School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham

05/05/2026

We're so proud to see that one of our computer science students, James Mottashed, was named winner of the 'Target Jobs Software Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award 2026' last week!

James was up against some amazing talent in his category, and was amongst six University of Birmingham students nominated for a variety of awards at the event (including another of our computer science students, James Lapslie).

James' award includes an internship opportunity with Skyscanner, providing valuable experience with a leading global technology company.

Well done!

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/birmingham-computer-science-student-wins-national-award-for-software-engineering

23/04/2026

Fantastic to see our students James Mottashed and James Lapslie as Finalists in the targetjobs.co.uk 2026 Undergraduate of the Year Awards!

Good luck both, we have everything crossed!

20/04/2026

See what current computer science student Tawananyasha's average day looks like....

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/student-experience/stories/search/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-computer-science-student-at-birmingham-1

08/03/2026

Happy International Women's Day!

Hear what some of our computer science students would share as advice they wish they’d heard on day one - inspiring the next generation to take their first step into STEM!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVioBUGCG47/

24/02/2026

Exciting opportunity to studying the Joint MSc in Data Science & AI (IIT Madras and University of Birmingham) - applications are open until 28 February 2026!

🚨 Deadline Extended!

Applications for the Joint MSc in Data Science & AI (IIT Madras × University of Birmingham) are now open until 28 February 2026.

Study across India & the UK.
Build global expertise in AI, Data Science & industry-led innovation.
Don’t miss this opportunity.

Apply now - admissions.ge.iitm.ac.in/iitm-birmingham-dsai

20/02/2026

Happy New Year of the Horse 2026!

We'd like to send best wishes to all of our students, staff and community during this time, and to share a snapshot of some of the festivities (credit to our Digital Student Ambassador, Chiao Ting Lai (Jaslyn) for creating this video)!

26/01/2026

Amazing!

A team of talented University of Birmingham computer science and physics undergraduates has claimed first place in the national supercomputing challenge at Computing Insight UK (CIUK2025) - securing their place as the UK's representatives at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) 2026 in Hamburg.

Find out more:

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/birmingham-undergraduates-to-represent-the-uk-in-international-supercomputing-challenge

25/01/2026

Interested in MSc or PhD study at School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham?

Join us for our Postgraduate Online Open Week, starting tomorrow!

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/open-events/online-events/pg-online-week

Information sessions on studying an MSc with us will take place on:

Monday 26th Jan 2026 - 10:00 and 17:00

Join us to discover more about PhD study on:

Tuesday 27th Jan 2026 - 10:00 and 17:00

You can register for these events here:

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/open-events/online-events/listing

Join one of our regular postgraduate online webinars to find out more about studying at Birmingham. Events take place throughout the year.

09/01/2026

Thanks to the generosity of one of our School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham alumnus, there are 10 x £2000 scholarships available for UK 2nd/3rd/4th/5th UoB Computer Science, University of Birmingham BSc/MEng/MSci students to apply for. The deadline to apply is Friday 16th January 2026.

Find out more here:

The Singh Fund Scholarships support undergraduate Computer Science students facing challenges that make it harder to study and engage in university life.

03/01/2026

High-Stakes FinTech with Goldman Sachs! 💻📈

As part of our packed last term of employability events, we were thrilled to welcome back University of Birmingham alumni from Goldman Sachs to share their journey into the world of global finance!

With Engineering being the largest employee group at the firm, our students got a front-row seat to how the GS team envisions, builds, and deploys technical solutions that drive the global economy.

Goldman Sachs is currently expanding their presence in Birmingham and planning to double their local headcount, so there has never been a better time for our aspiring engineers to connect with the firm. Their Full Stack Developer roles in Spring Boot are particularly relevant to those who have excelled in our Team Project and Databases and Web Programming modules.

Highlights:

Engineering at Scale: Understanding how technology and strategist groups are embedded at the heart of the business.

The "Apprenticeship Culture": Insights into how GS has a hands-on experience and professional growth for new joiners.

Insider Advice: A networking session where alumni presented tips on acing applications for the various schemes.

A huge thank you to the Goldman Sachs team and our incredible alumni for returning to campus and helping our students explore the intersection of finance and technology!

Simon Stevens and Barney Morris. are both graduates of our very own School of Computer Science!

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02/01/2026

UoB AI students visit the Google AI Playground in London! 🤖✨

To mark the end of an enriching term, some of our final year BSc and MSc AI students from the University of Birmingham School of Computer Science stepped off campus and into the cutting edge of technology at the Google AI Playground!

It was an action-packed day of discovery, bridging the gap between academic theory and the rapidly evolving world of Generative AI. 🤖🎓🤝

Highlights of the day included:

“From University to AI” Panel: An insightful discussion on employability and navigating the transition from student life to a career in tech. 🔍

Hands-on Gemini Video Workshop: Students worked in teams to tackle real-world challenges using Google's latest multimodal AI capabilities. 🧪

AI Playground Exploration: A chance to interact with live demos and see how AI is shaping the future of work and creativity. 🌟

And here are some stats:

$98 total Google Cloud usage 💪
280 Judge Gemini verdicts 🧑‍⚖
1 platform bug found and fixed 🪲
30 amazing participants! 🎉

The top 5 teams were:

AlphaBrum
BirminghAIm.exe
BrummAI
BrumMind
GemiBrum

Students from AlphaBrum took home the prize of a Google home smart device for the best application of the AI tools.

A massive thank you to our incredible UoB alumni, Matthew Buskell (Google) and Gideon Kay (CTO, Deloitte) who offered this opportunity and organised the day. Also to their colleagues at Google, Emma Osman, Ben Miles and Matt Day for hosting us and sharing their expertise. We also want to thank Prof. Matt Leeke (DPVC Student Experience at the University of Birmingham), Tom Holly (Student Experience Officer) and Andy Hammond (Alumni Relations Manager) for organising from the UoB side, and for taking the time to travel to Google with students along with Madasar S. Shah (Head of Employability).

Seeing our students' technical curiosity in action was truly inspiring. We can not wait to see how they apply these new skills to their upcoming projects next term!