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CDT in Cyber Security for the Everyday: a multi-disciplinary perspective Lizzie Coles-Kemp and Rikke Bjerg Jensen

Since the turn of the 21 st Century, the subject of information security has experienced growing diversification both at a practice (industry and government) and at an academic level. This move towards increased diversity is reflected in the funding calls, the interests of our MSc and PhD students and in the research challenges presented by many of our key stakeholders. Whilst information security still maintains a strong information and technology protection focus, this now sits alongside a broader mission of securing people, technology and society in a digital world. This process of extending both the scope of, and the approach to, our research and teaching, whilst upholding a strong connection with our data and technology protection roots, is illustrated particularly clearly in the story of our Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber Security. This year, with our first CDT having just taken its final cohort, we were delighted to be successful in the latest round of funding for