
UCL
SECReT is the new national UK training centre for security and crime related
research degrees. UCL SECReT has been set up following a £7m award by the
EPSRC and £10m of support from industrial, academic and public sector partners
(such as the Home Office, Met Police, British Transport Police, Lockheed Martin,
BT plc, BAE Systems, Thales).
Eleven scholarships are available – see
below.

The UCL SECReT 4-year programme
will integrate research, taught elements and transferable professional skills training
creating a unique student experience within an internationally recognised centre
of excellence. Students will undertake: (1) A core programme of taught modules (2)
Transferable skills training (3) A programme of security events (4) 6-12 months
at a partner org on internship (5) The PhD thesis.
Research Areas
Our research is organized across the domains of security and crime science.
It is applied to mitigate threats to our physical, communications, energy, health,
border, transport, environment and financial infrastructures . Our methodology joins
science and engineering expertise (S&T) with expertise from wider disciplines
including the social sciences. We see four research 'domains' which can interact.
These are Science and Technology innovation, People Factors (human factors in the
development of security solutions), Process factors (understanding operational processes
of activities / infrastructures under threat) and Policy (govn policy).

We would be happy to explore PhD topics in the areas listed below.
The list is not exhaustive so please feel free to contact us to discuss any other
ideas:
- Information Security Management
- Physical Security Management
- Resilience & Disaster Management
- Socio-Human studies (eg. Radicalisation, crime control)
- Human Perception & Behaviour
- Secure Systems & Security Systems
- Detecting, Imaging, Locating & Tracking Technology
- CBRNe warfare mitigation
- ICT
- Language (eg. Speech, Hearing, & Phonetics Sciences )
- Intelligence & Data Analysis
- Temporal & Geo-Spatial Pattern Analysis
- Forensic Sciences
- Laws & Political Science
-
Ethics
Who should apply?
Students applying must have (or expect to achieve) a 2.1 undergraduate degree.
Course Fees
Home/EU students: £3,390 per annum (for each of four years)
Overseas students: £16,670 per annum (for each of four years)
Funding and Scholarships
Students can be accepted onto this programme under a number of different funding
regimes including self-funding or corporate sponsorship or they may apply for one
of our 11 EPSRC scholarships paying PhD fees and £17,000 tax-free stipend
annually .