Uwtsd : School Of Applied Computing

Gold 🥇 winning moments. Well done George!

Coast Cafe, which is very close to the SA1 campus (walk down behind the library and across the footbridge - it's just on the other side) are offering 10% off to staff and students of UWTSD. James Williams-Uni are you listening? We know you love your cafes!

An exciting IET Public Lecture for all you astronomy fans: Colliding Black Holes and Neutron Stars:
Detecting Gravitational Waves with LIGO and Virgo by Dr Laura Nuttall, University of Portsmouth
... The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) consists of two 4-km gravitational-wave detectors in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA, along with the 3-km Virgo detector near Pisa, Italy. These three detectors use laser interferometry to measure tiny ripples in space-time caused by passing gravitational waves from cataclysmic cosmic sources. To date six gravitational-wave signals have been detected, five from the merger of black holes and one from the collision of neutron stars. This latter signal was the first to be spectacularly observed across the electromagnetic spectrum, opening the era of multi-messenger astronomy.
In this talk she will discuss the challenges of making these first detections, both from an instrumental and analysis viewpoint, and the exciting astrophysics they have uncovered
SA1 8EN, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Engineering Central, Room B003 22/11/18, Thursday, 19:00 – 20:30, Refreshments 18:30
Register FREE here: https://www.theiet.org/events/local/25753 6.cfm?nxtId=257752
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Our students learn many things apart from computer programming. As his final year project Ruaidhri, one of our third year students, is designing and building a Lego robot that will be able to solve the Rubik’s cube. As part of this he’s first had to learn how to solve the cube himself. With that success under his belt, he can now start work on the robot. :)

This year to Celebrate ‘Global Enterprise Week‘ the School of Applied Computing hosted two Tech talks and welcomed Robert James (Digital Architect @ the DVLA) and Mathew Marl (Head of IS @ UWTSD). Our students enjoyed and gained valuable up-to-date knowledge & industry insights from both talks, increasing their employability, professional development and preparing them for exciting careers in a rapidly evolving world. For more information please click here: https://uwtsdcomputing.blog/…/tech-talk s-global-enterprise…/

At the Digital Health and care Conference Wales 2018 on Thursday: Andrew Goodall (Chief Executive NHS Wales) commended, from the stage, the work that the School/University was doing with the NHS Wales Informatics Service in creating the Wales Institute of Digital Information and setting up the first Digital Degree Apprenticeships in Wales. Along with NWIS there are 5 different health boards with apprentices on the programme.

Next Wednesday we are hosting two 'Tech Innovation' talks to celebrate 'Global Enterprise Week'. FREE to attend for all students alumni and staff. Talks include: * Agile Development & Innovation by Mathew Marl (Head of IS). * Technology & Innovation by Rob James (Digital Architect). Date/Location/Time: Wednesday 14th Nov. 2pm at the University's Dylan Thomas Centre (1st floor Theatre). This is a CPD event and can be added to enhance your CV 👍.

The Digital degree Apprenticeship gets a good mention on the NCUB Blog page

Astronomy @ FACE talk on Thursday (8th November) evening at 7pm at Technium 2. Nik Whitehead will be talking on "Terraforming Venus" All welcome - free entry to UWTSD staff and students. In association with Swansea Astronomical Society

Data Analyst role within Dyfed-Powys Police.
The job title – Road Safety Data Analyst, based in Ammanford Police Station, Carmarthenshire.
The post is full time, 37 hours a week. Closing date 14/11/18.
... https://www.dppwebrecruiting.co.uk/…/ET REC106GF.display_src…
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Tassimo/L'Or pods and Battery recycling is now available in the IQ building! Place your batteries in the container next to IQ Reception - Tassimo pods/L'Or pods can be handed in to IQ Reception (they have a collecting box behind the counter)

On Tuesday several of the School’s staff were trained in how to operate some of the safety equipment used to help disabled students out of the IQ building in case of fire. Here we have Dr Tim Bashford learning how it feels to be ‘rescued’ using the stairwell crawler.

We have brought the monthly Faculty Lunchtime Research Seminars with us to the SA1 Campus! The first of this academic year will be Professor Kevin Donne speaking on his research activities which include:
- Ballistics impact of projectiles onto automotive glass. - Computational modelling of light-tissue interaction. - Non-destructive testing of composite materials... - Usability analysis in product engineering research
Wed 17th October, 1pm in IQ building Room 103. Free pizza. If you're new to UWTSD this year, check out the Faculty Lunchtime Research Seminars section of Moodle to see what they're about :)
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*sings* Cos we're happy....