Study with us in Manchester

Computing is changing every aspect of our lives - our aim is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to prepare them for a career shaping the future. Computing will be at the heart of future revolutions in business, science, and society.

Find out the benefits of studying with us.

Professor Carole Goble awarded CBE

We are delighted to congratulate Professor Carole Goble, who was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) earlier this year for her services to science.

Carole is a Manchester Computer Science graduate who joined our staff in 1985. Since then she has developed an international reputation in Semantic Web, Distributed computing, and Social Computing for scientific collaboration.

Professor Steve Furber honoured with BCS Lovelace Medal and Distinguished Fellowship

Professor Steve Furber has been awarded as a Distinguished Fellow by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

As a Distinguished Fellow, Prof. Furber joins some of the top names in the history of the industry including Bill Gates, Sir Tim Berners Lee, Vint Cerf and Manchester’s first Computer Science Head of School, Prof. Tom Kilburn (1974).

Centre for Doctoral Training in Computer Science
4 Year PhD

Our 4-year funded PhD is the first of its kind in the UK. Supported by a £2.2 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) admitting over 70 students in the next four years.

Staff & student awards

It was triple delight for School of Computer Science at the 2013 SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) Student of the Year Awards.

Laura Howarth-Kirke, a graduate of our School, won awards for the Best Computer Science Student and the overall BP Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year honour for her project entitled, ‘Learning and Recognising Human Gestures using the Microsoft Kinect’.