University of Lincoln, UK
The School of Computer Science has won the the Lincoln Student Union ‘School of the Year’ award, and was selected from a shortlist of Schools across the University of Lincoln. College Officers and School Reps deliberated over which of the many deserving Schools should receive the award and decided on Computer Science! Quotes and feedback from…
Robotics, automation and associated technologies As part of Arable Horizons hosted by Farmers Weekly, University of Lincoln Professors, Tom Duckett, School of Computer Science / lead for Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems and Simon Pearson, Founder of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), will be speaking at the National Space Centre, Leicester, on 26th April 2017. Arable Horizons is a…
The University of Lincoln recently invested £28m to create the Isaac Newton Building – the new home for our School of Computer Science. We join the Schools of Engineering and Maths & Physics in this stunning new setting. The new building is named after one of Lincolnshire’s greatest sons, Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP, who was born at Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham.…
Students and staff alike enjoyed a 24 hour Virtual Reality Hack which took place at 12pm on Saturday 11th February. The aim of the event was for students to create and develop software systems as well as being given the chance to test and try out state-of-the-art VR equipment. The Hackathon started with the theme announcement,…
Desert ants rank among the best insect navigators in the world, and now a scientific study shows their navigational skills are even more sophisticated than previously thought.
Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (L-CAS) submitted research papers to SAC 2017 and HRI 2017, and have been accepted. The first paper to be presented at SAC 2017 is joint work with Dr Marc Hanheide‘s PhD student Peter Lightbody and Dr Tomas Krajnik on “A Versatile High-Performance Visual Fiducial Marker Detection System with Scalable Identity Encoding”. Fiducial markers have a wide…
Lincoln’s School of Computer Science announces FIVE upcoming events you’ll not want to miss. From a range of 24hr to 48hr hackathons, to a short four hour long event in collaboration with Google, this is a great opportunity for students of any experience to get involved, learn and have fun. November 12th/13th – SoCS 24h…
Future Fest will return to the city of Lincoln next month with an extraordinary showcase of space-age technology, pioneering research and futuristic fun. Tech guru, TV presenter and Visiting Lecturer Jason Bradbury will be the special guest at the University of Lincoln’s annual sci-fi themed festival, which this year takes place on Thursday 10th November…
Professor Nigel Allinson, Distinguished Chair of Image Engineering at the University of Lincoln, will deliver a fascinating talk as part of the pioneering Gravity Fields festival. Date: Saturday 24th September 2016 Time: 1:30pm Venue: Woolsthorpe Manor Ticket Price: £6 (£5) Suitable for age 14+ Book your place online Based in Grantham, Gravity Fields explores the physical sciences through science, arts…