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.
Tegan Lily Harrison
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.
Serving with Equity: Women’s Voices in the Uniformed Public Services
The Centre for Military Women’s Research (CMWR) and the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Uniformed Public Services (CEEUPS) at Anglia Ruskin University are hosting a joint two-day conference on 31 March–1 April 2026 at the Cambridge campus.
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.
October Digest
This digest takes a moment to look back at everything the DRN community published, shared, or spotlighted throughout October 2025
Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe — Across Frontiers of Conflict: Arctic Geopolitics, Cold War Legacies, and Counterinsurgency
I have been Professor of War Studies at Loughborough University since 2018,
Teaching Law and War: Some Reflections on Justice and Pedagogy
Teaching Law and War within a Politics and International Relations department is
April Editorial: Veterans and Families
As spring settles in and the sun remembers it has a job to do, we turn our attention this month to the experiences, needs, and contributions of Veterans and their families - across generations and throughout the life course of military service.
March Editorial: Gender/Women in Defence
As we round off March and reflect on International Women’s Day, this month’s newsletter is dedicated to the theme Gender/Women in Defence. We explore how gender, leadership, identity, and power intersect in defence spaces—on the frontlines, in policy, in academia, and beyond.