Student chapters

BCS student chapters are a talented and passionate network of students from universities across the UK and internationally.

What are student chapters?

Chapters work in a similar way to a computing society, providing a platform for like-minded students across IT disciplines to get together to debate and share information. They also offer students the opportunity to connect with people working in the industry and to start building a professional network.

Chapters are run by students, for students. They require a committee of individuals to run the chapter, providing a variety of events and activities for its members. Our dedicated chapter team at BCS can help to support you with events, marketing, funding and more.

  • Develop your IT knowledge and skills through discussion and debates, workshops, hackathons, guest speaker events and more.
  • Start building your own professional network by connecting with BCS members and tech employers in the local area.
  • Increase your confidence and boost your extra-curricular credentials - "committee leader" will look great on your CV.
  • Get to know like-minded students on campus and in universities across the chapter network, for both study and social activity.

Nafisa Pires, Higher Education Engagement Lead

Benefits

Dedicated student chapter newsletter

Careers support, events, and resources

Industry professional guest speakers

Event funding and BCS merchandise

Collaboration with the Early Careers Executive

Partner with your local BCS branch

Annual BCS student chapter hackathon

Find out more

Interested in finding out about your student chapter or fancy setting one up? Download our guide to find out more.

Contact: chapters@bcs.uk

Unsure whether your university has a BCS student chapter? Check out the list below.

Chapters near you

Scotland
North
Midlands
London
South
Northern Ireland
Wales
International

What we've been up to...

Lancaster University - Software testing workshop

The Lancaster chapter learnt more about software testing from a workshop delivered by Andrew Shaw MBCS, Chair of the South Yorkshire branch.

BCS HQ Hackathon 2022

Students attended talks from experts in the field and applied their academic learning to real world challenges.

More about the Hackathon 2022

DUCS Quackathon 2022

The University of Dundee hosted their own hackathon and competed in teams for prizes.

More about the Quackathon 2022

Bedfordshire University - Arduino workshop

Our Bedfordshire chapter ran a series of weekly practical workshops, using the open-source platform.

University of Bath - campus crypto hunt

Six teams competed to decipher puzzles hidden across the university campus.

Aberystwyth University - MOSI trip

Students visited the robots exhibition at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.