About the department
Our story began as the Jill Dando Institute, set up in 2001 in memory of the broadcaster Jill Dando.
In 2009, the Department of Security and Crime Science was established to facilitate the offering of postgraduate taught and research courses.
Today, the Department offers an undergraduate programme, master's courses, and PhD programmes, and our alumni have gone on to work in Government, security services, and academia.

Study
Discover our various programmes, including our undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programmes

Research
The Department of Security and Crime Science is part of the Jill Dando Institute, the first institute in the world devoted to crime science

People
Meet our staff members, including our professional services teams and our academics and researchers

Postgraduate research
Explore our new EPSRC CDT in Cyber-physical risk
The new EPSRC CDT in Cyber-Physical Risk is a cross-departmental programme offering fully funded PhD studentships starting in September 2025
Find out more
See our alumni profiles
Find out more about our alumni and how they are changing the world

Find out more about our research centres
Find out more about our key research groups and the academics and researchers involved

Attend our open days and evenings
Our Open Days and evenings are an excellent opportunity for prospective students to meet programme tutors and ask questions
Got questions? Get in touch
Contact us with any questions about admissions, general enquiries, media or events
Telephone: +44 (0)20 3108 3206, open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

New, current and prospective students
Click to email. scs-teaching@ucl.ac.uk
New, current and prospective PhD students
Click to email. scs.phd@ucl.ac.uk
Media enquiries, events, and other queries
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