School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
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Electronics and Computer Science, generally abbreviated "ECS", at the University of Southampton was founded in 1946 by Professor Erich Zepler.[1] It offers 23 undergraduate courses (in computer science, Web Science, electronic engineering, electrical and electromechanical engineering and IT in organisations),[2] 11 MSc intensive one-year taught programmes[3] and PhD research opportunities.
Established | 1946 |
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Head of School | Professor Paul L. Lewin |
Administrative staff | 349 |
Undergraduates | ~800 |
Postgraduates | ~420 |
Location | , |
Campus | Highfield Campus, University of Southampton. |
Affiliations | University of Southampton |
Website | www |
ECS was the first academic institution in the world to adopt a self-archiving mandate (2001)[4] and since then much of its published research has been freely available on the Web.[5] It created the first and most widely used archiving software (EPrints) which is used worldwide by 269 known archives and continues to be evolved and supported by ECS.[6]