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Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

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Create. Build. Apply.

How can AI help us live healthier lives? What keeps us safe in a connected world? Can robots help us in hazardous environments? In our School you will create the technology that solves the problems that matter.

Whether you join us as an undergraduate, postgraduate or researcher we won’t treat you as a student, but as a professional colleague in training. We don’t expect you to sit in a classroom and passively receive knowledge. Your time will be split between learning the fundamentals in lectures and putting them into practice in our labs.

We will teach you how to design, experiment, build solutions, make mistakes, learn from them, and try again. Through practical projects, interdisciplinary research, and collaboration with your teachers and peers, you will develop the skills and confidence to create solutions that improve lives and address real-world challenges.

Whether you're taking your first steps in computing and electronic engineering or pursuing advanced research, you'll become part of a community that encourages curiosity, supports ambition, and values new ideas.

In our School you don’t just learn about technology, you make technology.


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Computer Science and Engineering at Essex means...
7th for student positivity in engineering (NSS 2025)
9th in the UK for research impact in computer science (REF 2021)
Top 250 (Top 25 in the UK) for computer science (THE World University Rankings by Subject 2026)
89% of our undergraduate computing graduates are in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2026)
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Our computer science and engineering courses are now in Clearing!

Find out which courses we're accepting Clearing applications for, browse the modules you can learn during your degree, and apply online with our quick, easy form!

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“Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills are essential to drive technological progress and innovation. Knowledge and experience are key. Our world-leading researchers and innovators support your education so you can actively shape the future.”
Professor Reinhold Scherer Head of School
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Join us on a 2026 Open Day

Visiting our campus for an Open Day is one of the best ways to decide whether the University of Essex is right for you. This is your chance to tour our campus, check out our accommodation, and chat to your prospective lecturers.

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Get in touch with us

If you would like any more information about computer science and electronic engineering or have a question you would like to ask, please complete this short enquiry form.

Contact our School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Colchester Campus Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
All enquiries:
Telephone: 01206 872770
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