Tom Sorell presented a paper on the ethics of bulk collection to the conference Security Ethics: Current Trends and Developments, held at Leeds University Law School .

The IERG is delighted to announce that it has recently been awarded new grants to undertake research into: privacy, security and trust in the Internet of Things; the use of social media in a public security context; the ethical issues raised by new technologies; and the detection and prevention of mass marketing fraud. Click through for futher details.

Dr Kat Hadjimatheou has been appointed Chair of the Gloucestershire Constabulary Ethics Panel.

Dr Kat Hadjimatheou has been appointed to the National Police Chiefs Council's 'Independent Digital Ethics Policing Panel'. For a description of the panel by another member, click here: https://paulbernal.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/ethical-policing-of-the-internet-part-2/

On 9^th June 2015, Keith Hyams organised a workshop in Oxford together with the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society, on The Politics of West Papua: Research and Policy. The workshop was attended by leading experts on West Papua, as well as representatives of Andrew Smith MP and other policymakers. Starting in October 2015, Keith will be leading an impact-oriented project on West Papua with ESRC impact funding.