
How to apply
We would like to encourage you to make your application to us on-line
We would like to encourage you to make your application to us on-line
Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is the leading university department of its kind in the UK
The Faculty Recruitment & Admissions Office receives about 1000 enquiries regarding PhD admissions every year
The Faculty Recruitment & Admissions Office receives about 1000 enquiries regarding PhD admissions every year
Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) is the leading university department of its kind in the UK
We would like to encourage you to make your application to us on-line
As a PhD student you will need to pay annual tuition fees to the University but there are various ways you could secure funding to cover these costs
The Graduate School in Electronics and Computer Science aims to support you throughout your time undertaking PhD research
Centre for Doctoral Training in Machine Intelligence for Nano-Electronic Devices and Systems
Knowledge Engineer - IT Innovation - School of Electronnics and Computer Science
(previously) Module Lead - 'Living and Working on the Web' and 'Online Social Networks'
Nic Fair is currently a Knowledge Engineer in the IT-Innovation group at the University of Southampton working on European Commission Horizon 2020 projects. With a PhD in Digital Education and Web Science, he has research interests in Personal Learning Networks and networked learning. He has spent eighteen years teaching in a wide range of educational contexts, including Further and Higher Education and has previously led a range of innovation modules at the University of Southampton.
Networked Learning
Personal Learning Networks
Adaptive diagnostics and machine learning
Web Science
Digital Education
EAP
Fair, Nicholas (2022) Designing a European Digital Education Hub. 13th International Conference on Networked Learning, University of Mid-Sweden, Sundsvall, Sweden. 16 - 18 May 2022.
Fair, Nicholas (2022) Industry5.0 and sociotechnical theory: theoretical underpinnings. I-ESA 2022: Enterprise Interoperability through connected Digital Twins, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. 23 - 25 Mar 2022.
Fair, Nicholas (2021) A framework for the analysis of personal learning networks. Bonderup, Nina, Hansen, Jens Jorgen, Hansen, Stig Borsen, Ryberg, Thomas and de Laat, Martin (eds.) In Conceptualising and Innovating Education and Work with Networked Learning. Springer. pp. 211-236 . (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85241-2_12).
Leon Urrutia, Manuel and Fair, Nicholas (2020) Enhancing the Student Experience:: integrating MOOCs into campus-based modules. In, Trends and good practices in research and teaching. Octaedro. (doi:10.36006/16184-08).
Boniface, Michael, Fair, Nicholas, Modafferi, Stefano and Papay, Juri (2020) Security Implications of Interoperability. In Proceedings of the Workshops of I-ESA 2020. CEUR-WS.org. 5 pp .
Evans, C., Zhu, X., Chiorean, C., Chipulu, M., Fair, N., Ford, N., Gobbi, M., Grange, L., Harding, Ian, Harris, L., Lock, J., Lotti, E., Mashanovich, G., Perisic, V., Pettit, S., Spencer, V., Telford, M. and Thorpe, K. (2018) Supporting student agency and success in higher education and beyond through the development of assessment feedback skills (the ability to self-monitor and self-evaluate) (Office for Students’ Experimental Innovation Report) University of Southampton 70pp.
Fair, Nicholas, Sebastian Russell and Fair, Nic (2022) Dataset to support the University of Southampton Doctoral Thesis "Understanding the networked student: how Personal Learning Networks are used for learning". University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D2190 [Dataset]
Telephone: +44 (0) 23 8059 5980
Email: N.S.Fair@soton.ac.uk
This year's Engineering and Technology Careers Fair, taking place on Thursday 13 February, will welcome an outstanding range of companies at the forefront of autonomous systems development and technology integration.
The Fair has a strong reputation for the quality of companies that attend and for the important role it plays in enabling Southampton students to meet potential employers across many sectors, including digital technology, finance, security, consultancy, transport, and communications.
International industry leaders such as, Cisco, Bloomberg, IBM, Nike, Goldman Sachs, and Schlumberger will be joining some of the UKs most respected consultancies such as Roke Manor Research and Northrop Grumman, with significant representation from niche startup companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, data, finance, and cyber security.
Joyce Lewis, Careers Fair Director, says: "The Fair provides a fantastic opportunity for students to get a really wide-ranging view of the breadth of opportunities for them in the engineering and technology industries. Southampton students already have an excellent reputation for their success in the jobs market and the quality of the companies attending the Fair is a great endorsement of this".
The event will take place in Garden Court on Highfield Campus, with around 2,000 students expected to attend from all University departments. In addition to the global companies attending, there will also be strong representation from the University of Southampton Science Park at Chilworth, with companies looking for the brightest students to join their high-tech ventures.
The event, which has been running for 12 years, is organised by the Universitys Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi, Dean of Engineering and Physical Sciences, says: "We very much welcome the high quality of companies coming to Southampton to employ our students. They are taking part in the Fair because they are aware of the quality of our students and their ability to innovate and support the development of future technologies".
There are very exciting careers to be built in these new industries and we value our strong links with companies and the excellent relationships built up over time. Many of the stands will include Southampton graduates, demonstrating the contribution that our students are making to the UKs industrial and business success.
Students attending the Fair can expect strong interest from leading employers across the technology industries and from companies that are seeking excellent graduates with high-level competence in technology and engineering as well as business and the sciences. Many University of Southampton opportunities will also be of interest to the students including the Future Worlds startup accelerator, research group opportunities, as well as new directions in teaching.
Our environment is based on our strong research reputation and continues to ensure that companies want to promote their opportunities to our students, Bashir adds. For our part we do our best to increase our students awareness of career opportunities, right from their very first week at the University. We want to prepare them to find the job they want, and raise their aspirations of future achievement and support their future success.
The Fair will run from 11.00am - 3.30pm in Garden Court, B38, on Thursday 13 February. For further information contact Joyce Lewis, tel. +44(0)23 8059 5453; j.k.lewis@ecs.soton.ac.uk.