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In memoriam: Professor William Twining, 1934-2025
It is with deep sadness that I share that Advisory Board member Professor William Twining died on 9 October 2025, at the age of 91....
Oct 13


Welcoming new team members
We were delighted to recently welcome two new excellent colleagues to the TRUE project team! Nick Waters joined the team in September...
Oct 7


TRUE Researchers Attend ILLA 2025
TRUE team members Rebecca Jenkins (PhD student) and Prof Nuria Lorenzo-Dus (Linguistics Researcher and PhD Co-Supervisor ) recently...
Sep 8


Workshop Announcement: The Courtroom as a Linguistic Arena - Language, Law, and the Pursuit of Justice in Criminal Trials. March 2026
The TRUE project team is delighted to announce our upcoming workshop titled " The Courtroom as a Linguistic Arena - Language, Law, and...
Sep 1


TRUE Researchers Attend SARMAC 2025
TRUE team members Maryanne Brassil (Postdoctoral Researcher), Helen Qiao (Research Assistant), and Ruben Lamers-James (PhD student)...
Jul 23
New Publication: The Impact of Deepfakes on Trust in User-Generated Evidence
TRUE PhD candidate Anne recently contributed a piece on "The Impact of Deepfakes on Trust in User-Generated Evidence” to a forthcoming...
Jul 18


Launch of the TRUE Database on User-Generated Evidence in Domestic Cases
We are excited to announce the launch of the TRUE Database on User-generated Evidence . This first iteration (published 2025) covers...
Jun 9


18 Months In: Reflections and Early Insights from our PhDs with the TRUE Project
Ever since they first appeared in a Reddit sub-thread in 2017, ‘deepfakes’ - synthetic media created or manipulated using artificial...
Jun 4


TRUE researchers contribute to UK Government research on Deepfakes and Media Literacy
The UK Government's Office for Science has just published summary notes from an expert roundtable held in March 2024, which was attended...
Jun 2


Advanced Advocacy Training in London: Deadline approaching!
On Saturday 19 July 2025, from 9 am to 5 pm, the TRUE project, in collaboration with IILAT and The Honourable Society of the Inner...
Apr 29


TRUE researchers' recent engagements
University College Cork Visit Ruben, Gabi, Maryanne, and Yvonne visited University College Cork on 27 January 2025 , where they presented...
Apr 17


TRUE Project Hosts Digital Misinformation Workshop
On the 6th and 7th March 2025, the TRUE project team welcomed researchers in the field of digital misinformation from institutions across...
Mar 13


Update on TRUE project jury research
We recently hosted our final juries on campus, bringing the total number of juries to 11 (with 12 jurors on each jury). With reserves,...
Nov 15, 2024


Workshop Announcement: Researching Digital Misinformation - Integrating Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Feb 2025
The TRUE project team is delighted to announce our upcoming workshop titled "Researching Digital Misinformation - Integrating...
Oct 15, 2024


New Team Member: Maryanne Brassil
The TRUE Project team welcomed a new postdoctoral research fellow in September, Maryanne Brassil. Maryanne is an experimental...
Oct 5, 2024


TRUE researchers present at BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference 2024
TRUE project PhD student Ruben Lamers-James and supervisor Dr Gabriela Jiga-Boy presented their research at the Annual Conference of...
Oct 3, 2024


TRUE holds Advanced Advocacy Training on Open Source Evidence
On 14 and 15 September 2024, the TRUE project, in collaboration with IILAT and the Inner Temple , held a two-day bespoke advocacy...
Sep 19, 2024


TRUE project featured in UKRI news story
Our funders, UK Research and Innovation, recently celebrated an important milestone - £2 billion of Horizon Europe guarantee funding has...
Sep 12, 2024


Advanced Advocacy Training with IILAT and the Inner Temple, 14-15 September 2024
The TRUE project, in collaboration with the Institute for International Legal and Advocacy Training (IILAT) and the Inner Temple, will...
Aug 5, 2024


TRUE project wins award for Outstanding International Collaboration
The TRUE and OSR4Rights projects were recently awarded 'Outstanding International Collaboration' at the Swansea University Research and...
Jul 20, 2024
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