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The Violence Research Centre (VRC) is a hub for interdisciplinary and international research on violence based at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. It was launched in September 2014 on the occasion of the First Global Violence Reduction Conference, held jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Our aim is to conduct rigorous interdisciplinary research on the causes, prevention and consequences of interpersonal violence in a variety of settings. We aim to contribute to research on different forms of violence across the life course, including mental health and aggression, bullying and bullying prevention, organised crime violence, vigilante violence, policing, violence prevention programmes and evaluation. The VRC takes an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on theoretical approaches and empirical findings from criminology, psychology, biology, political science, sociology and history. We work closely with academics and policy-making institutions both nationally and internationally – with a particular focus on Lower and Middle-Income Countries.