We are an interdisciplinary, global research network of scholars and public sector researchers working on urban violence. Our goal is to connect researchers, organise workshops, create collaboration opportunities among network members, and increase the visibility of our members’ work. Sign-up to our mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/416663afa1d3/urbanviolence COORDINATORS Kieran Mitton is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, where he is also Research Director of the Conflict Security & Development Research Group (CSDRG). He cofounded the Urban Violence Research Network in 2018. Zoha Waseem is a Research Fellow at the Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London (UCL). She holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. She researches on urban securitisation and policing, with a particular interest in police cultures, militarisation, informal practices, and ethnic and religiously-motivated violence. Currently, her research focuses on Karachi in particular, and South Asia more generally. Andrea Varsori is a PhD candidate in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and Editor-in-Chief of Strife Journal and Blog. His research explores the evolution of urban armed groups, and in particular how resilience is linked with changes in their structure, relations, and territoriality. His current focus is on the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil. COORDINATING ASSISTANT Catharine Helmers is an MA student in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Her research within the International Conflict Studies program focuses on violence and atrocities, particularly within the context of Central African civil wars. She is interested more broadly in issues of genocide, violence against civilians, and urban policing practices.