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Abertay named Cyber University of the Year at national awards
Abertay has been named the UK Cyber University of the Year at the National Cyber Awards.
The National Cyber Awards are the UK's celebration of excellence and innovation for the cybersecurity sector, shining a spotlight on the achievements of professionals, businesses, and educators.
Abertay's excellence in teaching, research, knowledge exchange was recognised during the ceremony in London, which celebrated achievement while also supporting continuous improvement and adoption of global best practices across the globe.
The work of Abertay cyberQuarter - the University's research and development hub which was funded through the Tay Cities Region Deal - was also included in the the award designation, as was the quality of academic staff.
Student success was also recognised, with the impact of Securi-Tay - the major annual cybersecurity conference organised wholly by students from Abertay Ethical Hacking Society with support from Abertay Students' Association - noted by the awarding panel.
Abertay has a long established record as a leader for the UK cyber industry and holds the National Cyber Security Centre's gold-level Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education recognition.
Dr Natalie Coull, Head of the Department of Cybersecurity said:
"The growing cybersecurity threat that the UK is facing requires a robust national response and coordinated action across the sector, from the point of teaching our children about safe and secure practices, through to carrying out leading edge research in our universities and equipping companies to futureproof their systems. Through the work of our cyberQuarter and the wide range of research projects being led by our academic team, Abertay is ideally positioned to drive the innovation and growth that the cybersecurity industry needs to combat this threat, while also supplying a highly-skilled pipeline of graduate talent into the sector. Abertay's unique strength is having a true community of educators, researchers, students, industry professionals and supporting organisations, which sets the ideal conditions for the creative thinking and innovative ideas needed to drive progress. My congratulations go to everyone who has played their part in this shared success."
