A Slice of Computing History

Local Lincoln resident Eric Hair had no further use for his old BBC Model B microcomputer so telephoned the School of Computer Science to see if it would be of interest. Head of School, David Cobham was quick to agree to accept the thirty year old device and along with Senior Lecturer John Murray helped…

Exciting Research Project Opportunity – EMOSys

Would you like to get involved with a research project, carry out studies and investigations that are cross-disciplinary? The Computing and Education Research Group within the School of Computer Science are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to work on the research project ‘EMOSys – Emotion Monitoring Online System’. This project will look…

Smarter video searching and indexing

Typing in text to find a film clip on YouTube often results in diverse (and sometimes unrelated) videos being suggested. This problem could soon be resolved with the advent of smarter video-search engines that are able to pick and choose the most relevant videos by analysing a tiny fraction of video frames. Research to create…

Bat vision system could help protect buildings

Vital data on bat behaviour is being analysed by a computer vision system developed by the University of Lincoln and Lincolnshire Bat Group. The technique, which uses a high-speed camera, filming in infra-red, is being developed by academics at the University of Lincoln, UK. It monitors wing beat frequency which might enable the Group to…

Oscar Associates urgently seeking an IT Graduate

IT Graduate –  Grantham, Lincoln, Nottingham – £15,000 – £17,000 A SQL, Software, Applications, Bespoke IT Graduate is required to join an exciting growing organisation. The main responsibilities of the SQL, Software, Applications, Bespoke IT Graduate will be to support an existing client base with software support, issues come in on via a ticket system…

Twitter garden wins Gold at Chelsea

A unique digital garden created by the University of Lincoln has won Gold at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Fresh garden Digital Capabilities responds to live Twitter activity, enabling the public to directly influence how the garden appears at any one time. Created by academics at the University of Lincoln, UK, and designers Harfleet…

Internship Opportunities!

Computer science student? Looking for an exciting internship opportunity? Dr Duncan Rowland and Dan Frodsham have secured funding for a number of Internships. Each one carries a bursary of £1500 and a variety of skills are required, both technical and creative, depending on the topic. Please contact Dr Rowland ASAP to find out more (these…