Our School hosts student-led societies, groups and teams covering a wide range of interests that are open to all. From tech societies to intramural sports teams, there's something for everyone. Whether you’re interested in getting hands on experience of innovative projects, or want to meet other students with shared interests, we have a community for you. Our School's societies CompSocCompSoc Edinburgh is Scotland’s largest tech society – run by students at the University of Edinburgh. The society is a diverse community of computer scientists, programmers, and people who are passionate about the IT industry. People come to them for support in all thing's technology – they are the technology hub of the university! CompSoc host monthly Student Tech Meetups, regular workshops, and quite a few social events with a touch of Computer Science culture. They also organise one of the largest hackathons in the country, Hack the Burgh - with over 150 attendees coming from around the world. They have several special interest groups (SIGs) who focus on more specific aspects of computing. SIGINT – Cyber Security GameDevSIG – Game Development Project Share - Share what you are buildingTypeSIG – Type Theory and related fields Edinburgh AI – Artificial IntelligenceHack the Burgh – Hackathon PlanningTardis Project – Hosting and Server MaintenanceCloudSIG – CloudQuantsig - Quantitative Finance and Algorithmic Trading BitSIG - OS, Computer Networks, Computer Architectures, Parallel and Distributed Systems CCSIG - Competitive ProgrammingHoppersEdinburgh Hoppers (the Hoppers), our student-run women and gender minorities in technology group, has been going strong since September 2005. They organise a variety of events such as workshops, tech talks and socials, often in collaboration with various companies. Hoppers create a community for women in Informatics. The group is named after computer science pioneer Grace Hopper. Hoppers Facebook group Subject-related societies Our subject-related societies allow you to meet students with shared interests for socialising, professional networking, and collaboration.Beneficial AI - a society dedicated to Artificial Intelligence that positively impacts humankindEdIntelligence - a society dedicated to Machine LearningProgramming Club - a society that provides weekly meetup opportunities to get practical programming experienceHumanED - a society dedicated to researching and creating robotic limbs, Humanoid robots and exoskeletons.Endeavour - a society dedicated to developing rocket and space technologyEUFS (Edinburgh University Formula Student) - a society dedicated to constructing an F1-style race carHyped - a society dedicated to accelerating the development of Hyperloop and implementing the technology in the UKEclipse eSports - The University of Edinburgh eSports teamWomen in STEM - a society for Women in STEM Subjects Informatics sports teams We have School-specific sports teams in addition to the range of University sports teams you can join.FootballTennisHockeyRugbySquashVolleyballNetballTable Tennis For more information, visit their Instagram and join the WhatsApp community. Find more societies or set up your own Explore the full range of societies at the University of Edinburgh Don't see a group that fits your interests? Start your own! This article was published on 2024-09-26