With the Partnership inviting proposals for its TNOC ‘Deepening and Broadening our Understanding’ 2018 Funding Call, academic researchers are encouraged to explore possible collaborations.
To support this, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit offers for collaboration that can be shared with others interested in the call. It is hoped this will facilitate networking opportunities and lead to the creation of collaborative research groups. Offers may include research partnerships, case studies, datasets and secondments.
Current offers for collaboration are listed in the database below.
If you would like to register your contact details and offer in the database please complete the registration form.
Current Offers for Collaboration
Title |
Disciplinary Area |
Offer |
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University of Palermo |
City, Regional and Landscape Planning |
I would be happy to offer expertise and case studies supporting your research about the factors that disrupt and impede TNOC. I am available to collaborate with your research unit before the research proposal submission to define a transnational research agenda. |
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Coventry University |
International Studies |
Research collaboration and refereeing, |
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University of Gloucestershire |
English Literature |
Having previously researched the depiction of transnational child trafficking in crime fiction, I now want to widen this enquiry into investigating global literary representations of women (particularly mothers), families and communities, in order to explore the politics of human trafficking and its representation. |
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De Montfort University |
Computing |
Currently leading interdisciplinary ransomware project EMPHASIS. A large cyber security research institute with associated local expertise in cyber psychology, cyber crime, cyber law; some LEA contacts. |
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University of London |
Sociology, Public Policy, Criminology |
Research partnership / collaboration |
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University of Hull |
Criminology |
Research partnership. |
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University of Cambridge |
Politics |
Looking for collaborators, in other social science disciplines, with expertise in the drug trade and/or Morocco and Spanish trafficking networks. |
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University College London |
Security and Crime Science |
We’re developing an exciting project around human trafficking networks. This space seemed a great forum to explore potential opportunities for collaboration beyond our existing relationships. |
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University of Hull |
Social Justice, Criminology |
Collaborative working. |
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University of Liverpool |
Law |
Empirical insight into organ trafficking and smuggling networks. |
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Open University of Cyprus |
Criminology |
I am keen to participate in research on human trafficking, corruption, or other relevant issues. |
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University of Liverpool |
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology |
Linking local and national drug market expertise with international; collaborative/facilitative links into Thailand and/or China and/or Hong Kong. |
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Good Citizenship |
A candidate who will carry out research, expected to be funded by the central Government or others. The research is in the public interest. |
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University of Hull |
Criminology |
I would like to collaborate with groups exploring the role of culture in human trafficking, and/or other forms of TOC. I am particularly interested in following up my previous research on the influence of music and the semiotics of sound in representations of traffickers and victims. |
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ECPAT UK |
Child Trafficking for Forced Criminality |
Research partnership |
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Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice |
Criminology and Criminal Justice |
To collaborate with fellow researchers, but most especially with practitioner/policy types who could help gain entrée into information sources in order to pursue those interests identified above. |
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Transparency International UK |
Corruption, money laundering |
Using innovative methodologies and drawing from an international network of chapters and investigative partners, we have a solid track record of taking cutting-edge research findings and turning them into real world impact. |
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University of Northumbria |
Social Sciences |
Research partnerships |
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University of Sussex |
Law |
Research expertise on linkages between transnational organised crime and terrorism. |
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De Montfort University |
Criminology |
Data, both qualitative and a review of existing information systems and published reviews for the EU (Project SOMEC). |
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University of London |
Criminology |
I am an experienced qualitative researcher, who conducts in-depth qualitative interviews with both offenders and policing/enforcement professionals. I am experienced at research design, designing research instruments, data analysis and report/book writing. |
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Fight For Peace |
Youth violence reduction |
Will to partner on research into young people’s involvement in international gangs in London, Rio de Janeiro, Jamaica, Cape Town, and potentially other international locations where FFP has partners. |
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Mowbray Partners Limited |
Applied Criminology |
I’m a recently retired Assistant Chief Constable with a significant network of contacts across UK policing. I am interested in using this network to identify how this research can be applied within policing to improve the service to the public. |
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Seefar |
Migration, Security and Justice |
Collaborative work – we would participate as the international stakeholders with deep experience in working with national governments and UN agencies in devising innovative approaches to tackling organised crime, in particular migrant smuggling, trafficking in persons, and countering violent extremism. |
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Australian National University |
Law, Chinese Studies |
Expertise on Chinese law and criminal justice and comparative criminal justice. |
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University of Leeds |
Environment and Development |
Research partnership / collaboration |
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Think Tank Banja Luka |
Social Sciences |
I am interested in doing research on this TNOC networks in the Bosnia and Herzegovina area. |
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University of Bristol / Stopndrangheta |
Criminology |
Research expertise on representations of organised crime. In-depth knowledge and understanding of the ‘Ndrangheta; strong links with anti-‘Ndrangheta organisations operating in Calabria, the organisation’s native region. |
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Co-operation Ireland |
Transition |
Co-operation Ireland is able to share our experience of developing programmes to support organisations and/or individuals to transition away from criminality and organised crime towards lawful activity. |
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Leiden University |
Public International Law |
I would like to conduct international legal research in collaboration with researchers based at British universities. I am based in the Netherlands, at Leiden University. |
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The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |
Strategic Studies, Architecture, International Security |
The IISS offers experience in policy-oriented research, alongside a great platform to reach policymakers and practitioners. We also have offices in Singapore, Washington DC and Bahrain. |
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University of Warwick |
Cybersecurity |
The possibility to be supported by my department for this fund if there is a chance for me to participate in the research. |
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King’s College London |
War Studies |
I hold datasets related to proliferation and illicit trade. I also have an open source intelligence platform designed for big data analysis of illicit networks. I have a team of researchers with experience of analysing illicit networks. |
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University of Leeds |
Law |
Transnational organised crime, European Arrest Warrant, international crimes. |
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Bridgehead Institute |
Defence (including military), security, and law enforcement |
Can offer a tailorable ‘Intelligence Engineering’ (IE) methodology & approach for helping guide the investigation of a broad range of issues, problems, challenges, hazards, risks, up and across to threats. |
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Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford |
Computer Science |
We have research expertise in analysis of online criminal trades, both in the darknet and in social media. We have existing data sources from large-scale scraping of darknet drug markets, and data related to the illegal wildlife trade. |
