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Parinya Chalermsook

Welcoming Professor Parinya Chalermsook to the School of Computer Science

Parinya joins the school as Professor of Algorithms.
Firth Court with Arts Tower in the background

University of ΢ÃÜȦ ranked within top 100 universities in QS World University Rankings

΢ÃÜȦ has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.
An illustration of protein molecules
An illustration of protein molecules. Credit: Getty

AI could accelerate protein engineering – key for developing new medicines

An AI approach developed by researchers from the University of ΢ÃÜȦ and AstraZeneca, could make it easier to design proteins needed for new treatments.
Dr Zheng Yuan

A warm welcome to Dr Zheng Yuan who joins the School of Computer Science

Dr Zheng Yuan joins us in her role as Senior Lecturer in Natural Language Processing.
Po Yang paper on pest recognition

Dr Po Yang's paper voted as best of 2022 in prestigious industry journal

A senior lecturer from the Department has won acclaim from one of the world’s largest technical professional organisations dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
Swics panel Ada Lovelace day

'A great way to make friends' - ΢ÃÜȦ Women in Computer Science Society look for new recruits

The ΢ÃÜȦ Women in Computer Science Society (SWiCS) is all about bringing people together. Founded in 2019, the aim was to create a community within a subject area that can often suffer from a gender imbalance.
Paul Richmond receiving RSE award

Paul Richmond honoured for contribution to Society of Research Software Engineers

An academic from the Department of Computer Science has been honoured by the Society of Research Software Engineers for his outstanding contribution as President of the organisation.
COM researchers Phil McMinn and Owain Parry

Researchers find new hope through machine learning for dreaded ‘flaky test’

Researchers from the Department’s Testing Research Group are working on innovative solutions to a problem that causes much frustration among software developers - flaky tests.