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Higher Education & Research
— Open institutions, protected research, AI-ready campuses.

Universities and research institutes balance openness with the protection of research, intellectual property and student data — while adopting AI in teaching and administration. USPC helps you do both, and trains the people who will sustain it.

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What you are facing

The pressures shaping education today

01

Research security

Sensitive and export-controlled research attracts state-level interest; funders demand assurance.

02

AI in teaching and operations

Generative AI needs policy, governance and safe platforms for staff and students.

03

Decentralised estates

Federated departments, shadow IT and vast identity populations make security and data governance hard.

How USPC helps

Services shaped for education

AI strategy & governanceInstitution-wide AI policy, ISO 42001-aligned governance and safe GenAI platforms.Read the service page Identity & access managementFederated identity, passwordless, lifecycle automation for students, staff and researchers.Read the service page ISMS & Cyber EssentialsISO 27001 scoping for research groups, Cyber Essentials Plus for funder requirements.Read the service page Data platforms for research & insightLakehouse foundations, data governance and analytics for institutional decision-making.Read the service page Custom trainingCourses in cyber security, GenAI, agentic and multi-agent systems and data engineering for staff and students.Read the service page Vulnerability managementExposure management across sprawling, open campus networks.Read the service page
Standards we work to

Compliance, evidenced

Cyber Essentials PlusISO 27001UK GDPRJisc security guidanceTrusted Research guidanceISO 42001
Other sectors
Defence & National Security Telecommunications Central Government & Public Sector Financial & Professional Services Healthcare & Life Sciences Critical National Infrastructure & Aviation Software, SaaS & Technology International Organisations & NGOs

Working in education? Let’s talk.

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