The two first book ‘shorts’ in Bristol University Press’ new series on Sociotechnical Cyber Security have been published. Understanding Digital Responsibilities by RISCS Principal Fellow Lizzie Coles-Kemp and Mark Burdon (open access) addresses the question: ‘How can we make the
Read More New BUP ‘Shorts’ on digital responsibilities and cyber risk
Calling ECRs in science and engineering: the Royal Academy of Engineering and Government Office for Science are now accepting applications for UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. This scheme funds unclassified basic research on topics of strategic importance to the intelligence,
Read More UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowships now open
A new policy report, co-authored by RISCS Senior Fellow Dr Matt Spencer, and colleagues Carlos Cámara-Menoyo and Timothy Monteath from University of Warwick, provides key insights into any unintended consequences that professionalisation of cyber security may bring, with a particular
Read More Diversity and Cyber Security Expertise: Policy report
A call for papers is now open for the 2026 Cybernetic Culture Workshop, on the theme of ‘Digital Underworlds: Hidden, Obscured and Transgressive Spaces Online’. The workshop, organised by RISCS Associate Fellow Sophie James and colleague James Cronin, will take
Read More Call for Papers – Cybernetic Culture Workshop 2026
RISCS invites nominations to pilot Impact Award! RISCS is always keen to support our community in showcasing the impact and reach of research beyond immediate academic audiences. In particular, we want to collect stories featuring successful impacts – large and small
RISCS invites nominations to our first Doctoral Prize! If you have a former PhD student, or have collaborated with one, who has conducted excellent RISCS-aligned research we want to hear from you! To be eligible for the award, a student
A new report, co-authored by RISCS Advisory Board Member Prof Simon Shiu (lead author), RISCS Advisory Board Co-Chair and former RISCS Associate Fellow Dr Ola Michalec, and University of Bristol’s Martin Sadler, along with colleagues at Imperial College London, for
Registration has now opened for the 2025 European Symposium on Usable Security (EuroUSEC). EuroUSEC is a forum for research and discussion on human factors in security and privacy that brings together researchers, practitioners, and students from diverse backgrounds – including
A new report, co-authored by RISCS Associate Fellow Dr Andrew Dwyer for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), looks at how emerging technology intersections will shape the future of cybersecurity. Drawing on research conducted with 20 cybersecurity experts,
A new white paper on the ‘Cyber Workforce of the Future’ has been published. The paper captures insight and expertise shared during a roundtable held at Westminster earlier this year, at which RISCS Director Genevieve Liveley was a participant. The
