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This page lists universities involved in different areas of defence research. These areas of research are organised according to the PRC Ministry of Education’s categorisation system. Universities are only included here if our research has indicated that they are carrying out work in an area, such as cyber security, specifically for defence purposes. This primarily draws on the designated defence research areas and defence laboratories identified at each university.

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