An Oxford case study by Melissa Highton, Pete Robinson, Rowan Wilson (in ‘’Copyright and e-learning: a guide for practitioners” by Jane Secker (Facet:2010)
Modelling4All presented at the University of Bath Computer Science Department
Ken Kahn gave an invited talk in December to computer scientists and students at the University of Bath Computer Science Department.
Modelling4All presented at Oxford ABM SIG
In both July and December co-organised and presented Modelling4All at an interdisciplinary meeting of agent-based modellers in Oxford University.
Modelling4All project presented at European Simulation and Modelling Conference
The Modelling4All project gave an invited talk in October to simulation and modelling researchers at the European Simulation and Modelling Conference. The keynote listings is at http://www.eurosis.org/cms/index.php?q=node/1046
Paint IT Green
Howard Noble presented at the Paint IT Green conference at Hertfordshire University. His remit was to provoke discussion on the theme: going green is not just about making machines more efficient. There was lots of interesting questions and comments:
- Role of carrot and stick approaches
- How difficult it is to change habits
- Behaviour spread through social networks
- Economic incentives e.g. tax and carbon markets
Howard also presented an overview of the internet usage pattern he is working on with David White under the provisional project title MO. More to follow on this topic soon!
He was impressed by how far Computer Aid International has taken their service over the last few years – I’ll say it here once again: at least 50% of the environmental effect of a computer occurs before it reaches our desk: mining, clean water, manufacturing factories, assembly plants, packaging. I asked all the obvious questions about whether shipping computers to Africa is a good idea and Computer Aid really have thought of everything. I was particularly impressed how they had got a thin client system working on a ration of 1:7 computers inside a room that runs everything off solar power. They have some interesting experience with putting Linux on old computers and getting more out of them. We just need kite powered boats to ship the equipment now.
Should the General Public be involved in Academic Research? (JISC Inform, Issue 27)
Lindsay, K. 2010. Should the General Public be involved in Academic Research?. “JISC Inform”. The Joint Information Systems Committee. April 2010: Issue 27. pp. 18-19.
5 steps to green desktop computing at BrightTalk Green IT Week
Howard Noble presented “5 Steps to Green Desktop Computing” at the BrightTalk Green IT Week (19-23 April, 2010).
Crowdsourcing the Great War: A template for building sites of memory, JISC Conference 2010
Kate Lindsay presented “Crowdsourcing the Great War: A template for building sites of memory” in the “Community collections and the power of the crowd” strand at the JISC Conference 2010 on the 13th April.
Modelling4All presented at the Stockholm Environment Institute
Ken Kahn presented in March 2010 to the members of Stockholm Environment Institute in Oxford.
University of Oxford 2008/9 Annual Review: The Great War Archive
The November entry for the University of Oxford 2008/9 Annual Review showcases the work done by the First World War Poetry Digital Archive and Great War Archive Projects.