BCS Bedfordshire : Empirical Studies of Software Development

Empirical Studies of Software Development – research at The Open University The Computing Department at The Open University in Milton Keynes is organising an event on the 15th of March for the Bedfordshire BCS branch. The event is non-exclusive and open to other BCS branches and specialist groups. Due to Milton Keynes being within easy… Read more »

Alan Turing: the One who became a Zero

Alan Turing: the One who became a Zero – a lecture by Dr Andrew Hodges – 3rd Annual Oxford University LGBT Lecture. 5:30pm, Tues 7 Feb 2012, University Museum of Natural History The lecture will be introduced by the Vice-Chancellor. The Equality and Diversity Unit and the LGBT Staff Steering Group present the third annual… Read more »

Distributed data analysis

Dr Chris Lintott, University of Oxford Researchers from fields as disparate as astrophysics and papyrology are facing a deluge of data. The solution taken by Zooniverse is to recruit hundreds of thousands of volunteers and present them with an authentic opportunity to contribute to research. Chris will outline the team’s projects, explain the technical challenges… Read more »

West Yorkshire Branch Presents The Graduate

The Graduate is a special project run by the West Yorkshire Branch to aid in employability of IT students and graduates. The Graduate is a mock recruitment event designed to provide prospective candidates with the chance to experience how a real recruitment process might work, and gives them an opportunity to understand how to utilise… Read more »