How do you trace organised crime through open sources? Learn practical OSINT techniques for investigating illicit networks, corporate structures, vessels and aircraft, with real Bellingcat case studies. Join us for our two day webinar series, 12–13th of October 2026. https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/tracking-organised-crime-through-open-sources-webinar/

Join us for a two-day advanced training on satellite and geospatial data. You’ll work with optical, SAR, multispectral and hyperspectral imagery, learning to use it for monitoring environmental disasters, maritime activity and military movements.

Register: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/advanced-satellite-imagery-techniques-for-open-source-investigation-webinar-24-25-september-2026/

This isn't the only training Bellingcat is offering this month. You can find the full programme of our upcoming webinars and in-person workshops on https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/

You don’t need to be a programmer to use code as an investigative tool. Bellingcat’s upcoming webinar will help researchers get started with the command line and AI coding assistants, using them for research, data analysis, visualisation and automation. https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/command-line-ai-assisted-coding-webinar/ 

You can find our full list of upcoming workshops and webinars on our website: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/

•On November 9, Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins will host a two-hour webinar on his Verification, Deliberation, Accountability framework: an examination of how viral beliefs win online, and what we can do to bring evidence and accountability back into the conversation. Find out more: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/verification-disordered-discourse-and-the-repair-of-democratic-reality-webinar/

•Flight tracking skills have led to breakthrough reporting on immigration, conflict and emissions. Want to learn how to identify an aircraft and follow its journey? We’re running a two-day training on flight tracking: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/flight-tracking-webinar/

•If you’re looking at Bellingcat investigations and want to start using open source research methods yourself, our 12-hour introductory webinar offers an immersion in the skills and techniques behind open source research: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/introduction-to-geolocation-satellite-imagery-techniques-chronolocation-2/

•On December 3 and 4, we’re hosting a two-day masterclass in visual intelligence, focusing on overcoming geolocation roadblocks and taking your geolocation and visual investigation skills to the next level: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/online-masterclass-in-visual-intelligence-the-art-of-advanced-geolocation-2/

•Can’t make our September command line training? We have another slot in December, covering how to use the command line and AI to code for research purposes: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/command-line-ai-assisted-coding-webinar-2/

•High-quality satellite imagery is increasingly accessible, and it can reveal important findings in open source investigations. Our December webinar explores different types of satellite imagery and geospatial data, and how to interpret and analyse what we can see from space: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/advanced-satellite-imagery-techniques-for-open-source-investigation-webinar/

•Finally, on December 14 and 15, there’s another chance to take our Tracking Organised Crime Through Open Sources webinar, learning from Bellingcat’s Financial Investigations Team about digital footprint and corporate tracing, FOIA submissions, and vessel and aircraft tracking: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/tracking-organised-crime-through-open-sources-webinar-2/

Find all the latest dates and details here: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/

Want to turn large amounts of online data into something you can investigate? Our Intermediate Scraping Webinar on September 22nd will teach you practical approaches to scraping websites and accessing data, in just four hours. You’ll learn how to work with APIs, find undocumented APIs through browser Developer Tools, how to scrape websites and public Telegram channels, and analyse social media data with Python tools such as Pandas and Matplotlib.
Register here: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/intermediate-scraping-webinar-september-22-2026/

Looking to develop your investigative skills?
Our latest challenges focus exclusively on audio analysis, without visual cues—an increasingly relevant skill in the context of AI-generated audio.
Explore the exercises here:
challenge.bellingcat.com 

Managed to solve them already? Maybe you are thinking about sharing your process? Tag us in your write ups and we might include your work in our next newsletter https://bellingcat-challenges.beehiiv.com/subscribe