Welcome to the
Abertay cyberQuarter

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The Abertay cyberQuarter is a new £18m cybersecurity research and development centre housed within Abertay University.

This initiative brings together students, academics, and organisations to help solve global cybersecurity challenges.

The Abertay cyberQuarter aims to:

  • Increase technical problem solving for industry.

  • Increase industry-academia interaction and collaboration.

  • Increase access to cyber employment opportunities in the area.

With a worldwide shortage of cybersecurity skills, we are offering businesses access to new talent, as well as giving real-world experience to our students. This is especially relevant if you are keen to recruit our Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity graduates or from our partner colleges and other upskilling/reskilling initiatives.

The centre can work with businesses across all sectors, raising awareness of cybersecurity and developing fit for purpose cybersecurity solutions while continuously developing the skills of students and professionals.

To join our exciting new venture or find out more, get in touch with Cheryl Torano: c.torano@abertay.ac.uk.

What is the Abertay cyberQuarter?

The Abertay cyberQuarter is the perfect platform for tech businesses to work together to solve existing and emerging problems, brilliantly supported by some of the best minds in industry and Scottish universities.

The Abertay cyberQuarter is housed in a completely refurbished Abertay University building and offers:

  • A physical space for collaboration and experimentation using digital tools and technologies.

  • A secure cloud-computing infrastructure for specialist online teaching and learning, and a digital provision of R&D and knowledge-exchange activities.

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What's available?

There are a mix of shared and private workspaces within a physically and digitally secure setting, combined with amenities for meetings and events. 

The Abertay cyberQuarter operates over four floors of the building. This ranges from open plan, collaborative areas to private office accommodation for single occupancy, as well as seminar rooms for training and CPD delivery. Additionally, there is a large events area, including an outdoor terrace and a cinema.

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Who can use the Abertay cyberQuarter?

  • Organisations who want to work with us on R&D projects.

  • Businesses needing knowledge exchange activities such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships or contract research.

  • Large employers who need a touchdown spot for locally based employees.

  • Cyber security start-ups and scale-ups.

  • Satellite offices for companies of any size who need a Scottish or Tay Cities regional base.

  • Employers keen to relocate to Dundee to take advantage of our tech ecosystem and ready supply of local talent.

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Become part of the Abertay cyberQuarter community

The Abertay cyberQuarter is more than just a building: it’s a community of individuals and organisations who are trying to make the virtual world more secure. With our know-how, creativity and innovation, we'll build fairness, inclusion and economic growth as we go.

However large or small your organisation or requirements, come and discuss your needs with us - we really want this community to grow. 

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How can I/my business get involved?

We have various levels of affordable subscription packages available.

We are particularly keen to gain founding partners. This is a special membership for companies who sign up in 2022/23. As well as working with our amazing students and academics, the founding partner subscription includes co-working and collaboration spaces, as well as representation on our industry steering group. We want our partners and users to have a real say in how we operate and our future research

This is your chance to get in early, to connect with key stakeholders and contribute to our thinking as we get underway.  If you need dedicated office space as part of your membership, we can create a bespoke package just for you.

If you know of businesses/organisations that would like to engage with the Abertay cyberQuarter, or would like to discuss the cybersecurity expertise we have available, please contact Cheryl Torano: c.torano@abertay.ac.uk

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Director of Abertay cyberQuarter

Professor Lynne Coventry

Prof Lynne Coventry is the Director of Abertay cyberQuarter and was appointed in the summer of 2022. Prof Coventry’s academic career began at University of Stirling and she has also worked with NCR as a usability researcher and also on secured interaction work such as replacements for PIN numbers. She went on to work for LifeScan in Inverness on development of user experiences for diabetes monitors and then rejoined academia with the PaCTLab at Northumbria University

Professor Lynne Coventry

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Contact us to find out more

To join our exciting new venture or find out more, get in touch with Cheryl Torano: c.torano@abertay.ac.uk.  

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More information

About the Division of Cyber Security

June 2022: Abertay cyberQuarter creates new home for cybersecurity innovation and research

December 2020: Abertay University named UK Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security

The Tay Cities Deal is a partnership between local, Scottish and UK governments and the private, academic and voluntary sectors which seeks to create a smarter and fairer Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perth & Kinross under the headings Inclusive Tay; Innovative Tay; International Tay; Connected Tay and An Empowered Tay.

In total, the 26 projects submitted require investment of £700 million of which £300 million over 10 years is being put in by the UK Government and Scottish Government, subject to final approval of robust business cases.

If every project and programme set out in the submission is funded and delivered, up to 6,000 job opportunities could be created across the tourism, food and drink, creative industries, eco innovation, digital, decommissioning, engineering, biomedical and health and care sectors.

Project supported with funding provided by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government under The Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland.

Project supported with funding provided by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government under The Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland

Abertay cyberQuarter on Twitter

Wednesday 29 March 2023

RT @Doctor_Hacker: Great comments. Ethical Hacking at Abertay was also one of these "mickey mouse degrees" that was just being "sensational…

Thursday 16 March 2023

Applications are now open for @tech_scaler Startup First Steps - a 10-week, fully-funded accelerator programme run… https://t.co/igQmlVJQv8

Tuesday 14 March 2023

📽️ A group of our Ethical Hacking students took part in @NCSC Innovators Challenge in Edinburgh last month. Formi… https://t.co/MqgNwXorDZ

Friday 03 March 2023

Massive day today for #SecuriTay2023! A huge conference event organised solely by our talented students from… https://t.co/3v3QCN7dIz

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