ucl security initiative the ucl security initiative why ? because security is a major theme, and is...
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The UCL Security Initiative
Why ?• Because security is a major theme, and is
high on the agendas of governments and funding agencies
• Because there is already a great deal of work going on within UCL on the subject
• Because we can take advantage of UCL’s base in London, and an excellent set of contacts
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Departments who have expressed interest• Bartlett• Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis• Centre for Health Informatics• Computer Science• Chemistry• Civil and Environmental Engineering• Economics• Electronic and Electrical Engineering• Geography• Geomatic Engineering• Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science• Laws• London Centre for Nanotechnology• Mathematics• Medical Physics and Bioengineering• Mechanical Engineering• School of Public Policy• SSEES• UCL @ Adastral Park
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The UCL Security Initiative
What ?• A means of fostering joint research and
addressing in a coordinated manner the needs of government, industry and other parties
• Addresses security problems at all scales from personal crime to threats to critical infrastructure and emergency preparedness
• Director + Business Development Manager
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Deliverables
• A single point of contact for multi-disciplinary security expertise
• Audit and consultancy to support risk and security management
• A base for shared cost research• Access to the international science community• Training• Specific contract research• Improved access to government-funded research• ‘eye on the horizon’• ‘red team’ service• Annual conference on advances in security
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Next steps:
1. Complete and submit Business plan
2. Launch: Barlow Lecture, 6 April 2005 by Nick Ross
3. Presentation to London First and other interested parties
4. Provost’s Special Interest Dinner on Security, 20 June 2005
5. Produce brochure / prospectus based on today’s presentations and other contributions
6. Monthly seminar series
7. Showcase event to prospective external partners
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Presentations:
1. Ingemar Cox, UCL@Adastral Park
2. Gloria Laycock, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science
3. Tadj Oreszczyn, Bartlett
4. David Andrews, Mechanical Engineering
5. Alf Linney, Medical Physics and Bioengineering
6. Nick Tyler, Civil and Environmental Engineering
7. Mike Horton, London Centre for Nanotechnology
8. Stuart Robson, Geomatic Engineering
9. Mick Flanagan, Electronic and Electrical Engineering