Choose Computing Science at University of Edinburgh

The School of Informatics is the largest informatics research centre in Europe. We are currently ranked 24th in the world for Computer Science in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and 5th in the UK.

We called our department the School of Informatics because we study and research more than just computer science. Informatics is the study of information, computation and communication. This can apply to artificial systems, such as computers, or natural systems such as brains, genes and living cells.

• What can you study at the School of Informatics?

  • computer science

  • artificial intelligence

  • software engineering

  • cognitive science includes all these disciplines.
    

  We also offer a five-year Informatics programme, which includes all these disciplines.

  What will you learn?

  Studying at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics provides you with a strong foundation in computer science. You will also gain a new perspective on the ways computational thinking can be applied to different settings.

  You will develop a solid scientific understanding of computer-based systems and gain the practical skills to analyse, design, implement and maintain them in any setting.