The SICSA Directors are keen to invite proposals from researchers working within SICSA institutions for specific Research Challenges. The SICSA Research Challenges will complement the already established Research Themes and are expected to have the following characteristics: They are driven by a problem or issue whose resolution will have impact on the world outside Informatics … Read more
SICSA Education Induction Day 16th February 2016, University of Glasgow This SICSA Induction Day is oriented to recently appointed Higher Education academics in Computing and related disciplines. Established academics, school teachers, and research students and staff are also welcome. We will cover discipline specific matters in regards to teaching computing such as: • Teaching and … Read more
Call for speakers: SICSA Induction Day Tuesday 16th February 2016 We will be holding our annual SICSA education induction day on the 16th of February between 10am and 3pm in Room 423, Sir Alwyn Williams Building, School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow. We are looking for people who are interested in leading a session … Read more
The SICSA Directors are keen to invite proposals from researchers working within SICSA institutions for specific Research Challenges. The SICSA Research Challenges will complement the already established Research Themes and are expected to have the following characteristics: • They are driven by a problem or issue whose resolution will have impact on the world outside … Read more
Introduction: The SICSA Directors would like to invite proposals from researchers working within SICSA institutions for new KE short-themes that will complement the existing Research Themes and Challenges. We are looking to support themes of 12-months duration with up to £4k of SICSA funding (industry funding or other sources of funding from outside of SICSA can … Read more
Registration deadline extended until 13th November Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sicsa-demofest-2015-tickets-17936269866 Delegate registration for SICSA DEMOfest 2015 has been extended until the 13th November. SICSA DEMOfest is the annual showcase for cutting-edge Computing Science and technology research in Scotland. This event is a fantastic opportunity for those outside of academia to check out the very latest … Read more
Researchers and students are invited to attend the Glasgow Social Robotics Seminar Series organised by the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology & School of Computing Science. The first seminar of the series will be held on 9th October 2015 at University of Glasgow’s School of Psychology and will feature Professor James Russell from Boston College. … Read more
Deadline extended SICSA Education Call for Workshops Proposals in 2015/16 SICSA Education would like to invite the community to apply for funds to host a SICSA Education workshops. At the education all hands meeting earlier in the year several potential topics for workshops were suggested including: Teaching 1st year programming What makes a good honours … Read more
The UK government has announced at the Financial Times Cyber Security Summit a £500,000 fund to help universities and colleges develop innovative teaching and learning to provide the cyber security skills needed to protect the UK now and in the future. Academic institutions can apply for up to £80,000, which must be match-funded by the … Read more
The Scottish Ecosystem, formed by Digital Health & Care Institute, The Alliance, Joint Improvement Team, eHealth, NHS, NHS24 and SCTT, are delighted to invite participants to attend A Scottish Ecosystem for Innovation: Dementia Technology and Services, aimed at leaders from industry, academia and health and social care in Scotland. The event will take place on … Read more