Well done to Sophie, Caitlyn and Sarah who raised £265 pounds for Children In Need last week. They are pictured setting up shop, selling their delicious homemade cakes and a exercising a spot of merchandise quality control. Staff and students helped them raise a fabulous total. Review their previous 2012 and 2013 cakes and fundraising … Bake Sale: Children in Need 2015
Congratulations to recent graduate Aleksejs Sazonovs on winning the gold medal in the computer science category at the Undergraduate Awards.
The School of Computer Science will be holding a Graduation Reception in the Jack Cole Building on Monday 30th November 2015 from 11:00am to 14:00pm for Masters and PhD students who are graduating that day at Younger Hall. The graduates are invited, along with their guests, to come along after the ceremony for a glass … 2014/15 Graduation Reception on St Andrews Day
The first of this academic year’s distinguished lectures will be given by Professor Joe Armstrong, co-inventor of Erlang, on Monday 16th November 2015 at The Byre Theatre. The programme is as follows: 09:15 – 09:30 Introduction By Professor Kevin Hammond 09:30 – 10:45 Lecture 1 [Setting the scene: I’ll talk about the software landscape of … Distinguished Lecture Programme: ‘Scalability and Fault-tolerance, are they the same?’ by Joe Armstrong
Abstract: Most of us might agree that ‘hands-on learning’ is good for children in the early years. But why? Is it simply more fun and sociable, or are there any more direct cognitive benefits? And what determines definitions of ‘hands-on’? Can we include iPads? This talk will draw upon an ESRC-funded project to examine … Seminar: “Interaction, Embodiment and Technologies in Early Learning” by Dr Andrew Manches
On Friday November 13 from 10.30 there will be a bake sale hosted by Sophie Gent in aid of BBC Children in Need in the Jack Cole Building coffee area. There will be a vegan and gluten free option, but if you need this please feel free to let us know in advance so we can … Children in Need Bake Sale 2015
The School has a number of scholarships available for Chinese students to study for a PhD with us. Scholarships are available for individuals normally resident in mainland China, intending to return to China at the end of their studies. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, potential to become a leader in … China Scholarship Council and University of St Andrews Scholarships
In October 2015 we attended two IEEE conferences in the USA. Daniel Rough presented a full paper at the IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, October 18–22, in Atlanta, Georgia. Uta Hinrichs presented a full paper at the IEEE Information Visualization (InfoVis) conference as part of VizWeek, October 25-30 in Chicago, Illinois. You … IEEE talks: JEEVES and the Speculative W@nderverse
The Laidlaw Undergraduate Internship Programme in Research and Leadership 2016 The Laidlaw Undergraduate Internship Programme in Research and Leadership is an exciting opportunity which aims to equip students with the skills and values to become leaders in their chosen occupations beyond University. Students will design, pursue and report on a research question with an academic … Laidlaw Undergraduate Internships
Congratulations to Ditchaphong Phoomikiattisak, who successfully defended his thesis today. He is pictured below with supervisor Professor Saleem Bhatti, Internal examiner Professor Simon Dobson, and External examiner Dr Mahesh Marina from the University of Edinburgh.