Data Science Universities
University of Sheffield
The Information School at The University of Sheffield is a thriving community of students, educators and researchers dedicated to the study and advancement of the information field and its professions. Our field is characterised by its distinctive, interdisciplinary focus on the interactions between people, information and digital technologies. It has the ultimate goal of enhancing information access, and the management, sharing and use of information, to benefit society. Good information empowers people and enriches their lives. Expertise to use, design and manage information products, services and systems effectively has never been more important than today, in our increasingly fast-moving and complex world.
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University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a centre of excellence in data science. We have breadth and depth of expertise and a track record of working with others to deliver both academic and real-world impact. Our leading schools of computer science and mathematics – amongst the strongest in the UK - form the core of an engaged data science community of over 400 investigators, with methodologists embedded in schools across the University. This community is led by Professor Magnus Rattray and forms the basis of the University of Manchester's Data Science Institute.
The Institute’s role is to:
(1) Lead the University’s data science strategy
(2) Support the data science community
(3) Facilitate data science research activities to explore solutions to data analytics problems by bringing together researchers from many disciplines and problem holders.
(4) Build capacity in data science through training future generations of data scientists
Contributor Points Total: 67
Lancaster University
Lancaster University's Data Science Institute (DSI) is one of the strongest and most diverse data science research communities internationally. DSI has built on Lancaster's historic strengths in Computer Science, Statistics and Operational Research to create a multidisciplinary institute that is driving innovation in the methods and applications of data science.
Contributor Points Total: 57
University of Bradford
As one of the oldest computing departments in the UK, the Computer Science department has a strong heritage within the subject, and we continue to innovate in response to industry shifts and technology advances. Our big data science and technology teaching is strongly linked to research within the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, which includes applied computing, theoretical computer science, and communications and networks. Statistical analysis of data across various disciplines is a central theme of our research, with a variety of applications such as automotive data analytics and digital health.
Contributor Points Total: 35
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University of Salford
Facilities at the University of Salford include a new Dell Cloud Computing platform with OpenStack and lab workstations, providing access to software platforms and languages specialized in Machine Learning, Data Mining, Statistical Analysis and Big Data including: R, SAS Enterprise Guide & Miner, Python, Apache Hadoop & Spark, RapidMiner, NoSQL databases ie MongoDB
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Virginia International University
The School of Computer Information Systems at Virginia International University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the technology field. The mission of the School is to empower graduates to serve as leading practitioners in the field of computing in a global marketplace and enable them to realize their dreams through academic excellence in computer science, information systems, and information technology on-ground and online.
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City, University of London
The Department of Computer Science at City, University of London is at the forefront of international excellence and leadership in education and research for the computer science professions.The department benefits from City’s central London location; allowing for close ties with the industry and a wide range of professional sectors, leading to one of the UK’s highest rates of graduate employability and a host of research-led enterprise opportunities. City has been at the leading edge of computer science in the UK for six decades; from laying the groundwork for the foundation of the British Computer Society and awarding some of the country’s first Computer Science degrees, to the vibrant, modern department that exists today.
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University of Sussex
Data Science can be found at the intersection of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, the School of Engineering and Informatics and the School of Life Sciences.
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University College London
In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation UCL was ranked in first place for Computer Science, out of 89 Universities assessed, and considerably ahead of other Institutions. 61% of its research work is rated as world-leading (the highest possible category) and 96% of its research work is rated as internationally excellent.
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