News and events

News

Top ten in the UK for our research with real-world impact

Posted on Thursday 12 May 2022

The Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 has placed the University of York’s Department of Computer Science in the top ten computer science departments in the UK, recognising the ongoing dedication to original and significant research grounded in real-world application.

Researchers to develop new technology to protect minority ethnic communities online

Posted on Wednesday 13 April 2022

Researchers have been awarded £3.3 million to develop new tools and policy guidance to protect minority ethnic groups from discrimination as key public services move online.

Call for Summer Venables Internships - Supported by Phil Venables (BSc Computer Science,1989) and YorRobots

Posted on Thursday 17 March 2022

There are 8-10 internships available at a value of £297 per week.

AAIP Year in review 2021 - our busiest year yet

Posted on Wednesday 2 February 2022

Our Year in review 2021 considers how our assuring autonomy team and community are guiding the safe development of autonomous systems through the translation of our significant body of research into guidance and training

Computer Science and Digital Creativity Labs develop a Financial Wellbeing Tracker app

Posted on Thursday 27 January 2022

Researchers from Digital Creativity Labs and the Department of Computer Science are developing a ‘Financial Wellbeing Tracker’ app.

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Events

Thu

May

SCSC Seminar: Managing ‘Black Swans’: Handling Rare and Severe Events Now and in the Future

This seminar will consider and discuss 'Black Swan' events in a safety context.

Mon

Jun

SwarmHack '22

Hosted simultaneously at the University of York, the University of Sheffield, and the University of Manchester, SwarmHack '22 (funded by UK-RAS) aims to tackle the challenge of remotely operating robot swarms. Please note this event runs from Monday 13 June - Wednesday 15 June

Tue

Jun

GTA Information & Recruitment Event

This event is aimed at Computer Science PhD students and is an opportunity to find out about the role of a GTA and how it can benefit your future career.

Wed

Jun

Mixed Signals: audio and wearable data analysis for health diagnostics

Professor Cecilia Mascola joins us to discuss the challenges and opportunities that mobile and wearable health systems are introducing for the community, the developers and the users.

Wed

Jun

Measuring Player Experience: A Paradox of Human-Computer Interaction

Join us in the Ron Cooke Hub as Professor Paul Cairns delivers his inaugural lecture.

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Micromouse robotics competition

The Department of Electronic Engineering, in association with YorRobots are hosting a Micromouse Competition. This competition is open to all York students and will consist of 5x1 hour events. The initial event briefing is scheduled for Thursday 11th November 2021.

Event Schedule

Briefing and team forming: 4-5pm, 11 Nov 2021

Consultation: 4-5pm, 9 Dec 2021

1st Practice: 4-5pm, 20 Jan 2021

2nd Practice: 4-5pm, 17 Feb 2022

Final event: 4-5pm, 3 March 2022

Awards

Grand Prize

Best Algorithm Award

Best Robot Award

Innovation Award

Location

CL/B/008

Church Lane building

Campus West, University of York