2008
Computer Laboratory Student wins 2008 Europe Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
4 September 2008
Congratulations to Silvia Breu who has been awarded a €5000 Anita Borg scholarship for the 2008–2009 academic year. More …
2MinuteChallenge: Computer Science in Two Minutes
30 May 2008
Sixth form students have the opportunity to win prizes by telling the world about computer science and how important it is to our society. The University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory is running a competition this summer to find short YouTube video clips that help to educate the public (www.2minutechallenge.org). Entrants, mostly school students, must submit a video or animation that is less than two minutes long that describes some aspect of computer science in an entertaining way. The authors of the best entries will win an expenses-paid trip to see the new Google Zurich offices as well as receiving new Asus eeePCs. Entries from the general public are also being accepted, and are eligible for a separate prize. More …
Computer Laboratory graduates receive the 2008 Pierre Bézier Award
19 May 2008
Ian Braid, Alan Grayer and Charles Lang have been awarded the 2008 Pierre Bézier Award for their many fundamental contributions to practical solid modelling and the profound influence their work has had on today's commercial solid modelling systems. More …
Valediction for the Diploma Course
10 April 2008
The Diploma Course is to be withdrawn at the end of the current academical year, after 55 years of invaluable service. To mark its passing, all Diploma Course students, alumni, staff and those with past or present association with the Course are invited to attend a valedictory party at 12:30 on Wednesday 16 July 2008, in the Atrium of the William Gates Building. More …
Arthur Norman’s last lecture
12 March 2008
Today marked another landmark in Computer Science in Cambridge – Arthur Norman gave his last lecture (after continuing to lecture past his retirement). More …