Forget nightlife and partying, it seems all students want from their university is advanced digital capabilities
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Eight Year Boy To Address Cyber Security Conference
Security becomes a young man's game as Indian prodigy prepares to speak at cyber security conference
Smaller, Cheaper Raspberry Pi A+ Model Is Released
Raspberry Pi A model is refreshed with many of the B+'s features
Graduates Launch ‘Pi-Top’, The World’s First 3D-Printed Laptop
The Raspberry Pi-based Pi-Top is designed to teach users to design and assemble their own devices
Argos Offers Free Broadband And Tablets To Help Elderly Get Online
Argos Internet Workshops aim to help educate the 9.5m Britons who still have no access to the Internet
British Teens ‘Being Short-Changed’ When It Comes To Digital Skills
Two thirds of students feel that the current curriculum is not developing their digital skills for the workplace
UCL Students Receive Thousands Of Spam Emails In ‘Bellogate’
Student added to mailing lists of PornHub and UKIP as email addresses are compromises in Bellogate
Apple Desktops, Notebooks Find Favour With The Back-to-School Set
Apple and Chrome OS lead sales drive, with Chrome OS unit sales increasing 37 percent over 2013 and Mac OS-based products up 14 percent
London Freshers Given Free Samsung Tablets
4,000 UEL students to receive free Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 preloaded with textbooks
Will This Technology Improve Student Life At City Of Bristol College?
Compass Computer Consultants is providing a holistic view across six Bristol college sites to improve the student experience
US ‘Cyber Patriot’ Games Are Coming To The UK
Known as ‘Cyber Centurion’ on this side of the Atlantic, a new competition wants to prepare young students for careers in cyber security
Australian Students’ Anaemia Diagnosis Tool Wins Microsoft Imagine Cup
Two medical students receive a $50,000 cheque from Microsoft after winning worldwide finals with an app that can diagnose anaemia
Not Enough Teachers Will Know Code By September
Several private sector initiatives are trying to make up for the lack of teacher training
Cisco To Teach Electricians About The Internet Of Things
In order to roll out 53 million smart meters, UK will need electrical engineers who understand networking
IT Life: Sharing The Creativity Of Coding
With a new curriculum on its way, Rachel Swidenbank wants to teach the UK to code
Google To Stop Scanning Student Gmail Accounts For Adverts
Google pledges not to scan educational Gmail accounts for advert information following scrutiny
IT Life: Britvic Tech Boss Is University Professor
Rob Pritchard runs tech at soft drink giant Britvic, and is professor of applied IT at Birmingham City University
The Next 25 Years: No Privacy But Hey… Flying Cars!
Surveillance might be good for us, programming languages could die, and cars may fly, says Nathaniel Borenstein, inventor of email attachments
Martha Lane-Fox Named Chancellor Of The Open University
Former Digital Champion looks to further integrate digital learning to the UK’s largest learning institution
New Google-Backed Children’s Coding Competition Gets Royal Approval
Duke of York: Peer to Peer Challenge challenges young people to get involved in coding
Samsung To Launch Next Generation Chromebooks In April
The new Chrome OS devices are based on Exynos 5 Octa processors, one of them features a full HD screen
First UK Data Science Summer School To Open In August
The free five week course was developed by Pivigo Academy specifically for academics
Female Tech Leaders Get Behind The Hour Of Code Campaign
In March, every child in the UK will get a chance to learn code
Government Invests £73m In UK Big Data
David Willetts has announced £73m of new funding for 55 projects related to data analytics, including the establishment of four research centres at English universities
UK IT Apprenticeships On The Rise
13 percent growth in placements compared to 2012 shows opportunities are growing
UK Government Launches The Year Of Code Education Campaign
George Osborne and Michael Gove announce a £500,000 teacher IT training fund
Microsoft To Prepare 160,000 Teachers For The New Curriculum
The Switched On Computing initiative offers instructions in areas including "computational thinking"
US ‘Career Accelerator’ Comes To London
The Startup Institute will teach the skills that are valued by young technology businesses
Self-Taught Mathematician Wins Young Scientist Of The Year Award
The Irish school competition attracts a record number of attendees
Phishing Crook Jailed Over Attempts To Steal £1.5m From Students
Man sentenced to three years and nine months after he tried to steal vast sums from hundreds of victims