Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACEs-CSE) - Gold and Silver awards
Universities which have received Gold or Silver awards in recognition of their excellence in cyber security education.
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Awards
Following the launch of the Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACEs-CSE) in 2020 the following universities have been recognised:
Gold Award
Abertay University
Cardiff University
De Montfort University
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Greenwich
University of Kent
Kingston University
Lancaster University
Queen's University Belfast
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Southampton
University of South Wales
University of Surrey
University of the West of England (UWE)
University of Warwick
Silver
Swansea University
In addition to already having a NCSC-certified degree the universities went through a further rigorous process to prove to independent assessors that they are:
developing an influential and growing community of cyber security educators
shaping and supporting cyber security education
engaging with industry, government, educators and students
You can find out more about the 16 universities recognised as ACEs-CSEs by reading about them in our new brochure (also available in the Downloads section on this page).