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The Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) is the UK’s hub for behavioural and social science research into security threats. https://crestresearch.ac.uk/

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 2d ago

The NABS+ ECR Forum is an informal, friendly space to connect with fellow researchers, fostering a sense of community and providing an opportunity to talk through research-related challenges. Interested? The next informal meeting is on 21 August, 10am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d5cd85...

NABS+ ECR Forum

Sign-up to the NABS+ ECR Forum – an informal community space for ECRs working in the field of behavioural and social science for security and defence.

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 3d ago

Calling all ECRs in security and defence! 📢 Don't miss out on this FREE 'Meet the Editors' workshop: 📅 Tuesday 13 October 2026 🕙 10:00 to 17:00 (lunch & refreshments provided) 📍 Digital Security Hub (DiSH), Manchester, UK 🪙 FREE to attend. More details & register ➡️ lnkd.in/eErPERJB

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The CREST team will be hosting our 5th international conference on Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security (BASS26) at @cardiffuni.bsky.social from Monday – we look forward to welcoming you all there! It's set to be a hot few days so don't forget your suncream, sunnies & water! 😎☀️

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There is currently no established or agreed upon framework for measuring the impacts of foreign state information, influence and interference threats.📊 This research starts to address this gap... crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/es... #Disinformation #StateThreats

Estimating the Effects on the UK of State Information, Influence, and Interference Threats Using Digital Disinformation, Distortion, and Deception

This report begins to address the issue of there being no adequate methodology or framework for estimating the impacts and effects of foreign state information, influence, and interference effects on…

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Read the latest CREST report on measuring the impacts of state disinformation targeting in the UK. Read, download, and share🔗 crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/es...

Estimating the Effects on the UK of State Information, Influence, and Interference Threats Using Digital Disinformation, Distortion, and Deception

This report begins to address the issue of there being no adequate methodology or framework for estimating the impacts and effects of foreign state information, influence, and interference effects on…

crestresearch.ac.uk

CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Researchers, is your data collection lawful under GDPR? 📊 Understand the legal considerations when accessing publicly available personal data from the internet in our next FREE online seminar 🔜 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/685ef8... #ECRs #DataCollection #GDPR

NABS+ ECR Seminar: The data protection implications of accessing publicly available data for research projects.

A look at the legal considerations when accessing/collecting publicly available personal data from the internet, e.g. social media, scrapping, etc. for research projects. In this talk we will look at the data protection implications of using publicly available personal data in research projects and how to ensure that your data collection is lawful under the UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018.

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How machine learning can transform police administrative data into operationally useful information ✏️ Author: Darren Cook crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/from...

From Narratives to Insight: Improving Police Administrative Data with Machine Learning

As policing reforms emphasise better use of data, machine learning offers new ways to extract structured insight from narrative records and improve the quality of existing administrative datasets.

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A large proportion of human behaviour is encoded in language, and newer computational methods make it possible to quantify recurring behavioural cues at scale ✏️ Author: Tamara Polajnar crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/digi...

Digital evidence of VAWG-related behaviours

Language is digital behaviour. Using trauma-informed analysis of communications, we can evidence coercion earlier, reduce victim-blaming, and support investigators facing high workloads and vicarious…

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CREST@crest-research.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Whilst digital data can offer an indicator of behaviour, it needs to be contextualised... Authors: Isabella Orpen, James Ashford, & Martin Innes crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/usin...

Using Social Media Data to Understand the Impact of Information Threats

This article examines how researchers can use social media data to understand the impact of information threats using illustrative examples, and some of the key challenges encountered.

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