March Digest: Women’s History Month
From established scholars to emerging researchers, this month’s digest celebrates the work of those reshaping how we understand women’s roles in conflict and the uniformed public services.
Defence Research Network
February Digest:
February at the Defence Research Network focused on a question that often sits quietly beneath our outputs, events and publications: how do we look after the people doing the work?
January Digest:
January offers a natural moment for reflection and recalibration, and we begin 2026 by looking back at the year just passed.
November Digest: Military Mind and Body
November’s theme, Military Mind and Body, highlighted research on injury, osteoarthritis, abortion care, veteran health data and service family wellbeing - showing how military life shapes health and how evidence is driving better policy, support and understanding.
May Digest: Publishing
This May has marked an important and exciting transition for the Defence Research Network as we re-launched our website and moved to a new approach for sharing our content.
News from our community: March 2025
This month, we celebrate recent achievements, highlight upcoming events, and share key developments within our network. From member successes to important committee initiatives, stay informed and engaged with everything happening in March.
Reflections on Education, Gender, and Power in the Defence and Security Sector
By Dr Caroline Micklewright
February Editorial: Alternative Research Dissemination, Knowledge Exchange, and Mobilisation
This issue features responses to our Question of the Month - What forms of alternative research dissemination have you undertaken or participated in? - as well as the latest community news, events, and opportunities.
Knowledge Exchange: Top Tips
Our recent workshop created space to share knowledge, align on potential joint agendas, and build relationships. We began by mapping the sector, identifying stakeholders across defence, policy, and academia, and prioritising influential voices, we explored how to connect and collaborate.
What we're reading: February 2025
This month at the Defence Research Network, we've been diving into two compelling books that shed light on critical issues in security and defence.
What forms of alternative research dissemination have you undertaken or participated in?
We took to social media with our new question of the month, asking our community: 'What forms of alternative research dissemination have you undertaken or participated in?'
What we have been listening to: February 2025
As February flys by, the Defence Research Network has been tuning into some thought-provoking podcasts on security, strategy, and global affairs.