As we move towards a hyperconnected future, cyber-attacks form one of the major threats to national and international security. We need future leaders in academia and industry who are able to anticipate the myriad of trust, identity, privacy and security challenges in complex infrastructures and develop solutions to overcome them.

Open Day - 22 March 2023

Meet us in person at the Bristol PG Open Day on 22 March 2023 and also tour our  lab facilities.

You will have an opportunity to meet academic staff and students to discuss the programme and life as a TIPS Cyber Security PhD student.

Register your place

Funded PhD Opportunities

We are accepting applications for our late spring recruitment workshop

Deadline: 13 April 2023

For more details on how to join our our diverse, cohort-based approach to PhD training, see how to apply section.

Based at the Universities of Bristol and Bath, our 4-year unique interdisciplinary PhD programme provides  you with an immersive training experience with the opportunity to learn from experts drawn from the two universities, industry and research partners as a member of an interdisciplinary cohort of research students.

You will gain hands-on experience of realistic large-scale infrastructures in our state-of-the-art critical infrastructure and Internet of Things testbed at Bristol,  become familiar with major programmes of research on human aspects of security and privacy in Bath, and enrich your learning with our masterclasses, innovation challenges and placements/internships at industry partners and international research centres.

Professor Awais Rashid outlines how the current cybersecurity challenges are addressed by the CDT with a new generation of leaders and experts. 

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