Security Science Spring School

Posted by BAHID Webeditor

05/Jan/2010

Editor's note: please note that the (soft) deadline for application is next week. Apologies for the delay in posting.

WHAT IS IT? The Security Science Spring School is a 2‑day taster course for
students who may be interested in going on to do PhD research in the
security or crime domain.

WHEN?     15TH AND 16TH FEB 2010 (ie. the school lasts 2 days.)

WHERE?    At University College London, London campus

WHO IS IT FOR? 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates, and current Masters
students, from UCL and other universities.

AIMS     The Security Science Spring School will allow students to:

    * Gain an understanding of 'security science'
    * Carry out a 'taster' multidisciplinary research project
    * Develop presentation and team‑working skills
    * Network with students and academics from the security field
    * Familiarise themselves with UCL's security research environment
    * Make better informed career choices

To apply you must complete a 'Spring School application form' available at:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/secret/prospectivestudents/SpringSchool

DOES IT COST ANYTHING? The Spring School is free for those selected to
attend. For those outside of London we will pay up to £200 towards travel
and accommodation ‑ see website.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES Activities will include training, seminars and a
mini‑project. Academics from across UCL will be involved with the Spring
School. They will interact with the students during seminars and set them
'real‑world' problems to tackle in the mini‑projects.

FULL AGENDA and further details about the MINI‑PROJECTS can be found on our
website. Mini‑Projects are:

    * Smart Cards and Access Control Lab
    * Securing public places against crime: Problem scanning and analysis
    * Secure space for pedestrians and lighting
    * What’s in the bag? Spectroscopy for illicit material identification
    * Seeing with sound
    * Is our voice like a fingerprint?

UCL SECReT UCL Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (UCL
SECReT is the new £17m national centre for PhD training in security and
crime science at University College London. 13 EPSRC scholarships for the
PhD programme available for Sept 2010. see: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/secret )

(Tags: training)