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Kingston University

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Type: Organization

Name: Kingston University

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 reports

Al-Qaeda

Rise of lone wolf style attacks

That's the view of a number of terrorism experts in Britain as they fear certain radical magazines and social media can remotely spark extremist converts into attacks.Reading University international terrorism and al Qaeda expert Dr Christina Hellmich ... [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Kingston University, Insurgency, University of Reading

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

LEADER PAGE FEATURE: A shocking new terror threat?

Does the grotesque killing of a soldier in London mean we are now facing a new type of terror threat? STUART ARNOLD reports.It was shocking in the extreme. A British soldier, named as Drummer Lee Rigby, was going about his normal business before he was ... [Published Northern Echo - May 23 2013]

Entities: Threat, Woolwich (United Kingdom), Terrorism

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

University of Kent

Online project tracks U.S. rendition program

KENT, England, May 22 (UPI) --The website of The Rendition Project documents details of the rendition program secretly operated by the CIA in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the British newspaper The Guardian reported Wednesday. The Rendition ... [Published UPI - May 22 2013]

Entities: University of Kent, CIA Central Intelligence Agency, UK Government, Kingston University, United States

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Holloway, University of London

How terrorism has evolved

By Jeffrey N DeMarco , Special to CNNEditor’s note: Jeffrey DeMarco is a lecturer in Criminology at Kingston University and research associate with the Centre of Criminology and Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London. The views expressed are ... [Published CNN - May 23 2013]

Entities: Terrorism, War On Terror, Ed Husain, Royal Holloway, University of London, Kingston University

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Scientists put bowel cancer under the microscope

Patients with bowel cancer - the third most commonly diagnosed form in the United Kingdom - could enjoy increased survival rates as a result of a new study led by an expert from Kingston University. Professor Helmout Modjtahedi is heading an investigation ... [Published Health Canal - May 21 2013]

Entities: Colorectal Cancer, Patient, Cancer

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Clifford Chance LLP

London Law Fair encourages diversity

The London Law Fair is to take place this autumn, offering undergraduates and graduates interested in a career in law a chance to meet employers from across the legal sector.The free event, taking place on 27 November, is London’s only open access law ... [Published Lawyer 2B - May 21 2013]

Entities: London, Clifford Chance LLP, City Law School, London South Bank University, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Kingston University

Local optician to lecture at major UK conferences

Michael Gilsenan of Lee Opticians (Warrenpoint and Crossmaglen), a recognised expert in the field of School Vision, has been invited to speak at three major UK and Scottish conferences this summer on the topic of children’s vision.Michael has been invited ... [Published Newry Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: Dispensing, United Kingdom, Scotland, Kingston University, Dyslexia

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Study Group launches another online MBA

Study Group is partnering with Kingston University, to offer an MBA via distance learning. The course Kingstons first foray into online-learning is aimed at students living overseas, as well as those in the UK who arent able to attend the university full-time. ... [Published EducationInvestor Magazine - May 20 2013]

Entities: Kingston University, Imperial College Business School, Woodbury University

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Rahma Hassan is one of the speakers at the Nordic Somali Youth Summit 2013 in Stockholm

. Rahma was born in Abu Dhabi, she grew up in Sweden and has been living in the UK since 2003. She is the founder of United for Somali Students (USS), a voluntary based youth organizations that promotes education and youth empowerment.Rahma has taken ... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 19 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Stockholm, Kingston University, Coventry University

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Bar boss locked in cellar in raid

Robbers locked the manager of a south west London student bar in the cellar after forcing him to hand over cash stored in the venue, police have said. The Kingston University student union bar in Grange Road, Kingston upon Thames, was the target of a ... [Published Wharfvalley - May 15 2013]

Entities: Student Union, Kingston (Jamaica), Kingston University, Metropolitan Police Service, Cash Robbery

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Credit where it’s due for forgotten women of science

The role of British women in scientific society is set to be investigatedThe role of British women in scientific society between the years 1830 to 2012 – who may never have received credit or recognition for their work – is set to be investigated with ... [Published Institution of Electrical Engineers - May 09 2013]

Entities: Kingston University, Bonnie Greer, Arts and Humanities Research Council, University of Liverpool

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Police watchdog: Met 'refusing' to help in custody death

University graduate died after being restrained in 2010Image Text:POLICE DEATH: Olaseni Lewis died after being restrained by officers in 2010POLICE HAVE been heavily criticised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for “refusing” to facilitate ... [Published Voice Online - May 08 2013]

