Press releases

Return, restart, or pivot into tech – BCS event for people looking to (re)enter the tech workforce
16 April 2024

Alastair Revell announced as BCS President
14 March 2024

Princess of Wales’ camera controversy shows need for ‘Guaranteed originals’, says expert
12 March 2024

Pre-election Budget 2024
06 March 2024

Elon Musk is ‘wrong’ that no jobs will be needed in the future – say BCS members
29 February 2024

Dr Sue Sentance appointed New Chair of BCS Schools and Colleges Committee
28 February 2024

Women are applying for Computing degrees in record numbers and slowly narrowing the diversity gap, new data shows
21 February 2024

Living with AI and emerging technologies: Meeting ethical challenges through professional standards
15 February 2024

To prevent ‘AI’s Post Office’, experts should be licensed and able to blow the whistle on bosses - says professional body
15 February 2024

Nearly 90,000 disabled people are 'missing' from tech industry, says professional body
1 February 2024

‘Computer is always right law’ must be urgently reviewed to stop another Post Office scandal, says professional body
15 January 2024

Ethical AI in financial services is paramount to the City’s future as a global powerhouse
11 January 2024

BCS Statement on the Post Office Horizon IT Scandal
9 January 2024

BCS' Paul Martynenko awarded an MBE in New Year Honours for services to the IT profession
1 January 2024

Nearly 300 years to close the gender gap in tech without intervention, warns BCS
19 December 2023

House of Lords Committee backs BCS call for reform of computing qualifications for 14-16-year-olds
12 December 2023

Professor Ruth Misener awarded the 2023 BCS Roger Needham Award
11 December 2023

BCS joins national effort to boost small business digital adoption
7 December 2023

Teach children AI from start of secondary school, professional body recommends
29 November 2023

BCS partners with CWP to create a multimedia series showcasing the Digital Pioneers shaping our world
8 November 2023

Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis among the recipients of prestigious computing award - BCS Lovelace Medal 2023
7 November 2023

BCS’ Julia Adamson presented with MBE by Princess Anne For Services To Education
13 October 2023 

PM should make ethics a priority at AI Safety Summit, say tech professionals
28 September 2023

Professional body for IT signs new agreement to fight digital poverty
15 September 2023

Online Safety Bill shouldn’t rely on technology to deliver child protection
31 August 2023

Computer Science fastest growing STEM subject
24 August 2023

Record numbers of women will start computing degrees this year, new figures show
17 August 2023

BCS, along with the Hg Foundation, team up with Microsoft to support secondary school teachers
20 July 2023

BCS’ Julia Adamson awarded MBE for her contribution to computing education
16 June 2023

AI should be part of teacher training courses, professional body advises
25 May 2023

An AI 'pause' will hand advantage to bad actors, warns professional body for IT
4 May 2023

Undermining encrypted messaging will harm public confidence, warns professional body for IT
18 April 2023

Microsoft Fundamentals Certifications accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
30 March 2023

‘Pro-innovation approach to AI Regulation’ White Paper welcomed by professional body for IT
29 March 2023

TikTok ban on UK government phones is ‘reasonable’, says IT body
16 March 2023

March 2023 Budget – what’s in it for tech?
15 March 2023

Gillian Arnold FBCS announced as the new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
15 March 2023

“Exceptional” achievements of BCSWomen recognised at 2023 Women in IT Awards
28 February 2023

Schools will need help to cope with AI-generated homework, computing teachers warn
23 February 2023

University Computing departments met with record applicant numbers as AI hits the mainstream
13 February 2023