Andrew Shortland
British archaeological scientist at Cranfield University
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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.[1] He was on the Institute for Statecraft expert team,[2] and is named in a list of members of the Specialist Group Military Intelligence (SGMI) published by Anonymous in January 2019.[3]
Career
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".[1]
Integrity Initiative
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".[2] The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media read the marker as developed vetting.[4] In the "Tor Team" table he is listed under "Digital forensics" (15 years).[5]
Affiliations
- Cranfield University / Cranfield Forensic Institute
- Institute for Statecraft / Integrity Initiative
- Specialist Group Military Intelligence (named in the list published by Anonymous)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cranfield University, Professor Andrew Shortland, accessed 5 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Institute for Statecraft, The Institute for Statecraft Expert Team, version 3, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2018.
- ↑ Anonymous, list of Specialist Group Military Intelligence members posted on CyberGuerrilla, 24 January 2019, archived copy, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media, Briefing note on the Integrity Initiative, 21 December 2018, updated 29 December 2018, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Institute for Statecraft, Tor Team, undated, among Integrity Initiative documents published by Anonymous, 2019.