School Of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University

The Cyber Academy will be hosting 'A Perfect Storm: dealing with data security in a changing legal landscape' this Wednesday at our Merchiston campus.
Register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-perfect- storm-dealing-with…

First year BSc Digital Media student wins big at women into STEM event
Digital media student Frida Lindblad has won first prize in the student’s category at the BCS Women’s Lovelace Colloquium – an annual conference aimed at encouraging more women into the computing sector.
Congratulations Frida!!

TEDx event taking place at Edinburgh Napier University today https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/22242

It's been a very busy week at the Cyber Academy. Have a look at https://storify.com/…/edinburgh-interna tional-science-festi… to see what staff and students from the School of Computing have been involved in.

It's a beautiful and sunny morning in Edinburgh, and we are looking forward to meeting our new students at our Applicants' Visit Day.

Games Jam
70 participants from Edinburgh Napier University, The University of Edinburgh, and local industry took part in the 48hour video game making marathon on the 20th January, and produced a total of 17 games.
We ranked 4th in the UK for participants and 42nd globally.
... The after-party will be hosted on Wednesday 8th February 2017, 18:30 @ Hemma, 73 Holyrood Road. Eventbrite page here. This is an opportunity for everyone to have a drink and show off their games, it’s open to the public and jammers from various other jams and locations in Scotland.
The wrap-up video is here: https://youtu.be/X1WLqJQsnn8 All photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/kfUccwtcoBUZqweg7 View and play all the games here: bit.ly/EdinburghGGJ17
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It's the 1st of December and here at the School of Computing we are helping Santa to plan his delivery route

Cyber Champions!
Summary University dominates inaugural Scottish Cyber Awards
... Full Story ​Edinburgh Napier has been honoured for its role in the battle against e-crime at the inaugural Scottish Cyber Awards.
Professor Bill Buchanan was named Cyber Evangelist of the Year, and the university’s collaborative project with Police Scotland was another award winner.
University spin-out ZoneFox - digital investigation experts formed by Professor Buchanan with Dr Jamie Graves and Niladri Bose - was another big winner on a night which saw it honoured for its International Contribution to Cyber Security and also named Champion of Champions.
A total of 11 awards were handed out at Wednesday’s ceremony at Edinburgh’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel before a sell-out audience of nearly 200 professionals from business, academia and the public sector.
There was recognition for the advancement of female expertise in the sector with Dr Natalie Coull’s success in the Outstanding Woman in Cyber category while Harry McLaren of ECS showcased the value of the new generation of security professionals by winning the Best New Cyber Talent award.
The awards, hosted by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre and supported by Scottish Enterprise and PwC, set out to reflect the excellent work of the IT sector in Scotland – with ground-breaking work taking place at major organisations, by individuals in the education sector, as well as within Scotland’s many fast-moving smaller firms.
Derek Mackay, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, gave the introductory address in which he highlighted the importance of defending and educating the nation against cyber crime.
Chief Executive of the SBRC, Mandy Haeburn-Little, said: “The night was a superb showcase of talent in what is a growing and increasingly vital part of the Scottish economy as the threat of cyber crime impacts every single person.
“Scotland has a proud history of innovation and we are making great strides to continue this tradition by becoming an international leader in cyber resilience - and to seize the opportunities that being at the forefront of cyber security can bring to our nation.
“The launch of the first Scottish Cyber Awards was a perfect platform to showcase and celebrate the great work that is happening in Scotland.”
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Are you coming to our undergraduate Open Day today ? Doors open at 9:30am. See you there !

We are looking forward to welcoming all of our new students this week. See you soon at our Merchiston campus.

Reserve your place now for this exciting Cyber Academy event

We enjoyed meeting many of new undergraduate students at the Applicants Visit Day today. Looking forward to seeing you all again in September.

If you are in fourth year please remember to complete the National Student Survey.