Student experience
Welcome to Computer Science – Meet your lecturers
Meet the Department 9th September 2020
This blog post is written especially for our new students starting their Undergraduate Computer Science course later this September. Please start by watching this video introduction from First Year Tutor, Dr Gareth Henshall, to welcome you and give you a glimpse of what to expect when you arrive here in Manchester soon. As Gareth mentioned, […]
Our @csmcr alumni – Zac Hamid, from IBM to ARM
Life after study 15th July 2020
Zac is a 26-year-old University of Manchester alumnus from London. He studied BSc Computer Science and Mathematics with Industrial Experience, graduating in 2015. He did his year in industry with IBM. Hi Zac! Can you tell us your favourite part of studying Computer Science at The University of Manchester? I enjoyed the variety of courses […]
How do people interact with Augmented reality? – An MSc Project with Chijioke Onukem
Life after study 3rd July 2020
Chijioke Onukem is from Nigeria and studied on the MSc Advanced Computer Science, specialising in Software Engineering. We caught up with Chijioke to ask him about his time studying in Manchester and his MSc project on augmented reality… Hi Chijioke, what did you enjoy most about the Advanced Computer Science course? I really enjoyed the […]
Running a Hackathon in lockdown – with Carmen Faura Praxedes
Student experience 3rd June 2020
Hackathons can form an important part of a computer science student’s life at The University of Manchester. They are large scale social events which allow students to flex their coding muscles. Lockdown may have cancelled many such events, but our students weren’t about to let that get in the way. We spoke to Carmen Faura […]
3D printing visors for the NHS with CS alumni, Tom Macpherson-Pope
Life after study 7th May 2020
Introducing Tom Macpherson-Pope – a Computer Science alumni who started at The University of Manchester by taking one of our Foundation courses. Today, he is Lab Manager at The Making Rooms. During lockdown, he has been 3D printing visors for NHS staff working on the frontline of the COVID-19 battle. Tom tells us more: Hi […]
Our @csmcr students – Raluca Cruceru
Student experience 6th May 2020
Meet Raluca Cruceru, she’s 21 years old and originally from Romania and is studying Computer Science – Human Computer Interaction. Hi Raluca, why did you want to study Computer Science – HCI at Manchester? Being enthusiastic about Mathematics, Informatics and Technology, I have always wanted to study Computer Science, but choosing the right university […]
Our @csmcr students – Angela Popovska
Student experience 28th April 2020
Angela is an 18 year old student from Macedonia. She is currently in her first year of BSc Computer Science with Industrial Experience. Why did you want to study Computer Science at Manchester? The course that I chose to study, Computer Science with Industrial Experience, offers an education that will equip you for future success […]
A Typical Week as a PhD Student – Crefeda
Student experience 30th January 2020
This article was originally written in 2017. Crefeda has now graduated from the PhD, which you can find out more in this post. I have devoted a few blogs to my first experiences as a PhD student attending summer schools and conferences, which is interesting by itself of course. I thought, as these sorts […]
A new beginning and the end of my PhD journey – Dr Crefeda Rodrigues
Research and impact 15th January 2020
The year 2020 is here where we find ourselves with a reinvigorated sense of hope and expectations for the year ahead of us. I have a similar feeling as well not only because it is a new year but also because I successfully completed the last step of my PhD journey last month, that is, […]
Into the Festive Season
Research and impact 20th December 2019
Hello everyone! We are almost approaching the Christmas break here at the University. Christmas has been the most cherished and celebrated holiday in the UK as far as I’ve observed in my time here. I’m personally always into decorations and love to see the streets wearing all types of lights during the holiday. The Manchester […]