Upcoming Institute events
IDSB Lunch and ECR Research Rocket
All Institute members are invited for Lunch followed by our IDSB Early Career Research Rockets Event Oct 22nd 12pm - 2pm.
The event will showcase the research, methods and skills of our late-stage (Y3/4) PhDs and post-docs through short 5-minute presentations.
Why come along:
It is our hope that this event will be equally beneficial to faculty members and early career researchers by:
Providing the opportunity for faculty members to learn more about the work of ECRs within the institute.
Providing the opportunity for ECRs to showcase their research and methodologies to an interdisciplinary audience, with a specific focus on presenting an over-arching narrative of their work to date.
Agenda
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 Research Rocket
IDSB Information Exchange on Online Safety
IDSB Information Exchanges bring together researchers and our partners in government, industry, policy and charity sector. The theme for this exchange is Online Safety. Researchers within the IDSB have an extensive portfolio of published work relating to online safety and harm.
“Online harm” is an umbrella term used to refer to any online activities which may cause harm to individuals or society. As people move between and within digital systems online harm can easily spill offline, and this is reflected in how harm is studied.
Our focus in the Institute on this theme is primarily on understanding, mitigating and preventing harm and promoting well-being. We'll be presenting our research and inviting deeper discussion around themes including:
· Online communication harms: extremism /radicalization and conspiratorial thinking
· Online crime/ adversary behaviour/ malevolent influence
· Mitigation/ engagement to reduce harm
· Vulnerable populations and intersectionality
· Privacy and AI, safety and justice (including smart home)
· Researchers access to information from regulated services, led by Ofcom
The idea is to make connections, showcase our research and to discuss in more detail what areas we should be looking at, where we should be focussing our energies over the next 12 months to two years, in terms the challenges to online safety.
The Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour (IDSB) is an interdisciplinary research institute, leveraging and combining a wide range of expertise in psychology, technology and security.
Book your ticket here.
IDSB Webinar – Introduction to the IDSB
This Introduction to the IDSB event is open to staff and doctoral students in the University of Bath. Researchers whose work align with the Institute will be invited to apply as core or associated members. It will be run as a webinar to facilitate attendance.
Book your ticket here.
Community Conversations with the University of Bath
This summer event organised by the Community Conversations team is for members of the community and local stakeholders at Bath.
At this event, you will be able to meet members of the University’s leadership team, IDSB members research learn about emerging future plans.
IDSB showcase will involve:
The Carrier Tool by Dr William Smith and Dr Jiahao Yang – a developing digital tool designed to study how online conversations can shape opinions and beliefs.
Digital Gaming and Teens – research by Catherine Bostock examining the views and behaviours of UK teenagers around potential digital gaming harm.
Hybrid remote work and organisation culture - research by Guy Thompson presenting insights into how hybrid-remote work is reshaping organisational culture and influencing security behaviours.
Threats and Trade-offs – a thought-provoking board game by Prof Adam Joinson exploring decision-making in digital contexts.
Refreshments:
Tea and coffee will be served and an onsite bar will be open for other refreshments.
Venue:
The Bath Pavillion is centrally located in the heart of Bath, between Bath Rugby and Bath Cricket Grounds. There is limited paid-for parking on site on a first come, first served basis, but please use public transport if you are able to do so.
Register here.
Bath Digital Festival
The Bath Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour will attend the Bath Digital Festival this May!
CyberUK 2025
CYBERUK is the UK government's flagship cyber security event, hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre. It convenes over 2,000 cyber security leaders and professionals each year for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration.
If you are there, visit us at our Booth (F19) to discuss our research, collaboration opportunities, make connections or to play our famous Threats and Trade-offs board game.
We are also proud to announce that Emma Woodward, IDSB Doctoral Researcher, will be speaking at the session “Technical Masterclass - Research for Better Cyber Defence” on 8 May 2025, 9:30 am - 10:45 am. For more information click here.
Dr Alicia Wanless: Why the information environment matters and how can it be understood?
As societies continue to grapple with myriad issues related to the information environment – from the introduction of new technology to the spread of disinformation – a key component in getting ahead of problems is missing: an understanding of how the information environment works.
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which aims to foster evidence-based policymaking for the governance of the information environment.
IDSB Seminar: CyCraft
Institute member Dr Andre Barrinha gives an update on the current ‘Cyber Statecraft in an Era of Systemic Competition’ project, a joint project with KCL and Bath funded by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS).
IDSB Launch Event
We are excited to be celebrating the launch of the Bath Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour on the
29th January 2025
6-8pm
Guildhall Banqueting Hall, Bath
Keynote speaker: Professor Dame Angela McLean
We hope you can join us.
SALIENT Hub
SALIENT Hub is an ambitious five-year investment funded under the UKRIs building a secure and resilient world (BSRW) strategic theme. The Research and Coordination Hub aims to deliver internationally significant and transformative research supporting the UK’s efforts to contribute to a secure and resilient world.
BSRW aims to strengthen security and resilience in areas of personal vulnerability, community fragility, and national risk, across various social and economic sectors at the heart of daily life.
Bath’s Prof Mike Lewis, programme Co-I and lead for Work Package: Resilient and Secure Supply Chains, will give an overview of the whole programme and in particular on the opportunities under the programme for researchers.
The Hubs first funding call is now open. Closes 7 February.
Contact Sarah Parry scp40@bath.ac.uk to attend
IDSB Workshop - HORIZON Large Grants
Dr Ceri-Wyn Thomas, Research Development Manager (Horizon Europe), Research and Innovation Services, University of Bath
Horizon funding opportunities, including Horizon Europe strategy for funding Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society, and Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space . All welcome please contact Sarah