National Security

  • We’re Hiring! Lead a National Research Network on Security & Resilience

    The University of Manchester is hiring a Project Manager to lead the UKRI funded Network for Security Exellence and Collaboration (NSEC) — which connects researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across the UK. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of academia, policy, and practice, helping shape the future of national security and resilience research. You’ll be based…

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  • NSEC and SALIENT join forces to strengthen government-academic collaborations in national security and resilience.

    The Network for Security Excellence and Collaboration (NSEC) is a nationwide community of multi-disciplinary academics with experience, expertise or interest in UK national security and resilience research and government collaborators working to meet the UK’s national security and resilience needs. NSEC coordinates across many stakeholders and initiatives, driving cohesion and accelerating collaborations. By enhancing the…

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  • Drones and the UK Strategic Defence Review 2025

    written by SALIENT Academic Lead and Deputy Director of TAI Richard Kirkham and SALIENT co-investigator Prof Mike Lewis , University of Bath The 2025 Strategic Defence Review [1] (SDR) emphasised the integration of autonomous and semi-autonomous drone systems into the UK’s future force structure. References to “swarms”, “uncrewed targeting networks”, “Digital Targeting Web”, etc. underscored a vision of defence transformation by…

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