Category Archives: News

Placement student wins Digital Recognition Award

Posted on September 3, 2018 by cb244

Sam Cordner-Matthews, a Computer Science with a Year in Industry student, has received a Digital Recognition Award while on placements at Schroders. The Digital Recognition Awards are given to placement year students who have made a significant contribution to digital … Continue reading →

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Fortnite is setting a dangerous security trend

Posted on August 30, 2018 by opg

Shutterstock Jason Nurse, University of Kent Cybercriminals have just been given yet another route to get malicious software (malware) onto your personal mobile devices. The hugely popular video game Fortnite has become one of the first major apps to bypass … Continue reading →

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Computing makes international impact

Posted on August 29, 2018 by cb244

Over the past year, the School of Computing has continued to have a global reach in its research, student recruitment and engagement activities, showcasing the truly international impact of the School. Raising our profile through research The government-run Research Excellence Framework … Continue reading →

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Seeing red – new research aims to reduce impacts

Posted on August 28, 2018 by opg

The aim of most research is to achieve impact, but a new research project in the School of Computing aims for the opposite – to reduce impacts. Palaniappan Ramaswamy, Ian McLoughlin and Howard Bowman have been given an award of £195k from … Continue reading →

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Kent recognised by government as a centre of cyber security research excellence

Posted on August 22, 2018 by opg

The University of Kent has achieved accreditation from the government as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR).                                 The announcement, made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, comes in recognition of Kent’s first-rate research in … Continue reading →

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Alumni listed in The Drum’s 50 under 30 Women in Digital 2018

Posted on August 13, 2018 by cb244

Computer Science with a Year in Industry Alumna, Christine Berry (formerly Moore) has been listed in The Drum’s 50 under 30 Women in Digital 2018. The Drum’s 50 under 30 women in Digital celebrates the outstanding level of female talent … Continue reading →

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New Lecturer joins Data Science Group

Posted on August 6, 2018 by cb244

Dr Delaram Jarchi has joined the University of Kent as a lecturer in computing, in the School of Computing. She is a member of the Data Science group and is based at the Medway campus. Delaram joins Kent from the … Continue reading →

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School bids farewell to Angela Doe

Posted on August 3, 2018 by opg

The School of Computing’s Administration Manager, Angela Doe, has retired from the School after 13 years in post. Colleagues from around the University gathered to say their goodbyes and to thank Angela for her professional and personal support. Head of … Continue reading →

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New programming expert joins School of Computing

Posted on August 2, 2018 by opg

The School of Computing welcomes new lecturer Dr Stephen Kell. Stephen joins the School from the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge. He has also worked at Oracle Labs, the University of Lugano, and the University … Continue reading →

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Promotion for Dr Anna Jordanous

Posted on July 31, 2018 by opg

Congratulations to Dr Anna Jordanous who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer with effect from 1 August 2018. Anna has been a lecturer in the School of Computing since 2014 and teaches on the undergraduate programmes at Medway and Master’s … Continue reading →

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