Membership of SPRITE+ is free and open to all with an interest in the future of security, privacy, identity and trust in the digital age.
SPRITE+ brings together people involved in research, practice, and policy with a focus on digital contexts. We are a 'one stop shop' for engagement between academic and non-academic communities - a way for these communities to connect and a platform for building collaborations across the spectrum of issues relating to trust, identity, privacy and security (TIPS).
SPRITE+ is led by a consortium of five universities: University of Manchester (lead institution), Imperial College London, Lancaster University, Queen’s University Belfast, and University of Southampton. We are supported by 15 non-academic Project Partners from different sectors, including industry, government, law enforcement, and civil society.
We are funded until 31 August 2027 under the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) Digital Security & Resilience Theme (grant references EP/S035869/1 and EP/W020408/1)
SPRITE+ is a vehicle for collaboration – a way for academic and non-academic communities to connect and communicate. We can facilitate engagement around any topic that is related to digital security, privacy, identity, and/or trust. This might be to gain expert advice, to find partners for specific projects, or to share your expertise with others.
We can facilitate connections and knowledge sharing through:
Membership of SPRITE+ is free, and open to anyone involved in exploring the future of TIPS, including academic researchers, industry, government, law enforcement and civil society organisations. Academic researchers make up a significant proportion of the membership (almost 700) with >90 higher education institutions represented and a broad mix of research expertise including technical, scientific, and social science disciplines.
Included in our membership are 150+ Expert Fellows from academia and professional practice. This group are recognised experts in their field and act as champions for research engagement within their discipline and sector. Learn more about our Expert Fellow and how to apply here.
SPRITE+ activities are broadly centred on four challenge themes, which were identified by Expert Fellows representing a variety of disciplines and sectors. Each Theme has technical and non-technical aspects, where an interdisciplinary approach is essential to fully addressing the Challenge.
Networking
Knowledge dissemination
Research
Education and training
We provide a number of opportunities for our Members to connect, communicate and develop collaborative relationships. This is achieved through our:
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Feedback from our events shows that >90% of respondents made connections with other attendees that they otherwise would not have made.
We aim to highlight the work of our Members and to demonstrate the value of research and knowledge translation to support best practice. Members can use SPRITE+ to share information, including details of collaboration opportunities, new research and developments in their sector. In addition, the SPRITE+ Team collates information related to funding calls, job opportunities and details of cognate networks and organisations for wider dissemination across the SPRITE+ community. This is achieved through our:
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SPRITE+ works with a diverse set of academic and non-academic stakeholders to identify requirements and promising new directions for research in digital TIPS. We have a ‘pump-priming’ budget to fund research that explores and tests new ideas, and that creates new collaborations between academic disciplines, and between academic and non-academic partners.
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SPRITE+ strives to provide a variety of learning opportunities tailored to our diverse membership. This is achieved by our:
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If you have any questions or to request further information please contact admin@spritehub.org.