Launch your security science research career with this integrated, 4-year MRes  MPhilPhD. This exciting programme gives you the skills and knowledge needed to progress to your PhD, and apply scientific methods to investigate some of the most challenging security and crime problems society faces today. Designed by leading UCL academics in collaboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and an array of public and private sector organisations working in crime reduction security and law enforcement, this innovative integrated programme gives you the chance to position yourself at the forefront of security and crime science research. The multidisciplinary approach developed by the UCL Security and Crime Science department draws together expertise from across social sciences, engineering and computing. We use evidence-based techniques to prevent and control crime and security problems, and to detect offenders. You’ll work alongside a diverse group of peers from all kinds of professional and academic backgrounds, developing an advanced toolkit of research design and statistical analysis techniques. You’ll then put these skills to good use, analysing real-world problems and security issues and devising data-led strategies, culminating in your self-directed research project. Security and Crime Science is a multidisciplinary subject, drawing on expertise in psychology, social science, statistics, mathematics, architecture, forensic sciences, design, geography and computing. Our Security Science MRes and MPhilPhD is ideal for you if you have a first degree and want to solve real-world security and crime problems. We welcome your application if you bring relevant expertise from other fields but are less familiar with the foundations of research in security and crime science.

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