All Outputs (3)

Beyond Ideological Warfare? A study of the Information Research Department (IRD) in South America 1948-77 (2024)
Thesis

The creation of the Information Research Department (IRD) by the Foreign Office in January 1948 symbolised a new era of ideological warfare through the use of soft power to forward political and economic goals through the collection and dissemination... Read More about Beyond Ideological Warfare? A study of the Information Research Department (IRD) in South America 1948-77.

Development of a novel and versatile synthesis for a potentially therapeutic di-aryl-alkylamine and related analogues (2024)
Thesis

Fendiline is an obsolete ion channel inhibitor originally prescribed as an anti-hypertensive medicine. However, recent repurposing has shown promising efficacy towards a range of serious ailments, most notably carcinomas including pancreatic and colo... Read More about Development of a novel and versatile synthesis for a potentially therapeutic di-aryl-alkylamine and related analogues.

The Emergence of the British ‘Security State’? An Evaluation of the Security Executive, 1940 – 1953 (2023)
Thesis

This thesis explores the origins and development of the Home Defence (Security) Executive (HD(S)E), a body set up in 1940 to address the supposed ‘Fifth Column’ threat present in Britain. Through a detailed examination of this organisation, hitherto... Read More about The Emergence of the British ‘Security State’? An Evaluation of the Security Executive, 1940 – 1953.