Projects

Digital & Online Violence UK-South Korea

The ‘Digital & Online Violence UK-SK’ project is being funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through its UK and South Korea connections call. The 18-month project aims to explore the multi-jurisdictional nature of digital and online violence across the UK and South Korea by examining legal responses in different legal jurisdictions.

Digital Violence: Regional and International Perspectives

This project is funded by the British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association. The aim of the seminar series is to bring together UK-based and international scholars, practitioners, and civil society members working on issues surrounding social media regulation and gender-based online abuse (including online violence against women). The seminars are designed to explore comparative perspectives on these contemporary topics, especially the experiences in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, which are not dominant voices. The seminar series is designed to bring together a diverse body of speakers from diverse jurisdictional areas and regions to explore a contemporary IT challenge.

News

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