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. CompSoc CompSoc Edinburgh is Scotland’s largest tech society – run by students at the University of Edinburgh. Our society is a diverse community of computer scientists, programmers, and people who are passionate about the IT industry. People come to us for support in all thing's technology – we are the technology hub of the university. We host monthly Student Tech Meetups, regular workshops, and quite a few social events with a touch of Computer Science culture. CompSoc also organises one of the largest hackathons in the country, Hack the Burgh - with over 150 attendees coming from around the world. We 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 building TypeSIG – Type Theory and related fields Edinburgh AI – Artificial Intelligence Hack the Burgh – Hackathon Planning Tardis Project – Hosting and Server Maintenance CloudSIG – Cloud You can also find out more about CompSoc via their website 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 Hoppers website InfPals A group of 2nd and 3rd year students guiding you through challenges with course material and helping you to apply your knowledge in new situations to strengthen your understanding. InfPals host workshops throughout the academic year focusing on course material, industry and academic skills, projects and pastoral support. Session Information InfPals website 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 humankind EdIntelligence - a society dedicated to Machine Learning Programming Club - a society that provides weekly meetup opportunities to get practical programming experience 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 FinTech - a society that focuses on Financial Technology Eclipse eSports - Edinburgh University eSports team Women 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. Football Hockey Rugby Squash Volleyball Netball Table Tennis For more information, 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 2024-03-18
