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Research Blogs

18-01-2012 - We’ve just launched our Research Blogs pages where our research staff will be posting their thoughts on research in Computer Science.

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Facebook for robots helps droids get smarter

05-01-2012 - Being a robot just got a little bit more sociable, now that droids have their own social network.

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Ian Livingstone: Computer science is an essential part of our children’s education

28-11-2011 - The Independent. Our children are surrounded by computers at school and at home. They run their social lives through mobile devices, immerse themselves in video games and get a top-up dose of ICT in the National Curriculum. You would be forgiven for thinking that computers are the one thing that no modern pupil is missing [...]

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Hottest major on campus? Computer Science

28-11-2011 - By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World. Six-figure salaries, hipster image drive up applications to the nations top techie colleges.  The nations best undergraduate computer science programs are bracing for a record number of applications this autumn, as more high school seniors are lured by plentiful jobs, six-figure starting salaries…

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Robots to wash pots, finds socks and get you fit. Now R2D2 ready for the future?

28-11-2011 - By Emma Little, Health and Science Editor Meet the “hot bot” robots tipped to play an integral part in our future lives. The gadgets, developed by British and European scientists, are so clever they can find socks, keep you fit and even do the washing up. Among them is Dora the Explorer, who uses lasers [...]

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Artist in Residence in Cercia

29-07-2011 - With the support of an Artist in Residency grant from the Leverhulme Trust awarded to Dr. Thorsten Schnier, Cercia will be hosting artist Dr. Myfanwy Johns for 12 months starting September. During her visit, Myfanwy will engage with students and researchers in Computer Science and across the College and University. Myfanwy’s interests are at the [...]

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School ranked 5th in the latest Guardian league tables

19-05-2011 - In the Guardian University Guide 2012 published on 17th May 2011, the School of Computer Science is ranked 5th out of 106 UK institutions offering courses in Computer Science and IT. This is a rise of four places from the last year’s table.

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Distinguished Seminar and Inaugural Lecture on 16 February

11-01-2011 - School of Computer Science will host a Symposium marking the appointment of Professor Satnam Singh as Chair of Reconfigurable Computing. In addition to Professor Singh’s Inaugural Lecture, one of the highlights of the event will be the yearly Distinguished Seminar, which will be offered by Gérard Berry (INRIA), one of the most pre-eminent French computer [...]

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Computer Science at Birmingham is ranked 6th out of 100 institutions UK-wide

01-11-2010 - Following another year of outstanding results and student feedback, Computing at Birmingham soars up Sunday Times league tables and is ranked in 6th place nationally.

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New Scientist names domestic robot, Dora the Explorer, as one of their top five new robots

15-10-2010 - See Dora in action as part of the New Scientist video special.

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