Computer Science

Computer Science

Computers are a core part of our lives, and virtually everything has a connection to computing now. Computer scientists are responsible for creating and developing huge internet-based programs such as Google and Facebook, designing new computer games and creating software for medical imaging, among many other things.

Facts: 

The Security and Privacy Group in the School of Computer Science is recognised as an EPSRC/GCHQ Academic Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research.

 

Computer Science might be for you if you:

  • Like working with computing systems and programming
  • Enjoy problem solving and working out how to do things in different ways

Real world research:

  • Developing autonomous robots that learn how to act intelligently and independently in real-world environments while understanding 3D space and how this chance over time.
  • Investigating cyber security and privacy issues that affect everyone as we live in an increasingly technology-dependent world. 

Possible careers:

Our graduates are employed by major companies in industry, including Apple, Expedia, Goldman Sachs, Google, GCHQ, JP Morgan, Sony, PwC, Rolls Royce and the European Space Agency. T

hey work in roles such as software application developers and engineers, games developers, robotics engineers, artificial intelligence, financial computing analyst, security software engineers and web designers.

 

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