Our NABS+ Seminar Series brings together Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and experienced academics and practitioners to explore topics that support personal, professional, and research development in behavioural and social science for security and defence.
We run seminars on a range of topics, from managing emotionally demanding research to practical skills and career development advice.
Each seminar provides a friendly space to share experiences, ask questions, and gain insights that help ECRs navigate the opportunities and challenges of their research careers.
What’s On
NABS+ ECR Seminar:
The data protection implications of accessing publicly available data for research projects
Date: Thursday 23 April - 11am
Speaker: Mike Abbots
A look at the legal considerations when accessing/collecting publicly available personal data from the internet, e.g., social media, scrapping, etc. for research projects.
In this talk we will look at the data protection implications of using publicly available personal data in research projects and how to ensure that your data collection is lawful under the UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018.
Mike Abbotts is the Information Governance Manager & Data Protection Officer for Lancaster University. Mike has been working in Information Governance for 15+ years and has been in the higher education sector for just over 8 years. Prior to this, Mike worked in Information Governance for several NHS Trusts across the country.
Past webinars
30th October 2025:
Tales from the Security "Field"
Martin Innes and Diyana Dobreva discussed issues around keeping researchers safe when doing/publishing highly sensitive research.
Read, download, or share the Readout from this webinar on our outputs page.
3rd July 2025:
Doing Emotionally Demanding Research: A Dual Perspective of Supervisor and Researcher
In our first session, Dr Juliane Kloess and Dr Amy Burrell shared their insights into managing the challenges of emotionally demanding research, drawing on their experiences as both supervisors and researchers.
Read, download, or share the Readout from this webinar on our outputs page.