Happy 60th Birthday BT tower, inaugurated by British PM Harold Wilson on this day in 1965, the tallest UK building until 1980. Here our Chairman John Carrington, poses for a photo on the roof of his office in Howland Street, 1984. He was the first MD of BT Cellnet.
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It is with great sadness we share Roger Graham OBE, founder of Archives of IT, passed away on Friday 8 August. Our thoughts are with Roger’s wife Irene, family and friends. Roger founded us in 2015 after a 60 year career in IT. Find out more in our tribute below.
archivesit.org.uk/roger-graham...

We are sad to hear of the death of Dame Stephanie Shirley. We had the privilege to interview her about her life and achievements in 2017. Listen to her interview below.
We remember her as a information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist.
archivesit.org.uk/interviews/d...

✳️ AIT is proud to publish the personal stories of 21 former workers of the Digital Equipment Corporation — pioneer of the minicomputer — in collaboration with @readingmuseum.bsky.social and The National Museum of Computing.

#TechPioneers #OralHistory

➡️ Read more: archivesit.org.uk/interviews-w...

We were delighted to support the Enterprise Awards as Impact Partner this year with our CEO Tola Sargeant chairing the Judging Panel & co-hosting the Awards ceremony at Drapers' Hall in London last night.

Many congratulations to the winners and finalists all inspiring tech entrepreneurs! 🏆 🚀

Any teachers - or aspiring teachers - out there with an interest in computing, history & entrepreneurship? This unique opportunity could be your next role...

#TeamCompSci #CSEd #HistTech #EduSky

www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

We're delighted to be partnering with Digit to support the inaugural ‘IT Pioneers’ CODE Award this year. 🏆🎉

🥇Winners & finalists from the Junior (9-14) & Senior (15+) categories win Amazon vouchers!

Nominate your outstanding young IT Pioneers by 30 April!
👀👉 www.digitall.charity/codeawards

Know a Computer Science teacher with a keen interest in the history of computing?

This is an exciting new role at London's Mill Hill School as part of a project with Archives of IT to educate young people about how tech has transformed our lives.

Closing date 24 Feb 👉 bit.ly/3X1dFtZ

#TeamCompSci

Should students be allowed to use ChatGPT at school? Are there new demands for IT professionalism in the wake of scandals like Horizon? How is journalism evolving in the digital age? 🤔

Join us - in London or online - on 28 January for some fantastic keynotes and a lively debate! 👉

bit.ly/4fOdOaD

A fun, easy way to incorporate nature, citizen science and data handling into your curriculum!🦉🦆🦢👀

We've teamed up with the RSPB to create a free new PowerPoint lesson to help pupils organise and present their Big Schools’ Birdwatch data. 👍

bit.ly/4iWUn2e
@rspb.bsky.social #TeamCompSci #edusky

A record 6,310 UK women started Computing at UK universities in 2024 - part of the growing total of 32,710 students starting their tech journey, says @wearebcs.bsky.social 📈

Read the full BCS comment here🔗 https://buff.ly/41DUYj7

#WomenInComputing #WomenInTech #TeamCompSci #CSed

If you're looking for some activities for the end of term you might find these GCHQ Christmas activities useful:
www.gchq.gov.uk/news/xmas-20...
#cyber #computing #TeamCompSci

We'd love to have you join us at our second annual AIT Forum on 28 January, either in person in London or online.

The theme this year is 'Norms for the #Digital Age, from States to Students' & we've got a fantastic line up of expert speakers.

For more details & to book see 👉 bit.ly/4iqZgQW

Wonderful, colourful and fascinating memoirs. I’ve read and loved them all! @lallyb.bsky.social has the gift of a great raconteur!

✨Looking for a fun festive computing activity for KS2+? ✨

🎁 Follow the link for a free worksheet from AIT & Technology Books for Children to learn how to build an Advent Calendar using PowerPoint👇🎁

www.technologybooksforchildren.org/wp-content/u...

@techbooks4kids.bsky.social #EduSky #TeamCompSci

What does a British teashop have to do with the history of computing? In 1884, Joseph Lyons founded a teashop in Piccadilly, London. By 1939, Lyons had 250 locations around the UK and employed 30,000 people, including 1,500 in accounting to support the supply chains & logistics.. 🧵 #Histtech #HisSTM

My friendly neighbourhood kestrel visited today, we saved his life some years ago and he often returns 🪶#birds #isleofwight #kestrel #nature

Lovely red squirrel enjoying a snack in the sunshine this morning after a night of heavy rain on the Isle of Wight…

Which way to go… lovely dog walk as the sun came up this morning…