Author: Gareth Beeston #WebSciResWeek Bursts Into Action The day kicked with a few talks from the pioneers of the Web Science programme, such as Professor Les Carr, Professor Susan Halford, Professor Dame Wendy Hall and Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt. Many industry partners and students from within the DTC were in attendance, all[…]
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#SxSC3 Goes down a Storm @GHSouthampton
Author: Gareth Beeston The day kicks-off with a fantastic introduction by our very own @doclorraine who explains the impact of digital businesses in the development of the digital economy. Following this, Dr. Lorraine Warren introduces the first of the dragons den pitches with @Cpheth presenting shortly. Chris Phethean storms his presentation,[…]
Read more#AltMOOCSIG Conference – Riding the MOOC Wave
Author: Gareth Beeston A fantastically interesting event happened today with a whole wealth of experts in online education and learning including Fiona Harvey, Helena Gillespie, Simon Nelson, Amy Woodgate, and Doug Fisher, among many others. The conference kicked-off with a thought-provoking talk from our very own Vice Chancellor Prof. Don Nutbeam,[…]
Read more#ISVR50 – 50 Years of Excellence in Cutting-Edge Research
Author: Gareth Beeston With fantastic weather holding out for the prestigious event of the 50th Anniversary of the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research #ISVR50, the symposium is a success among the people who attended. A huge array of delegates attended the awe-inspiring reunion event, celebrating 50 years of outstanding research[…]
Read more#UoSOpenDay Brings Together the Ambitions of Prospective Students
Author: Gareth Beeston An absolutely scorching couple of days @UniSouthampton #UoSOpenDay with amazing sunshine for the Friday and Saturday (5th and 6th of July) of the event. This event was one of the largest open days on record with a massive 22,000 registered for attendance over the couple of days, which[…]
Read more#UISTHealthPharma Operates with Success @MultiSoton @HSciences
Author: Gareth Beeston The conference begins with great popularity, filling out within minutes. Being held at the University of Southampton Garden Court, many attendees rush in through the door to get a piece of the challenges, opportunities and affordances involved with the #UISTHealthPharma event. To kick off the talks, Professor Richard[…]
Read moreThe Digital Literacies Conference 2013 #SotonMOOC
Author: Gareth Beeston The #SotonMOOC conference held today was host to a number of prestigious people from UK businesses and Universities, hoping to debate the challenges involved with building, moderating and launching a MOOC. The event was kicked off by our very own @HughDavis who spoke about the projects in which[…]
Read moreA Multitude of Multiple Perspectives Hammer Home Sustainability – @MultiSoton
Author: Gareth Beeston Hosting some of the most prestigious and distinguished speakers from around the world, the #MDRWeek enlightened and engaged with audiences regarding global issues in sustainability and resources. The week coincided both with a TEDx event and #WorldWaterDay bringing with it both fascinating and daunting perspectives on the worlds[…]
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