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.
In the new year we will be posting regular spotlights on individual CTRG members and their research. Watch this space!
December 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
In the new year we will be posting regular spotlights on individual CTRG members and their research. Watch this space!
Mary-Ann Cherry, Philip Doherty, Sara Rubini, Ance Martinsone, Lujia Pei, Emily Mayrand, Shu Jia Chee, Valia Panagiotaropoulou, Tom Thornton, & Ellie Wong.
December 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Mary-Ann Cherry, Philip Doherty, Sara Rubini, Ance Martinsone, Lujia Pei, Emily Mayrand, Shu Jia Chee, Valia Panagiotaropoulou, Tom Thornton, & Ellie Wong.
Thank you to all CTRG researchers for their hard work this year: @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @noemiebouhana.bsky.social, @sandyschumann.bsky.social, @zoemarchment.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, @amberseaward.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Thank you to all CTRG researchers for their hard work this year: @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @noemiebouhana.bsky.social, @sandyschumann.bsky.social, @zoemarchment.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, @amberseaward.bsky.social
🔍 Developed the IAPSS Community of Interest on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: join here crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/coi/ri...
Risk Assessment & Risk Management
Brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to improve knowledge sharing and develop evidence-based approaches for assessing and managing the risks of terrorism and targeted violence.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🔍 Developed the IAPSS Community of Interest on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: join here crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/coi/ri...
🏆 Achieved key publication milestones, including the 1st most cited paper in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, and 2nd most cited in Terrorism and Political Violence, of those published between 2020-2024.
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🏆 Achieved key publication milestones, including the 1st most cited paper in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, and 2nd most cited in Terrorism and Political Violence, of those published between 2020-2024.
We’ve been developing our internal research community, including project and panel collaborations, welcoming new team members, and hosting several external guest speakers.
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We’ve been developing our internal research community, including project and panel collaborations, welcoming new team members, and hosting several external guest speakers.
📣 Re-launched the CTRG with new social media profiles (LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ctrg...) and a website (counterterrorismresearchgroup.com).
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December 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
📣 Re-launched the CTRG with new social media profiles (LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ctrg...) and a website (counterterrorismresearchgroup.com).
🌎 Delivered 42 workshops and presentations, in 17 countries, across 4 continents. Audiences included HMPPS, NABS+, AETAP, VOX-Pol, Council of Europe, and House of Commons.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🌎 Delivered 42 workshops and presentations, in 17 countries, across 4 continents. Audiences included HMPPS, NABS+, AETAP, VOX-Pol, Council of Europe, and House of Commons.
🔹CTRG in 2025🔹
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🔹CTRG in 2025🔹
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
2025 has been a productive year for the CTRG. We have:
📚 Published 22 journal articles, book chapters, and reports. Another 19 are accepted or undergoing peer review.
Caitlin Clemmow gave a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews 🏴
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Caitlin Clemmow gave a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews 🏴
Ance Martinsone and Lujia Pei presented work from their PhD theses at AVERT 2025 in Melbourne, Australia to a diverse audience of academics and practitioners 🇦🇺
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ance Martinsone and Lujia Pei presented work from their PhD theses at AVERT 2025 in Melbourne, Australia to a diverse audience of academics and practitioners 🇦🇺
@sandyschumann.bsky.social and @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social have been selected to lead a new project funded by NABS+, titled: Identifying Paths of Engagement with The Com: A Mixed Methods Study. See more details of their and other projects here: lnkd.in/e2qpMrWV
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November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@sandyschumann.bsky.social and @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social have been selected to lead a new project funded by NABS+, titled: Identifying Paths of Engagement with The Com: A Mixed Methods Study. See more details of their and other projects here: lnkd.in/e2qpMrWV
Students engaged in a thought-provoking and poignant discussion. Student feedback was excellent - one attendee mentioned “this was the best panel discussion I ever went to". Thank you to Sandy, Resilience in Unity, and all speakers.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Students engaged in a thought-provoking and poignant discussion. Student feedback was excellent - one attendee mentioned “this was the best panel discussion I ever went to". Thank you to Sandy, Resilience in Unity, and all speakers.
