Societies and sports

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

CompSoc

CompSoc 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.  

 

Hoppers

Edinburgh 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

CompSoc and Hoppers logos

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 humankind
  • EdIntelligence - a society dedicated to Machine Learning
  • HumanED - a society dedicated to researching and creating robotic limbs, Humanoid robots and exoskeletons
  • Endeavour - a society dedicated to developing rocket and space technology
  • EUFS (Edinburgh University Formula Student) - a society dedicated to constructing an F1-style race car
  • Hyped - a society dedicated to accelerating the development of Hyperloop and implementing the technology in the UK
  • Eclipse eSports - The University of Edinburgh eSports team
  • Women in STEM - a society for Women in STEM Subjects

We have School-specific sports teams in addition to the range of University sports teams you can join.

  • Football
  • Tennis
  • Hockey
  • Rugby
  • Squash
  • Volleyball
  • Netball
  • Table Tennis 

For more information, visit their Instagram and join the WhatsApp community.


Explore the full range of societies at the University of Edinburgh 

Don't see a group that fits your interests? Start your own!


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