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Computing
National ratings
Research Assessment Exercise 2008: 65% of our research rated "world-leading" or "internationally excellent".
Computer Science received a tating of 80% for student satisfaction in the Nation Student Survey 2008.
Taught Conversion Master's programmes
Taught Advanced Master's programmes
Taught IT and Business Master's programmes
Taught Pre-Master's programmes
Taught Master's with other schools
Research programmes
Our world-leading researchers, in key areas such as systems security, communications, computational intelligence and memory management, and in interdisciplinary work with biosciences and psychology, have earned us an outstanding result in the most recent national research assessment. In addition, two of our staff hold Royal Society Industrial Fellowships.
We provide an extensive support framework for our research students and encourage involvement in the international research community. As an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence for programming education, the School of Computing is a leader in computer science teaching. We have the first British academic in 30 years to receive the ACM Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education. We are also home to two National Teaching Fellows, to authors of widely used textbooks and to award-winning teaching systems such as BlueJ.
While studying, you can gain work experience through our industrial placement scheme or with the Kent IT Clinic, which provides a project-based consultancy service to businesses in the region.
We have strong links with industry including Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle/Sun Microsystems, and are among the top ten in the UK for graduate employment prospects.
Support and training
Scholarships and bursaries are available for both taught and research students. All students benefit from a well-stocked library and a high bandwidth internet gateway. The School holds a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers and our students are encouraged to attend.
Our taught postgraduate students enjoy a high level of access to academic staff and have their own dedicated laboratory and study room. Students whose course includes an industrial placement are supported by a dedicated team who help them gain a suitable position and who provide support throughout the placement.
Our full-time research students are offered funds for academic conference travel, to assist in publishing papers and getting involved in the international community. You have your own desk and PC/laptop in a research office, which is shared by other research students. We also provide substantial support, principally via one-to-one supervision of research students and wellintegrated, active research groups, where you have the opportunity to test and discuss your ideas in a friendly environment. In your first year, you attend weekly workshops designed to develop your research and other skills, including teaching. You also go on an activity weekend at an outwardbound centre in the Kent countryside, where you will take part in team-building exercises designed to help you learn how to communicate effectively and work together to solve work-based problems.
Links with industry
Strong links with industry underpin all our work, notably with Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Agilent Technologies, Erlang Training & Consultancy, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Ericsson and Nexor.
The Kent IT Clinic
The Kent IT Clinic provides School of Computing students with consultancy experience while studying. The Clinic provides a project-based consulting service to small businesses in Kent. Its wide variety of services range from e-commerce solutions and network support contracts to substantial software development projects.
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