School of Computing, Engineering & The Built Environment

At the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment, we’re building the future, creating an impact, and making a difference.

Home of Difference Makers

According to the Research Excellence Framework in 2021, we are the number one Scottish Modern University for research in Computer Science & Informatics, Engineering and for Architecture, Built Environment and Planning.

The way we work as a school is intrinsically linked with industry, to ensure our world-leading research and teaching has an impact in all areas of life; on where we live, how we get around, how we share information and keep it safe, and even how we protect the future of our planet.

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School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Solar and Wind Power Conference

We are hosting the 5th annual Solar and Wind Power Conference at Merchiston in June

Digital Trust, AI and the Future

Our physical and online conference is supported by Trust4Futures and covers areas of expertise in digital trust on Tuesday 24 June in Edinburgh and Istanbul

EWGT 2025

We are hosting the 27th annual conference of the Euro Working Group on Transportation. Join us at our Craiglockhart campus in September

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UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI)

We are hosting the 24th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence at Merchiston in September

iConference 2026

We are delighted to announce we are hosting iConference 2026 where we will address critical information issues in contemporary society

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Our Subject Areas

Our school is divided into departments based on areas of subject interest. Each department works together on research, teaching, developing our reputation, and building professional relationships.

Gold Award

The School's contribution to cybersecurity has been recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

The UK government organisation, which aims to promote and maintain the country’s cyber resilience, presented SCEBE with a Gold award for its Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE). ENU joins 11 other UK institutions in receiving the gold award, and is one of only two recipients in Scotland.

The award acknowledges the key role ENU has played in promoting the advancement of cybersecurity, and ACE-CSE infrastructure aims to enhance the teaching and promotion of cybersecurity.