Congratulations to Jack Waller!

Jack Waller, one of our MSci students in the School of Computer Science, has won the Software Engineering Undergraduate of the Year.

Well done to finalists Ben Sanders and Hannah Falk also Computer Science students who made it to the final of the awards, organised by targetjobs.

The targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards is an annual competition aimed at finding the best undergraduates in the UK. Each award is partnered by a prominent graduate recruiter who provides a fantastic prize for the winner, which could include a paid internship, a trip abroad, or other exclusive opportunities.

 

 

 

Computer Science Offer Holder Days

The School of Computer Science will hold its Offer Holder days for September 2023 entry on Saturdays 18th and 25th March 2023. These events are open only to undergraduate applicants who have received an offer to study Computer Science at St Andrews. Along with your offer to study an undergraduate programme involving Computer Science, you will receive an email with details of how to sign up for one of the offer holder days.

Our Computer Science Offer Holder events allow you to see more of St Andrews and the School while also learning more about the great experience we offer. We have a full programme of exciting and stimulating events, including talks from lecturers and some of our current students, and the chance to try out our state-of-the-art teaching labs by participating in a coding activity. No prior CS or programming experience is required for the activity. We will provide you with lunch and refreshments during the day. Parents, guardians, carers or companions are welcome to attend the day with you. Please provide the necessary information when you register for the event.

At the end of the Offer Holder day, prospective students also have the option to attend a dinner with some of the other applicants, and current undergraduate and postgraduate students. This gives offer-holders the opportunity to ask any remaining questions in an informal setting.

The events will run from 10am until 8pm (including the evening meal), so we do recommend that you plan to spend the majority of your day in St Andrews.

 

Please email admissions.events@st-andrews.ac.uk with any queries.

WICS Coffee Break

WICS hosted another coffee break today in the School Coffee Area, It was great to see lots of interest!

 

WICS are also hosting a blog competition, sponsored by Google.  Your blog post submission has the chance to be featured on our website as well as shared on our social media pages.

There will be two winners, one decided by Google and a public vote by our members. Each winner will receive a prize from the Google store.

The prompt for the contest is anything related to WICS. This could be

  • Notes of gender bias in the world.
  • Exciting research in technology.
  • Personal experience in a male-dominated field.

The prompt for the competition is quite vague, so be as creative as you like. For more inspiration, visit the about us section of our website. There is an advisory word count of 500 words.

This competition is open to anyone. To submit your blog, fill out the information via our website under the blog submission tab.

Competition blog submissions close on Friday 17th February at 9.00 pm.

If you have any questions reach out to us on either our social media channel or our email: wics@st-andrews.ac.uk

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Kind regards,

Alice Lin (she/her)

Vice President

Women in Computer Science at St Andrews | standrewswomenincs.com

Graduation Reception

The School of Computer Science will host a graduation reception at Beacons Bar in the students Union on Wednesday 15th June between 10:00 – 13.00.

Graduating students and their guests are invited to come along and celebrate with a glass of bubbly.

Computer Science degrees will be conferred in an afternoon ceremony in the Younger Hall. Family and friends who can’t make it on the day can watch a live broadcast of graduation.