Join a thriving global community of disruptive innovators on one of our advanced security and crime science postgraduate research programmes
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 recruitment process includes academics reviewing applications, interviewing candidates and formalising a decision.There are two different routes to a PhD, with a 3 years and a 4 years option.
We support a wide array of doctoral research, grouped under four themes: design and technology, crime and security analysis, forensic science, and future crime.
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.
* The Sunday Times Good University Guide ** Guardian University Guide 2024