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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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Learn to edit Wikipedia: Thursday 17 October 2019

To celebrate the work of Ada Lovelace, we're holding a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Thursday 17 October.
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3D microchips could pave way to more efficient computers

Researchers say 3D microchip structures could be used to develop more powerful spin-based computers.
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Messy Data and Reluctant Users - Healthcare Data

In this talk, Samantha Bail looked at at the landscape of messy and patchy healthcare data.
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Alan Turing will be face of new £50 note

Alan Turing will be the next face on the £50 note - as announced by the Bank of England Governor.
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University launches its first Coding Boot Camp

A new Coding Boot Camp has been launched by The University of Manchester and Trilogy Education.

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

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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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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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