New Students 25/26 (Undergraduate / Postgraduate)
Welcome to the Department of Computer Science
Get Your CS Account
For all new academic students whom are undertaking their undergraduate or postgraduate studies in Computer Science will require a UCL Computer Science (CS) Account.
To get your UCL Computer Science (CS) Account, you must first be on the UCL network. This means using one of the following methods:
Once you have connected to the UCL network, please visit the following page: (Disable any VPN’s before accessing this site)
- Log in using your UCL credentials. Once you’re in, you will be provided with your CS username. Make a note of this now.
- You will then be prompted to set a password. You are encouraged to include a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols, with a length of at least 14 characters.
- Once you have done this, your CS account will be ready to use after a few minutes.
Note: Your UCL account and CS account are separate. UCL credentials will not grant access to CS systems (and vice-versa).
Labs
There are three CS labs located within the Malet Place Engineering Building (MPEB) and one at 169 Euston Road.
All the MPEB computer labs require a code to unlock the door. Please contact us for this code.
Lab 1.21 has 30 machines with 32GB RAM and an RTX 4070 Super Ti.
Lab 1.05 has 24 machines with 128 GB RAM and RTX 3090.
Lab 4.06 is a bring your own device lab which has additional displays, desk space, and wired/wireless access.
The Bloomberg Lab is located at the Euston road site and only available to Financial Computing students. Please contact us if you require access.
Lab opening times are from 8:00am to 7:00pm weekdays.
Please see the Lab Status page for updates on individual machines.
Note: You must have use your CS account credentials to log in to the lab machines (not your UCL account).
Networks
Computer Science TSG manages networks (wired and wi-fi) across CS buildings, often alongside Eduroam.
Note: We do not manage Eduroam. For information on how to access Eduroam at UCL, click here.
Find Your Way Around
There are four main CS Buildings:
Malet Place Engineering Building (MPEB)
Floors 4 and 6
WC1E 6BT
169 Euston Road
NW1 2AE
90 High Holborn
WC1V 6LJ
66-72 Gower Street
WC1E 6EA
With additional space on Bloomsbury Campus:
Engineering Front Building (EFB)
Floor 3
WC1E 7JE
CS also operates at UCL East:
1 Pool Street
E20 2AF
Marshgate
E20 2AE
Here East
E20 3BS
Where to Get Help
Technical Support Group (TSG)
TSG maintains CS labs, network, storage, and more for both taught students and staff. If you have any questions about the infrastructure, or about what resources are available for you, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
We are located in room 4.20 Malet Place Engineering Building between the hours of 9:30am – 5pm for in-person support. Please feel free to come to the office for questions or support.
UCL Information Services Division (ISD)
ISD provide IT services for students and staff across UCL. For queries related to your UCL account, Eduroam, or non-CS questions, please contact them.