Our work

Scientific research, education and innovation for a secure and resilient world.

The Institute for Security Science and Technology’s (ISST) work encompasses:

  • Research. We undertake research, harnessing insights from across Imperial and other networks of experts, developing solutions to improve global security and resilience.
  • Education. We educate the security and resilience experts of the future through our MSc and PhD courses, as well as professional and executive development, based on our research. Find out about our education offering.
  • Innovation. We spearhead innovations that facilitate a more secure and resilient world.

Our research

Our research

Find out more about the programmes we coordinate and our core capabilities

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Our publications

View the ISST's reports, whitepapers, briefings and other publications

Annual reviews

Follow the ISST's progress and read our annual reviews.

Public engagement

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Vincent Briscoe Security Lecture

The ISST hosts the Vincent Briscoe Security Lecture, part of the Imperial annual lectures series. Each year, we invite an expert in security or resilience to deliver a talk to our network and the public.

Previous Briscoe lecturers include Ambassador Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General; Jeremy Fleming, former Director of GCHQ; and Cressida Dick, former Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police Service.

Watch the previous lectures

Zero Pressure podcast

The ISST coordinates the Zero Pressure podcast with Saab. Zero Pressure is hosted by Britain's first astronaut, Helen Sharman. Each episode invites a pioneering guest to discuss their area of science and technology in aerospace, defence, security and / or resilience.

Guests have included: Paul Scharre, author of Army of None and Four Battlegrounds; Yang Gao, Centre for Robotics Research lead at King's College London; and Conrad Banks, Chief Engineer - Defence Future Programmes at Rolls-Royce.

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