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The University has been nominated for the title of Cyber University of the Year, a recognition of its outstanding contributions to cyber-related education and learning as well as research and innovation. The accolades continue with University’s Cybercrime Awareness Clinic clinching two finalist nominations – one for the Cyber Awareness Award 2023 and another for the Alan Turing Award 2023. These nominations highlight the Clinic’s exceptional efforts in increasing cyber awareness and ensuring the digital safety of the most vulnerable in society.  Finally, С����Ƶ student - Ben Bradstock, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Cyber Student of the Year category. 

The Cybercrime Awareness Clinic, situated within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the С����Ƶ and now part of the newly established Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, offers vital cybercrime awareness advice to a wide range of individuals and organisations including community groups, educational institutions and small to medium enterprises.  The clinic’s proactive approach also involves cutting-edge research into cybercrime awareness and prevention strategies at a national and international level. 

The National Cyber Awards serve as a platform to celebrate excellence and innovation in the UK’s cybersecurity sector. Now in its fifth year, the awards bring together Government, academia, and the cyber industry to acknowledge exceptional contributions to the nation's cybersecurity landscape. This year’s National Cyber Awards 2023 ceremony will take place on Monday 25 September in London.   

Graeme Bigger CBE, Director General of the National Crime Agency, says: “The National Cyber Awards allow us to recognise the exceptional work undertaken every day to tackle cybercrime and increase the UK’s resilience against this threat.”

The С����Ƶ achievements in the realm of cybercrime and cybersecurity underscore its commitment to advancing knowledge, fostering innovation, and driving positive change in the field. 

Professor Graham Galbraith, Vice-Chancellor of the С����Ƶ,  commented on the nominations: “It's wonderful to see the hard work and determination of the University team and our students being recognised on a national stage. As finalists in highly competitive and distinguished categories, the University is set to make its mark at this year’s National Cyber Awards and reinforce its reputation as a leading institution in cybercrime and cybersecurity education and research.”

Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, co-Director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime and Clinic lead commented on the nominations: “We are very proud to see the Clinic's efforts to promote cybercrime awareness, empower users and create a collaborating network of stakeholders on an international level being recognised. These award nominations underline our commitment to supporting citizens and organisations in the UK and abroad and fill us with renewed enthusiasm to continue and expand the Clinic's cybersecurity work even more widely.”