IT Services Junior Developer, Natasha Bigford, attended Avalanche Summit in Barcelona from 22 to 28 March this year. Here’s her wrap-up of the event: What was this event? Avalanche Summit is four day conference, ending with a two day hackathon contest. Over the four days I attended talks and seminars with industry professionals on new … Continue reading “Avalanche Summit March 2022”
Category: Staff achievements
IT Services does Welcome Week
The University’s Welcome Week activities kicked off on Saturday 21st September, with IT Services’ staff helping thousands of students start their University adventure. For several weeks leading up to the event, significant planning and preparation had taken place to prepare us for this coming week. On Saturday, the campus was looking its stunning best (although … Continue reading “IT Services does Welcome Week”
Birmingham 2026 Values: Have your say
Birmingham Professional is being re-imagined in the context of Birmingham 2026. The plan is to develop a statement of intent for all Professional Services colleagues about our people and our culture, where we want to get to, how we support each other to get there, and how we recognise positive behaviours in line with our … Continue reading “Birmingham 2026 Values: Have your say”
IT Business Analysts pass exams with flying colours
At the beginning of May, Application Services’ Business Analysis (BA) team attended a course and passed their exams to achieve an internationally-recognised qualification in BA. They were joined by colleagues from Quality Assurance (QA) and the Project Office. Who are our Business Analysts? The BA team is headed up by Sarah Barrett, and consists of Chris … Continue reading “IT Business Analysts pass exams with flying colours”