REF 2021 Results
We are proud to say that Computer Science has shown a significant increase in quality in all areas of research since the last research assessment exercise, moving 6 places up the ranking to the 20th position for REF 2021. Congratulations to all our colleagues for their hard work! Our excellence is shown by the results:
- 97% of our research outputs are world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
- 100% of our impact case studies are world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
- 100% of our environment world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
The Department of Computer Science submitted 27 members of staff, comprising 26.2 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff, to the REF Computer Science and Informatics Unit of Assessment (UoA). The submission included five Early Career Researchers.
Innovative sensing technology enhances driverless car perception
Our Computer Science research is helping to put driverless cars on the road to reality.
About Us
Research and Impact
We are a rapidly growing department with around 50 staff. This has increased from around 30 staff at the end of 2020 and our intention is to have around 60 staff by 2027. We have a new building and a vibrant research environment. Our research spans both the theory and practice of Computer Science, has strong interactions with a range of leading industrial companies, and forms part of cross-disciplinary activities and projects with collaborators within the University and around the world. We also have an active portfolio of impact activities and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) as well as a thriving postgraduate research community.
Our Vision for Impact
Our aim is to have impact creation embedded within all aspects of our research, to promote a strong impact culture, have a diverse portfolio of impact activities and to have many staff involved in impact creation.
Our strategies are:
- promote a strong impact culture and develop and enable impact appreciation and awareness across the Department
- provide leadership and co-ordination for the Department's external engagement and impact activities and strategically manage the development, dissemination, support and sustainability of departmental impact
- encourage and enhance the development of cross-disciplinary links with other academic disciplines, knowledge transfer and public engagement so as to build pathways to impact.
Computer Science REF Impact Case Studies
We submitted three impact case studies including security, surveillance and automotive technologies.
Click below to read more about our case studies
Real-time Scene Understanding for On-Vehicle Automotive Sensing
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