CTRG @ UCL
@ctrg.bsky.social
The Counter Terrorism Research Group (CTRG) are a group of researchers at UCL who analyse terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation. Follow to keep up to date with our research.
🔹 Our latest paper was published in Psychology, Crime & Law, in collaboration with FTAC. This was led by @amberseaward.bsky.social and focuses on unmet mental health needs and the public health approach to threat assessment. Open access here: lnkd.in/epvRgn5M
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November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🔹 Our latest paper was published in Psychology, Crime & Law, in collaboration with FTAC. This was led by @amberseaward.bsky.social and focuses on unmet mental health needs and the public health approach to threat assessment. Open access here: lnkd.in/epvRgn5M
🔹 CTRG had their quarterly research meeting with the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, where we discussed future research directions and data sharing plans.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🔹 CTRG had their quarterly research meeting with the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, where we discussed future research directions and data sharing plans.
🔹 @amberseaward.bsky.social was in Budapest for a regional workshop on high-risk behaviours concerning nuclear security and insider threats. Amber shared best practices of threat assessment in other fields, and insights concerning unmet mental health needs.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🔹 @amberseaward.bsky.social was in Budapest for a regional workshop on high-risk behaviours concerning nuclear security and insider threats. Amber shared best practices of threat assessment in other fields, and insights concerning unmet mental health needs.
🔹 As part of her role with the Violence Prevention Network, Emily Mayrand attended Public Safety Canada's conference. She engaged in discussions about the evolving field, with a focus on nihilistic violent extremism, and the nexus between gender-based violence and violent extremism.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🔹 As part of her role with the Violence Prevention Network, Emily Mayrand attended Public Safety Canada's conference. She engaged in discussions about the evolving field, with a focus on nihilistic violent extremism, and the nexus between gender-based violence and violent extremism.
If you're going to AVERT, please do reach out to connect with our team.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you're going to AVERT, please do reach out to connect with our team.
📍 Wednesday 26th Nov., 3:15-4:30 - Ance Martinsone will be presenting in the panel "Movement at the Station: Online Conspiracy Discourse and Mobilisation to Extremist Violent Action". She will discuss her work on the role of grievances, conspiracies, and digital radicalisation in political violence.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📍 Wednesday 26th Nov., 3:15-4:30 - Ance Martinsone will be presenting in the panel "Movement at the Station: Online Conspiracy Discourse and Mobilisation to Extremist Violent Action". She will discuss her work on the role of grievances, conspiracies, and digital radicalisation in political violence.
📍 Tuesday 25th November, 11:00-12:15 - Lujia Pei will be presenting in the panel "The Youthiverse: Digital Dynamics for Young People Radicalising to Extremist Violence". She will be discussing her systematic review of the theoretical processes and online dynamics in youth radicalisation.
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📍 Tuesday 25th November, 11:00-12:15 - Lujia Pei will be presenting in the panel "The Youthiverse: Digital Dynamics for Young People Radicalising to Extremist Violence". She will be discussing her systematic review of the theoretical processes and online dynamics in youth radicalisation.
🔹 Another new paper by @sandyschumann.bsky.social & Hazem Zohny explores how attitude importance moderates the effect of person-first language, based on an experiment with nearly 700 participants.
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔹 Another new paper by @sandyschumann.bsky.social & Hazem Zohny explores how attitude importance moderates the effect of person-first language, based on an experiment with nearly 700 participants.
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social & colleagues released a pre-print on online harms poly-victimisation, using a 3-wave longitudinal dataset across several European countries.
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
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October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social & colleagues released a pre-print on online harms poly-victimisation, using a 3-wave longitudinal dataset across several European countries.
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
📄 osf.io/preprints/ps...
New publications from CTRG members 📚👇
🔹 Emily Traynor Mayrand & Jillian Hunchak have a chapter in Routledge’s Contemporary Far-Right Culture analysing 12 “tradwife” YouTube accounts - finding overlaps between tradwife spaces and extremist online culture.
📖 routledge.pub/Contemporary...
