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A group of postgraduate students sat around a table in discussion while conducting group work
13/02/2024

Centre launches international PhD Network

The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre is launching an international network for PhD students researching the intersection of...
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Dr Chris Devany speaking at a lectern with University of York YorkTalks branding in the background
10/01/2024

Talk highlights how policing navigates challenges of County Lines drug markets

Dr Chris Devany (Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre) spoke about how police respond to ‘victims’ and ‘offenders’ across county...
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Dr Larissa Engelmann talking to a woman at an event
29/11/2023

Local approaches key when responding to online child sexual victimisation, researchers argue

Researchers have shared emerging findings from a study that aims to develop ways to prevent Online Child Sexual Victimisation (OCSV)....
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Immigration Enforcement officers entering a house
17/10/2023

Lecture explores the dilemmas of migration policing

Professor Ana Aliverti (University of Warwick) has highlighted the moral tensions that arise in police and immigration officers’ everyday work,...
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Dr Kate Brown speaking at an event
27/09/2023

Centre Deputy Director argues for better ways of approaching vulnerability

Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Deputy Director Dr Kate Brown has taken part in a panel discussion about regulation...
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Dr Larissa Engelmann stood at a lectern delivering a presentation at a conference
08/09/2023

Centre researchers address renowned European criminology conference with talks on ‘policing vulnerability’

Researchers from the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre have shared emerging findings from the Centre’s current projects at...
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06/09/2023

Early Career Researcher funding call opens for vulnerability and policing research

The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has announced the opening of its second annual Early Career Researcher (ECR)...
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Two female police officers stood with their backs to the camera, both wearing hi-vis fluorescent jackets with the word 'police' on them.
28/07/2023

Centre researchers explore police demand at knowledge exchange conference

Members of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre have teamed up with the UCL Centre for Global City...
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Dr Kate Wood stood in front of a lectern delivering a talk at an event
29/06/2023

Event showcases new research on tackling violence against women and girls

One hundred researchers, practitioners and policy makers have come together to hear about the latest work being done to tackle...
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Members of the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre sat on chairs on a stage with presentation slides on a large screen behind them
23/05/2023

Centre staff present emerging research findings at LEPH 2023

Members of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre have shared emerging findings from current Centre research projects at...
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