Welcome to Computer Science

The incredible ways technology and AI is now used in mental health
Meet the Department 13th May 2021
Angela is a student on the BSc Computer Science who has a particular interest in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, here she writes about her passion about how these advanced technologies and theories can help with mental health treatments. Isn’t it amazing how a few words can almost immediately impact the way we see the […]

Welcome to Computer Science – Meet your lecturers
Meet the Department 9th September 2020
Below are the list of course units you will encounter in your first year on the single honours courses. Find out more about each unit and the academic that leads it: COMP10120 First year Team Project This course unit is all about teamwork, communication, and active learning: in your team and with your tutor, you […]

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 […]

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 […]

Our Women In Computer Science
Meet the Department 20th December 2019
“This week, we launch a series of four short, personal videos that showcase four young women and their take on the field of Computer Science. We decided to make these videos to help everybody, in particular girls, get a better understanding of computer science: it is one of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) subjects […]

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 […]

Alan Turing’s generous nature
Welcome to Computer Science 25th November 2019
Alan Turing was a true pioneer of computer science; but are you aware of his philanthropic side? Here we explore the generous nature of ‘the father of computer science’.

Tom Kilburn and computer science at Manchester
Welcome to Computer Science 21st June 2019
Did you know that Tom Kilburn, one of the men who helped build the Baby, also helped to set up the School of Computer Science at Manchester? Find out more.