The Open University's School of Computing & Communications leads and shapes the digital revolution through delivering innovative and dynamic teaching that is relevant to the workplace, and is founded on world-class research and scholarship in computing and communications.
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Milton Keynes, Bucks MK7 6AA, GB
Always great to see our colleagues recognised for their amazing efforts. Well done Dhouha KBAIER
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Computing & Communications chez The Open University
Last week, I attended the BCS Fellow celebratory event in London, where I received my recognition certificate as a BCS Fellow! It is truly an honour and I would like to thank everyone who has been part of this journey. #BCSFellowsImpact
Another opportunity to join us - this time as a post-doctoral researcher working on a EPSRC-funded project exploring Socio-technical Resilience in Software Development (STRIDE) Closing date for applications is 15 Aug 2024. Click link below for further details. https://lnkd.in/ev9qAQfP Feel free to get in touch with colleagues involved in the project to find out more: Michel Wermelinger, Tamara Lopez, Bashar Nuseibeh, Yijun Yu, Helen Sharp
More opportunities to join our team, helping deliver two new apprenticeship programmes 👇🏾
We are hiring! The School has 2 vacancies for Lectureships in Computing & Communications, focussing on academics who have specialist knowledge in Artificial Intelligence. Closing date: 7 Sep 2024. For more information, see: https://lnkd.in/edj3WHe5
It's #FreeCourseFriday: Learn about interaction design, from colleagues from the Interaction Design Research Group of the School of Computing & Communications in this free online course, "Introduction to Interaction Design". Follow us to get regular updates about our courses, research and opportunities to join our team #freecoursefriday #lifelonglearning #interactiondesign
Life .. on Our Terms is a podcast presented by Gemma Cairney, featuring individuals who bucked convention and forged their own path to success. In this episode, Gemma speaks to education activist Lavinya Stennett, founder and CEO at The Black Curriculum, followed by a conversation with School of Computing & Communications student Abiola, who is pursuing a BSc in Computing & IT Follow us for the latest information on our courses, research and opportunities to join our fantastic team.
Frances Mahony works as a Software Engineer for Shell Energy Retail and is a Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprentice at The Open University. She was a recipient of Degree Apprenticeship Certificate of Merit from Tech Industry Gold. Learn more about her aspirations, opportunities and access to Higher Education via her Degree Apprenticeship in the article linked below. Follow us for the latest information on our curriculum, research and opportunities to join our team.
In this XALT podcast, our colleague Mustafa Ali discusses the lessons we can learn from Luddism to resisting harmful technology paradigms with Dan McQuillan from Goldsmiths, University of London. Mustafa convenes the Critical Information Studies research group in our school, which focusses on studying computing and information technologies through a variety of critical lenses. This research informs ways of developing and deploying these technologies with due consideration of social responsibility, ethics and avoidance of harm. To learn more, visit:
We are pleased to be working with the OpenBright Foundation to support our women students conduct research in computing and IT. Congratulations to Teresa Sides on being awarded a OpenBright bursary 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
WINNER OF THE OPENBRIGHT AWARD Thank you so much for believing in me and my research OpenBright. I look forward to working with you. Your support will make a huge difference in my research on resistance to change.
Our mission is to be “Open to People, Places, Methods and Ideas”, which drives our ability to support students’ aspirations, irrespective of where they start.. Nick’s story highlights how our support for credit transfer and flexible programmes of study can enable students to pursue their ambition to succeed in Computing & IT. https://buff.ly/48hXYBS {hashtag|\#|highereducation} {hashtag|\#|computing} {hashtag|\#|careers}