Information and Communication Technology
InfoLab21, Lancaster University’s Centre of Excellence for Information and Communication Technologies
Information Communications Technology or ICT refers to the integration of Information Technology and telecommunications which enable users to create, access, store, transmit and manipulate information. It includes hardware as well as software and communications protocols and also encompasses the convergence of computing, networking, broadcasting and media communications.
Collaborative research and consultancy
Expertise in the School of Computing and Communications at InfoLab21 is organised around 5 major themes:
- Communications and Networking
- Computer Systems
- Intelligent Systems
- Software Engineering
- Human-Computer Interaction
This expertise is complement by a bespoke ICT support programme for SMEs which offers consultancy on Prototype development and proof of concept, Software Development, Mobile Applications Development, Mobile & Wireless Technologies, ICT Strategies, Audits & Infrastructure Development, Research Into New Technologies, e-Commerce applications, Web Applications Development ICT Resources Optimisation.
Student Placements
All kinds of Student placements are facilitated through the InfoLab21 Student Academy.
Computing and Communications students undertake research into a wide range of new technologies for the future and their knowledge and skills can be accessed to benefit businesses throughout the region.
Projects vary in length from a few weeks to several months depending on the needs of the business. Digital companies can also benefit from short term placements with students from The HighWire Programme, a Doctoral Training Centre which recruits students with backgrounds in computing, design and management, and longer collaborations over like CASE studentships, KTPs.
In addition to this, InfoLab21’s ICT JobShop aims to help ICT students and employers find each other for part-time work, project work, vacation work and graduate positions.
Award winning co-location buildings
InfoLab21 provides ICT businesses with an ideal local location, award winning facilities, access to support and training and the ability to join our local, regional national and international ICT Communities. Our resident businesses range from University spin-out companies to international companies like RuggedCom from Canada.
For more information contact Colin or see the InfoLab21 website
Training
InfoLab21's research areas, plus expertise in Microsoft and Linux training as well as Project and Service Management courses (PRINCE2 and ITIL) are reflected in a comprehensive portfolio of part-time and full-time courses aimed at technical professionals.
We also run events, conferences, technology demos and Brunch Bytes, a series of specialist technical workshops on a range of current digital topics, such as Mobile Contactless Technology, Social Media, IPTV, Gamification and Augmented Reality.
Product Development and IPR
We offer prototype development and proof of concept services for business who need extra specialist skills and resources to develop to software, applications and/or prototypes. For example, proof of concept dashboard to enable a business intelligence company to present large data sets in a variety of different ways for their large commercial clients.
Contact
Steve Riches
Director of Knowledge Business Centre, InfoLab21
+44 (0)1524 510 440
InfoLab21
InfoLab21 is Lancaster University's world-class ICT Centre of Excellence.
As the Director of the Knowledge Business Centre at InfoLab21, UK’s Centre of Excellence for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), my specific remit is to maximise the economic and societal impact of InfoLab21 by building partnerships with SMEs and Multinationals who want to collaborate and improve their businesses through ICT.
Our partners include over 600 Northwest Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) plus global organisations such as Microsoft, BT Labs, Cisco, NEC, Panasonic, Nokia, Ford, BAE Systems, Panasonic, NDS, Simoc, ATG, Intel and Orange. Our resident businesses range from University spin-out companies to international communications businesses.
We have a wide range of services and routes to collaboration and our experienced team provides a matching service for our partners, helping each business find the specific ICT expertise and solutions they need. As part of a wider multidisciplinary team, we can also draw on additional support from each theme, please contact me to find out more.