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Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

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Creative, committed, experimental

From making businesses run smoothly to gaming and simulating behaviour, many everyday processes have a basis in computing, while advances in electronics have made the internet, innovative telecommunications and inexpensive computing possible. At Essex we teach and research at Undergraduate, Masters and Postgraduate Research levels, in all these areas and more.

We have a variety of specialist facilities in the areas of brain-computer interfaces, robotics, embedded systems, lasers/photonics and networking, and a laboratory-based teaching and research Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents.

 


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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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“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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Colchester Campus Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
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Telephone: 01206 872770
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