Defence Research Network

Our themes for 2025 are live! If there's a theme you'd like to be involved in, please don't hesitate to drop us an email: defenceresearchnetwork@gmail.com

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Looking for resources to support your publishing? We've brought together some for May's theme! You can find them here: defenceresnet.org/publishers-res…✍️

Looking for a new podcast or book to read? @VPoniscjakova shares her recommendations every month! Check them out on our new website: defenceresnet.org/what-we-have-b… & defenceresnet.org/what-were-read….

Have you ever heard of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)? If you haven't, then have a read about it here: defenceresnet.org/authors-licens…

One of our brilliant committee members, Ann Bajo, recently attended the London Defence Conference 2025. You can read her write up here: defenceresnet.org/the-london-def…

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Did you know, our new website includes an archive of all our previous 'In Conversation' pieces? You'll find our most recent one - with Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow at RAF College Cranwell - alongside our back catalogue here: defenceresnet.org/tag/in-convers…

Missed our recent event 'Meet the Editors'? You can find a write up and watch the recording here: defenceresnet.org/meet-the-edito…

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@research_SPIN are running a Research Methods Masterclass: Navigating the Challenges of Freedom of Information Access (FOIA) June 11th 2025 - 14:00-16:00 (GMT+1), 10:00 (EST) For more info and to sign up: eventbrite.com/e/spin-researc…

@research_SPIN are running a Research Methods Masterclass: Navigating the Challenges of Freedom of Information Access (FOIA). June 11th 2025 - 14:00-16:00 (GMT+1), 10:00 (EST) For more info and to sign up: eventbrite.com/e/spin-researc…

These two vacancies (lecturers in the @StAndrewsIR, one specialising in IR of the Middle East and the other of Africa) close on 06/06/2025!

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In this open-access article with @PolViolence in Journal of Strategic Studies, we theorise how specific elements of knowledge - in this case knowledge of insurgencies - are integrated, negotiated and codified into doctrine doi.org/10.1080/014023…

ESRC CASE PhD Studentship (fully funded) opportunity: Returning C. Wright Mills to the study of military power: an investigative methods approach for analysing military elite influence in UK parliamentary processes Found out more here: jobs.ac.uk/job/DND041/esr…

This lunchtime, come and join the @DefenceResNet ‘Meet the Editors’ Webinar - a great line-up of speakers (& me) talking about a variety of military-related journals & how to submit. @MilitaryH_BMJ @JournalofCW #JMVFH #JWCS

Our apologies, the QR code isn't working! If you'd like to join this event - happening tomorrow - use this link to sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/135906332799…

We will be focusing on these 6 key themes: 🔸 Community and relationships 🔸 Employment, education and skills 🔸 Finance and debt 🔸 Health and wellbeing 🔸 Making a home in civilian society 🔸 Veterans and the law 3/3 @FemaleVeteranTP

...we are really keen to get as many female veterans together to chat about any challenges faced during Service, transition and integration back into civilian life. We are also equally as keen to hear about any positive experiences during these times. 2/3

We will be focusing on these 6 key themes: 🔸 Community and relationships 🔸 Employment, education and skills 🔸 Finance and debt 🔸 Health and wellbeing 🔸 Making a home in civilian society 🔸 Veterans and the law 3/3 @female