About
The Centre for Defence and Security Research gathers together a wide range of expertise from across Southampton’s world-class research community.
We work across disciplines to meet complex national defence and security challenges through direct engagement with government and in collaboration with industrial partners. Our research spans digital, physical and biological systems.
Southampton is a leading academic supplier into UK defence through various research frameworks, as well as addressing security and policing requirements. Through our PhD programmes we support the training and development of future leaders in defence and security.
Our academic staff from across the University’s faculties, schools and departments bring experience in diverse fields to bear on challenges in defence and national security.
Particular areas of expertise include:
- autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning
- maritime, aerospace and space systems engineering
- sensing and communications
- cyber security
- human factors
- psychology
- defence medicine and life sciences
- acoustics, noise and vibration
- advanced materials
- optoelectronics
- mathematics and statistics
- operational research
We have industry partnerships with a number of UK defence companies, including:
- BAE Systems
- Thales
- Airbus
- Rolls Royce
- Boeing
- Northrop Grumman
- AWE
- Roke
- QinetiQ
- Leonardo
The University of Southampton is registered into many of the defence and Security supplier frameworks, including:
- RCloud (Dstl research cloud)
- DASA (defence and security accelerator)
- Progeny (maritime research framework)
- ASTRID (operational research and technology futures)
- WSRF (weapons sector framework)
- CW-ITP (UK/FR complex weapons innovation and technology partnership)
- Serapis Lot 1 (ISTAR)
- DE&S Ships NDP (naval design partnering)
- Home Office ACE (accelerated capability environment)
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