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Welcome to the Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science is consistently recognised as the internationallyleading centre of research and teaching across a broad spectrum of computer science,ranging from foundational discoveries to interdisciplinary work with significant real-worldimpact. We are proud of our history as one of the longest-established computer sciencedepartments in the country, as we continue to provide first-rate undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to some of the world'sbrightest minds. We enjoy close links with other University departments and Oxford research groups and institutes.

OURWORLD-CLASSRESEARCH

Our world-class research is conducted across our research themes,which span the broad spectrum of computer science, ranging fromfoundational discoveries to interdisciplinary work with significant real-world impact.A significant majority of our staff are active in externally sponsored research,with both government and industrial funding. Our 2021 Research Excellence Frameworksubmission saw 81% of our research activity ranked as world-leading, with therest ranked as internationally excellent.

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We offer a range of courses: from our undergraduate degrees(Computer Science, Maths and Computer Science, and Computer Science and Philosophy)and full-time Masters degrees (MSc in Advanced Computer Science and MSc in Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science),to part-time graduate programmes for professionals (MSc in Software Engineering and MSc in Software and Systems Security).

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Our greatest asset is our people. We consistently attract the best staff and students and,thanks to them, we have been ranked as the world's leading university forcomputer sciences for six years in a row by theTimes Higher Education.

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