILABLE NOW! Take a deep dive into all our published outputs - from short ‘how-to’ guides to in-depth reports, policy briefs, videos, journal articles and more! crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/ca...

📢 Introducing our THREE new Communities of Interest (CoIs) - bringing together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers around shared themes in targeted violence and terrorism prevention. Explore them here 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/coi/

🖐️ 2 x Graduate Teaching Assistant positions available – Imperial College London with Dr. Margaret Wilson – as part of the MSc Course ‘Security and Resilience Science and Technology’. Ideal for a PhD student or early-career Post-Doctoral researcher. 🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/opportunitie...

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER for the NABS+ Commissioning Call. Funded projects the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Get your application in by Monday, 5pm! 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

🚨 DEADLINE NEXT MONDAY! Don't forget to apply for the NABS+ Commissioning Call. Funded projects the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Applications in by Monday 8 Sept, 5pm. 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

IKYMI: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/tr... This report explores how transnational dynamics shape the links between protest, radicalisation, and terrorism—focusing on how global movements influence why some protests turn violent or involve extremist actors.

⌛ Deadline reminder for the NABS+ Commissioning Call submissions: 8 Sept, 5pm! Funded projects the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

📰 New report out! Transnational Dynamics in Violent Outcomes for Protest Movements: A Rapid Evidence Assessment. Read it all here 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/tr...

📰 ICYMI: This report explores how online communication, cultural differences, and rapport-building impact information gathering and intelligence efforts in digital contexts. Read all about it here 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/pr...

NABS+ Wellbeing Workshop - Join researchers and professionals to explore challenges and innovations in personnel wellbeing. Free to attend (incl. lunch). 🔗 Limited places – for more info & submit your expression of interest: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

⚠️ Don't forget to have your say! CREST celebrates 10 years this October and we want to hear from YOU! Please complete our short survey 👉 lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨 Don't forget! NABS+ ECR Conference Fund: Early Career Researchers can apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c... for up to £250 to support presenting at academic conferences. Deadline Round One: 1 Oct (or until funds run out).

⏱️Don't miss the 8 Sept deadline! Get your applications in for the NABS+ Commissioning Call - which aims to fund 8 projects, up to the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

Don't forget to get your applications in for the NABS+ Commissioning Call. We're aiming to fund 8 projects, up to the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Help Shape the Future of National Security and Defence. Apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

👋 To help us celebrate 10 years of CREST this October, we’re collecting case studies, quotes, stories, and stats to show how our work has been used in policy, practice, research, or teaching. And we want to hear from YOU! 👉 lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📋 NEW Report! 'Probing for information in online interactions: Cultural differences in perception of rapport, errors and recovery'. Read all about it here 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/pr...

🚨 ICYMI: NABS+ ECR Conference Fund: Early Career Researchers can apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c... for up to £250 to support presenting at academic conferences. Priority given to those who haven’t yet presented externally. Deadline Round One: 1 Oct (or until funds run out).

🤩 This October, CREST celebrates 10 remarkable years of commissioning, communicating, and collaborating on security threat research to help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers tackle security challenges. Tell us how CREST has supported YOU! lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨 ICYMI: Are you an Early Career Researcher in behavioural or social science for security & defence? Want to gain one-to-one support from an experienced mentor? APPLY NOW to the NABS+ Mentorship Scheme. Closes 15 Aug: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

📢 NABS+ ECR Conference Fund: Early Career Researchers can apply for up to £250 to support presenting at academic conferences. Priority given to those who haven’t yet presented externally. Deadline Round One: 1 Oct (or until funds run out). Apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

🫵 Are you an Early Career Researcher in behavioural or social science for security and defence? Gain one-to-one support from an experienced mentor through the NABS+ Mentorship Scheme. Deadline: 15 August 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c... for full details and application form

Doing research on tough topics? Missed our seminar? You’re not alone. Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

🚀 Event Alert: Imagining Scenarios/Effective Decision Making/Encouraging Resilience. Hosted by RBOC Network+ and SPRITE+, this event empowers future research leaders to respond to emerging threats.📍Birmingham | 📅 11 Sept | 📝 Apply by 25 July, 12pm: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...

📣 Opportunity: Dstl are seeking a supplier to undertake an innovative study measuring the impact of certain security stimuli on the ability to elicit identifiable behaviours on those with simulated hostile intent. R-Cloud: RQ0000081595. Deadline 27/07. crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

📰 New report! Individual-Level Perspectives on Mobilisation, Protest and Radicalisation: A Rapid Evidence Assessment What shapes the potential for violence and radicalisation? Read the full report: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/in...

