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Postgraduate Computer Science BBQ
After a busy week of welcome talks and induction, orientation week drew to a close with the postgraduate BBQ.
MSc and PhD students had an opportunity to meet each other, discuss their diverse backgrounds, previous studies, eat burgers, twiglets and consume the local delicacy Irn Bru.
Images Courtesy of Anne Campbell
Orientation Week BBQ
It was great to see so many undergraduate computer science students at the Orientation Barbecue yesterday. New and returning students had the opportunity to discuss the merits of studying computer science, eat burgers and consume the traditional Irn Bru in a friendly setting.
The Gaming/Programming Competition winners also received their prize in the form of Amazon vouchers. Congratulations to Maclej, Simon and Daniel.
PhD Reading Party 2012
The PhD Reading Party was held at the Burn House, just outside Edzell in the
North East of Scotland.
It was an opportunity for the research students to
give a talk in a relaxed atmosphere, about their research interests.
It also allowed for some socialising while wandering through the nearby
woods and rivers.
Each student gave a 20 minute talk including time for questions and discussions.
In the free time some went off to explore the nearby forest and salmon
rich river while others decided to take a trip to Montrose and test the
North Sea.
Text and Images Courtesy of Ruth Hoffmann
MSc Poster Demo Session 2012
After a summer of hard work the MSc student poster presentations and project demos took place earlier today. Dissertations were submitted on Monday. We wish them every success as they approach graduation and look forward to seeing them again in November!
Swallows nesting outside the School entrance
Another picture taken by Philip Holzenspies:
The swallows have fledged.
All that’s left to do is clean up after them.
Business success for former PhD Student Ali Khajeh-Hosseini
Congratulations to Hassan and Ali Khajeh-Hosseini on their ShopForCloud business, which has just been sold to RightScale.
Ali worked as a software engineering intern at RightScale while studying for his PhD in computer science. Read more in Scotsman business article and on the ShopForCloud Blog.
Computer Science Graduates
Congratulations to Comp Sci grads Robert MacInnis, Allan Boyd and Angus Macdonald who are launching their software company AetherStore™ this week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partners Conference. Read about their new business in the press release and in the University Alumni Network. Visit their websites at www.AetherWorks.com and www.AetherStore.com.
We wish you every success in your new business venture.
Update
Read more about AetherStore in Scottish PhDs hoist kilt to reveal storage array killer at The Register.
Graduation 2012
Congratulations to our PhD students Lars, Angus, Vladimir, Greg and Devan pictured at graduation.
School is top in Scotland in Times league table
The School of Computer Science is 5th in the UK and top in Scotland in the 2013 Times Good University Guide. The University as a whole came 6th.