Data Science News
DCS joins SIBE in organizing a Hackathon
SIBE is a student-run activist organization, and is seeking to develop a comprehensive collective action web-platform for constructive action. They have been liaising with the University of Warwick's Computing Society, and the result has been the organization of a Hackathon to develop ideas and prototypes for a platform for collective action based on consensus.
The Hackathon provided an opportunity for computing students and others, affiliated or not with the University of Warwick, to come together and both learn about web technologies and put their enthusiasm about collective, positive action in practice.
BSc Data Science course announced
Our new 3-year Data Science degree is launched this week at the Warwick undergraduate open days. This unique course aims to meet the rapidly growing demand, from students and employers alike, for a systematic, flexible combination of high-level learning and experience in both Computer Science and Statistics.
The first cohort of students will start in 2014. The course structure includes the option of an intercalated year, a year spent away from Warwick (either in industry or at an overseas partner university) to gain valuable experience before the final year of the degree.
The Head of Statistics, Professor David Firth, says: "We, together with the Department of Computer Science, are pleased to be leading the way with this new initiative at the undergraduate level. But really this is overdue: the demand from employers for well-qualified data scientists is insatiable already, and looks set to be huge for years to come. Our aim is to provide the very best course of its kind anywhere in the world".
This exciting new course will appear on the UCAS system shortly, in good time for the 2013-14 admissions season.
Computer Science student Kevin Street awarded prestigious scholarship
Computer Science student Kevin Street has been awarded a place on the prestigious Asidua Scholarship Programme. Launched in 2008, the programme - run by leading IT software services provider Asidua - aims to nurture fresh IT talent in the UK by supporting successful scholars with a package worth up to £25,000.
In addition to a paid bursary, the scholarship supplements the academic learning from university with real-life business experience through paid summer and year out placements, working with ICT professionals who are more than happy to share their knowledge and understanding.