Posts Tagged ‘technology’

Tuesday 6th July 2010 may have gone unnoticed by many people as just another Tuesday (apologies to those for whom it’s a major anniversary!), but for the development of Digital Britain it was something of a milestone.

This date is when it became officially impossible to buy a new analogue TV set from a UK retailer. With the final analogue TV switch-off scheduled for 2012, clearly the change had to come some time and apparently last month (June) no sale of an analogue TV took place anywhere in the UK. (more…)

Leeds Metropolitan University’s, Innovation North  - Faculty of Information & Technology is delighted to invite you to the 15th anniversary of the annual showcase of undergraduate student work in the areas of:

- Music, Sound & Performance

- Multimedia, Games & Animation

- Computing & IT

This will provide you with the opportunity to view innovative student work and meet the people behind it through a series of exhibitions, presentations and performances.

The showcase will be held on Thursday 13th May 2010 with daytime viewings, 2.00pm - 4.30pm, and evening viewings, 5.00pm - 8.00pm at James Graham, Headingley Campus, LS6 3PS.

Confirm your attendance by emailing innevents@leedsmet.ac.uk.

Are you bowled over by some of the talent you have seen in the Yorkshire Digital and Creative sector? The Yorkshire Digital & Technology Awards are now open for entries to projects you think deserve some wider attention.

Perhaps it is a project you are working on at the moment, or a piece of technology you are currently developing in the sector itself. Maybe you have seen a mind-blowing website that you think has established a new benchmark in quality, or a new digital equipment you think could really make a difference to our lives or the way we do business? (more…)

The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology invite you to a FREE lunchtime seminar that will explore the thinking behind setting up a business. (more…)

The UK Resource Centre for Women invite you to ‘Journey to the Boardroom’ to discover why women are under-represented on Boards. The event will explore the reasons why women and other groups are under- represented, strategies that women and other groups can use to get positions on boards and to consider the business case for having more representative boards. (more…)

The UK Resource Centre for Women are setting up a workshop aimed at women considering setting up a consultancy in science, engineering, technology or the built environment (SET). The day includes a skills audit, advice on how to generate leads and looking at whether self employment is right for you. (more…)

As part of the Enterprising Barnsley project, bmedia would like to invite you to their OpenCoffee event, on Wednesday 27th January at 10am-12pm in Barnsley.

The emphasis of OpenCoffee will focus on the internet, new media and digital industries. This regular, FREE event is an informal opportunity to meet with a range of technology entrepreneurs, designers, bloggers, developers, and investors. If you are interested in digital media and technology, come along and exchange your ideas that would otherwise never have flourished!

For any further information for attending, please visit the bmedia website here.

Recruiting a placement student is a way for potential employers to gain access to talented students at Leeds Metropolitan University’s Innovation North - Faculty of Information & Technology. A cost-effective way to for you to bring new skills and knowledge into your organisation.

As part of Innovation North – Faculty of Information & Technology, nti Leeds is supporting the valuable work experience that gives students an insight into their chosen industry and a competitive edge in the job market. The placement period can vary from a few days to over a year and forms parts of the student’s academic qualification.

A student can add value to professional skills and a different perspective that address your business’ needs. This can involve the completion of a project you may have not previously had the time or resource to undertake.

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Enterprise Europe Yorkshire will be investigating further the innovation capabilities of business over the next coming months. As a result there are five FREE events scheduled for Leeds at the Round Foundry Media Centre and the Novotel Hotel. Each one will ask the following questions:

Do you know what innovation means in the context of your business?

Do you want to know how to extract more value from your knowledge/technology?

Do you understand the importance of market intelligence in moving your business forward?

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nti Leeds is pleased to announce that Girl Geek Dinners Leeds (managed through a partnership of nti Leeds, Carbon Imagineering and Kilo75) and Girl Geek Scotland will be working together with partners to develop a series of new inspirational podcasts for young women in education aspiring to a career in the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) industries. (more…)

On Saturday 10th October Leeds Hack Space brings you a day of challenges, workshops, talks and tomfoolery for hackers, makers and coders at Old Broadcasting House in Leeds. Hackspace is a meetup group for people interested in socialising and collaborating on projects across all areas of technology and language.  (more…)