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CALLING EDUCATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS – ENTER NOW
By Helen Fiton, British Universities Film & Video Council
GCHQ degrees for cyber security
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has accredited six UK universities to teach specialist master's degree courses to future internet security experts. The degrees form part of the
UK's cyber security strategy published in 2011, which recognises that education is key to improving defences against hackers and online fraud. Francis Maude, Minister for the
Ever designed an app to educate? Made a film or a website to support your university curriculum, your research or perhaps your institution as a whole? Know any students who’ve directed a documentary or feature movie? Then why not consider entering
the Learning on Screen awards 2015? Here at the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC), we run the only UK awards that celebrate media production in learning, teaching and research, now in its 11th year. Whether your educational production
was made for broadcast, or as part of your in-house university team; whether you are a charity or a student or a production company, there will be a Learning on Screen award you can enter. Our categories reward a broad spectrum of productions, showcasing the diverse and talented organisations that use the screen to educate audiences, as well as engage them.
“It’s nice to be able to say ‘award- winning’ when applying for funding for future projects. Getting this kind of recognition from your peers makes it all worthwhile…”
Dr Charlote Crofts, University of the West of England, Learning on Screen award winner
Nominated entries will be showcased
at London’s BFI Southbank on Thursday 23 April 2015. Last year’s ceremony was presented by historian and television presenter Lucy Worsley, who said of the awards: “I would recommend that anyone who cares about learning and film apply for a Learning on Screen award. Even if you just get shortlisted it'll be a treat to atend the awards evening – you'll meet some wonderful people and learn about some interesting projects.”
Entries to the Learning on Screen awards 2015 close on Monday 1 December Find out more at
bufvc.ac.uk
Cabinet Office said: “Cyber security is a crucial part of this government's long-term plan for the British economy. We want to make the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business online. Through the excellent work of GCHQ, in partnership with other government departments, the private sector and academia, we are able to counter threats and ensure together we are stronger and more aware.” UK universities were invited to submit their master's degree
courses for certification. The universities now running
GCHQ-approved programmes in cyber security are Edinburgh Napier
UCL rolls out free Wi-Fi
UCL (University College London)
has launched a free public Wi-Fi offering at several of its campus sites across the capital. The Wi-Fi will span 21 halls of
residence plus the Grant Museum of
Zoology, UCL Art Museum, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the Bloomsbury Theatre Café. Rolled out in partnership with leading public Wi-Fi provider, The Cloud, the service will enable guests to go online
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