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22 October 09 08:49 AM
We’ve recently set up a new facebook page which features a regular stream of student content including this blog! (in fact if you’re reading this on facebook then you probably don’t need to read on ;)) Please take a look at the site , become a fan and
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Windows Azure Online Training for Students
20 October 09 10:28 AM
This will probably be particularly interesting for those of you who read my previous post on free student access to Azure . ICS, our partner on this offer are running a series of online training sessions later this week specifically for students. Each
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Imagine Cup 2010 – Compete Now!
14 October 09 12:27 PM
On Monday we launched this years Imagine Cup competition in the UK. The Imagine Cup is the worlds largest student technology competition with thousands of the best and brightest students from around the world competing for the opportunity to represent
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Try Microsoft’s Cloud Platform for Free!
07 October 09 06:02 PM
Windows Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform allowing you to build and deploy scalable .NET applications online. Cloud Computing is a hot topic and likely to be a key part of of many organisations IT strategy moving forward. As a student now
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Imagine Cup; UK Bags 1st Place in Short Film and 3rd in Games Development
15 July 09 10:19 AM
We’re now all back from Cairo and fully recovered from the heat and sleep deprivation. The great news is that across the board the UK teams excelled with both the Short Film and Games Development making it on stage at the final. Our Short Film team (Fulham
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Student Celebration Day Videos
03 July 09 02:13 PM
Just as we’re heading off to Cairo for the Imagine Cup worldwide finals I want to give you a flashback to the UK final event … Previously I published the slides from all of the Microsoft Research talks delivered on the day and now, finally I have the
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Cairo here we come...
02 July 09 08:17 AM
Regular readers will know all about the Imagine Cup but for the uninitiated it is the worlds largest student technology competition which Microsoft runs annually. 2009 has been a bumper year for the UK with 14 students travelling to Egypt this Friday
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Office Ultimate for £38.95
05 June 09 02:59 PM
Just a quick signpost to the Ultimate Steal , a programme that allows UK students purchase Office for a seriously reduced price. I’m sure I’ve blogged about it before but thought it was worth resurfacing as its a cracking deal and for those of you in
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Getting Started with Azure #1
19 May 09 06:06 PM
Windows Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform allowing deployment of .NET applications with flexible scaling. My colleague Paolo recently wrote a great introductory article for our Faculty Connection newsletter which outlines the fundamentals.
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Free MCTS Certification Through DreamSpark
08 May 09 03:08 PM
For a limited time Microsoft is offering free vouchers to sit an MCTS exam through the DreamSpark programme. The MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) stream is aimed at developers and IT professionals and is available in multiple flavours
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Student Celebration Day Slides
01 May 09 08:31 AM
To follow on from yesterday’s post I wanted to share the slides from the MSR talks: MSR Overview - Andrew Herbert Getting from A to B: fast route-finding using slow computers - Simon Peyton-Jones Curing Cancer, Halting global Disease Outbreaks and averting
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Student Celebration Day
30 April 09 12:12 PM
Yesterday we held a big event at MSR (Microsoft Research) Cambridge to celebrate the success of UK MSP s and Imagine Cup Contestants. The day included a series of fascinating talks from MSR and Microsoft (slides and video to follow shortly) and
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Lionhead Studios – Now Recruiting!
09 March 09 05:29 PM
Lionhead Studios, developer of the Fable and Black and White series are looking to recruit the best and brightest grads with strong C++ skills. Ideally candidates would have a passion for video games, creative flair as well as considerable C++ experience.
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MSDNAA Software HowTo Video
20 February 09 04:43 PM
MSDNAA is Microsoft's subscription for technical schools/colleges and universities which allows them to offer their students access to a whole raft of Microsoft Software for free. Access is granted in one of two ways - either physically (an administrator
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IT Academy Student Pass - Free eLearning
13 February 09 10:31 AM
A little while back I posted about a great new programme we launched which gives students free access to official Microsoft eLearning courses. To sign up you need a unique code which authenticates you as a student, the great news is these codes are now
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