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'''Andrew Shortland''' is Professor of Archaeological Science and Director of Research for Cranfield Defence and Security at [[Cranfield University]], and was Director of the [[Cranfield Forensic Institute]] from 2016 to 2023.<ref name="Cranfield">Cranfield University, [https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/people/professor-andrew-shortland-733615 Professor Andrew Shortland], accessed 5 November 2026.</ref> He was on the [[Institute for Statecraft]] expert team,<ref name="IfSteam">Institute for Statecraft, ''The Institute for Statecraft Expert Team'', version 3, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2018.</ref> and is named in a list of members of the [[Specialist Group Military Intelligence]] (SGMI) published by [[Anonymous]] in January 2019.<ref name="AnonList2019">Anonymous, list of [[Specialist Group Military Intelligence]] members posted on CyberGuerrilla, 24 January 2019, [https://archive.ph/xSKh9 archived copy], accessed 1 November 2026.</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
According to [[Cranfield University]], after studying geology and prehistoric archaeology at the [[University of Oxford]] he was "recruited into the [[Ministry of Defence]], Whitehall to work for six years in a series of security related posts". He then returned to Oxford for a DPhil in Egyptology and moved to Cranfield in 2005. The university's profile says he "is a specialist reserve officer with a leadership and recruitment role in a unit that provides experts to advise the military and government departments on current and future issues".<ref name="Cranfield"/><br />
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==Integrity Initiative==<br />
The [[Institute for Statecraft]] expert team list gives him a "(DV)" marker and describes the Cranfield Forensic Unit as "heavily engaged with the [[Defence Geo-Spatial Intelligence Fusion Centre]] in developing location techniques".<ref name="IfSteam"/> The [[Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media]] read the marker as developed vetting.<ref name="SPM2018">Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media, [https://www.syriapropagandamedia.org/working-papers/briefing-note-on-the-integrity-initiative Briefing note on the Integrity Initiative], 21 December 2018, updated 29 December 2018, accessed 1 November 2026.</ref> In the "Tor Team" table he is listed under "Digital forensics" (15 years).<ref name="TorTeam">Institute for Statecraft, ''Tor Team'', undated, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2019.</ref><br />
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==Affiliations==<br />
*[[Cranfield University]] / [[Cranfield Forensic Institute]]<br />
*[[Institute for Statecraft]] / [[Integrity Initiative]]<br />
*[[Specialist Group Military Intelligence]] (named in the list published by Anonymous)<br />
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