Tag: university
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[Bloganuary] Alumnus
Bloganuary wants to know what colleges I've attended. Let's take a tour of my experience of further education.
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To the future occupants of my office at the MIT Media Lab
Ethan Zuckerman writes a note to the next occupant of his office in MIT, outlining the quirks of the room and what he knows of its history.
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I'm unlikely to get a graduation ceremony like last time (on account of social distancing and whatnot), but I get a certificate to acknowledge my most-recent qualification.
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How to explain academic publishing to a five year old
Ned Potter tweeted earlier this month about the importance of open access, using a comedic analogy about cows. Dan identifies as a goat.
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That moment when you realise, to your immense surprise, that the research you've spent most of the year on might actually demonstrate the thing you set out to test after all. 😲
Screw you, null hypothesis. -
recruit.ox.ac.uk Permalink Generator
A simple bookmarklet to make recruit.ox.ac.uk a lot easier to use.
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Rave Reviews for Your Password Sucks
After running a breakout session entitled "Your password: how bad guys will steal your identity" at the 2012 UAS Conference, Dan gets rave reviews. Nice.
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Your Experience May Differ
To: Daniel Hill <dlh9@....>
From: Dan Q <dan@....>
Subject: Aberystwyth University Is Awesome! Warning: Your Experience May Differ.
Dear Daniel,
There's an age-old tradition amongst Aberystwyth graduates, and in particular amongst Computer Science graduates. But to truly understand it, you first need to understand a little bit about Aberystwyth University. Also, to understand recursion, you must first understand … -
A Day On Campus
I'm going to be up on the University campus all day tomorrow (Monday 28th September), helping out at the Samaritans stand at the Freshers' Fair. If you're on or near Penglais, come by and say hi, or drop me a text and we can hook up for lunch.
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Dan's Graduation
Also available on:
QTube
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Dissertation Hand-In
[this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]
I handed in my dissertation yesterday. What a farce. Here's the approximate order of things.
08:30 - Get up. Compile a postscript (.ps) copy of my dissertation, and upload both … -
Kit’s Rant
I agree with Kit's rant:
I learn today that the funding may be cut *again* to the Nightline here is Aberystwyth. I don't care what the reasoning is - cutting the funding anymore is plain dangerous.
Its lie after lie in the Union. I have seen little in five long years that has actually … -
Team CompSci's "The Matrix" (Aberystwyth University Student Skills Competition 2001)
Until 2006, Aberystwyth University (then The University of Wales, Aberystwyth) ran an interdisciplinary competition for 2nd year undergraduate students to showcase the skills offered by their degree, by producing an educational stand and a presentation. Employers from various industries were invited as judges, and prizes were offered for the best stand, best presentation, and best … -
Aberystwyth Admission
Dan starts his academic career at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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Universities!
From my UCAS form:
1. Y50 UNIVERSITY OF YORK
MEng Honours in Computer Systems and Software Engineering
GG67 MEng/CSySE
2. A40 THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES, ABERYSTWTH
MEng Honours in Software Engineering
G700 MEng/SE
3. M20 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
BSc Honours in Computer Science
G500 BSc/CS
4. E56 THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
BEng Honours in Computer Science
G501 …