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Amy Batley

Cambridge, York
As seen in: Varsity
Covers:  news, current affairs, UK Higher Education, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Interested in urban geopolitics, counter-terrorism, counter-extremism | PhD from @UrbanConflicts, BA from @GeogDurham | follows/like ≠ endorsement

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Amy Batley’s Biography

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Amy has been published in The Times and Varsity, and has featured on BBC News, BBC Radio, and LBC News.

She has largely spoken on matters relating to extremism and social conflict but also on issues affecting the city of Cambridge.

Amy has previously served as an Associate Editor, Senior News Editor, Investigations Editor, and Deputy News Editor at Varsity Publications Ltd., Cambridge.

She was a PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge, researching urban terrorism, urban community and ur…

Amy Batley’s Journalist Portfolio

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2020: An unprecedented year in news

2020: An unprecedented year in news

From the prospect of women landing on the moon, to Covid-19, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Rent Strikes and Freed…

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Disagreements emerge amidst ongoing vote on University's Freedom of Speech stance

Disagreements emerge amidst ongoing vote on University's Freedom of Speech stance

Voting has begun on a Grace presented to Regent House, and amendments proposed by some academics, regarding c…

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Breaking: University of Cambridge aims to divest from fossil fuels by 2030

Breaking: University of Cambridge aims to divest from fossil fuels by 2030

The University has today (01/10) announced that the £3.5 billion Cambridge University Endowment Fund (CUEF) w…

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Cambridge responds to the University's 'landmark decision' to fully divest

Cambridge responds to the University's 'landmark decision' to fully divest

After a five-year campaign from several student and staff groups, the University of Cambridge yesterday (01/1…

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Dr Manali Desai becomes the only woman of colour to currently head a Cambridge department

Dr Manali Desai becomes the only woman of colour to currently head a Cambridge department

Dr Manali Desai, currently a Reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and Fellow at Newnham College, wi…

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Cambridge to offer weekly Covid-19 tests to students living in college accommodation

Cambridge to offer weekly Covid-19 tests to students living in college accommodation

The University has announced plans to offer weekly Covid-19 testing to all students living in college accommo…

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Articles

“Counterterrorism Citizens” and the Neurotic City

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By Amy Batley
| berghahnjournals.com
An array of methods are used in European cities to respond to terrorism, with counterterrorism infrastructures in the built environment receiving particular academic interest. Yet the significance of imaginations of city spaces are often overlooked in studies of counterterrorism planning. Counterterrorism workshops influence imaginations of urban spaces by encouraging participants to adopt an anticipatory security gaze.
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2020: An unprecedented year in news

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By Cameron White, Victor Jack Verified, Amy Batley, Joseph Powell
| Varsity Verified
Varsity gives a month-by-month breakdown of the news which shaped Cambridge in a historic year The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in June 2020 saw an international outpour of anti-racism protests as part of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement Lucas Maddalena by Cameron White, Victor Jack , Amy Batley , Joseph Powell , Gaby Vides & Christopher Dorrell From the prospect of women landing on the moon, to Covid-19, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Rent Strikes and Freedom of Speech, 2020...
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Disagreements emerge amidst ongoing vote on University’s Freedom of Speech stance

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By Amy Batley
| Varsity Verified
Disagreements continue regarding the University’s stance, as well as proposed amendments, which address issues of respect, tolerance and the no-platforming of speakers invited to the University The Grace presented to members of Regent House, and subsequent amendments, has been controversial and received much national media attentionAmy Batley by Amy Batley Voting has begun on a Grace presented to Regent House, and amendments proposed by some academics, regarding changes to the University’s...
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