Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is the leading university department of its kind in the UK, with an international reputation for world-leading research across computer science, electronics, and electrical engineering.
Top 5% in the UK for quality (GPA) and power in engineering.
96% of our research outputs rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in engineering and 95% for computer science.
100% of our Computer Science research impact is recognised as world-leading.
100% of our environment for research is recognised as world-leading for computer science.
Our superb facilities include:
Research takes place in a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment, organsied across globally important research groups and national research centres. With over 550 researchers from many different subject backgrounds, the research culture in ECS is fast-changing and dynamic.
Examples of technologies in which ECS research has been fundamentally transformative in recent years include:
ECS also incorporates two doctoral training centres – in web science and artificial intelligence.
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