Each academic year is launched with a one-day industry student showcase in Bristol (MShed) where we host over 25 industry organisations.  The day offers the opportunity for our industry partners to 

• Meet all our CDT students and discuss individual research projects
• Learn about the outcomes from our  students' Responsible Innovation Challenge and outreach activities
• Discuss current industry cyber security issues 
• Contribute to the IRW Challenge set for each new CDT  student cohort
• Network with other industry leaders across field of cyber security 

In conjunction with SME partner companies,  all our students undertake at least two Responsible Innovation (RI) challenges whlist a Cyber Security CDT.

During these annual 2 - 3 Day RI challenges, groups of students use the learning gained from the Year 1 training  and beyond to explore an issue relating to trust, identity, data ethics and privacy of relevance to one of several participating companies, analysed through the lens of RI. Students work with the company and use this understanding to develop a set of recommendations / solutions for the company, whilst themselves gaining real world experience of the RI challenges facing companies on the ground.  Our RI Challenges have been themed around:

• New Innovations 
• Data-rich Activities 
• Digital Legacy 

As part of our Year 1 taught programme, each of our CDT students complete a 2 -4 week placement with one of our industry partners.  Students research interests are aligned with industry partners to offer an impactful and lasting relationship supported by student seminars to industry partner organisations, paid internships and  ongoing involvement in PhD research projects. 

Many of our industry partners offer seminars, deep dive workshops and site visits to our CDT programme. These activities provide our students with a clear understanding of the current aspects of cyber security from a practitioner perspective, and thus enriching our students' PhD research projects.