Computer Science and Informatics Hub
Thank you for your interest in studying Computer Science and Informatics at LSBU! Here are a range of resources to give you a flavour for student life here.
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IN LONDON'S BOOMING TECH INDUSTRY
Computer Science and Informatics at LSBU isn't just about your degree programme - it's about broadening your horizons and having fun along the way! Former student Tunji Akintokun talks about his inspiring journey in our latest alumni podcast.
Boosting your career skills
Your learning experience will be shaped by our expert lecturers who will ensure you have all the employability skills you need when you graduate. Meet Dr Brahim El Boudhani, an expert in AI, 5G, AR and VR, and some of his students across our programmes.
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Learn more in and out the classroom
From AI and Machine Learning Bootcamp to Robotics Society, we offer a range of extracurricular activities to help you expand your classroom knowledge in a practical setting and meet likeminded School of Engineering students.
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A taste of real world challenges
We're here to help you develop the technical and soft skills you will need in your future career. Find out more from current Computer Science student May Metwaly!
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- Computer Science BSc Hons
- Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc Hons
- Computer Science (Cyber Security) BSc Hons
- Computer Science (Data Engineering) BSc Hons
- Computer Science (Top-up) BSc Hons
- Computer Science with Foundation Year BSc Hons
- Information Technology BSc Hons
- Information Technology (Top-up) BSc Hons
Our student and staff stories
Graduation marks milestone in UK–Ukraine acad…
London South Bank University and Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (NUNG) have celebrated the graduation of the f...
Preventing Africa's refugee camps from floodi…
In this co-authored article for The Conversation, Dr Oluwatoyin Ajibade, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering and Chartered Civil Engineer, and collea...
Dementia-friendly innovation at centre of amb…
London South Bank University (LSBU) is at the forefront of the groundbreaking BRIDGES for Dementia Network, a £1.97 million project funded by the UKR...
CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING STUDENTS BENE…
Petroleum Experts (Petex), UK has donated 10 licenses of the IPM software suite, equivalent to £2,644,915.42 to London South Bank University.
Two decades after 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami,…
When world-leading scientists, engineers and disaster managers gather in London on 6 December, they will call for funding for a permanent tsunami rese...
LSBU appoints Head of the new School of Engin…
Professor Artur Jaworski has been appointed the Head of the new School of Engineering and Design and will join London South Bank University (LSBU) in ...
LSBU Engineering student scoops national awar…
An engineering student from London South Bank University (LSBU) has been awarded a prestigious prize by the Institution of Engineering and Technology ...
LSBU academics win international award for ts…
LSBU’s Dr David McGovern and Dr Keith Adams have received a prestigious international award in Tokyo recognising their 20 years of research in tsunami...
New 'tsunami generator' to boost understandin…
New research launched by London South Bank University (LSBU) and leading science, engineering and technology innovators HR Wallingford will begin the ...
From South Bank to Silicon Valley: Genesys CE…
Silicon Valley chief executive officer (CEO) and former student Tony Bates returned to his roots at London South Bank University (LSBU) on Tuesday to ...
LSBU Engineering student wins at South East W…
London South Bank University (LSBU) student Alexa Skillet-Moore won at the regional South-East final of the Women in Property National Student Awards....
LSBU Engineering students come 3rd in UK robo…
A team of LSBU School of Engineering undergraduate, MSc and PHD students Jerome Graves, May Metwaly, David Cheadle, Alex Sava and Brain Manco Arango, ...
South Bank Racing go through the gears to sec…
More than 25 London South Bank University (LSBU) students who are part of the South Bank Racing team will be taking part in the Formula Student (FS) C...
National award win for LSBU Engineering resea…
London South Bank University (LSBU) Research Fellow, Dr Henrique Lagoeiro has been awarded the Institute of Refrigeration's Ted Perry Award for Studen...
New Energy Advice Centre to cut Londoner’s fu…
A new student-led advice and information service to help households save money on their energy bills, reduce energy consumption and improve energy eff...
Energy use and emissions from refrigeration t…
A ground-breaking new research project will investigate energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from the transport, industrial and commercial refriger...
LSBU Engineering students win prizes from the…
First year students in the School of Engineering have shared £3,000 in prize money for their innovative business ideas to solve real problems faced in...
LSBU first in student satisfaction for Chemic…
LSBU is now ranked first nationally for student satisfaction in Chemical Engineering.
South Bank Racing go through the gears at For…
South Bank Racing, a collection of LSBU students who designed and built their own race car, put it through extensive testing at Silverstone racecourse...
