As Birmingham Tech Week approaches, our beloved second city is set to become a vibrant hub of innovation and inspiration at some of our biggest and best venues. Tech Week presents an unmissable opportunity for iMeta learners of past and present to immerse themselves in the latest technological advancements on their doorstep and build valuable […]
IT and technology is the industry that reigns supreme, and placing women in digital leadership roles is becoming a growing concern. We don’t need to tell you that we’re living through an era of rapid technological evolution. Everyday, we are getting more and more used to announcements of yet another new AI tool better than […]
Numerous women across history have made ground-breaking contributions to the field of technology. Unfortunately, their legacies do not match the impact that their achievements have had throughout the ages, many of which are still influential on today’s digitally native society. Their pioneering work has paved the way for future generations in tech, and it is […]
On Ada Lovelace Day, we celebrate not just one of the greatest pioneers in technology, but also the vast potential of women working in the tech industry. Born in 1815 to the renowned poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was always destined to be more than just a daughter of a visionary, but a visionary of her own. She was a gifted mathematician and writer, widely known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. What set Ada apart was her recognition of the machine’s potential to go beyond just number crunching. She envisioned a world where computers could manipulate symbols and create music and art, laying the groundwork for modern computer science as we know it today. The Current Landscape of Women in Tech Despite the progress since Ada’s time, women remain underrepresented in IT and digital sectors. In the UK, women constitute only about 17% of the tech workforce, and 14% of tech leaders. As of last […]
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week across the UK, and it’s time to talk about something super important: movement and mental health. Getting our bodies moving isn’t just good for our physical health; it’s like a secret superpower for our minds too. So many of us spend our working days sitting at our desks […]
Following the Bletchley AI Safety Summit in November 2023, NCSC have assembled a fully-sourced report on the emerging and new AI threats to cyber security in the UK. The report outlines the key judgements that came from the summit and their contexts, and while we highly recommend reading the report in full, we understand that […]
Today is Safer Internet Day (SID), a global annual initiative focussed on celebrating and reaffirming our commitment to keeping children safe online since 2004. iMeta helps people upskill in cyber security, but we rarely discuss the positive impact that cyber security has on society. We’re all about the ‘how’, but what about the ‘why’? In […]
Last week, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a report warning that artificial intelligence (AI) has caused an increase in attempted ransomware threats, predicting that this trend will only worsen over the next two years. According to the NCSC’s latest assessment, cybercriminals were early adopters of AI as a tool, and as AI technologies […]
The iMeta team recently had the incredible opportunity to participate in an open day at a brand-new refugee house in Birmingham for those displaced by conflict. Bosnia House, an initiative from the Bosnia and Herzegovina UK Network, has become a haven for refugees from Bosnia, Ukraine, Syria, and other regions marred by unrest. Based at […]
Life’s a rollercoaster, right? Whether it’s hustling at work or trying to keep afloat while juggling relationships and childcare, there are a million things that amp up our stress levels, leading to mental health hiccups. But fear not! There are choices you can make right now to immediately improve your stress levels and make sure […]
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