Newsletter: November 2024

Welcome to the Justice & Violence Studies @ Exeter Research Network newsletter.

The Justice & Violence Studies Network brings together researchers, students and experts across all career stages, from different backgrounds, with the aim to change and challenge inequality and injustice. With expertise and interests spanning disciplines, such as geography, history, psychology, political sciences and forensic science, this Network is perfectly placed to help create a fair, socially just and inclusive society.

Thank you for being a member of the Network, and we'd like to hear from you!

What are you working on, have you started a new project, is your new book coming out soon? Do you have any events coming up that other members would be interested in? Do you need help with your work or research in progress?

Contents:

OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS | NEWS

Read on to learn more about internal and external projects, initiatives, events and opportunities to get involved. Also introducing our NEW Network leads!

OPPORTUNITIES

Justice & Violence Studies @ Exeter is keen to support members with their research and events. 

Building Stronger Links Between Policy and Academia: An Invitation to Collaborate 

Jenny Jurga is a Community Safety Policy Officer at Devon County Council. Her team work in crime and violence prevention in areas such as: interpersonal and gender-based violence, youth crime and violence, hate-related issues, radicalisation and extremism. They operate across sectors, collaborating with local government, healthcare, policing, voluntary sector partners and more. 

She is looking to connect with any network members interested in exploring opportunities for collaboration and to strengthen the relationship between her team and academic research, ensuring that evidence-based insights shape strategy and service delivery.  

Upcoming opportunities for involvement include the recommissioning of a Domestic Abuse Service, featuring an integrated model with a single-entry gateway, and responding to the Serious Violence Duty. If you're interested in collaborating or hearing more, please contact Jenny jenny.jurga@devon.gov.uk 

Call for Research Updates: Ministry of Justice Evidence and Partnerships Hub 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Evidence and Partnerships Hub seeks to strengthen its knowledge of external research by gathering newsletters and dissemination materials from universities and research centres. These updates, which share information on new projects, recent publications, and events, are of great interest to MoJ analytical colleagues in the Analysis Directorate. 

If your department produces newsletters or similar outputs showcasing evidence and research, we encourage you to share them. Please contact the Hub via Evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk to contribute to this valuable initiative. Together, we can build a stronger evidence base for justice policy and practice. 

Volunteer with LOCATE International, a charity dedicated to helping families of unsolved missing persons. 

The J&V Studies Network is partnering with LOCATE international, a UK-registered charity committed to finding missing persons and identifying the unidentified, providing answers for families in unsolved/ cold cases. Thank you to everyone who has contacted us to express their interest in joining, what will be a new interdisciplinary team of volunteers who will help to review and investigate unsolved missing persons and unidentified remains cases. Training will follow shortly and then a further meeting in the new year. If you would are still interested, please email justice-violencestudies@exeter.ac.uk   

EVENTS

Opportunities to share your Research In Progress

Wednesday 5th February 2025 2:30- 3:30pm venue TBC or online via teams.

The Justice and Violence Studies Research Network is delighted to continue our "Research in Progress" series. This informal event is a great opportunity for colleagues at all career stages to present their ongoing work and receive valuable feedback in a supportive, constructive environment.  

What are you working on right now?  

Need input, critique or friendly advice?  

This series offers a chance to draw on the expertise and experience of fellow network members and gather insights to refine your research. Whether you are looking for feedback on early ideas or seeking advice on a current project, this is a perfect platform to share and grow. 

PRESENTERS WANTED if you are interested in presenting at this or future seminars please email justice-violencestudies@exeter.ac.uk   

Christmas Drinks with the Justice & Violence Studies Network 

Join us on Monday, 16th December, from 6pm at The Turk's Head, 57A High Street, Exeter to celebrate the  network's achievements this year and the end of term! Meet with fellow network members, reflect on the year, and enjoy festive cheer. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Human Rights and Democracy Forum Seminar: Missing Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers 

Wednesday 4th December, at 16:30-17:30 online via TEAMS LINK 

The Human Rights and Democracy Forum is hosting a discussion with Mr Julian Pahlke, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (committee on migration, refugees and displaced persons) and of the German Bundestag. 

Mr Pahlke will present his recent report on 'Missing migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: a call to clarify their fate' (available on: https://pace.coe.int/en/files/33711/html). You can find out more about Mr Pahlke on his Bundestag webpage:https://julianpahlke.de/. 

