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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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Data centre

National cyber security recognition

The Department of Computer Science receives recognition for the MSc in Advanced Computer Science.
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World-leading experts in AI and data science are set to gather in Manchester.

International conference returns to Manchester

Robotics centre

AI-enhanced robots for real world applications

The Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI brings together projects from across different disciplines.
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Mathematician honoured with ‘Nobel Prize of Computing’

Professor Jack Dongarra honoured with the ACM Turing Award.
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New innovative software engineering course

Developing a new software engineering course helping to fill a skills gap in the IT sector.

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 in computer science

Hear from some of our female staff and students about why they chose computer science.

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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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