Entities: Custody, Police, Metropolitan Police Service

Quotes

...in the department of political science at UCLA, says the internet is a double-edged sword which also encourages self-starters to expose themselves. "Like everyone else, lone wolves love to talk. Most can’t resist the temptation to send a blog or an email or post a manifesto – almost every one I studied had given some sort of indication they were sympathetic to a particular movement or were about to embark on a violent attack" he says

Dani Garavelli: Do it yourself terrorism [Published The Scotsman - 3 hours ago]

MI5 'TRIED TO RECRUIT WOOLWICH SUSPECT' "The fear right now is that we have a wave of individual terror ahead of us," she said. "The term al-Qaeda always comes up as if it is al-Qaeda that is propagating these attacks. But that gives us the illusion that there is still some monolithic group behind this pulling the strings. This is not the case. We are dealing with individualist jihadist everywhere but they are the fragment of the organisation." SLAIN SOLDIER'S FINAL MESSAGE OF LOVE

Rise of lone wolf style attacks [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - 16 hours ago]

...Kingston University, agrees the attack demonstrates an increase in "lone wolf" terrorism which could pose a risk for security services to manage. "We have been seeing slowly but really most noticeably with Mumbai in 2008, this escalation and this frequent recurrence of the lone wolves who aren't part of the intricate terrorist cells or organisations, he said. According to DeMarco the purpose is to invoke widespread fear. "Mass casualties are not necessarily the endgame, the epidemic of fear can be just as damaging. Matthew Henman, senior analyst at IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC), said: "The fact that the attackers made no attempt to flee the scene, combined with their interaction with bystanders, may indicate an effort to maximise publicity of the attack and to ensure that their message was recorded and publicised."

Attack pair set to be grilled [Published Adelaide Now - May 25 2013]

"By bringing together a vast collection of documents and data, the Rendition Project publishes the most detailed picture to date of the scale, operation and evolution of the global system of rendition and secret detention in the so-called war on terror" University of Kent senior lecturer Ruth Blakeley said

Online project tracks U.S. rendition program [Published UPI - May 22 2013]

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Dani Garavelli: Do it yourself terrorism [Published The Scotsman - 3 hours ago]
Rise of lone wolf style attacks [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - 16 hours ago]
Attack pair set to be grilled [Published Adelaide Now - May 25 2013]
Attack pair set to be grilled by police [Published NEWS.com.au - May 25 2013]
Punk rocks... the new generation of jewellery d... [Published London Evening Standard - May 24 2013]
LEADER PAGE FEATURE: A shocking new terror threat? [Published Northern Echo - May 23 2013]
How terrorism has evolved [Published CNN - May 23 2013]
Online project tracks U.S. rendition program [Published UPI - May 22 2013]
New light shed on US government's extraordinary... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Scientists put bowel cancer under the microscope [Published Health Canal - May 21 2013]
London Law Fair encourages diversity [Published Lawyer 2B - May 21 2013]
Local optician to lecture at major UK conferences [Published Newry Times - May 21 2013]
Study Group launches another online MBA [Published EducationInvestor Magazine - May 20 2013]
Rahma Hassan is one of the speakers at the Nord... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 19 2013]
London 'open access' law fair date announced [Published LawCareers.net - May 17 2013]
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Celebrating Kingston's entrepreneurial spirit [Published Kingston People - May 10 2013]

Blogs

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Philip Pilkington: The Ideology to End Ideologi... [Published naked capitalism - May 13 2013] By Philip Pilkington, a writer and research assistant at Kingston University in London. You can follow him on Twitter @pilkingtonphil The political philosopher Corey Robin recently published an interesting essay on what he thinks to be the connection ...
University Shambles: How to Ruin the Best Unive... [Published Energy Balance - May 11 2013] br />!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; ...
Philip Pilkington: Homosexuality Leading Cause ... [Published naked capitalism - May 06 2013] By Philip Pilkington, a writer and research assistant at Kingston University in London. You can follow him on Twitter @pilkingtonphil Over the weekend a leading member of the pro-austerity crowd came out with what is probably their most ludicrous ...
Philip Pilkington: Defrocking Reinhart and Rogo... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 22 2013] By Philip Pilkington, a writer and research assistant at Kingston University in London. You can follow him on Twitter @pilkingtonphil Over the past week there has been some fuss over alleged inconsistencies found by the economists Herndon, Pollin ...
Guest post: QE on steroids in Japan [Published FT Alphaville - Apr 09 2013] <p>This is is a guest post from Philip Pilkington, a writer and research assistant at Kingston University.</p> <p>In January of this year<a title="Philip Pilkington: The Japanese Stimulus – Will It Work?- Naked Capitalism" href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/01/philip-pilkington-the-japanese-stimulus-will-it-work.html" ...

Press Releases

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