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The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked one of the best 50 universities in the world and its School of Informatics amongst the best in Europe and the UK.

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The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked one of the best universities in the world:

 

 

The University of Edinburgh is ranked #4 in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research, according to Times Higher Education's REF power ratings.

 

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The School of Informatics

The School of Informatics is consistently ranked in the top 30 of the subject rankings in the world.

 

 

Our joint submission with EPCC topped the Research Professional Computer Science and Informatics rankings, based on REF 2021 results. Research Professional ranked us #1 for the size of submission (144.04 FTE), power rating (100) and market share (7.6 %). You can read more about the research in the School of Informatics below:

 

Research in the School of Informatics

 

With over 300 academic and research, over 130 professional services staff and over 2,000 students, the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is the largest Computer Science department in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.

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