Images of Research Display Opens at Streatham Campus 

The Images of Research display, showcasing research images from Early Career Researchers, is now open in the Forum on the Streatham Campus. Hosted by the University’s Doctoral College, the competition invited researchers to creatively present their work to a general audience, judged on visual appeal and clarity of explanation. This year’s winners are: 

1st Place - Blueberries for Osteoarthritis by Lauren Struszczak  

2nd Place - The Real Guardians of Arrakis by Adam Porter 

3rd Place - Josh at Stockwell Skatepark by Paul O'Connor 

The exhibit runs until January 14th with an online version available on the Doctoral College ECR Hub. 

NEWS

Goodbye Arely – and thank you!

The network Steering Group wishes to extend its sincere thanks to outgoing lead Arely Cruz-Santiago. Thank you, Arely, for all of your hard work over 2023/ 24 in building the network. We will miss you as leave but look forward to staying in touch and hearing how your research progresses. 

New Network Leads 

We are pleased to introduce to our new Network co-leads who, along with the Steering Group are working hard to plan the future direction and Themes for the Network over 2024/ 25. Here is some more information about them: 

Emma Marshall 

Dr Emma Marshall is a lecturer in the Law School, where she has been based since September 2020 following the completion of her PhD in Human Geography at the University of Exeter. Emma is broadly interested in the concept of access to justice and practical ways of addressing the structural forms of injustice created by borders and immigration systems. Emma’s research has in particular focused on access to legal services for refugees in England, and she recently co-published a report on the economic arguments for reinstating immigration legal aid. Previously Emma has worked in the charity sector with refugee communities and on national access to justice policy. She enjoys collaborating with academic and non-academic partners, and looks forward to building the network both within and beyond the University of Exeter. 

Alice van den Bosch 

Dr Alice van den Bosch is an honorary fellow in the Classics, Ancient History, Religious Studies and Theology department since the completion of her PhD in the summer of 2024. Alice is broadly interested in narratives of religious and interreligious violence in the first millennium CE. She is also interested in creative approaches to history, including piloting a series of interdisciplinary writing workshops ‘Creative Classics’. Previously, she has volunteered in both the RAMM and DEI and enjoys engaging with the past with a variety of audiences from school groups to adults. She looks forward to fostering new and existing relationships across the network.   

Sarah Bulmer 

Dr Sarah Bulmer is a Senior Lecturer in SPSPA. She is a feminist researcher in International Relations and Critical Military Studies and her work explores the relationship between gender, sexuality, and military power, the impacts and legacies of war and war-preparedness, and military identities. She is interested in developing research methods that enable the experiences of members of the military and veteran community to be heard, including life story, dialogic performance, collaborative filmmaking, and community engagement. Recent projects include the Military Afterlives project (funded by Volkswagen Stiftung) and Stories in Transition (funded by the AHRC). She co-edits the Edinburgh University Press series Advances in Critical Military Studies and is an Associate Editor of the Critical Military Studies  journal.  

Explore PIVOT-RP: set up personalised alerts for research funding opportunities

PIVOT-RP has replaced Research Professional as a place to search for research funding. PIVOT-RP can help you to access over 35,000 funding opportunities and £101.56 billion in available funding. You can use advanced search options, searching by keyword or funder, discover internal opportunities, share and track funding with colleagues, and explore the funding discovery wheel. It can help you: stay informed with research news; access Funding Insight articles; subscribe to digital magazines; search for upcoming conferences ;and search for calls for papers.

Create your user account today at pivot.proquest.com and streamline your research funding journey.  If you have any feedback or queries, or want to discuss how to engage your teams, please get in touch with Suzanne at researchprofessional@exeter.ac.uk.  PIVOT-RP will be formally rolled out at the end of October, so please look out for communications over the forthcoming weeks.

Starting a new project or applying for funding? Tag the Network in Worktribe  

Tagging the Justice and Violence Studies Research Network in your projects on Worktribe highlights the value of the Network, supports its growth and capacity to provide more support to members. If the Justice and Violence Studies Network has contributed to your project, you or your team as members can tag it to showcase that support. Examples include receiving seed funding, discovering funding opportunities via network communications, forming collaborations through the network, or using the network for engagement activities.

Recognising network contributions not only strengthens your project but also enhances the visibility and impact of the networks themselves. Tagging Networks is very simple to do and will enable them to track the bids and projects which may arise directly or indirectly as a result of network membership. Very brief guidance is available here.  

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