Merseyside Police Cyber Challenge 2026
Merseyside Students aged 11-18
 You are invited to compete against other students from around the Merseyside region to test your Cyber skills in this years Cyber Challenge. Every student aged 11-18 is eligible to take part online. This is an individual challenge that will provide your School / College a chance to win a place at the finals!
01 / ONLINE
02 / IN-PERSON
03 / NETWORK & CAREERS
Join the Merseyside Police Online Qualifiers in November 2025 to first assess your cyber capabilities by competing against other students from the Merseyside area.
This online competition is an opportunity to demonstrate your proficiency in cyber security, open source investigation and cryptography. Compete for a spot to gain your school a team invite to the live finals.
The top performers from the online challenge will be selected to compete along with their School team at the in-person finals in March 2026.
This is your chance to demonstrate your skills in front of industry professionals and win exciting prizes.
The Cyber Challenge 2026 is not just a competition, it is an opportunity to network and engage with industry leading Cyber organisations. Learn about careers / apprenticeship opportunities and more!
Even if your School / College has not made the finals we would like you to come along to the careers fair and get involved!
Attendance is strictly by invite only so please contact the team to secure a place.
Online Qualifiers are currently CLOSED!
The Online Qualifiers are currently closed and will re-open for the 2026 event in November 2025!
We are currently looking for funding support for the 2026 Finals event and Companies to assist in delivering the challenges / supporting the careers fair.
We would like to thank every student and partner that has previously has taken part in the #MerPolCyberChallenge and look forward to next years main event!
If you would like more details about the Cyber Challenge, please contact us using the details below.
ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of Cyber professionals.
We believe that every student in Merseyside, regardless of their background, should have access to high-quality Cyber education and training.
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This type of unique Cyber Challenge will enable all students test their skills and enhance their understanding of what a career in Cyber may look like.
OUR TEAM
The Merseyside Police Cyber Dependent Crime Unit provides Merseyside with Cyber Prepare, Pursue, Prevent and Protect.
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We are a highly professional team of skilled Cyber experts in a variety of different fields.
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These skills developed over many years allow us to create a unique Cyber Challenge for all Merseyside students to test their skills.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their support in making the Cyber Challenge 2025 possible.
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#MerPolCyberChallenge25 was funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner along with OpMedusa.
Please visit our Sponsors via the links below to find out more information about what can provide to the community of Merseyside.
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If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or partner, please get in touch using the 'contact us' link below.
Previous Partners
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Share the Challenge!
When you take part in the challenge share your score on social media with the Hashtag of #MerPolCyberChallenge26 and tag our socials too!
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Share the MerPolCyberChallenge26 with your friends, the more students from your School / College take part the better chance you have to get to the finals!