Trial by history: Nazi war criminals and the law
In this blog, Siobhán Hyland explores the history of the 1991 War Crimes Act, and reflects on some of the issues with making prosecutions under this legislation. This was the…
25 July 2025
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CADE team use immersive tech to support children and older people in care homes
In this blogpost, the CADE team explain how they are using digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and other immersive experiences to provide enhanced support to those in need.
21 July 2025
Swimming with Dolphins: UON develops new virtual reality therapy to soothe anxiety
In an ambitious blend of technology, creative education and mental health support, students and staff at the University of Northampton are making waves with a new virtual reality experience designed…
21 July 2025
StudySmart2 – Student video reflections
The student reflections on their use of Artificial Intelligence show how the range of available tools are being embedded in their daily lives.
30 June 2025
Rural Englishness and the Extreme Right
This blog post examines how the extreme right idealises the English countryside as a symbol of racial purity and national identity. Drawing on nostalgic and exclusionary myths, it shows how…
5 June 2025
Extreme Right Aware, 23 June 2025
Updated for 2025, this Extreme Right Aware CPD workshop will explore the history of the extreme right, help you identify extreme-right groups and messaging, and explore how they organise and…
5 June 2025
Addressing the Extreme Right Threat: A Year after the Riots 6 June 2025
The Extreme Right Research Network at the University of Northampton is hosting a free day-long (9.30am-4.30pm) workshop, bringing together practitioners, professionals and academics to debate and discuss the extreme right…
5 June 2025
Extreme Right Aware CPD in Dudley
Working with Mark Wilson, a Community Safety Officer in Dudley, in the spring of 2025 the Extreme Right Research Network is co-creating a series of training activities around the extreme…
5 June 2025
Reflections on Anti-Fascism
This blog post explores the enduring importance of antifascist unity, drawing on the legacy of the 43 Group and Anti-Nazi League. It shows how collective action has repeatedly defeated the…
5 June 2025
Medievalism, gender and politicised nostalgia in the British extreme right, 1962 – 1982
A systematic analysis of archival materials related to the inner workings of the British extreme right in a significant period of change for this political movement (1962 - 1982)
5 June 2025