LSBU student wins national award for outstand…
An Engineering student from London South Bank University (LSBU), Callum Lecarpentier, has been recognised for his ‘exceptional performance’ by the Ins...
First Year Engineering students reach the nat…
A group of LSBU first year students were selected for the 11th annual National Finals of the Engineering for People (EfP) Design Challenge hosted by E...
LSBU students unveil Formula Student car ahea…
London South Bank University (LSBU) students unveiled their Formula Student (FS) vehicle on Friday [1st July].
LSBU students shine at Design Innovation in P…
Three London South Bank University (LSBU) Product Design students have been recognised for their work at the Design Innovation in Plastics Awards.
LSBU Professor Wins J&E Hall Gold Medal
London South Bank University (LSBU) Professor Graeme Maidment has been awarded the coveted J&E Hall Gold Medal by the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR)...
‘Hell for Leather’ – ELeather/LSBU Product De…
ELeather is a UK-based, sustainable materials company. Using an innovative and patented process, they cleverly recycle waste leather hides (that would...
International energy award won by university…
A PhD student from London South Bank University (LSBU)’s School of Engineering has been awarded ‘Best Young Energy Efficiency Researcher’ by the World...
UK-first energy project to research how 5G ca…
A new UK-first research project to investigate and strengthen links between 5G platforms and the energy sector to improve flexibility and resilience, ...
UK heating and cooling expert wins major envi…
A project chaired by Professor of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Graeme Maidment, from London South Bank University (LSBU) won a national environ...
Psychological distress in UK higher than othe…
The UK had the highest levels of psychological distress in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to other economically developed nations, accord...
Two LSBU Engineering students awarded prizes…
The Innovation Practice Design Award received 1,609 projects from 15 countries in Asia, Europe, America, and Australia. LSBU final year students, Abdu...
ITME 2021 – a Joint Indo-UK collaborative con…
LSBU was pleased to deliver a world-class international conference hosted by the KIET Group of Institutions in the NCR region of India.
World’s first Anthroengineering academic cour…
A completely new academic course, MSC Anthroengineering, which for the first time brings together Engineering (science of technology) and Anthropology...
24th International Conference on Engineering…
The E&PDE 22 conference will bring together representatives from education and industry who have an interest in sharing new perspectives on design edu...
Shading with blinds & shutters promoted a…
Dr Deborah Andrews has collaborated with the British Blind and Shutters Association (BBSA) for about 10 years on a number of research projects with co...
Government, universities and business urged t…
Academics at London South Bank University (LSBU) and University of Washington have defined a completely new academic field, Anthroengineering, which b...
LSBU academic collaborates with a digital art…
Federico Rossi, LSBU lead for Digital Architecture Robotics (DARLab) collaborates with visual artist Davide Quayola on robotic arm that sculpts Greek ...
LSBU students Streetcharge their way to victo…
A team of Mechanical Engineering students at London South Bank University (LSBU) have been named winners of a £20,000 prize at the Mayor of London’s E...
LSBU wins national award for GreenSCIES energ…
Academics from London South Bank University (LSBU) have won the prestigious Kenneth Lightfoot medal at the Institute of Refrigeration’s annual awards ...
LSBU's GreenSCIES project wins two major awar…
LSBU's GreenSCIES project has won two major awards for its research into low carbon technologies.
Research project at LSBU takes coveted award
The Balanced Energy Network (BEN) project was prized with The Engineer’s ‘Collaborate to Innovate’ award for 2018.
Design Innovation in Plastics: 2021 finalists…
Over 200 entrants from universities in the UK and Ireland responded to the competition brief “Design for a Natural World” from which only six students...
Researchers study how nature kills bacteria t…
Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU) are leading an international project aimed at reducing bacterial infection during the surgical pr...
Let’s breakdown barriers for black and minori…
Leading female black and minority ethnic Engineering professionals and students will speak at the LSBU 100 – Women in Engineering event on 13 October....
LSBU students reach the final six in national…
Two teams of LSBU first year students were selected for the 9th annual National Finals of the Engineering for People (EfP) Design Challenge hosted by ...
First rail apprenticeship programme in Englan…
47 apprentices from Network Rail and six apprentices from WSP started their Level 5 higher and Level 6 degree level Rail and Rail Systems Engineer app...
13 LSBU projects registered for the 2020 Mayo…
Each entrant is in with a chance of winning one of four £20,000 prizes
Product Design student volunteers for St John…
Alongside her studies, BSc Product Design student, Becca Wright, has been volunteering with St John Ambulance as an event first-aider and trainer.
PhD student wins first place in 2020 Europe S…
PhD student in LSBU’s Chemical and Energy Division, Zhen Lu, received the award at the Student Energy Congress in Zagreb, Croatia.
