MSc in Forensic Linguistics & Speech Science (FLiSS): meet the team (LAEL students), Tuesday 3 December, 1:00pm

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height="30"> <use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="/media/wdp/style-assets/images/symbols.svg#clock"> </use> </svg> <p class="time"> Tuesday 3 December 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm </p> </div> <div class="event-info"> <div class="event-info-items"> <div class="event-info-item"> <h2>Venue</h2> <address> MAN - Mngt School LT17 WPA021 - <a href="#map">View Map</a> </address> </div> <div class="event-info-item"> <h2>Open to</h2> All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, Applicants, External Organisations, Families and young people, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Prospective Undergraduate Students, Public, Staff, Undergraduates </div> <div class="event-info-item"> <h2>Registration</h2> Free to attend - registration required </div> <div class="event-info-item"> <h2>Registration Info</h2> <span> <p>Registration requires an email address.</p><p><strong>This session is aimed at linguistics and English language students</strong><span>.</span></p><p>Please see <a href="https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4288687" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>the session at 1500-1600</strong></a> if you are a student from, e.g. psychology, law, criminology, sociology, computing, or a related field.</p> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="book-now"> <a class="button btn-call" href="https://lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4288666">Book now</a> </div> </section> <section class="publicity"> <div class="event-text"> <h2 class="h4">Event Details</h2> <p>Discover how Lancaster University's MSc in Forensic Linguistics and Speech Science tackles critical challenges like spoofing, deception, and cybercrime. This session offers insights into the course, application process, and future career paths in intelligence, security, law enforcement, and more.</p> <h2><strong>How easy is it to fool a voice authentication system?</strong></h2><h2><strong>Can we identify cyber-criminals from their words?</strong></h2><h2><strong>Are those texts really from a long-lost friend... or is this a sophisticated AI-powered phishing scam?</strong></h2><p>There has never been more information at our fingertips, but this mass of spoken and written data poses rapidly evolving new challenges for security, protection, and intelligence roles. 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We will discuss the application process including how to prepare for, and what to expect during the interview, what you need to know before you start, the general structure and assessments, and the kinds of futures that this course can lead to.</strong></p><p>Lancaster University is a thriving hub of cutting-edge intelligence, investigative, and evidential research, and this professional, specialist MSc gives you a taste of what it takes to work at the forefront of one of the most critical, highstakes fields of our time.</p><p>Whether you’re already working in these fields or looking to get started, FLiSS is ideal for anyone interested in…</p><p>• Intelligence organisations and security sectors</p><p>• Language technology and voice biometrics</p><p>• Law enforcement and emergency services</p><p>• Negotiation and compliance</p><p>• Dispute and crisis resolution</p><p>• Political and corporate intelligence analysis</p><p>• Corporate and private investigative sectors</p><p>• Brand, media, 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