📢 Funding Opportunity: Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK). As part of ESRC’s investment in building national capability for behavioural research, a £1.3 million fund is being administered by BR-UK. Join the webinar, this Wednesday @ 1pm to learn more: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...

💼 Job alert: The UK Home Office is looking for a new Chief Scientific Adviser to lead on science advice for the department. Find out more about this exciting opportunity and apply here: www.gov.uk/government/n... Closes: Midday, 28 July

🚨 Want to be more efficient with your questioning approaches? Read: 'Getting Information Quickly: The Time Critical Questioning (TCQ) Protocol', designed to enable emergency responders to obtain accurate key information in urgent situations. crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/ge...

📢 NEW SHORT REPORT OUT! 'Eliciting Information in Online Interactions: Development of a Rapport-based Approach for Security Contexts' Learn more here: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/el... #interviewing #communication #security

Disinformation crosses into public health, climate, security, and more. We’re commissioning research that explores how these threats intersect, and how to respond. 📄 Learn more: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

Not all threats can be tackled at once. We’re funding research into how governments and organisations can prioritise information threats more effectively and transparently. 📄 APPLY NOW! crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

📢 Misinformation is everywhere... but are we missing key threats? We want research that highlights under-studied actors and platforms involved in information manipulation. 📄 Apply for funding: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

Why do some people get drawn into violent online spaces, and why do others walk away? We're seeking proposals that examine engagement, disengagement, and underlying motivations. 📄 Call open now: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

Violent online networks targeting minors are evolving. Help us map the scale, structure, and user roles of com groups. We're funding original research to improve our understanding. 📄 Find out more: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

🧠 Human-AI teaming needs more than tech, it needs trust, accountability, and smart design. We're commissioning research that explores the human side of AI collaboration in security settings. 📄 Submit your proposal: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

👂 NEW for your ears! Our CREST Debates series kicks off with Professors Paul Martin and Rosalind Searle who explore the complexities of insider risk and personnel security. Listen now: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cr... #Insider #Risk #Security #Podcast #Debate

How will AI reshape our workforce? We’re funding research that draws lessons from past automation to prepare for future AI deployment in national security and defence. Synthesis or original research welcome. APPLY NOW! crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

🔍 The NABS+ commissioning call is now open! We’re funding small, focused research projects that tackle key security and defence challenges using behavioural science. Topics include AI, online harms, and information manipulation. APPLY NOW crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

🗓️ Date for your diary! NABS+ Early Career Researcher (ECR) Seminar, 'Doing Emotionally Demanding Research - A dual perspective of supervisor and researcher', Thurs 3 July, 11:00-12:00 (via Teams) with Dr Juliane Kloess and Dr Amy Burrell. Details at crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

📽️ ICYMI: Watch the video and learn more about Time-Critical Questioning (TCQ) - a novel protocol which has shown to improve the ability to get critical information, quickly and accurately, in highly pressured situations: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/th...

🎤 GAME-CHANGER! Extracting information in time-sensitive situations has previously been done using traditional interview techniques. But what if there was a faster, more efficient way? Learn more about a new protocol: Time-Critical Questioning (TCQ) crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/th...

📢 Calling all Early Career Researchers! Seminar: Doing emotionally demanding research - A dual perspective of supervisor and researcher Date: Thurs 3rd July, 11.00-12.00, via Teams Panel: Dr Juliane Kloess & Dr Amy Burrell To register please email NABS+ : [email protected]

📣📋 JOB OPPORTUNITY! Research Associate: NABS+ Doctoral Fellow, Psychology, Lancaster University. Develop the next generation of computational/analytic behavioural and social science to address challenges in security and defence. Apply before 11 June: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🚨 NEW REPORT! Social Movement Theory Perspectives on Group Mobilisation, Radicalisation, and Violent Extremism. 🔗 Read it here: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/so...

👏 Thrilled to see research funded by @CREST_Research at @UniofPortsmouth featured on @BBCNews! Prof Lorraine Hope’s Time-Critical Questioning protocol trialled in an escape room, could revolutionise how responders gather info during terror attacks. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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ICYMI: 📽️ Enhancing Interoperability Training: Insights from UK Emergency Responders with Dr Nicola Power (@drnikkipower): crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/en... #CREST #interoperability #training #team

📽️ Enhancing Interoperability Training Dr Nicola Power (@drnikkipower) and her team surveyed 72 UK emergency responders to explore how effective they believe their team training is for improving interoperability. Watch here: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/en... #CREST #interoperability