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Department of Computer Science

Ferranti Mark I: the computer that shaped the world

The computing revolution didn't start in a Californian valley, it was made in Manchester.

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Computer science at Manchester

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Study computer science at Manchester and create software and hardware systems to change the way we live and work.
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University of Manchester to lead BioFAIR's first national Methods Commons

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Research

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Themes

Our research themes help us investigate the fundamental nature of new computing paradigms and feed it around into real-world impact.
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Centres and institutes

The Department has close links and strong relationships with various research centres and institutes.
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Impact

The Department continues to build on its history of important, impactful research.

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Our people

Search for the academic and support staff who make the Department of Computer Science what it is.
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History and heritage

Manchester has played a major role in the development and evolution of computing.
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Women and gender-diversity in computer science

We value students and academics of all genders and identities. Learn more about our community.

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Business engagement

We welcome new opportunities for engaging and collaborating with businesses of all shape and size.
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Social responsibility

We're committed to promoting and adhering to socially responsible values throughout the Department.
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Schools, colleges and the public

The adoption and expansion of computing among young people and the wider community is central to what we do.

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