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Sarah Burnett’s Blog on US Open 2020, Women and AI
“The US Open this year has made two things very clear to its worldwide audience: 1. That a small tweak to the rules can make [more >]
Women in Open Source on YouTube
The video playlist for this event is available on YouTube:https://www.bcs.org/events/2020/september/webinar-women-in-open-source/ Featuring Dr Louise Brown, Dr Dawn Foster, Dr Becky Faith, and Irina Bolychevsky
BCSWomen is proud to be a supporting partner of the WeAreTechWomen TechWomen 100 Awards – nominations close on Friday 11th September!
BCSWomen is proud to be a supporting partner of the WeAreTechWomen TechWomen 100 Awards – nominations close on Friday 11th September! It is no secret [more >]
Dr Frances Grundy’s Book: RIGHTING THE WRONG Closing the Gender Gap in Computing
RIGHTING THE WRONG Closing the Gender Gap in Computing We see girls and women everywhere using electronic devices; phones, tablets, laptops very proficiently, so what’s [more >]
Sad News: Computing Pioneer Frances “Fran” Allen died in August 2020
Frances “Fran” Allen, a pioneer in the world of computing, the first female IBM Fellow and the first woman to win the Turing Award, died [more >]
Chair of BCSWomen Sarah Burnett recalls her first computer!
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, recently held a diversity in tech panel. Following the event, Computer Weekly asked some of the panellists about their first [more >]
Number of Female Students Studying A-level Computer Science Increases Dramatically!
Number of female students studying Computer Science increases by 300% in five years, new data reveals… Record numbers of female students took Computer Science A-level [more >]
Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2020 longlist features BCSWomen!
Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2020 longlist Each year, during its search for influential women in UK technology, Computer Weekly asks the tech [more >]
Dr Hannah Dee’s blog on the “Introduction to Creative AI” mooc
Introduction to creative AI Whilst in Lockdown I’ve done a few online courses, and can recommend “Introduction to Creative AI” on FutureLearn at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intiroduction-to-creative-ai I [more >]