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Students placed third in Hackin’ The City Hackathon

UCL Financial Industry Series Hackin’ The City Hackathon April 6 – 7 2013 Organised by the UCL Financial Industry Series (UCL FIndS) in partnership with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Financial Services Knowledge Transfer Network, SWIFT and Level39 Technology Accelerator at Canary Wharf, the Hackin’ The City Hackathon brought together 55 Students placed third in Hackin’ The City Hackathon

Melissa Mozifian wins Rectors’ Scholarship

Melissa Mozifian, a third year computer science student, has been awarded a scholarship from the Rectors’ Fund. The scholarship is to help fund her summer internship.

The Paterson Prize

Interested in writing science fiction then read on. The Paterson Prize was set up by one of our former employees Dr Norman Paterson for students in computer science who liked to write science fiction stories. Closing date for entries is 31st March 2013

Computer Gaming Industry careers: Aardvark Swift presentation – Get in the Game

Tuesday 27 November, 1400-1500, 1.33a Jack Cole building (Computer Science) Aardvark Swift, recruitment agents for the gaming industry, will be talking about how to break into the sector. Get advice from those in the know on the key skills you will need, the common pitfalls, and how to maximise your chances. Ideal for programming enthusiasts Computer Gaming Industry careers: Aardvark Swift presentation – Get in the Game

Adobe Prize Bursaries

The School of Computer Science is delighted to announce two Adobe prize bursaries available this year. The bursaries are open to students currently in their first year at St Andrews with a degree intention of Computer Science or any joint honours combination involving Computer Science who are eligible for the full means-tested loan or grant Adobe Prize Bursaries

Professor Aaron Quigley Inaugural lecture

Professor Aaron Quigley will be giving his Inaugural Lecture in School III on Wednesday 31st October at 5:15 p.m. Billions of people are using interconnected computers and have come to rely on the computational power they afford us, to support their lives, or advance our global economy and society. However, how we interact with this Professor Aaron Quigley Inaugural lecture

Graduation Reception

The School of Computer Science is having a graduation reception on Wednesday 20th June. All students who are graduating on the 20th are invited to join us for a glass of sparkling wine and some cake.

Funded Research Studentships

The School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews has funding for students to undertake PhD research in any of the general research areas in the school: http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/research We are looking for highly motivated research students with an interest in these exciting research areas. Our only requirements are that the proposed research would Funded Research Studentships