Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats – Delivering a world-class, interdisciplinary portfolio of activity maximising the value of behavioural and social science research to understanding, mitigating and countering threats to national security.

Delivering a world-class, interdisciplinary portfolio of activity maximising the value of behavioural and social science research to understanding, mitigating and countering threats to national security.

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CREST Security Review: Stress and resilience

Affect and emotion in extremist discourse

Affect and emotion in extremist discourse

Feni Kontogianni's doctoral research on information elicitation techniques

The effectiveness of information elicitation techniques is the subject of our first Doctoral Thesis Overview – a brand new CREST resource.

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CREST Security Review: Stress and resilience

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The Self-Generated Cues Technique

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CREST Security Review: Stress and resilience

The latest issue of CREST Security Review, published today, focuses on stress and resilience. We’re delighted to announce that the tenth issue of CREST…

CREST august 2019 roundup

CREST Roundup: August 2019

New research projects announced

Final two projects addressing security threats announced today

Feni Kontogianni's doctoral research on information elicitation techniques

The effectiveness of information elicitation techniques is the subject of our first Doctoral Thesis Overview – a brand new CREST resource.

awards announced new project

Rapport building: Culture and online vs. in-person interviews

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Feni Kontogianni's doctoral research on information elicitation techniques

Eliciting information from cooperative sources about single & repeated multi-actor events

Feni Konotignni’s doctoral research examines the effectiveness of eliciting information from cooperative sources about single and repeated multi-actor events. Successful investigations in forensic and…

Using self-generated cues to elicit information by Feni Kontogianni

Using self-generated cues to elicit information

CREST Catalogue – March 2019

conspiracy theories full report

Conspiracy Theories: How are they adopted, communicated, and what are their risks? (Full Report)

Russia and Disinformation: Institutions and Actors (Summary)

Russia and Disinformation: Institutions and Actors (Summary)