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Annual Informatics Schools Lecture: Cybersecurity and privacy, it’s everyone’s business

Calling all GCSE and A Level students interesting in computing! Join Dr Kovila Coopamootoo, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Computer Science at KCL, who will explore xxx in the college's Annual Engineering Schools Lecture.

Annual Informatics Schools Lecture: Cybersecurity and privacy, it’s everyone’s business

Welcome to King's College London's Annual Informatics School's Lecture, delivered by Dr Kovila Coopamootoo on the afternoon of 10 December 2025 at the College's Strand Campus, exploring the vital topics of cybersecurity and privacy, highlight research helping to keep us all safe online.

The internet is present in almost every corner of our modern lives, with mobile technology giving us access almost anywhere at any time. Whilst this has made our lives better in many ways, it has also made us potentially more exposed to harms, for example from bad actors or from other online platform users.

Thankfully, computer scientists across the world are working against these bad actors, helping to enhance the safety of all internet users, and keep digital spaces safe and welcoming.

Join Dr Kovila Coopamootoo to explore the world of cybersecurity, privacy and online safety, to see how researchers at King’s are working to keep the internet safe. Kovila will explore the challenges in ensuring users' security and privacy online, in particular for at-risk users like children or migrants, and risky situations such as sharing your personal information and content online.

Important information

  • The event will take place at the King's College London Strand campus building in central London between 15:15 and 18:00. Room: Edmond J Safra Lecture Theatre
  • The event is aimed at those aged 16+. Younger attendees are welcome, but please note that attendees under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
  • For school groups, tickets are limited to 20 students per booking, to ensure a larger number of schools can attend.

Learning outcomes

  • Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects

  • Learning what the engineering workplace is like

  • Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers

  • Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering

Subjects and topics

    • Design and Technology
    • Engineering
    • Electronics, robotics and programming
    • Energy and environment
    • General engineering

Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:

  • Linking curriculum learning to careers
  • Encounters with further and higher education

Essential skills

The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:

  • Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas

  • Listening - Receiving, retaining and processing information

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