International Higher Education Cyber Resilience Specialists

Institutional Cyber Resilience for Universities

We are an international advisory firm providing governance-level cyber resilience and risk guidance to leading universities worldwide, with particular expertise in research protection and academic risk environments.

Strategic Advisory

Governance-Level Guidance

Sector Expertise

12+ Universities

Programme Value

£250M+ Managed

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Our Purpose

The world's leading universities hold some of the most valuable intellectual assets on the planet. We exist to help them build resilient, governed institutions that protect research, data, and academic mission from evolving global cyber threats.

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OUR ADVISORY SERVICES

Strategic, governance-level advisory delivered through our proprietary HEI-CRI™ framework

Governance & Resilience Advisory

Support for executive leadership and boards to establish effective cyber governance, risk oversight and institutional resilience strategy.

Research Protection & Academic Risk

Advisory support for research-intensive environments, including protection of research data, international collaboration risk and academic continuity.

Transformation Blueprint

Development of structured multi-year cyber resilience improvement roadmaps aligned with institutional priorities.

Ongoing Governance Partnership

Long-term advisory relationships including quarterly resilience reviews, executive reporting and continuous improvement tracking.

Proprietary Framework

HEI-CRI™

Higher Education Institutional Cyber Resilience Index

Our advisory work is delivered through HEI-CRI™ — a structured maturity and governance framework purpose-built for universities. It enables institutions to assess their current resilience posture, prioritise improvements based on risk, and track measurable progress over time.

Institutional resilience assessment
Prioritisation of cyber risk mitigation
Strategic transformation roadmaps
Ongoing governance and assurance reporting
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WHO WE SERVE

Our advisory services are designed for the senior leadership teams responsible for institutional resilience at internationally-minded universities

CIOs & CISOs

Strategic partners for technology and security leadership at world-class universities

University Executives

COOs, Registrars, and senior leadership teams responsible for institutional governance

Governance Bodies

Audit, risk, and governance boards requiring independent assurance on cyber resilience

Research Leaders

Research governance leaders protecting high-value research environments and academic data

Trusted by leading universities

University of East Anglia University of Reading London School of Economics and Political Science University of Manchester Brunel University London Kingston University of London The Open University

International Presence

Advisory Expertise Across Borders

Headquartered in Dubai with a London office, Expede Group brings decades of combined higher education advisory experience to leading institutions across the globe. Our consultants are specialists in their fields, serving the sector across governance, resilience, research protection, and strategic transformation.

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

London

United Kingdom

Ready to strengthen your institution's cyber resilience?

Speak with our advisory team about how HEI-CRI™ can help your university assess, improve, and sustain resilience at a governance level.

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