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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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Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

‼️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

08.04.2025 10:57 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
03.04.2025 16:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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...

🚨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...

26.03.2025 14:25 👍 27 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 0

❣️❣️❣️fancy spending a month at @lboroias.bsky.social? Then apply for our Residential Fellowship 🤓👇

24.03.2025 19:34 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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

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).

15.03.2025 16:24 👍 11 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0

🚨 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 🏰

@akilnawan.bsky.social @andrewsilke.bsky.social

26.02.2025 20:28 👍 9 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

❣️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...

10.01.2025 11:02 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations Susie! 🎉🎈

12.12.2024 14:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🚨 (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/

28.06.2024 17:38 👍 29 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 1
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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

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...

23.11.2024 22:58 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0