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Training Opportunities!
Want to get inside of the mind of your IT system's worst enemies?
The first EC Council "Certified Ethical Hacking" (CEH) course to be held in the North-West is running at ICT Focus 3rd-7th July.
The course immerses you in the tools and tricks of the "hacking" trade, teaching you how to secure your systems & networks against them.
For more details please see www.lancs.ac.uk/ictfocus/ceh.html
Discounted courses in June for InfoLab21 Associate Companies
MS2285 - Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional: a core course in the MCSA certification : 15 - 16 June : £280
MS2262 - Supporting Users Running Applications on Microsoft Windows XP (second part of the MCDST) 21 - 22 June £280 reduced to £230
A new training schedule for courses from September onwards will be available soon.
Free Resit Offer on Microsoft Exams due to end soon!
ICT Focus are an authorised Pearson Vue Test Centre. The free resit offer on Microsoft Professional Exams taken at Pearson Vue test centres is due to end soon. Microsoft's Second Shot offer will end 30 June 2006. Candidates have got until this date to take their first exam. Resits must be taken by 31 July. Further details can be found at www.PearsonVUE.com/ms/2ndshot
For details of all our courses please see our web site at at www.lancaster.ac.uk/ictfocus, e-mail us at ictfocus@lancaster.ac.uk or phone Tracy on 01524 510425
Neural Networks Course
The Department of Communication systems is running a Short course in Neural Networks which will take place over 3 Days in first week of July.
For full details see: http://omelette.lancs.ac.uk/infotext/may06/ShortCourse_NN_advert_v4.pdf
Tue 30 May 2006
Latest News
Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions in the womb
Researchers from Durham and Lancaster Universities suggest that a foetus's ability to show a "pain" facial expression is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of the health of a foetus.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 17 June 2013
Lancaster leads the way in cyber security bursary scheme
Lancaster is one of four UK universities selected to take part in an 'industry first' sponsorship initiative encouraging students to take up Masters-level cyber security degrees.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 10 June 2013
Physicists gain insight into the UK's biggest killer
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK, accounting for a third of all fatalities through illnesses such as stroke and heart disease.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Wed 29 May 2013
Engineering students make finals of national start-up business competition
Engineering students Scott Nash, Daniel Richardson and Aaron Aboshio have won the northern heat of the Youth Entrepreneurs Scheme 'Engineering YES' competition for their spin-out renewable energy company Atlantis.
Thu 23 May 2013