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
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Celebrating two centuries of innovative engineering research, education, and real‑world impact.
Academic research
ICSR 2026 Special Session
We invite submissions to our special session on 'Social Robotics and Future Crime' at the 18th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2026).
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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
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 moreLatest news
Professor Kate Bowers delivers 39th Atkin Lecture
On 5 February 2026, Professor Kate Bowers delivered the 39th Atkin Lecture at the Reform Club.
23 Feb 2026
UCL announces new Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk
UCL has launched a new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-Physical Risk, uniting world-leading researchers to address emerging security challenges across digital and physical domains.
09 Jan 2026
UCL Engineering Promotions 2024 - 2025
Congratulations to all UCL Engineering colleagues on the UCL Senior Academic, Research and Teaching Promotions 2024 -2025 Successful List.
04 Jul 2025
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
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New, current and prospective PhD students
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Media enquiries, events, and other queries
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