ACE-CSR

The University of Kent is a UK government recognised ACE-CSR (Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research), one of only 19 such centres in the UK. The current recognition will last until June 2022. ACsE-CSR are jointly funded by the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre, part of GHCQ) and the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, part of UKRI).

Academic Partnerships

The University of Kent is part of the following cyber security partnerships, the activities of which are coordinated by KirCCS.

Cyber Security Research Institutes

Members of KirCCS are active participants of the following four national Research Institutes in cyber security, all initialised and (co-)funded by the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre).

• Research Institute in Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS)
• Research Institute on Verified Trustworthy Software Systems (VeTSS)
• Research Institute in Trustworthy Inter-connected Cyber-physical Systems (RITICS)
• Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE)