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OU research reveals shocking level of online violence experienced by women and girls across the UK

Professor of Law at The Open University Law School, Olga Jurasz, has led the UK’s largest ever study into societal attitudes and experiences of online violence against women and girls (OVAWG) across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is the first report of its kind which surveyed 7,500 adults over the age of 16 in February 2023, via YouGov, providing an insight into the societal attitudes of both men and women, and the lived experiences of women and girls across the four nations.

13th September 2023

Call for papers: Routledge Handbook of Social Media, Law and Society

The call for papers is now open here with proposals due on 14 April 2023. 

21st March 2023

Visiting fellows scheme launched

We are delighted to announce the launch of our visiting fellows scheme with the first two visiting fellows hosted by ObserVAW in 2022.

6th September 2022

Conference programme now available

The Digital and Online Violence UK-SK conference is taking place across 7-8 September 2022.

23rd August 2022

Call for papers: Digital and online violence: regional perspectives

We are looking for contributions for our conference in September.

13th May 2022

Digital & Online Violence UK-SK project awarded funding

ObserVAW Directors, Dr Kim Barker and Dr Olga Jurasz, have been awarded nearly £50,000 for their research project on digital and online violence, both at home and in East Asia.

18th March 2022