Cyber Security CDT Taster Session - Diversifying Doctoral Training
Our Cyber Security CDT Leadership team is committed to improving diversity in the field of cyber security research and we believe a diverse cohort leads to creativity, exciting research, and increased impact.
Our next Online Taster Afternoon is taking place on Friday 21 March 2025 from12.00-15.30 (UTC). Please use the link on the right to register your interest.
On Monday 25 November 2024 from 13:00 - 16:00 (UTC), we hosted our 7th online Taster Afternoon for members of the community who are under-represented in the field of cyber security and/or come from a non-traditional educational route/background and interested in postgraduate research opportunities.
During this online event, attendees explored the world of cyber security research and experience how CDT research students address these global challenges. For each taster event, our CDT Leadership Team and CDT Students provide a packed programme of presentations and discussions enabling attendees to develop their knowledge and understanding of interdisciplinary research.
This taster event enabled attendees to
- experience the world of postgraduate research,
- discover how it engages with the current and future global challenges, and
- learn about postgraduate research opportunities in cyber security.
Our CDT Taster Afternoon included sessions on
- Perspectives on interdisciplinary cyber security research
- Why cyber security research matters
- Thinking like a researcher
- Framing research questions
- Career opportunities for a PhD student
- Exploring the student experience with current CDT students.
It was really helpful and interesting session. Learned a lot from others and lots of questions were answered in one day”...."Super excited and can’t wait to start this journey into the Research field.
Taster Event Attendees
Number of Registrations = 98
Number of Attendees = 69
| Black or Mixed Black background | 35% |
| Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi background | 14% |
| Other Asian background | 12% |
| Arab or Arab backgound | 4% |
| Chinese or Chinese background | 4% |
| Other ethnic backgound | 4% |
| Female | 42% |
| Age 30 - 55 | 68% |
| Disability | 22% |