Strathmore Trophy celebrates 20th anniversary

Published On Fri 12 Jun 2015 by Grant Hill

The 20th annual Strathmore Trophy challenge will take place at the University of Dundee next week when pupils from twenty schools across Scotland compete to show their computing prowess.

The event, which takes place at the Queen Mother Building on Tuesday, 16th June from 10am, will see teams of four from the S1 age group compete against each other in a challenge set by staff at the University’s School of Computing.

This year's topic will be announced on the day, but previous topics have included wearable computers, robot navigation and a digital time capsule.

Teams compete for the Strathmore Trophy which was donated for the competition by Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, in 1996. Other prizes including tickets to see the Dundee Stars ice hockey side in action can also be won.

Organiser Dr Iain Murray from the School of Computing said, “We are delighted to welcome schools from across Scotland to our 20th Strathmore Trophy. We have a practical but fun task for the pupils to do, which will also let them bring out their creative side.”

The Strathmore Trophy competition, is held annually by the School of Computing to get local school pupils thinking about applications of computer technology to help people.

The trophy and other prizes will be presented at the University’s Dalhousie Building at 1pm.

The schools taking part this year are:

  • St Paul's RC Academy
  • Mearns Academy
  • Arbroath High School
  • Glenrothes High School
  • Beath High School
  • Pitlochry High School
  • High School of Dundee
  • Wallace High School
  • Craigie High School
  • Dollar Academy
  • Blairgowrie High School
  • Lochgelly High School
  • Kinross High School
  • Braeview Academy
  • Grove Academy
  • Bathgate Academy
  • Harris Academy
  • Clydebank High School
  • Carnoustie High School
  • Kirkcaldy High School

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