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Professor of Law, Cardiff University

In the UK alone, fraud is thought to cost the economy £219 billion per year. tete_escape/Shutterstock

November 20, 2025

Successive UK governments keep failing on fraud – and the problem is only getting worse

Nicholas Ryder, Cardiff University

Fraud now accounts for most UK crime, yet government efforts remain fragmented and weak after decades of neglect.

Students are at risk of being exploited by financial and organised criminals. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

September 5, 2023

Universities and their students are vulnerable to money laundering – new research

Nicholas Ryder, Cardiff University; Henry Hillman, University of Reading, and Sam Mapston, University of the West of England

Higher education institutions are not explicitly included within the UK’s anti-money laundering regulations.

The link between fraud and terrorism financing in the UK has been overlooked by successive governments. JARIRIYAWAT/Shutterstock

July 28, 2023

Terrorists are using fraud to fund their activities – the UK government needs to act urgently

Nicholas Ryder, Cardiff University

Numerous terrorist attacks in the UK and abroad have been financed by fraud and the government needs to close financial loopholes to prevent future tragedies.

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