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- Jane Hillston receives Royal Society of Edinburgh Lord Kelvin Medal
- EUFS AI Team win ADS Class Competition at Formula Student UK 2021
- RSE Saltire Early Career Fellowship recipient joins Diego Oyarzun at the School of Informatics
- Research paper by Informatics student accepted for OpenSym 2021 conference
- Paper by Sharon Goldwater and former Informatics student receives ISCA Award
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We provide a fertile environment for a wide range of studies focussed on understanding computation in both artificial and natural systems.
The School of Informatics is committed to making our community a place where everyone feels seen, heard and valued.
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We have produced more world-leading and internationally excellent research (4* and 3*) than any other UK university.
The School of Informatics, located in the heart of Edinburgh, is the largest institution of this kind in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.
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