EIT has appointed John West, an experienced academic leader and tertiary manager, as the new Head of the Schools of Business and Computing. Mr West was the Product and Service Manager at eCampus NZ, one of New Zealand’s largest online learning developers, based in Christchurch. He is also a former Head of the Business School…
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Computing goes ‘neuromorphic’ with nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is poised to transform today’s conventional information processing systems. University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are leading the way in developing such technology, using nanoparticle networks. Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, has granted $889,000 for an exciting new study at UC to test the power of these next generation ‘neuromorphic’ computer chips….
World expert on Turing, computing and AI receives national award
World expert on Turing, computing and AI receives national award Groundbreaking research exploring the early history of computers and artificial intelligence has won a University of Canterbury (UC) Professor recognition from the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Professor Copeland is regarded as an international authority on Alan Turing, a World War II codebreaker, mathematical logician and…
Jobseekers gain new computing skills for free at Ara Connect
Ara Institute of Canterbury is reaching the region’s recently unemployed with the offer of free upgrades to their computing skills. The ‘Connect’ community centres run by Ara offer people self-paced computing courses, with flexible options ranging from the fundamentals of computing for beginners through to courses designed to build on existing skills, or lead to…