Security and Protection Science

Security and Protection Science is an exciting initiative launched by Lancaster University to grow our world class interdisciplinary academic capability to help keep nations and citizens safe and secure as cyber emerges as an essential domain in global protection strategies. Through a £19m investment, the University is seeking creative and disruptive individuals to tackle the full range of societal and technological security challenges to support of the rapidly growing North West Cyber Corridor.

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Security and Protection Science at Lancaster

Security and Protection Science builds on Lancaster's credentials as a world leader in cyber security and protection science, with its cross-disciplinary expertise recognised through being one of only a handful of universities nationally to be identified by the National Cyber Security Centre as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and Cyber Security Education.

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Lancaster researchers to help lead the way in making future digital infrastructures cyber secure

A major new research programme involving Lancaster University experts will address the grand challenge of providing cyber security at societal scale.
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BSides Lancashire returns to Lancaster University

BSides Lancashire was recently held at Lancaster University and brought together a community of cyber professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts for a day of knowledge sharing, networking and ideas sharing.
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Immersive cyber outreach event for Lancaster school pupils

Over 60 girls from local schools in Lancaster were recently welcomed to Lancaster University’s campus to take part in an immersive and interactive day of cyber security activities.
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These aren’t the systems you’re looking for: SCC academics developing new way to protect industrial control systems

A team of security researchers at Lancaster University are working on a way to protect control systems from attackers by disguising them as crude decoys typically used to trap cyber criminals.
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Northern research and Innovation power showcased at Lancaster University

Leaders from the UK’s main research strategy and funding bodies came to Lancaster University this month as part of a two-day event celebrating research and innovation in our region.
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Edge AI hub recieves £500k funding for research into cyber threats

Lancaster has been successful in a consortium bid of £500k for a new Edge AI hub, led by Newcastle University.

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Events

1st May

6G: Evolution or Revolution?

Wednesday 1 May 2024, 11:30am to 12:30pm
3rd Jul

Cyber Leadership Symposium 2024

Wednesday 3 July 2024, 9:00am to Thursday 4 July 2024, 5:00pm
29th Jul

Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security (NLPAICS 2024)

Monday 29 July 2024, 9:30am to Tuesday 30 July 2024, 4:30pm

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