Employability / Extra Curricular

Extra Curricular

Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Club

Whether you consider yourself a bit of a veteran or you're just thinking of getting started and would like some help, our weekly meet has something for everyone. Using the government's 'Cyber Discovery' scheme to get you started, we'll support you on your journey as you expand your knowledge and skill set.

We currently meet every Wednesday lunchtime and would to welcome new members.

Cyber Security is one of the fastest growing sectors within the industry

Past and Current Talks and Visits

The computer science course is largely a theoretical course, but we endeavour to provide as much practical experience as possible. However we recognise the need to enrich your studies as much as possible and therefore aim to include talks or workshops from visiting speakers as well as visits to universities and industry wherever possible. Recent previous examples include:

Visits

Teesside University - Networking and programming workshops (2016)
Bradford University - Ethical hacking workshops (2017)
Bradford University - Networking workshops (2019)

Speakers

The Gaming Industry - Talk from Teesside University (A regular yearly attendee)
Careers talks about the Computer Science industry from Newcastle University (2018)
Cyber Security workshops - Social engineering and 'Capture the Flag' activities ( 2019)

Employability

Employability skills relevant to working in the industry:

Subject specific skills

Programming languages
Hardware architecture and construction
Network design and engineering
Software engineering
Multimedia design
Software tools and packages.

Broader skills