🔹 Emily Traynor Mayrand & Jillian Hunchak have a chapter in Routledge’s Contemporary Far-Right Culture analysing 12 “tradwife” YouTube accounts - finding overlaps between tradwife spaces and extremist online culture.
📖 routledge.pub/Contemporary...
routledge.pub
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New publications from CTRG members 📚👇
🔹 Emily Traynor Mayrand & Jillian Hunchak have a chapter in Routledge’s Contemporary Far-Right Culture analysing 12 “tradwife” YouTube accounts - finding overlaps between tradwife spaces and extremist online culture.
📖 routledge.pub/Contemporary...
🔹 Emily Traynor Mayrand & Jillian Hunchak have a chapter in Routledge’s Contemporary Far-Right Culture analysing 12 “tradwife” YouTube accounts - finding overlaps between tradwife spaces and extremist online culture.
📖 routledge.pub/Contemporary...
🔹 @amberseaward.bsky.social has joined the NABS+ Early Career Researcher Steering Group ( @crest-research.bsky.social and @ncite.bsky.social ).
Learn more about the initiative here:
🌐 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Feel free to reach out to Amber with questions or suggestions!
Learn more about the initiative here:
🌐 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Feel free to reach out to Amber with questions or suggestions!
NABS+ ECR Steering Group
Representing the wider ECR community, the NABS+ ECR Steering Group shape the activities of the NABS+ ECR program.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔹 @amberseaward.bsky.social has joined the NABS+ Early Career Researcher Steering Group ( @crest-research.bsky.social and @ncite.bsky.social ).
Learn more about the initiative here:
🌐 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Feel free to reach out to Amber with questions or suggestions!
Learn more about the initiative here:
🌐 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Feel free to reach out to Amber with questions or suggestions!
Sara joins the Digital Violence: Extremism and Ideological Radicalisation panel, presenting:
💻 “We Protect our Motherland in the IT Sphere” – How Patriotic Hackers Neutralise their Crimes.
💻 “We Protect our Motherland in the IT Sphere” – How Patriotic Hackers Neutralise their Crimes.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sara joins the Digital Violence: Extremism and Ideological Radicalisation panel, presenting:
💻 “We Protect our Motherland in the IT Sphere” – How Patriotic Hackers Neutralise their Crimes.
💻 “We Protect our Motherland in the IT Sphere” – How Patriotic Hackers Neutralise their Crimes.
🔹 Sara Rubini will present on 15 Oct at “Reimagining the Digital Society: Well-being and Risk in Times of Social Media and AI” - organised by Universidad Casa Grande, with support from the ESRC Digital Good Network and Oxford Internet Institute.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔹 Sara Rubini will present on 15 Oct at “Reimagining the Digital Society: Well-being and Risk in Times of Social Media and AI” - organised by Universidad Casa Grande, with support from the ESRC Digital Good Network and Oxford Internet Institute.
Other highlights from the week 👇
🔹 A paper by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @zoemarchment.bsky.social & @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social was presented to the Council of Europe, focusing on the drivers of violent extremism.
🔹 A paper by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @zoemarchment.bsky.social & @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social was presented to the Council of Europe, focusing on the drivers of violent extremism.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Other highlights from the week 👇
🔹 A paper by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @zoemarchment.bsky.social & @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social was presented to the Council of Europe, focusing on the drivers of violent extremism.
🔹 A paper by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @zoemarchment.bsky.social & @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social was presented to the Council of Europe, focusing on the drivers of violent extremism.
Dr Barry-Walsh explored how the labels we use for similar offences shape public perception, policy, and outcomes in counterterrorism and criminal justice.
A fascinating discussion on language, law, and the social impact of terminology.
A fascinating discussion on language, law, and the social impact of terminology.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Dr Barry-Walsh explored how the labels we use for similar offences shape public perception, policy, and outcomes in counterterrorism and criminal justice.
A fascinating discussion on language, law, and the social impact of terminology.
A fascinating discussion on language, law, and the social impact of terminology.
