21 September 2004

Applied Computing successes

Photo opportunity: 11.00am, Wednesday 22 September, Microcentre lecture theatre, Division of Applied Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee

Christine Magill, third year Interactive Media Design student who has just been named 'Most Enterprising Student in Northern Ireland 2004' will be awarded with another prize at the University of Dundee's Department of Applied Computing prize-giving. The event takes place tomorrow at 11am to recognise the outstanding performance of students from the previous academic year.

Christine will receive the second year NCR Information Technology prize. She is officially the 'Most Enterprising Student in Northern Ireland 2004' after winning the Northern Ireland final of the Shell Technology Enterprise Programme (STEP) whilst on work placement with digital media agency, Dimex.

Christine said, "I am delighted to win the NCR prize and am looking forward to taking part in the UK finals in October to find the most enterprising student in the UK. At the moment I am concentrating on settling into my third year at university." Christine is studying on one of the University's newest and most highly successful degree programmes, Interactive Media Design, that allows students to develop industry focussed skills from both the Division of Applied Computing and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.

Recent graduate, Alasdair Milne, just named Scotland's Young Software Engineer of the Year will be presented with the British Computing Society prize for top Honours student in Applied Computing. Alasdair's Planetary Rover Simulator project has received critical acclaim for being robust and intuitive to use - judges described it as "Highly innovative, well implemented and exceptionally strong in software engineering."

Over thirty students and recent graduates will be presented with book tokens and awards. Mark Grossi, Chief Technology Officer from the NCR's Financial Solutions Division, will be presenting prizes to a number of the winners.

Dr Janet Hughes, Lecturer in the Division of Applied Computing said, "It is rewarding that leading companies in Scotland recognise the tremendous quality of our students. Applied Computing is going from strength to strength: we have new courses, such as E-Commerce Computing, and will move into our new building - the Queen Mother Centenary Research Centre - next year."

For further information please contact Louisa Cross on 01382 344151

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344910, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk