2013-07-01
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UK government recognizes excellence in cybersecurity research.
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The University of Cambridge has become one of the latest academic institutions to be recognized as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE CSR) by the UK Government. The well-respected security research group within the University’s Computer Lab focuses on topics that include: securing global infrastructure; operating system security; secure computer architectures; network protocol security; security of mobile devices; password authentication; modelling frauds and scams; and protecting location and social network privacy.
The aim of the national scheme to identify cybersecurity centres of excellence is to strengthen the links between the institutions involved in cybersecurity research and the organizations (businesses, government etc.) that could benefit directly from it. Since the scheme was launched last year, 11 institutions have been recognized: Imperial College; Lancaster University; Newcastle University; Queens University Belfast; Royal Holloway, University of London; University College London; University of Birmingham; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Oxford and University of Southampton.
Two of the institutions that earned recognition last year also recently won a bid to set up Centres for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security. It was announced in May that the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway, University of London will each receive a grant of nearly £4 million from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to host new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) in cybersecurity. The government hopes to address the national need for cybersecurity expertise by boosting the number of PhD graduates with relevant skills.
