School of Computing News

We are delighted to announce that Dr Fred Barnes has been appointed Undergraduate Director of Studies (QA) with effect from 1st January 2014 for three years. The School teaching management structure was recently reviewed and this post was established to respond to new challenges. Fred will be working closely with Deputy Head of School (Academic & Teaching) – Gerald Tripp, and the two Directors of Undergraduate Studies (Student...

Over 250 pupils from schools across Kent took part in the First Lego League regional finals at the University's Canterbury campus on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 December 2013. First Lego League is an international programme designed to bring science to life for school-children aged nine to sixteen through themed activities, including a hands-on robot challenge and scientific research. The event showcased specially designed robots made ...

Expert comment by Eerke Boiten, School of Computing Fresh from its success calling on search engines to block access to child porn, the UK government is turning its attention to terrorism. Ministers are poised to call on internet service providers to block access to websites that contain extremist views. The government first set out its intentions last month when is said its Extremism Task Force would se...

Prospective students can find out more about the University’s £8.5m postgraduate scholarship fund, at a postgraduate Open Evening. The University of Kent has a range of scholarships available for students on its Master’s and PhD programmes. There are different awards available for students of various nationalities and for Kent alumni. The Postgraduate Open Evening runs from 5pm-7pm on Wednesday 27 Novemeber. Anyone interested in gaining a p...

Teams of academics and students put on a public display of their knowledge at a recording of The 3rd Degree, BBC Radio 4’s lively university-based quiz show. The academic team included the School of Computing’s Colin Johnson and final year student Steve Farrugia represented Computing on the student team. Comedian, Steve Punt, known for 'The Now Show' and 'Horrible Histories', hosted the recording in Darwin College, on 11th November. Steve Farrugia said: "I...

The Medway-Canterbury campus shuttle service is now running seven days a week during term time. Since Saturday 16th November, more coaches have been added to the timetable and staff and students are able to book a seat from all bus stops: Medway Campus Shuttle stop Liberty Quays Bus stop Darwin bus stop Keynes bus stop Liberty Quays Students studying at Canterbury are advised to book their seats to ensure that they can travel. For further details, ple...

On Monday 11 November, a team of academics and students from Kent will be pitting their wits against each other on BBC Radio 4's lively quiz show, The 3rd Degree. The academic team includes the School of Computing’s Colin Johnson. The recording will take place at Darwin Conference Suite, Canterbury campus. Places in the audience are available for students and staff, with seats allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will ope...

It is Employability Week across the Canterbury campus. There are lots of events for School of Computing students to improve employability prospects: Placement Poster Fair (all week in SW101): Come and see what last year’s placement students got up to on their Year in Industy.  Some finalists will be available to talk through their posters on Monday and Thursday lunchtimes (midday onwards). The posters will be up all week. CV wo...

A report has been published highlighting the success of a summer workshop hosted by the University of Kent. The sixth International Workshop on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimisation (NICSO 2013) was held on the Canterbury Campus from 2-4 September 2013 and attracted participants from around the world and paper submissions from 22 different countries. The NICSO 2013 workshop was the latest in a series of symposia dedicated to all aspects of ...

Students from the University of Kent have developed a new computer system to help Canterbury Food Bank meet the increasing demand from people in need across the region. The team of four students from the University's School of Computing have worked together to create a new online-based system to enable the food bank to manage distribution of its supplies more effectively. The new site can be updated in real-time from each of the char...