The third CyberMi2 Research Day 2025 will take place on Thu 21 August at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. CyberMi2 is an exclusive in-person event bringing together leading interdisciplinary cybersecurity researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, and the The University
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Cybercrime summer school – registration open
The 8th Strathclyde International Perspectives on Cybercrime Summer School will run Monday 25th-Friday 29th August 2025 at the University of Strathclyde with a research symposium on Monday 25th August. Registration is open and students (PhD, MSc, UG), practitioners, and academics
Cyber Security Growth Action Plan: terms of reference now out
The UK Government has just published the Terms of Reference for its Cyber Security Growth Action Plan, which is being led by RISCS advisory board members Dr Ola Michalec and Simon Shiu. The plan, developed with the support of Bristol
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RISCS Annual Report 2024/2025 published
The RISCS annual report for 2024/2025 has now been published. In it, you’ll find a recap of the year from RISCS Director Prof. Genevieve Liveley, as well as the latest RISCS ‘Problem Page’, news from our Fellows, and updates on
RISCS at Cheltenham Science Festival 2025
We are very excited to announce that RISCS will be at this year’s Cheltenham Science Festival! On Thursday 5 June, RISCS Director Prof. Genevieve Liveley will be joined by Luca Viganò, Adam Joinson, and RISCS Associate Fellow Oishee Kundu for
RISCS Associate Fellow Application process
RISCS Associate Fellows represent early career researchers from the sociotechnical cyber security community – the ‘rising stars’. Each Fellow will be actively engaged in research in one or more thematic areas identified as a priority for NCSC. It is our
POSTER CALL (Deadline 16 Feb 2024): RISCS Annual Conference March 2024, ‘Cyber Security Futures’
DO you identify as an Early Career Researcher? DOES your research align with the objectives of the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS)? If the answer is ‘yes’, COME AND PRESENT your research poster at the RISCS Annual Conference,
EPSRC/Dstl funding – awarded to Prof. Steven Furnell and Dr Tim Stevens
Congratulations to Steven Furnell and Tim Stevens on each being awarded funding from EPSRC/Dstl for their projects. The RISCS Team is very much looking forward to supporting you on these projects; information on collaborative activities will follow, but for now,
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CyFER Exhibition, 19 June – 10 September 2023: Exploring the Security, Privacy, and Ethics of Female-Oriented Technology
From 19th June to 10th September 2023, an extraordinary exhibition, funded by the PETRAS National Centre of Excellence, will present artworks and designs that respond to scientific research on the privacy, security, and ethics of female-oriented technology. This exhibition, organised
Workshop on ransom, extortion, kidnapping and cybercrime
Tuesday 16 May 2023, 10:00-15:00 During the workshop we will explore the evolving business model of ransom and extortion, and compare and contrast different forms of ransom. A particular focus will be on whether insight from hostage taking and
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