News from the Department: awards
National Cyber Award for our Professor of Emergent Harms
29 September 2026
Many congratulations to our colleague Prof Alice Hutchings, who was honoured with The Alan Turing Cyber Leadership Award yesterday (28 September) at the National Cyber Awards 2026. More …
A Blue Plaque for EDSAC – Cambridge University’s pioneering first computer
23 June 2026
A blue plaque was unveiled in this Department today, 23 June 2026, to commemorate the development of EDSAC, a landmark event in the history of modern computing. (See a video of the full unveiling ceremony here.) More …
OBE for leader in computing education
13 June 2026
Many congratulations to our colleague Professor Sue Sentance who has been awarded an OBE in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours! She is recognised for her services to education. More …
Royal Society Fellowships honour two Computer Scientists
26 May 2026
A Royal Society Fellowship is an accolade awarded to pioneers and leaders in their scientific fields. Anuj is a theoretician who has developed new methods to study computational complexity. Keshav is a researcher passionate about using our computational capabilities to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. More …
'Test of Time' Award for research into why we can't do without passwords
18 May 2026
Passwords are irritating to manage and can be a weak link in security. Yet they still play a key role in protecting our online identities. Now, research explaining why we're still using them and why they're so difficult to replace has won a prestigious award... 14 years after it was first published. More …
Celebrating a 'culture of innovation' at our Hall of Fame Awards
16 April 2026
A semiconductor company distinguished for its rapid growth and the important role it plays in the open hardware movement; a research team turning ordinary earbuds into health sensors; an advance in the field of AI-assisted drug discovery; and a tool used by millions of developers to build, share and run software stacks. More …
Student-designed technology aids beekeepers and blind learners
18 March 2026
An app that assists beekeepers in identifying sick bees, and an open-source tool to help blind people learn how to program from scratch, were two of the winning Group Design Projects created by second-year students this year. More …