De Montfort University SVDV research group

The De Montfort University research network for SVDV brings together academics, postgraduate research students, victim/survivors, practitioners and policy makers from a wide range of subject disciplines, but who all share an interest in all forms of sexual violence and domestic violence.

It is an active collaboration based at De Montfort University concerned with the development of effective strategies to reduce the incidence and impact of interpersonal violence and abuse on people’s lives.

Partners and Projects

News

Coercion and Control Conference hosted at DMU (11th Nov 2016)

The Coercion and Control in the commission of sexual violence and domestic violence conference was a great success at De Montfort University on the 11th November 2016. With fantastic inputs from: Ruth Aitken from REFUGE, Vanessa Bettinson from DMU and Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden from Queen’s University Belfast. Cross cutting discipline […]
Dr Lisa Oakley, ‘Exploring Spiritual Abuse and the implications for policy and practice’: SVDV seminar hosted at DMU (8 June 2016)

On Wednesday 8th June 2016, Dr Lisa Oakley (pictured) presented a seminar at DMU entitled: “The whole thing is based on fear- this is abuse and people need to know that” – Exploring Spiritual Abuse and the implications for policy and practice. This seminar explored the topic of spiritual abuse. […]

News

Coercion and Control Conference hosted at DMU (11th Nov 2016)

Dr Lisa Oakley, ‘Exploring Spiritual Abuse and the implications for policy and practice’: SVDV seminar hosted at DMU (8 June 2016)