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Upcoming event: Computing Outreach Open Day

Event date: Wednesday 7 August 2024. Audience: Age 7 & up. Join us at our state-of-the-art facility for a day of activities and discovery.

26 April 2024

  • Date: Wednesday 7 August 2024
  • Location: Urban Sciences Building (1 Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TG)
  • Timings: 10:00 - 15:30

What can you get involved in?

The event will showcase the outreach activities the School of Computing does with local schools and colleges.

Activities will include:

  • programming robots using both block-based and text-based coding
  • sending secret messages using binary
  • learning logics gates using a marble powered computer
  • programming a turtle and Minecraft using Python