University Of Bath Gets £3.5 Million Grant To Strengthen UK Security And Resilience Research

Study in UK: The funding has come from the collaboration between the University of Bath with Network Plus for Analytical Behavioural Science (NABS+) in Security and Defence and other universities.

"NABS+ will have a total value of £3.5 million with over £2.8 million from UK Research and Innovation. Additionally, they will be supported by a number of network partners who will support the community through a range of resources and input," said the official statement of the university.

Professor Laura Smith, Deputy Director of NABS+, and Director of Bath's Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour (IDSB), said, "Researchers from Bath's IDSB conduct cutting-edge research that places people at the heart of digital security. With this investment and opportunity for collaboration across sectors and institutions, we will be able to leverage our critical mass of expertise to generate transformative answers to some of the most pressing challenges of our time involving the threats and risks presented by the interaction between people, digital technologies, and data."

Professor Stacey Conchie from the University of Lancaster said, “I’m honoured to lead this important initiative. It complements the successes of CREST, and allows us to develop the next generation of behavioural science for security and defence. We’re committed to developing a vibrant and inclusive community of researchers and end-users who recognise the value of combining social science theory with novel data analytics to address national challenges. Our goal is to develop a community that is better equipped to respond to existential and acute threats, who understand and can navigate policy dilemmas, and who are adept at working with both ‘big’ and ‘small’ data."

Partnership To Bring Different Communities Together

It brings communities of different disciplines together including government, industry, and other stakeholder groups to enhance understanding, research, and skill development to meet the requirements of government departments, policymakers, and other national security organizations.

Christopher Smith, Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Lead for the UKRI Building a Secure and Resilient World strategic theme said, “We live in a highly interconnected and interdependent world where events can escalate quickly into major international social, political and economic crises. The UK needs to build societal and global resilience to these shocks, playing a facilitating role in maintaining a secure international order and managing impacts across the world. These networks will be a vital part of building that security and resilience.”

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