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PhD in Security Science, PhD

UCL Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London (UCL), the United Kingdom

UCL Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London (UCL)

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The award How you will study Study duration Course start Domestic course fees International course fees
PhDFull-time, Part-time4 - 10 yearsSeptemberGBP 4635 per yearGBP 21530 per year

About PhD in Security Science, PhD - at UCL Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London (UCL)

UCL SECReT is the £17m international centre for PhD training in security and crime science at University College London, the first centre of its kind in Europe. We offer the most comprehensive integrated PhD programme for students wishing to pursue multidisciplinary security or crime-related research degrees. We recruit our doctoral students from a range of scientific backgrounds to pursue research in crime or security domains across the engineering and social sciences. Students can enter through various funding routes (self-funded, industry sponsors, scholarships).

During their PhD, all SECReT students develop an expertise in specific crime and security domains, e.g., cybercrime, terrorism, organised crime, sexual abuse, urban crime, environmental crime, heritage crime, etc. 

Please visit out website for further information about our fields of research, which include:

Big data analysis
Ecological modelling
Scripting and process analysis
Geographical analysis
Social network analysis
Human error analysis

UAVs
Radar
Chemical sensors
X-ray scanners
Cyber
Ethics and technology

Forensic geoscience (soils, sediments, pollen, diatoms etc.)
DNA
Fingerprints
Trace evidence (Gun Shot Residue, explosives, fibres, paint etc.)
Forensic Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Inference and Interpretation (Bayes Nets, Inductive Logic Programming)
Cognitive Forensics (decision making, cognitive issues)

 

Entry requirements for this course

Contact UCL Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London (UCL) to find course entry requirements.

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