CTRG have been busy recently:
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
CTRG have been busy recently:
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
🔹 @sandyschumann.bsky.social chaired a panel discussion for UCL students, in collaboration with Resilience in Unity. The panel featured a former extremist, survivor of terrorism, and a counter-radicalisation practitioner.
📢 Call for Papers
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
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CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Behavioral Sciences & the Law Call for Papers Fluid, Hybrid and Unstable Extremisms
Behavioral Sciences & the Law is a peer-reviewed journal at the interface of law and behavioral sciences, providing a broad perspective on psycho-legal topics.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
📢 Call for Papers
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
CTRG are pleased to announce a special issue co-edited by @paulgillucl.bsky.social, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social, and Oliver Chan - Fluid, Hybrid, and Unstable Extremes. Now accepting submissions for Behavioral Science & the Law. See below 👇🏼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
She will discuss what is currently known about this relationship, the mechanisms that might be behind it, and the implications for risk assessment, safeguarding and prevention.
Details can be found here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/publi...
Details can be found here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/publi...
Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism
Growing evidence and newly emerging extremist movements, such as incels, suggest a relationship between violence against women and girls and
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November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
She will discuss what is currently known about this relationship, the mechanisms that might be behind it, and the implications for risk assessment, safeguarding and prevention.
Details can be found here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/publi...
Details can be found here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/publi...
🔹 Seminar on domestic abuse and violent extremism, by Dr. @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social 🔹
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🔹 Seminar on domestic abuse and violent extremism, by Dr. @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social 🔹
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
On 25/11/2025, @caitlinclemmow.bsky.social is giving a seminar titled 'Public or private violence: unpacking the relationship between domestic abuse and violent extremism' at the University of St Andrews.
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Tomorrow is our UCL department's annual International Crime Science Conference. @sandyschumann.bsky.social will be chairing a panel on “Violence: from offline to online ... and back again” featuring panel speakers from M&C Saatchi World Services, London's Violence Reduction Unit, and Moonshot.
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tomorrow is our UCL department's annual International Crime Science Conference. @sandyschumann.bsky.social will be chairing a panel on “Violence: from offline to online ... and back again” featuring panel speakers from M&C Saatchi World Services, London's Violence Reduction Unit, and Moonshot.
🔹 Last week, through her role at the Violence Prevention Network, Emily Mayrand attended Hedayah's international research conference in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 .
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🔹 Last week, through her role at the Violence Prevention Network, Emily Mayrand attended Hedayah's international research conference in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 .
More from the CTRG:
🔹 Next week is AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 where Ance Martinsone & Lujia Pei will be presenting work from their PhD theses on grievance-fuelled violence and youth radicalisation: lnkd.in/dHAu7NWx
🔹 Next week is AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 where Ance Martinsone & Lujia Pei will be presenting work from their PhD theses on grievance-fuelled violence and youth radicalisation: lnkd.in/dHAu7NWx
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November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More from the CTRG:
🔹 Next week is AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 where Ance Martinsone & Lujia Pei will be presenting work from their PhD theses on grievance-fuelled violence and youth radicalisation: lnkd.in/dHAu7NWx
🔹 Next week is AVERT's International Research Symposium in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 where Ance Martinsone & Lujia Pei will be presenting work from their PhD theses on grievance-fuelled violence and youth radicalisation: lnkd.in/dHAu7NWx
Tomorrow is our UCL department's annual International Crime Science Conference. @sandyschumann.bsky.social will be chairing a panel on “Violence: from offline to online ... and back again” featuring panel speakers from M&C Saatchi World Services, London's Violence Reduction Unit, and Moonshot.
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tomorrow is our UCL department's annual International Crime Science Conference. @sandyschumann.bsky.social will be chairing a panel on “Violence: from offline to online ... and back again” featuring panel speakers from M&C Saatchi World Services, London's Violence Reduction Unit, and Moonshot.
🔹 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.