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£300 prize Student Competition >>>
Enter our Student Competition and you can win £300
Deadline: 31 March 2011

Students Essay Award 2010 Winners >>>
The Subject Centre would like to congratulate the winning entries.

The Undergraduate Awards of Ireland and Northern Ireland is now open for submissions for 2010.

First round deadline, March 12th, is approaching fast! This year the Awards are now open to undergraduates in your institution enrolled in degree level courses in the academic year 09/10. We are open to submissions in the form of an essay/project which can be entered into one of 26 categories.

Winners of the 2009 essay competition annouced >>>
The Higher Education Academy - Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences offered students the chance to share their opinions and experiences in a 900 - 1,100 word essay. The title of the essay was: "Who or what was the inspiration for choosing your current course of study?"

Video contest to promote critical thinking and creative expression >>>
The Sparky Awards aims to broaden the discussion of access to research by inviting students to express their views creatively. The 2008 theme is "MindMashup: The value of information sharing." CLOSING DATE, NOVEMBER 30, 2008

2008 Roger K. Summit International Scholarship >>>
Applications for the 2008 Roger K. Summit International Scholarship Application are now being accepted. The deadline is October 24, 2008.

CILIP Graduate Open Day 2008 >>>
This is an excellent opportunity to find out more about working in library and information roles. The event is completely free but places are limited, so you will need to pre-register to attend.

2008 Google Global Community Scholarship for the Grace Hopper Conference >>>
Google announces the 2008 Google Global Community Scholarship to help students attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference at the Keystone Resort, Colorado on October 1-4,2008.

The John Campbell Dissertation Bursary >>>
The Dissertation Bursary is intended for a student on a first degree or postgraduate course in information or library studies who has to prepare a project report or dissertation as part of the course.

The BCSWomen Undergraduate Lovelace Colloquium >>>
The inaugural BCSWomen Undergraduate Lovelace Colloquium will be held at the University of Leeds on June 16 2008. Students studying for a taught master's degree are also welcome.

PhD Studentships at the LSRI, University of Nottingham >>>
The Learning Science Research Institute will be offering a number of Research Studentships for 2008/09.

Software Challenge - Reusable Learning Objects 2007-2008 >>>
The ICS subject Centre is pleased to announce a national student competition in the development of Reusable Learning Objects for teaching computing.

Entries Now Open for the 2008 Essay Student Competition >>>
Offer some good advice and you could win £250 and the chance to win a Toshiba laptop!

IBM Student Mainframe Contest 2007 >>>
This autumn, IBM is running the Student Mainframe Contest for college and university students across the UK.

AI-2007 - Forum for AI Research Students >>>
A full day of workshops and presentations FREE TO STUDENTS. December 10th 2007, Cambridge, UK

Student Essay Competition Winner Announced! >>>
The Subject Centre would like to congratulate Queen's University Belfast student Andrew Carr for finishing first in our 2007 essay competition. Follow the link above for the full story.

Entries Open for the 2007 SET Student of the Year Awards >>>
The Science, Engineering and Technology Awards (SET) are the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland’s most important and prestigious national awards for undergraduates. You can now enter!

International Business Informatics Challenge 2007 >>>
Dublin City University is hosting the 2nd International Business Informatics Challenge 2007. They invite Bachelor and Master students to submit Papers and real-live Case Studies.

Microsoft Student Partners (MSP) programme 07/08 launched!>>>

If you are a student passionate about technology, ready to share your knowledge and want to develop skills outside your field of study, we want to hear from you!

RLO Student Competition Winner 2006 Announced! >>>
Congratulations to Alan Clelland and his superviser Dr Janet Hughes for finishing in 1st place in our 2006 RLO Student Competition.