UCL, Dept of Computer Science, Graduate Brochure - Research Activities in the Department Research Activities in the Department Previous Contents Next Research activities play an important part in the life of this department. All lecturers are engaged in research work, either pursuing ideas by their individual efforts or directing externally funded projects. Research is also carried out by graduate students working to produce a thesis for a higher degree under the supervision of a member of staff.
Research provides several benefits.
Other aspects of the research are perhaps more directly beneficial to the department. Lecturers who are actively involved in research have to be in touch with current developments in their field, and this information rapidly feeds into the teaching programme. Research projects often give rise to small problems that are suitable for undergraduate and MSc projects and so allow students to become involved in current research themselves. The research activities are responsible for a great deal of the department's income. This enables us to support a large community of research assistants and is also the source of much of the equipment in the department.