Event

Research Software Group Seminar: talk by Volodymyr Kharchenko

3pm Thursday 19th June JC 1.33A Please join us for a talk at Research Software Group seminar by our guest Dr Volodymyr Kharchenko from the Department of Economic Cybernetics at the Faculty of Information Technologies, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (https://nubip.edu.ua/en). Talk title: Current research and collaboration opportunities with the Faculty … Research Software Group Seminar: talk by Volodymyr Kharchenko

CS Grant Writing Away Day

Staff and PGR students from the School enjoyed a grant-writing “away day” on Thursday 12th June. There were useful discussions on structure of UKRI grants, applications and assessment of grants. Lunch, cakes and refreshments were enjoyed by all!

PGR Seminar – Kyren Fox + Zipei Li

The next PGR seminar is taking place this Friday 13th June at 2PM in JC 1.33a Below are the Titles and Abstracts for Kyren and Zipei’s talks – Please do come along if you are able. Kyren Fox Title: Privacy and Trust on the Web Abstract: Many web users use content blockers to block ads … PGR Seminar – Kyren Fox + Zipei Li

PGT Social Event

The School held an informal social event for PGT students and staff on Monday 9th June in the Jack Cole coffee area to mark the dissertation period. Those attending enjoyed pizzas, snacks and drinks.

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