🔹 New Publication: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Susceptibility to Violent Extremism
Open access in Terrorism and Political Violence - led by @zoemarchment.bsky.social with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social
👉 Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access in Terrorism and Political Violence - led by @zoemarchment.bsky.social with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social
👉 Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Susceptibility to Violent Extremism
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are harms that affect children directly (e.g. physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) and indirectly through their living environment (e.g. conflict betwe...
www.tandfonline.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🔹 New Publication: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Susceptibility to Violent Extremism
Open access in Terrorism and Political Violence - led by @zoemarchment.bsky.social with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social
👉 Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open access in Terrorism and Political Violence - led by @zoemarchment.bsky.social with @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social and @paulgillucl.bsky.social
👉 Read the paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔹 Strengthening Collaboration
@amberseaward.bsky.social and @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social held our quarterly meeting with Theseus Fixated Risk Management, continuing a productive collaboration between Theseus and UCL and advancing joint research initiatives.
@amberseaward.bsky.social and @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social held our quarterly meeting with Theseus Fixated Risk Management, continuing a productive collaboration between Theseus and UCL and advancing joint research initiatives.
October 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🔹 Strengthening Collaboration
@amberseaward.bsky.social and @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social held our quarterly meeting with Theseus Fixated Risk Management, continuing a productive collaboration between Theseus and UCL and advancing joint research initiatives.
@amberseaward.bsky.social and @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social held our quarterly meeting with Theseus Fixated Risk Management, continuing a productive collaboration between Theseus and UCL and advancing joint research initiatives.
🔹 Presentation in Finland
@paulgillucl.bsky.social also delivered a presentation on Mental Health and Violent Extremism to coordinators of Finnish social and health services.
@paulgillucl.bsky.social also delivered a presentation on Mental Health and Violent Extremism to coordinators of Finnish social and health services.
October 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🔹 Presentation in Finland
@paulgillucl.bsky.social also delivered a presentation on Mental Health and Violent Extremism to coordinators of Finnish social and health services.
@paulgillucl.bsky.social also delivered a presentation on Mental Health and Violent Extremism to coordinators of Finnish social and health services.
- Men who had moderate probabilities of indicators of a chaotic home environment, including drug use, mental health problems, but notably low probabilities of abuse indicators configurations (Unstable Home)
- Women who demonstrated high probabilities of all ACEs (High ACEs)
- Women who demonstrated high probabilities of all ACEs (High ACEs)
October 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
- Men who had moderate probabilities of indicators of a chaotic home environment, including drug use, mental health problems, but notably low probabilities of abuse indicators configurations (Unstable Home)
- Women who demonstrated high probabilities of all ACEs (High ACEs)
- Women who demonstrated high probabilities of all ACEs (High ACEs)
The following scored significantly higher on our proxy measure for susceptibility to violent extremism:
- Men with high probabilities of indicators related to psychological and physical abuse by a parent or caregiver (Child Abuse Victimisation)
- Men with high probabilities of indicators related to psychological and physical abuse by a parent or caregiver (Child Abuse Victimisation)
October 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The following scored significantly higher on our proxy measure for susceptibility to violent extremism:
- Men with high probabilities of indicators related to psychological and physical abuse by a parent or caregiver (Child Abuse Victimisation)
- Men with high probabilities of indicators related to psychological and physical abuse by a parent or caregiver (Child Abuse Victimisation)
Our new study used latent class analysis to explore how different clusters of ACEs can be related to susceptibility to violent extremism.
We found four clusters relating to:
(a) high overall ACEs;
(b) child abuse victimisation;
(c) unstable home environment;
(d) low ACEs
We found four clusters relating to:
(a) high overall ACEs;
(b) child abuse victimisation;
(c) unstable home environment;
(d) low ACEs
October 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Our new study used latent class analysis to explore how different clusters of ACEs can be related to susceptibility to violent extremism.
We found four clusters relating to:
(a) high overall ACEs;
(b) child abuse victimisation;
(c) unstable home environment;
(d) low ACEs
We found four clusters relating to:
(a) high overall ACEs;
(b) child abuse victimisation;
(c) unstable home environment;
(d) low ACEs