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Windows Phone Camp comes to Lancaster
Students learnt about Windows Phone 7 apps from Microsoft staff
42 Lancaster students attended the first Windows Phone Camp to be held at Lancaster University on Friday 9 December.
The event was run by Microsoft in collaboration with Lancaster University Science and Technology Association (LUSTA). Staff from Microsoft provided guidance and resources to Science and Technology students to help them build mobile apps on the Windows Phone 7 platform. The event featured presentations on Windows Phone 7, Visual studio, App templates and the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Microsoft also gave away 10 Samsung Focus Flash smartphones to students who agreed to build Windows Phone 7 apps before 25th December.
LUSTA and Microsoft are now in the process of forging a new partnership to organize more technical and career events in 2012.
Fri 09 December 2011
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- LUSTA - Lancaster University Science and Technology Association (LUSTA) brings together eight academic societies, the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) and the Centre of Enterprise, Employability and Career (CEEC) to promote and inspire opportunities in the world of science and technology
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Social media plagued by privacy problems, say researchers
The privacy management of 16 popular social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, is "seriously deficient," according to a study being published in the June issue of Computer magazine.
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Tue 21 May 2013
Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...
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Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life.
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Thu 16 May 2013
How do we find out about cyber criminals?
Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.
Thu 16 May 2013