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Education & skills

Research and academia

Working with partners in government, industry and academia, we identify and support excellence in cyber security education and research and encourage industry investment in academic research.

Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR)

Recognising UK universities which conduct internationally leading cyber security research.

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Research Institutes

The NCSC and EPSRC support four virtual academic Research Institutes.

Protecting research and innovation

Guidance and resources developed specifically to protect the UK’s Research and Innovation sector, in collaboration with the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA).