The Conflict, Violence and Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) at Royal Holloway aims to carry out inter-disciplinary, and methodologically rigorous, research on violence, war, conflict and terrorism. The CVTRC’s research focuses upon the act of violence itself; the motivations and rationale of violent actor(s); the contemporary and historical contexts in which violence takes place; violent spaces; the antecedents of violence; the social, political and other consequences of violence; representations of violence in news media, film, and literature; memories of violence and commemoration; and conflict resolution and peace-building efforts.

This inter-disciplinary approach is reflected in the academic backgrounds of the Centre Research Fellows who hail from a range of disciplines including History, Law, Terrorism Studies, Politics, International Relations, Economics, Geography, and Psychology.

The principle activities of the centre include:

• To carry out innovative inter-disciplinary research on violence, war, conflict and terrorism.
• To host conferences, symposia, workshops and guest speaker events.
• To serve as a hub to attract grant funding.
• To provide an intellectual home to the growing cohort of postgraduate and PhD students studying violence, war, conflict and terrorism.
• To serve as a hub for engaging with policymakers, practitioners, and publics.