Computing Facilities
The state-of-the-art facilities and specialist labs offered at the School of Computing create a dynamic learning opportunity that develop the skills you need to work in industry.
Teaching spaces
Our teaching takes place across both the Urban Sciences Building (USB) and the Frederick Douglass Centre.
In the USB we have a:
- 300-seat lecture theatre
- large seminar room
- large, flexible computer clusters
- flat-floor teaching space
Our flat-floor teaching space has three separate computer clusters which can be linked together for practical workshops.
There are also collaborative spaces around the USB where students can study or work together on group projects.
As a postgraduate student, you’ll have access to dedicated spaces, including:
- practical space on the fifth floor, primarily for MSc students
- games lab on the fourth floor, designed for our Computer Game Engineering MSc students
MakerSpace
Our Open Lab research group has a MakerSpace, a collaborative space which includes tools, electronics and 3D printers.
This is available for our:
- Human-Computer Interaction MSc students
- postgraduate research students
- researchers working on projects
There is also a full-time staff member available to offer advice on how to use the equipment.
Cyber Security Lab
A specialist lab designed for researching cyber security. This purpose-built room contains a virtualisation server and isolated network, with the capacity to support ethical hacking.
The lab’s facilities include:
- smartphones
- tablets
- health monitoring equipment
- kit replicating a smart building setup
- a high-performance eye tracker
- dedicated GPU-enabled machines for blockchain
We also run an annual Capture the Flag competition, supported by our corporate partners.
Student Wellbeing Adviser
The School has a dedicated Student Wellbeing Adviser who can provide you with guidance on a range of wellbeing issues including:
- transitioning to university life
- managing exam stress
- effective time management
- sleep
- social isolation
They can also signpost you to further support available including counselling and disability support.
Urban Café
The Urban Sciences Building has its own café, Urban, which is located on the ground floor. It’s very popular with our Computer Science students.
The café offers a range of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and paninis, jacket potatoes and snacks.
Location:
Ground floor, Urban Sciences Building (turn right from the main entrance or enter from the street)
Opening times:
Term time: Monday to Friday: 08.00 - 15.00
Outside of term time: Closed
