A £5.8 million centre of excellence for cyber and digital.
Located at Park Campus in Cheltenham, FuturePark offers state-of-the-art equipment and technology including a cyber control centre, virtual reality facility and a digital lounge.
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You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a placement as part of your degree. This year in industry between Year 2 and Year 3 allows you to gain valuable experience and develop contacts in industry.
Recent students have had the opportunity to work with Accenture, Northrup Grumman, BAE Systems, GE Aviation and other local and national organisations. Students are often offered full-time positions upon graduation.
The knowledge and experience gained during your placement is useful for choosing your final year dissertation topic. It also helps to make your CV stand out, giving you chance to jumpstart your career after graduating.
Our Student Futures team in on hand to help with CV writing and interview skills, supporting students to find good placement opportunities that build on their skills.
This course will give you the opportunity to make new, often lifelong friends while learning in a supported, cutting-edge technical environment.
You’ll be able to connect with students from across the University throughout your degree, particularly those from other technical computing subject areas such as cyber security. Working in teams on group assignments gives you the opportunity to develop your teamworking skills, as well as make new friends.
Our students often stay in touch with us after graduation, returning to give guest lectures where they share ideas and latest innovations from their current jobs.
Student also have opportunities to attend industry-focused networking events with our industry partner CyNam.
Below: Students took part in the recent Digital Capture the Flag Cyber event with Elastic Security and Barclays.
Our academic team bring a wealth of expertise, combining practical industry experience with continuing research in areas such as Agile methods, artificial intelligence, human information security, and computer science education.
They’re enthusiastic educators who are dedicated to teaching and supporting individuals to excel in this dynamic, rapidly growing industry.
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This interactive, brand-new teaching and learning environment is designed to foster discussion and debate surrounding advanced topics in technology and innovation.
Completely funded by a grant from OfS, FuturePark provides modern and well-equipped teaching and learning facilities featuring the latest technology.
In additional to its computing facilities, FuturePark also offers comfortable and well-equipped collaborative workspaces for students and staff to work, study and socialise.
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Student life at UoG goes beyond your course – it’s a chance to connect, explore new interests and make the most of your time here.
The Students’ Union offers a wide mix of clubs and societies. Tech-focused options include Gaming & Esports, Machine Learning and Nintendo, while those with a business mindset can get involved in the Marketing Society, Design or Mooting & Law.
For a change of pace, there’s Yoga, Climbing, Football, Volleyball, or something more niche like Book Club, Chinese Traditional Games or the Taylor Swift Society.
However you spend your time outside the classroom, there’s plenty to get involved in.
You can still apply for a course starting in September 2025 via UCAS Clearing.
In Cheltenham there are halls of residence at Park campus and Pittville Student Village. In Gloucester, there are halls of residence at Oxstalls, Blackfriars and Upper Quay. Our accommodation promise guarantees our first-year students accommodation on, or near, the campus you’re studying at.
We can help you find work placements or paid opportunities through Unitemps with local employers. We also run a student ambassador scheme giving you the chance to earn money by supporting the University at a range of events.
UoG’s Career Studio offers career coaching and support for students and graduates. Our career promise guarantees you 6 months of free career support if you’re not in a job 6 months after graduating, followed by the offer of a paid internship to kickstart your career – plus we’ll commit to lifetime career coaching.
Our Money Advice Team can advise on how to organise your budget and check your entitlement for bursaries, loans and hardship funds. Our budgeting guide will help you make the most of your money with budgeting tips, financial support, and practical advice.
We run open days in early summer and autumn. If you’re unable to make it to an open day, we also hold campus visits or you can also meet us at an exhibition.
Our Disability Support team offers confidential, one-to-one support to students with disabilities including learning difficulties, mental health conditions, sensory impairments and chronic medical conditions.
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