About Us

Hoppers is the Gender Diversity in Informatics Society at the University of Edinburgh. Named after famous female computer scientist Grace Hopper, we provide an inclusive space for gender minorities to make friends, have fun, and learn. All students of gender minorities who study informatics are members automatically, but we welcome everyone, regardless of gender or degree!

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Helen Hastie, 2025/26
Head of School of Informatics

Diversity in computing isn't just about fairness—it's about better science and innovation. When we create inclusive spaces where underrepresented groups can thrive, we benefit from broader perspectives, novel problem-solving approaches, and stronger teams. Hoppers does essential work in fostering the supportive environment where all our students can develop their talents and confidence to lead in computer science and beyond.

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Bessie Russell, 2025/26
Hoppers President

As the official society for Gender Minorities in Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, our goal is to cultivate an open community to provide a supportive and inclusive space for people to build both technical and networking skills. The society has been created by a group of female teaching staff as part of the School to empower not only women but also other gender minorities working or studying in the field.

We partner with top-tier companies such as Jane Street and Optiver to provide our members with the best learning opportunities and networks to build a future career. We try to provide a mixture of tech events and community-building socials, from speciality talks to picnics! Our two biggest events of the year are Ada Hack, hosted in October, and International Women's Day, hosted in March. Every year, we try to make our IWD better than ever. We have prepared a day full of interesting talks, workshops and fun challenges, designed to empower and inspire students.

The School of Informatics has offered amazing support to promote more tech opportunities to our members and to help them thrive. Hopefully, we will be able to get more and more gender minorities in the industry through our work.