LSBU engineering student awarded bursary by t…
LSBU engineering student, Harmeet Gulati, has this month (March 2020) been awarded an Engineering Horizons Bursary from the Institute of Engineering ...
LSBU professor honoured with Hind Rattan Awar…
The award recognises Professor Basu Saha’s outstanding services and scholarly achievements in the field of Chemical Engineering.
When LSBU’s mechanical engineers met JLR’s ro…
In February 2020, LSBU’s School of Engineering organised a factory visit, to Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Soli...
Two engineering students make top ten shortli…
The competition offers a £25,000 reward for student who designs the best product to make contact lens users’ lives easier.
Dr Claire Benson, fire specialist, interviewe…
Dr Benson, a Senior Lecturer in LSBU’s School of Engineering, shed light on the scale of unsafe cladding systems lining the London skyline and elsewhe...
Prominent Colombian human rights lawyer visit…
Prominent human rights activist and lawyer, Adil Melendez, met with law students at London South Bank University’s (LSBU) Legal Advice Clinic, to insp...
LSBU's Professor Simon Philbin serving as the…
Professor Simon Philbin, Director of the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise in the School of Engineering at LSBU, has started his ter...
Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week (18…
To celebrate the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Nathu Puri Institute (NPI) for Engineering and Enterprise have partnered with the IET Academy to de...
Engineering the Future: Two teams of LSBU stu…
Two teams of LSBU engineering students showcased their innovative design skills to make the final of the Engineering for People (EfP) Design Challenge...
Enabling engineers to become more entrepreneu…
NPI from LSBU launch a new online course in partnership with the IET called Entrepreneurial Skills for Engineers.
First year students take top three designs at…
First year students take top three designs at Pro2Pac Design Challenge 2019.
LSBU graduate receives ‘life-changing’ prize…
A London South Bank University (LSBU) graduate has taken home the Innovate Product Design award for a unique take on a folding bike design, the second...
Engineering student wins award for London’s b…
Andrei Petra and his robot, Anima, triumphed in the London heats of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ (IMechE) Design Challenge.
LSBU's engineering students take on Construct…
Twelve of LSBU's BEng and BSc Civil Engineering students attended the Constructionarium 2019 construction experience week at Bircham Newton in Norfolk...
LSBU students take top three designs at Pro2P…
First year students take top three designs at Pro2Pac Design Challenge 2019.
LSBU research project, CEDaCI, wins Interreg…
Headed by Deborah Andrews, Associate Professor of Design at LSBU, the Circular Economy for the Data Centre Industry (CEDaCI) project aims to make data...
Smart Energy Network study launches at London…
A dynamic and innovative smart energy network designed to supply sustainable energy to local business districts of the future, is being trialled in a ...
Branching out: LSBU research fellow tours uni…
Thomas Empson, LSBU research fellow and doctoral researcher, encourages students across the country to take part in the new national design challenge....
Engineering students win big at the Engineeri…
Two mechanical engineering students at LSBU were awarded honours at the annual Engineering Sketches Prize competition, run by The Engineering Club.
£10,000 win for LSBU student’s water heating…
Product design student, Kristen Tapping, stunned judges at Heatrae Sadia's 2018 Design Awards with her pioneering electric water heating appliance.
LSBU professor awarded for major engineering…
Professor Simon Philbin, Director of the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise (NPI), recognised for significant engineering management ...
Calling all Engineers: LSBU’s Thomas Empson u…
Research Fellow and Doctoral Researcher at London South Bank University, Thomas Empson, inspires an audience of contemporaries at the Global Engineeri...
Two student teams reach Engineering Design Ch…
Two teams of first year LSBU students made it all the way to the 7th annual National Finals of the Engineering for People (EfP) Design Challenge.
Product Design students deliver creative Airl…
Product Design and Engineering Product Design Students from have been working on projects developing innovative use cases for Airlander.
LSBU alumna Sue Black becomes an OBE in New Y…
LSBU alumna and prominent social entrepreneur Dr Sue Black honoured in this year's New Year Honours List
His Royal Highness The Duke of York officiall…
His Royal Highness the Duke of York officially opened South Bank Engineering University training college (UTC) on Wednesday 17 January.
LSBU University student wins national bursary…
Tobias Talbot, third-year engineering student at London South Bank University (LSBU), is celebrating success after being selected as 1 of only 75 stud...
Thomas’ success proves Asperger’s is no barri…
LSBU leads by example in tackling sustainabil…
Mayor of London certifies LSBU a healthy plac…
