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An illustration of protein molecules. Credit: Getty

AI could accelerate protein engineering – key for developing new medicines

An AI approach developed by researchers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and AstraZeneca, could make it easier to design proteins needed for new treatments.
Dr Zheng Yuan

A warm welcome to Dr Zheng Yuan who joins the School of Computer Science

Dr Zheng Yuan joins us in her role as Senior Lecturer in Natural Language Processing.
The 25th Midlands Graduate School in the Foundations of Computing Science (MGS 25) in ºù«Ӱҵ

School of Computer Science hosts the 25th Midlands Graduate School in the Foundations of Computing Science (MGS 25)

The event was hosted here at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ between 7 and 11 April 2025.
Swagato Sanyal

Meet our new Lecturer in Algorithms: Dr Swagato Sanyal

We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Swagato to the School of Computer Science.

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AI could speed up discovery of new medicines

Artificial intelligence that could reduce the cost and speed up the discovery of new medicines has been developed as part of a collaboration between researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and AstraZeneca.
Emily Ip

‘It's possible to create something really special’ - student celebrates dissertation prize win

Graduate Emily Ip was in ‘complete disbelief’ when she was told she’d won the Department’s Fretwell-Downing prize for her dissertation on using language cues to detect signs of cognitive decline.
Gyalrong textbook

Research helps preserve endangered language for future generations

A Chinese language at risk of extinction is being kept alive for future generations with the help of Department of Computer Science research.