Department of Computer Science

What our students say

“Lecturers know exactly what they are talking about, so they explain well which makes it easier to understand.” National Student Survey 2013

"Robotics is a great course; it is both fun and has applications for real-world problems." National Student Survey 2013

Dave Cohen won an Excellence Teaching Prize for the design of our Software Engineering courses (learn more|)

A multi-million pound grant makes programming languages easy to change.

According to the 2013 Times Good University Guide, we rank third for employability among UK Computer Science departments.

We are at the forefront of research into fundamental and applied computer science

The growth of the internet economy is creating a huge gap in cybersecurity skills (NAO 2013)

Do you envisage a career in software as a developer, an engineer or an entrepreneur?

The 21st century's sexiest job is the data scientist (Harvard Business Review 2012)

Description: Royal Holloway has received a share of a £3 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to counter cyber-criminals who are using malicious apps which can collude with each other to infect the smartphone in your pocket.
Date:: 18/03/2014

Description: Professor Dave Cohen awarded an EPSRC Grant on "Constraint Network Tractability: Beyond Structure and Language".
Date:: 12/03/2014