Dr Alasdair Booth
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Dr Alasdair Booth
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PhD in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security from Loughborough University. Specialist in the Protection of Crowded Places from Terrorist Threats.
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‼️Only a couple of weeks left before the deadline‼️
Come spend a month at @lboroias.bsky.social! You’ll get to meet my amazing @lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues, hang out with other IAS Fellows, focus on your research, & drink lots of coffee with me at the International House🤓 lnkd.in/e7rfbNjy
Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University
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April 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Martyn's Law: Anti-terror legislation comes into force with Royal Assent
A law tightening security at venues named after a Manchester Arena attack victim gets Royal Assent.
www.bbc.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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🚨Thrilled to share our new research note: "In the Trenches: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Data Collection in Terrorism Studies." Co-authored w/ Dr. Sarah Carthy & based on a course that trained 400+ grad students at Leiden in open source data collection.

pt.icct.nl/article/tren...
In the Trenches: A Hands-on Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Data Collection Skills in Terrorism Studies | Perspectives on Terrorism
The burgeoning availability of open-source information on individuals who have been radicalised offers new opportunities to build, expand, and disaggregate rich databases on the characteristics of the...
pt.icct.nl
March 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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❣️❣️❣️fancy spending a month at @lboroias.bsky.social? Then apply for our Residential Fellowship 🤓👇
lboroias.bsky.social Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 24
International Researchers! Only 1 month left to the deadline for our Residential Fellowship programe - Friday 25th April. Stay @lborouniversity.bsky.social for a month, spend time collaborating, writing, and meet a wide variety of other Fellows doing the same!
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Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University
www.lboro.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Goldsmiths are advertising for a Post-doctoral Research Associate to work on the Horizon Europe-funded (RIA Research and Innovation Action) You-DARE (Debunking the Gendered Arguments of Far-Right Extremism) project (as part of the UK-based team).
Post-doctoral Research Assistant at Goldsmiths, University of London
Recruiting now: Post-doctoral Research Assistant on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
March 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 The CFP for #STR2025 is live on @socterres.bsky.social es.bsky.social! We invite abstracts on The Future of Terrorism Research in a Multi-Crisis World—deadline 11 April. 📆 Join us 7–8 July at @royalholloway.bsky.social 🏰

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February 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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❣️Come spend a month with us!
@lboroias.bsky.social is now accepting applications for Residential Fellowships! You'll get to work on your own research, chat with amazing @lborouniversity.bsky.social
colleagues & drink coffee with me at the International House 🤓
www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...
Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University
www.lboro.ac.uk
January 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social
🚨 (Open Access) Publication Alert 🚨

My article “Printing Terror: An Empirical Overview of the Use of 3D-Printed Firearms by Right-Wing Extremists” has been published by The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.

Read it here: ctc.westpoint.edu/wp-content/u...

A short 🧵🧵 1/
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June 28, 2024 at 5:38 PM
The last few days have seen a number of security incidents involving suspicious packages. The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) have produced a useful video for anyone who could find themselves responding to a suspicious 📦. Worth a watch.

www.npsa.gov.uk/blog/news/un...
Unattended or Suspicious Items - Steps to Take Video | NPSA
NPSA have produced a film which introduces steps security staff within organisation should take once an unattended bag has been identified on their establishments
www.npsa.gov.uk
November 23, 2024 at 10:58 PM