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Kat Osborne @katosborne5.bsky.social · 5d

Royal Holloway PGRs join us next week for the @cvtrc.bsky.social Postgraduate Research Network Welcome Event!

An exciting and busy term awaits! Check out the Autumn term schedule below:

Kat Osborne @katosborne5.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to share my review of Charlotte Heath-Kelly and Sadi Shanaah's new book has been published in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.

You can find the full review at the link below:

Ben O'Loughlin @benoloughlin.bsky.social · 12d

Our PhD student @katosborne5.bsky.social published a first book review! 🎉 The politics of preventing violent extremism: liberal democracy, civil society and countering radicalization, by Charlotte Heath-Kelly & Sadi Shanaah: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
cc co-supe @lizzypearson.bsky.social

The politics of preventing violent extremism: liberal democracy, civil society and countering radicalization

Published in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 The CVTRC is pleased to announce a 1-day Symposium on 'Popular Culture and World Politics: Portraying War, Conflict & Political Violence'.
Full Programme below

📆 24/07/25 at Stewart House, London.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch: [email protected]

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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · Jul 8

Day 2 of #STR2025 is underway! Looking forward to another full day of panels, debate, and insight as we continue exploring the dynamics of terrorism, security, and political violence. 🔍🌍 @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social

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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎉 The 17th Annual International Society for Terrorism Research Conference is officially underway! We’re excited to welcome researchers and practitioners from around the globe for two days of rich discussion, critical insights, and fresh perspectives. #STR2025

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PIR at Royal Holloway @rhulpir.bsky.social · Feb 26

This time last week was PhD day on campus!
PhD students @irenearahal.bsky.social and Justin Moll gave excellent presentations at our research seminar, before the opening of the new LSS PhD office later in the afternoon which was also well attended by department staff 🥳🍕

Irene Arahal, a white woman with dark hair and glasses, wearing a light grey shirt over a dark green t shirt and black trousers. She is stood at the front of a classroom in front of a screen showing a slide entitled "Modelling the political belief networks" and is in the middle of speaking, using her hand to highlight a point.

Justin Moll, a white man with dark blonde hair and a moustache. He is wearing a grey suit with a blue shirt. He is stood at the front of a classroom next to a screen showing a slide with the title "Political implications of cognition as disclosure". He is gesturing with his hands as he speaks. The photograph is taken from behind two people's heads.

Karia Hartung, Aine Bennett, Lucia Frigo and Kat Osborne, four white women in casual clothes, stand together in an office in front of the windows. They are smiling and have their arms around each other. Aine is holding and gesturing to a small blue plaque. Somebody holds a cardboard sign behind them that says "happy office warming"

A group of approximately 20 people stood chatting, drinking soft drinks and eating pizza in a brightly lit office space. There are boxes of pizzas open on the tables and a cardboard sign reading "happy office warming"

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The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social · Feb 12

📅 📢 Save the Date! The Society for Terrorism Research 17th Annual International Conference is coming to Royal Holloway University on July 7-8, 2025.

Co-organised by CVTRC and the School of Law & Social Sciences. Call for proposals to follow shortly.

societyforterrorismresearch.org/conferences/...

17th Annual International Conference

An international, multi-disciplinary organization of theoretical and empirical researchers whose mission is to enhance knowledge and understanding of terrorism and political violence through annual co...

societyforterrorismresearch.org

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Kat Osborne @katosborne5.bsky.social · Jan 2

(3/3) Violence against women is indiscriminate. 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.

Rest in peace Miss Devs. You were the sunshine in so many people's lives. We will miss you. I hope I do you proud❤️

Kat Osborne @katosborne5.bsky.social · Jan 2

(2/3) She used to refer to herself as my school mum, and she honestly made me the woman I am today.
She was one of the kindest people you could ever meet. We kept in touch after I went to uni and she always used to say how proud she was. She was so excited about my PhD.

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Kat Osborne @katosborne5.bsky.social · Jan 2

(1/3) I’ve tried to take some time to process this but it still feels like a nightmare.

On the 19th of December, Gemma Devonish was murdered by her partner of 10 years in a vicious and sustained attack. She was a much adored teacher and taught me for 7 years.

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Aine Bennett @ainebennett.bsky.social · Nov 13

📢Calling frontline migrant support services📢
Does your organisation work supporting migrants? Do you want more resources when you encounter gender and sexuality in that work? 👩👨🧑‍🦱🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
We have 100 physical copies of the training workbook for you - get in touch for a copy 👓
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A photograph of a pile of booklets on a white background with the words "negotiating gender and sexuality in frontline migrant support services on the cover" with two open copies next to the pile. The titles on the open copies are "reproducing norms" and "activity 2: service offerings"

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PIR at Royal Holloway @rhulpir.bsky.social · Sep 30

@katosborne5.bsky.social is looking to talk to PGR students about gender equity and inclusion in LSS. for the school's Athena Swan application. See below for details.

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