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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.

Screen of potential cyber security threats

Centre for Cyber Security Research

Cardiff University’s Centre for Cyber Security Research (CCSR) is a leading academic research unit for cyber security analytics.

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

School children in a lab cheerfully take part in an activity

Children’s University rolled out more widely in Cardiff

8 December 2022

Pupils from all backgrounds will be able to earn a Passport to the City

Cardiff students to showcase healthcare ideas

21 November 2022

Graduate Jack Le Bon flies to Berlin to showcase his final year project at international oncology conference

28 October 2022

Cardiff University's Master of Cyber Security and Technology programme scoops one of the industry's top awards

27 October 2022

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.