Undergraduate
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Undergraduate

Gain hands-on experience in tackling real-world crime challenges and develop innovative security solutions in a rapidly changing world.

Postgraduate taught
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Postgraduate taught

Specialise in cybersecurity, forensic analysis, crime prevention, policing, or counterterrorism equipping yourself to address today’s most pressing security challenges.

Postgraduate research
Research seminar

Postgraduate research

Pursue original research in cutting-edge areas such as cybersecurity, cyber-physical risk, and forensic analysis, while developing key skills in networking, presentation, and leadership.

Open days and evenings
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Open days and evenings

Find out more about our departmental open events offering you chance to meet programme tutors, ask questions, and explore career opportunities in security and crime prevention. 

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Alumni
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Alumni

We know how important our alumni are in shaping the programmes we offer, inspiring our students and creating graduate recruitment opportunities.

People
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People

Find out more about our academic and teaching staff. Our team combines academics, researchers and professional staff supporting teaching, research, events and partnerships.

Research
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Research

Find out more about our research. The JDI aims to promote multidisciplinary research in crime and security.

Watch BSc Security and Crime Science: Introduction with Dr Matt Ashby on YouTube.
BSc Crime & Security Science programme video
Watch Graduate Open Events — Security and Crime Science on YouTube.
MSc open evening 2025
Watch PhD Open Evening 2024 - UCL Security & Crime Science on YouTube.
PhD open evening

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Contact us with any questions about admissions, general enquiries, media or events

Telephone: +44 (0)20 3108 3206, open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm.

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