About School of Computing
We make advancements on the knowledge that founded the modern digital age.
Long-standing expertise
We take great pride in our long-standing collaboration with industry, innovation, research impact and teaching excellence.
60 years on from the creation of the Computing Laboratory at the University, our long-standing expertise and collaborations mean we are strongly placed to continue exploring and innovating.
Recent accolades and achievements for the School of Computing include:
- ranked 1st for Impact in REF2014 UoA 11
- leading the £30m National Innovation Centre for Data
- Governmental Academic Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Research
- National Teaching Fellowship
- two Doctoral Training Centres
- relocation to the £58m Urban Sciences Building
- partner of the prestigious Alan Turing Institute
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Explorative and innovative computer science
Our computer science teaching and research is innovative and exploratory. As well as emerging disciplines such as cloud computing, cyber-physical systems and synthetic biology, we’re exploring new applications such as fin-tech, agriculture, medicine, and sustainability.