UCL Computer Science news highlights

Analysis: Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price
Analysis: Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price

Analysis: Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Emiliano De Cristofaro (UCL Computer Science) warns that taking a "nefarious actor" off a social media platform can encourage them to migrate elsewhere and become more toxic.

26 Aug 2022

The UCL Santander Summer Showcase: celebrating UCL's most promising startups
The UCL Santander Summer Showcase: celebrating UCL's most promising startups

The UCL Santander Summer Showcase: celebrating UCL's most promising startups

A total of five UCL startups were awarded a share of £45,000 in funding at this year’s UCL Santander Summer Showcase, hosted at BaseKX, UCL’s entrepreneurship hub in Kings Cross.

26 Jul 2022

Levitating objects with sound could revolutionise virtual reality and 3D printing
Levitating objects with sound could revolutionise virtual reality and 3D printing

Levitating objects with sound could revolutionise virtual reality and 3D printing

Using sound to levitate something when there are other objects in the way has been shown for the first time by UCL researchers and could lead to advances in the manufacturing and entertainment sectors.

21 Jun 2022

Latest department news

UCL Engineering celebrates INWED 2024
UCL Engineering celebrates INWED 2024

UCL Engineering celebrates INWED 2024

Every International Women in Engineering Day (June 23) UCL Engineering takes the opportunity to showcase and champion our fantastic female students, researchers, academics and alumni. Take a look at 2024’s video interviews to discover more.

23 Jun 2024

London Hopper showcases women in computer science
London Hopper showcases women in computer science

London Hopper showcases women in computer science

UCL welcomed researchers, distinguished academics and industry leaders to the London Hopper Colloquium to celebrate the work of women in computing.

20 Jun 2024

UCL AI event inspires UK schoolgirls into tech
UCL AI event inspires UK schoolgirls into tech

UCL AI event inspires UK schoolgirls into tech

UCL Computer Science held an outreach event in May aimed at encouraging girls across the UK to explore careers in technology and AI.

30 May 2024

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Annual Department Events

Peter Kirstein Lecture Series
Peter Kirstein

Peter Kirstein Lecture Series

The Peter Kirstein Lecture, UCL Computer Science's flagship event named after the department's founding head, was designed to be bold and thought-provoking.

Inaugural Lecture Series
Ivana presenting in her Inaugural lecture

Inaugural Lecture Series

Inaugural Lectures offer newly appointed or promoted professors in Computer Science a platform to present their research and expertise to an audience of colleagues, students, and the wider community.

London Hopper Colloquium
Women speaking into a mircophone at UCL London Hopper event

London Hopper Colloquium

The London Hopper Colloquium is a UK-wide event for women pursuing careers in Computer Science. It features presentations by women speakers and a spotlight competition for postgraduate students.