Learn from world-leading researchers, tackle challenging projects, boost your career prospects and gain a globally-respected postgraduate degree from UCL. A top-ranked university and the UK's University of the Year 2024*, UCL's security and crime science postgraduate research programmes can help you shape your future, and the future of the world around you.
Academic Excellence
With over 175 years' history of teaching and research, UCL is ranked 1st** in the UK for teaching security and crime science. UCL Security & Crime Science is a department of our Faculty of Engineering Sciences, where 97% of our assessed research was ranked "world leading" or "internationally excellent" (REF 2021).
* The Sunday Times Good University Guide
** Guardian University Guide 2025
Find out more about us
Our programmes embody not only world class doctoral research, supervised by leading academics, but also important transferable skills such as networking, presenting and entrepreneurship.
How to apply
There are different routes to a PhD, provided by three Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs).
Areas of study
We support a wide array of doctoral research, on topics such as cybersecurity, cyber-physical risk design and technology, crime and security analysis, forensic science, and future crime.
PhD scholarships
If you are applying for a PhD with us, you will need to think about how to fund your studies. Most applicants apply for a scholarship, either from UCL or another funding body.
Open Evening 2025
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Contact us
New and prospective students
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Current students
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Media enquiries, events and other queries
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