Month: May 2025

Congratulations to Saleem!

We’re thrilled to share some fantastic news and congratulate Saleem on being selected as one of the recipients of the ICANN Grant Program for his  project: “Deployability of ILNP at Global Scale.” The announcement was officially made by ICANN on May 29, 2025, as part of their first-ever cohort of grant recipients. You can read the full announcement Congratulations to Saleem!

EDI Talk: Why Do We Need Diversity in Research Software Engineering

On Thursday 22nd May the EDI committee hosted a talk on “Why Do We Need Diversity in Research Software Engineering?” by the Software Sustainability Institute Fellows Deborah Udoh (OLS) https://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/deborah-udoh and Olexandr Konovalov (St Andrews) https://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/olexandr-konovalov. On display we had a collection of posters designed by students to promote and raise awareness of EDI aspects, EDI Talk: Why Do We Need Diversity in Research Software Engineering

PhD Viva Success: Bailey Eccles

Congratulations to Bailey, who has successfully defended his PhD thesis with minor corrections. Bailey was supervised by Dr Blesson Varghese. Thanks to Dr Yehia Elkhatib from the University of Glasgow, who was the external examiner, and Dr Peter Macgregor from our School, who was the internal examiner.

SACHI Seminar – Prof Sampsa Hyysalo: Design Participation | Fri 23 May, 15:00–16:00, JCB 1.33A

We are excited to invite you to a special SACHI seminar this week with Prof Sampsa Hyysalo, who will be visiting us from Aalto University in Finland. This is a great opportunity to hear from one of the leading voices in participatory design and user innovation. 📅 Friday 23rd May | 🕛 15:00 – 16:00 PM SACHI Seminar – Prof Sampsa Hyysalo: Design Participation | Fri 23 May, 15:00–16:00, JCB 1.33A

Successful Technology Through The Ages Event with Madras College

The school hosted a highly successful outreach event on May 8th, welcoming S1 pupils from Madras College to the school. Attendees had the opportunity to explore the development of computing technology through the ages and interact with a large number of interactive technology demonstrations and exhibits. It was lovely to see how well behaved and Successful Technology Through The Ages Event with Madras College

Research Software Group Lunchtime Seminar – Friday 23rd May

There will be a Research Software Group Lunchtime Seminar on Friday May 23rd at 1pm, in room 1.33B. Talk Title: “People First: Sustaining Research Software by Sustaining the People Who Build It” Speakers are Software Sustainability Institute Fellows: Deborah Udoh (OLS) and Olexandr Konovalov (St Andrews) – https://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/deborah-udoh – https://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/olexandr-konovalov Abstract What does it mean to build Research Software Group Lunchtime Seminar – Friday 23rd May