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School of Computer Science and Informatics

We are a research-led school in one of the UK’s premier universities with a reputation for excellent teaching and for providing real-world relevant courses.

Discover what makes us a leader in our field

Our School is based in Abacws, a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of the city. It’s home to over 1000 students and 60 specialist staff, including leading researchers and successful industry experts.

Courses

Study with us. Discover our range of relevant degree programmes which are shaped by our leading, multidisciplinary research.

Research

Find out about our world-class research in complex systems, data and knowledge engineering and visual computing.

Cyber Security

We are recognised by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE) and as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR).

National Software Academy

National Software Academy

A centre of excellence for software engineering education in Wales and part of the School of Computer Sciences and Informatics.

Data analytics in a server room

Data Science Academy

The Data Science Academy is a hub for data-intensive science set up to educate the next generation of experts in the field.

News

Hay Festival

University experts inform and inspire at Hay Festival 2023

26 May 2023

The Cardiff Series returns to Hay-on-Wye

Launch of Cyber Innovation Hub

3 May 2023

Creating a new way of building cyber skills in our university

29 March 2023

Three of the USA’s brightest students choose Cardiff University for prestigious scholarships

8 March 2023

REF 2021

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results

REF assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The impact of our research and environment in which we work at Cardiff University were integral to our REF 2021 submission.