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David King: Is a Computer Science Degree Worthless?

Does society expect you to have the degree in computer science before you can do a job in the industry?

Ian Forrester: The State of the Nation in 2012

The BBC could do some really interesting things for Digital Britain. What should they be doing?

Alistair MacDonald: Is Everyone Stupid?

An open discussion about motivation, education, human nature and social drivers.

Grayde Bowen: Open source in HE/FE

Uses of open source in education without tech support getting uptight

Open Invite to Social Media Surgery

Unsheffield wants to help organisations from the region get going with new social technologies that can further their causes. The Social Media Surgery will be open as a drop-in from 11am to 5pm on both Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21. There is no need to book a place, just come along to the Showroom Cinema and find out how easily technology can make a difference to your cause.

Scratch Game Workshop

We are delighted to announce a free workshop for children and parents to learn the basics of Scratch to explore creativity through technology. Scratch allows young people to make their own interactive art and computer games, and was used to create the Avatars displayed in the Showroom Cinema during Unsheffield and the Sheffield Children’s Festival.

UK Online Centres

A cornerstone of Unsheffield is identifying effective ways to get more people comfortable with using technology. UK Online Centres are at the forefront of providing training and facilities for people to become digitally engaged. They have been key to converting Future Users into able technology users, focussing on delivering practical, life-changing digital literacy skills [...]