InfoLab21

Are you looking for informal Start Up business advice? Why not come down to our Pop Up Café at Lancaster University's InfoLab21 and speak to our Growth Explorers, Sue and Steve.

Monday 6th June, 12-4PM

The Faculty of Science and Technology are interested in finding ways which we they can boost our students employability from the Faculty. They want to find ways to help students achieve their graduate aspirations and offer more working opportunities such as internships within the university and with companies. If you’re an FST student, make sure you make your voice heard on these issues here, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win either a £150, £60 or £30 experience voucher to spend on experiences such as bungee jumping, sky diving, cooking classes or anything that suits your interests!

https://lancaster.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/faculty-of-science-and-technology-undergraduate-employabil

Faculty of Science and Technology Undergraduate Employability Questionnaire Online survey BOS

Check out our new newspaper! Stories refreshed every morning - Just in time for your morning coffee! http://infolab21news.co.uk/

Infolab21 Infolab21, by InfoLab21 News: Sharing the latest news in Technology

http://www.scc.lancs.ac.uk/InfoLab10/

InfoLab@10 Anniversary Celebration InfoLab21 is Lancaster University’s Centre of Excellence in ICT. Come and hear what’s been achieved in InfoLab’s first ten years, and learn of the emerging growth areas expected to feature in InfoLab's future, with talks and speakers:

School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster ranked 12th in the UK for Research :: School... School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster ranked 12th in the UK for Research: news item from Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications

Move over smart cities – the Internet of Things is off to the country | Lancaster University Lancaster University is about to take the concept of smart cities out of town.

Hear from industry and academic experts how Data Science can benefit your organisation and gain a bespoke recommendation report on taking your plans forward.

Datawise - ‘Surfing the data wave’ - Weds 3rd December (12.00 – 3.30) The Landing, Media City, Salford
- Thurs 11th December (12.00 – 3.30) – InfoLab21, Lancaster University
- January TBC The Hartree Centre, Daresbury Innovation Campus

The Web of Lies - free public talk on online deception by Lancaster's Alastair Baron & Lara Warmelink - 18 November: http://bit.ly/1upisnQ

The Web of Lies: Deception and fake identities on- and offline The Web of Lies: deception and fake identities on- and offline Alastair Baron / Lara Warmelink Lara Warmelink and Alistair Baron will discuss lying and masquerading as someone else on the internet. First Lara will discuss deception and how to detect it from a psychological point of view, then Alista…

News and Events from InfoLab21

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Find out about with Xyone Cyber Security at the next North West Cyber Security Cluster event http://bit.ly/1sgYD0i

Cyber Essentials in the North West InfoLab21 resident company Xyone Cyber Security invites you to attend the first North West Cyber Security Cluster Open Membership Event. The event will showcase the skills of the cluster and the objectives for putting Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseysi

Google award recognises Lancaster academic’s focus on eye tracking research | Lancaster University Computing giant Google has recognised research at Lancaster University to develop eye-tracking technology.

Watch video "Utilizing Contact-view as an Augmented Reality Authoring Method for Printed Document Annotation." This was the topic of the winning poster by Lancaster researcher Klen Copic Pucihar at http://youtu.be/3kxZmJqvQvk

Well done to InfoLab21 company TNP!

Fantastic day for TNP. In the afternoon we signed a £1.5m contract and this evening we won New Business of the year at the BIBAS. Well done everyone!

100th Intern Joins InfoLab21?s Academy | InfoLab21 Daniel is a Computer Science graduate from Lancaster’s School of Computing and Communications and says that his involvement with the KBC has enhanced his experience as a student and is now helping him further develop his skills in preparation for his dream career.

Great interview with Lancaster University's MSci Computer Science Graduate Bryony Hall from her new employer Fluid Creativity.

"Overall I would say Lancaster do a lot more than most universities when preparing students for employment after graduation. They also assist students looking to find part time jobs through an online job bulletin board, as well as work placements in between studying."

Starting out as a web developer: an interview with Bryony Hall | Fluid Creativity Meet Bryony Hall, Fluid Creativity's new junior web developer.

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Why marvellous isn't awesome any more | Lancaster University The digital revolution and America’s growing influence on our culture have dramatically changed the way British people speak over the past two decades, new research has revealed.

Here's Dr Will Simm on the BBC's Technology programme Click talking about Clasp, a device to help autistic people deal with stressful situations. (11:07 minutes in) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04grt6y/click-30082014 …

BBC iPlayer - Click - 30/08/2014 Including building the ultimate dance anthem and food labelling developments.

Watch out for SCC researcher Will Simm on BBC Click from tomorrow (BBC Breakfast) talking about Clasp - http://www.catalystproject.org.uk/projects/sprints/access-asd/

Its repeated all week worldwide and on iPlayer - here is a list of times and channels its shown: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5JdJLjT8l2PZQybvNKYCSX6/about-click

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A company that was established to commercialise crime-fighting technology built on years of research at Lancaster University is set to revolutionise the marketing industry.

Lancaster spin-out company adapts crime-fighting tech to the marketing world | InfoLab21 Lancaster spin-out company adapts crime-fighting tech to the marketing world: news from InfoLab21

Part-time Web App Developer - Jobs at Lancaster University http://bit.ly/1zm0gKg

N704 Part-time Web App Developer - Jobs at Lancaster University You will work with a team of leading design researchers designing, prototyping, implementing and evaluating collaborative websites and web applications.

IT Graduate Job Vacancy - Analyst Developer at InfoLab21 http://bit.ly/1uy2mI1

N657T Analyst Developer - Jobs at Lancaster University The School of Computing and Communications is able to offer a short term trainee role to IT Graduates. The role provides the chance to deliver technical consultancy to businesses throughout the region. Examples of the work to be undertaken include a range of software development such as mobile appl…

Research by Daniel Kershaw, Dr Matthew Rowe and Dr Patrick Stacey has won Best Student Paper at the WebSci14 conference.

Using Social Media to Monitor UK Alcohol Consumption | InfoLab21 Using Social Media to Monitor UK Alcohol Consumption

Thanks Green Lancaster for your work on the InfoLab21 roof terrace!

Green Lancaster | Lent & Summer Term If you’ve heard the buzz about Green Lancaster’s Edible Campus project this year, take a look at our highlights video as we recap our key achievements within this…

Some photos from the InfoLab21/LEC resident company BBQ this lunchtime

Register now for Synergize 2014 at Lancaster University. This conference will bring together innovators from across the academic spectrum and from a variety of business and community backgrounds, to celebrate exemplar projects, and demystify the practices and terminologies associated with collaborative research.

Synergize 2014 Mon 22 - Tue 23 September 2014
George Fox Building

Apples for the IT Teacher?

SCC Students help teachers inspire the next generation of computer scientists | InfoLab21 Five teams of undergraduate students from Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications have developed exciting and creative tools for school teachers to help engage children with computing in the classroom.

Come and see the 3rd year project posters now on display in InfoLab21 - B Floor (SCC side) and talk to some of the students about their work