In the new strategic partnership, researchers at the university’s cyberQuarter will be supported via two PhD scholarships – sponsored by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research – to help the force develop its cybercrime functions. The first will investigate how individuals can distinguish between sophisticated AI-generated visual deepfakes and genuine online media, with the aim of creating training materials to improve detection. And the second will see Abertay students examine the effectiveness of various interviewing techniques through the lens of psychological and sociological research.