Student experience

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 […]

Our @csmcr students – Sarah Kells
Student experience 19th December 2019
Hi Sarah, why did you want to study Computer Science at Manchester? Computer Science has always appealed to me. Problem solving is an area that I find extremely enjoyable, and combined with an interest in coding, computer science became an obvious choice. I considered many universities across the UK, but Manchester stood out the most […]

Introducing our new PhD blogger, Merve!
Research and impact 27th November 2019
Hello from mid-Semester At the beautiful Alexandra Park We are in the midst of a semester and also almost at the end of my favourite season when in Manchester. The season is autumn, which for me indicates new beginnings, some ends, and lovely colourful views on nature… It has been the fourth autumn during […]

Studying a PhD whilst at CERN, with Joshua Dawes.
Life after study 5th November 2019
Joshua Dawes is 25 years old, from the UK and a final-year PhD student in Computer Science. Although Joshua is studying his PhD with The University of Manchester, for the entire period of the programme he’s actually based at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland on CERN’s Doctoral Student programme. Here we find out more about Joshua’s […]

Exams, website hacks and updates
Student experience 11th January 2019
Computer Science undergraduate Todd discusses website hacks – and exams.