International Research Grants
Deadline: 01/03/2007
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Deadline: 23/02/2007
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!magine a bright future
David Jobbins examines the threats, challenges and opportunities ahead for IT and computing studies in the UK Not so long ago, computer studies was the course of choice for Britain's school-leavers,...
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A bit more byte!
The digital computer was one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Computing became a significant feature of almost every UK higher education institution, with students wanting to study it...
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Health heroes and soap stars
Alison Utley talks to participants in the Imagine Cup competition about their experiences Undergraduates are well known for their idealism, and a competition sponsored by Microsoft aims to channel...
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Bright sparks blaze a trail
Winning has set many students firmly on the road to professional and financial success Have competitors in past Imagine Cups set the world alight? Andrew Grieve of Aberdeen University was part of the...
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Thanks for the (high-tech) memory
A team of students from the Polytechnic of Turin beat off competition from 65,000 other hopefuls from 100 countries to win the $25,000 (£13,122) prize for devising a way to allow doctors to build a...
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All power to the anoraks
Scratch that geeky image and underneath you'll find that computer scientists are in fact creative, outgoing and often rich individuals, Becky Octar reveals In the late 1980s, an ambitious maths...
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Case study: Games students play
As paradoxes go, the concept of artificial intelligence must be one of the most unsettling for its sheer brilliance and potential. In theory, AI involves scientists trying to program a computer to...
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Case study: work is best if it is fun
The UK gaming industry has always punched above its weight, but recently its lead in this field has been surpassed by software developers based in France, the US, Canada and Japan. John Sear,...
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Case study: reaching out for the stars
Computer studies at Queen Mary, University of London, has received an 85 per cent rise in the number of applicants over the past year, contrasting starkly with a countrywide fall. Much of the credit...
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The pen is mightier...
With the backing of Microsoft, researchers at Brown are returning to their inventive roots to fulfil the potential of stylus computing, Stephen Phillips discovers Pen computing's reputation as the...
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Switched-on support
The HEA's information and computer sciences subject centre is a vital resource, Sylvia Alexander claims The Higher Education Academy helps institutions, discipline groups and staff to provide the...
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Thrills and skills
In the commercial programming world, small is becoming beautiful. Ray Auchterlounie outlines what businesses look for in graduate recruits The graduates of today - and tomorrow - who are seeking...
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Passion for play
Students can be kept interested through exposure to the latest tools and technologies, as David Grey explains Students are aware of many of the latest trends in technology and quickly spot when the...