We have extended the deadline for applications for the SICSA Director of Education position to 31st January 2017. We invite applicants who are currently employed in academic/teaching positions at any SICSA member institution. The post is equivalent to 0.2FTE and the duration is 2 years. This post is not directly funded by SICSA and as such … Read more
by Dr Stuart Fancey, Director of Research and Innovation at the Scottish Funding Council Scottish Research Pools are one of our universities great success stories. Not only do they demonstrate the value of collaboration in academic research, they prove how well we can cooperate within our small, well-connected and inventive country. A recent blog from our … Read more
by Dr Miguel Nacenta and Dr Martin Halvey, SICSA HCI Research Theme Leaders The SICSA HCI All Hands day was held on Tuesday November 29th at the University of St Andrews. This is an annual event where members of the the SICSA HCI theme meet to reflect on the previous year and to discuss how … Read more
A room full of entrepreneurially minded data scientists and analysts, clinicians, designers, and software engineers spending 3 days and 3 nights side by side developing new product ideas for patients, front line staff and the wider NHS..sound good? Product Forge is running a competitive healthcare hackathon at CodeBase in Edinburgh from Thursday 19th January until … Read more
By Dr Rachel Menzies, Academic Chair for the SICSA PhD Conference 2017 Planning for the SICSA PhD Conference 2017 is now underway! The Conference is organised by PhD students for PhD students and this year is no exception with 15 students on the organising committee, representing institutions from across Scotland. It is a brilliant opportunity … Read more
by Professor Kevin Hammond, University of St Andrews Firstly, may I take the opportunity on behalf of the SICSA Directorate to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a successful 2017. As the incoming SICSA Director, it has been my pleasure to meet many of you at the various SICSA events that we have run … Read more
*Press Release from Hot Tin Roof about forthcoming Cyber Security Lectures Scottish secondary school pupils are being inspired to become the first line of defence against a global cybercrime epidemic through a week of events kicking off on Monday 12 December. Cyber security is a growing concern across the economy, with business activity such as … Read more
We are pleased to announce that we are now recruiting for the following Directorate positions within SICSA: SICSA Deputy Director / Knowledge Exchange Director SICSA Director of Education We invite applicants who are currently employed in academic/teaching positions at any SICSA member institution. Both posts are equivalent to 0.2FTE and the duration of the posts … Read more
Are you a postgraduate? Do you fancy being your own boss or have a brilliant business idea? If that sounds like you, then you may be eligible for support from Enterprise Campus! A joint initiative between the universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Strathclyde, Enterprise Campus is Scotland’s postgraduate business support programme. No matter where you … Read more
By Alan Settery, SICSA Cyber Security Network Integrator I began my role as the new SICSA Cyber Security Network Integrator role just over a week ago and I look forward to working in this exciting and growing area. Of course, I’m not new to SICSA having been the first SICSA Business Development Executive and more recently … Read more