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 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 […]
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 […]
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’.
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 […]
Manchester launches Coding Boot Camp
Meet the Department 11th July 2019
The University has launched its first Coding Boot Camp in partnership with Trilogy Education, a leading US workforce accelerator. The University is the exclusive provider of the programme based in the North West and is one of the first universities in the UK to offer the Coding Boot Camp. Why study coding? Did you […]
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.
Exams, website hacks and updates
Student experience 11th January 2019
Computer Science undergraduate Todd discusses website hacks – and exams.