Serious Games for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Training
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) is often used as a collective buzz term but is in fact a highly complex umbrella like term for several intricate concepts that are interconnected. DEI groups together three or sometimes more values/concepts where the ‘E’ in the acronym can stand for ‘equality’ or sometimes ‘equity.’ Acronyms have also been …
AE2AI 2025: Adapting Education to AI
The first ACM-Europe Seasonal School on Adapting Education to AI (AE2AI) took place from September 18th-20th at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen (RGU). The three-day event was sold out and the 30 participants – students at every level, instructors and instructional designers, ECRs, and representatives of industry – ranged from across Scotland, and as …
Educating with Robots: Preparing the Next Generation for a Humanoid-Driven Future
In recent reports, The UK Government Office for Science (GoScience) noted that UK ranks 1st for research quality in Robotics (GOV.UK, 2025a). Robotics is rapidly expanding, 205,000 professional-service robots were sold globally in 2023, a 30% increase year-on-year (GOV.UK, 2025a). However, as robots are moving from labs to workplaces, the education systems risk falling behind …
SICSA is recruiting for a Cyber Security Research Theme Lead
Applications are invited for a member of academic staff within a SICSA Institution to co-lead the SICSA Cyber Security Research Theme. Role Purpose SICSA is the Scottish Research Pool in Informatics and Computer Science. We promote international excellence in University-led research, education and knowledge exchange for Scottish Informatics and Computer Science. The role of the …
Inclusive teaching of mathematical proofs to computer science students
Mathematics often provides the theoretical underpinning for computing, which is one of the fundamental requirements of a computing degree (QAA, 2022). Mathematical proofs, in turn, are central in establishing mathematical truths, and so are important in computing to, for example, establishing the correctness of an algorithm. Therefore, learning to write mathematical proofs is often in …
Reflecting on the SICSA Research Away Day
On Monday, 19 May 2025, SICSA hosted a vibrant and forward-looking Research Away Day at the Stirling Court Hotel. Surrounded by the scenic beauty of central Scotland, the venue provided the perfect setting for a day of strategic reflection, collaboration, and future planning for the Scottish computer science research community. The event brought together the …
Relaunching the SICSA Education Champions: Driving EDI in Computing Science
As the newly appointed SICSA Education Director, I am excited to announce the relaunch of the SICSA Education Champions initiative, with a renewed and dedicated focus on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Computing Science across Scotland. Our aim is to foster collaboration, share best practices, and drive meaningful change within computing education by addressing …
Registration is open for our SICSA PhD Conference 2025!
By Dr Khristin Fabien and Dr Rachel Salzano, Edinburgh Napier University As Joint Local Chairs for the SICSA PhD Conference 2025, we are delighted to announce that registration is now open! This year it will be held at Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University on 25 and 26 June. Our theme for the conference this year …
Dementia in the Age of Gen-AI
On October 29th, the NeuraSearch Laboratory at the University of Strathclyde held their public engagement event, ‘Dementia in the Age of Gen-AI’ as part of the Festival of Social Sciences. This interactive public-facing event aimed to facilitate discussions around how the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and particularly Generative AI (Gen-AI) technologies could be …
