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Human Rights Clinic Research Project

Tackling Online and Influencer Glamorisation of Gun Violence

Principal Investigator

Dr Alexandros Antoniou

In partnership with The Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health, this project aims to combine the best of research and practice to catalyse concerted action at the national, regional, and international levels necessary to translate research findings into tangible solutions.

This project will support the Commission’s work by focusing on how online influencers and digital communities, potentially funded by the firearm industry itself, contribute to the glamorisation and normalisation of gun violence.

Project Description

About The Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health

In 2024, Lancet established a new Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health to tackle the escalating global crisis of gun violence. The Commission has been set up to develop evidence-based solutions for reducing gun-related deaths and injuries, ultimately improving public health and safety on a global scale. The Commission consists of an interdisciplinary group of international experts from several disciplines and fields, such as public health, economics, law, medicine, history, and political science, as well as voices from civil society and non-governmental sectors.

Who can apply?

The module-based projects are open to postgraduate students on the Human Rights Master’s programme (LLM/MA).

If you are selected to work on a module-based project then you will be automatically enrolled on the Human Rights Centre Clinic module (course code: HU902). When applying for a multi-year project, you do not need to take HU902, but can opt to do so.

When can I apply?

Applications for 2025-26 will open on 2 October 2025, after the Introduction to the Human Rights Centre Clinic session.

Applications to join all Clinic projects in 2025-26 will open on 2 October 2025. Please submit your application by Monday 6 October at 5pm
to humanrightscentreclinic@essex.ac.uk. Please send your application documents in PDF format with the file name [SURNAME]_[First name]_HRCC application.

How to apply

Supervisor

Dr Alexandros Antoniou

Senior Lecturer

Essex Law School, University of Essex

Dr Alexandros Antoniou is a Senior Lecturer in Media Law with a keen focus on the dynamic intersections of communications law, advertising regulation and intellectual property asset management. As a legal correspondent for the European Audiovisual Observatory, Alexandros provides expert insights into the evolving landscape of media law, regulation, and intellectual property.