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Computer Science In Schools Conference ’17

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Friday July 7th saw host to the annual Computer Science In Schools Conference, held for the first time in our brand new Mellor Building facilities on our College Road campus.

The event saw educators and computing specialists from across the area come together to discuss and improve the ways in which computing is taught in our primary and high schools, with keynotes & panel sessions from examining bodies AQA and OCR, as well as a number of other workshops available through out the day.

With such a positive response from this years event, 2018 looks to be an even bigger year for Computer Science In Schools Conference.

A special thank you to our sponsors for the event; AQA, OCR, Cambridge Institute and BCS.

eSports Course Coverage!

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Check out some of the coverage about eSports course launching in 2018!

Find out more about what our head of games Bobbie Fletcher had to say in articles from PC Gamer, Shoryuken, The Sun and Games Industry, as well as Rachel Gowers in an article over at eSports Insider.

Riot’s ‘League Of Legends’, currently one of eSport’s biggest titles

With the ever increasing popularity of eSports title’s such as DOTA2, LoL and Overwatch, and a multimillion pound industry behind it, there’s never been a better time!

Staffs Uni eSports Varsity

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On Sunday May 7th Staffs Uni went head-to-head against Keele in a number of eSports titles to determine who would be crowned winner.

With a rise in eSports over the past few years thanks to streaming services such as Twitch & big deal sponsorship, there’s never been a better time to get involved.

Games included competative staples such as Overwatch, CS:GO, League of Legends and Smash 4 amongst others over the whole day, with other events for spectators including a Halo 4 tournament, free to play gaming stations, and a VR demo area run by Overclockers UK.

While Keele may have taken the win for this event, Staffs will be hungry for a comeback in the near future.

For more information about studying eSports and games design, why not come to one of our Open Days?

Games Design @ Staffs Uni

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Check out some of the great international coverage our games courses have had in Indian press recently!

“a unique chance of gaining in-depth insight into the industry”

Click the images to read what our head of Games & Visual Effects Bobbie Fletcher has to say about the exciting games courses on offer here at Staffs University.

“Staffordshire University’s Epic Games Centre is an industry sponsored fully-equipped space comprising the best gaming equipment, resources and the University’s world-class facilities”

Why Study Computing @ Staffs Uni?

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At Staffordshire University we always ensure that our students have the most relevant knowledge for this fast paced industry. On the 10th of May our very own Dr Justin Champion and Chris Howard attended a one day event in Manchester, which was jointly hosted by Cisco and UKFast, with the idea behind the event being to bring together industry and academia to better understand what recent developments are happening within computing.

The talks were given by various companies to give an insight into how they are seeing the sector develop, and what skills our future graduates will require to get a head start upon graduation, with the event also being an excellent opportunity to network with industry players and to reinforce the understanding of what skills our graduates will need for the future.

Here at Staffs Uni, we aim to produce the type of graduates which the networking industry is so keen to hire.

Dr Justin Champion & Chris Howard

 

Student Trip: Cyber Security Expo, Bristol

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Computing students on a number of our undergraduate degree courses recently had the good fortune to attend the Cyber Security Expo taking place in Bristol.

This event, one of the largest trade events in the UK, brings together employers and potential employees such as our students, and is attended by some of the largest international security companies, all able to give our students unique advice & insight into how to further their careers in the sector.

Our students were able to talk to many of the companies in depth, creating networking oppurtunites, and gaining the certainty that the skills they’re learning about are in demand by the industry.

Staffs Uni students with their prizes!

A number of Staffs Uni students also completed a challenge run by Huawei, seeing them taking home a Raspberry Pi each!

Here’s what one student had to say about the day…

“…it was an excellent trip, and allowed me to “network” with large companies and talk about what is expected in terms of technical & soft skills when I graduate, and allowed me to put my name out there in the industry and pick up industry contacts”

What Happens When A Reporter Tries Our Latest Games Design Technology?

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You may have seen our Games and Visual Effects department in the news a lot recently, with courses like BSc Games Design hitting the headlines.

The Tamworth Herald recently visited Staffordshire University to try out our £110,000 motion capture studio. You can read what reporter Sam Jones thought about his visit here.

Speaking to the Tamworth Herald, Dr. Bobbie Fletcher, Head of Department for Games and Visual Effects, said that the studio “has eight cameras on a purpose-built rig, and we’ve also invested in a Cara facial motioncapture system too.

“This means that we now have the capability of motion capturing more than one individual, like fight scenes for example, and also capture the person/people’s faces.”

As reporter Sam Jones said of the studio facilities in his own words, he was “rather jealous of current and soon-to-be students who use this for their university projects”.