Press releases
Browse our latest press releases.
BCS celebrates 50 years of Distinguished Fellows award with call for diversity in nominations
12 May 2021
Queen’s Speech: Adult skills boost a step in the right direction says BCS
11 May 2021
NHS app is the right choice for UK travellers to prove their COVID status, say IT professionals
30 April 2021
Social media must verify users’ ID to end online abuse - IT industry poll
29 April 2021
New EU AI regulations demand a ‘fully professionalised tech industry’ - Institute for IT
21 April 2021
Zoom star Jackie Weaver and Institute for IT call for online council meetings in England to be made legal
15 April 2021
Increased need for algorithms to be ethical by design in the workplace, says BCS
25 March 2021
BCS responds to new research highlighting digital skills gap
22 March 2021
Digital vaccine passports must not put everyday rights at risk - warn IT experts
18 March 2021
John Higgins CBE announced as new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
11 March 2021
Coding Black Females join the professional body for IT
2 March 2021
UK Computer Science degrees more popular than ever this year
18 February 2021
New milestone reached for digital apprenticeships by BCS
8 February 2021
Students turn to technology with university choices, new UCAS data shows
4 February 2021
Suspension of trading on stocks through Robin Hood app raises serious questions - says professional body for IT
29 January 2021
Major Nursing Informatics conference bid won by a team led by BCS
20 January 2021
Loss of police database records due to best practice failures in three areas - says IT body
18 January 2021
Exams cancelled, but don’t blame the algorithms - says professional body for IT
13 January 2021
‘Don’t shoot the algorithms’, says professional body for IT
6 January 2021
Waive data charges on education websites during lockdown, says IT body
5 January 2021
BBC Micro and ARM pioneer awarded BCS Distinguished Fellowship
4 January 2021
Record numbers choosing Computer Science degrees - new data reveals
16 December 2020
Elizabeth Denham CBE awarded Society Medal for outstanding contribution to IT
9 December 2020
Digital Skills are “the rocket fuel needed to propel the economy”, says Skills Minister
30 November 2020
Many people lacking basic digital skills during lockdown, new survey finds
30 November 2020
London based firm wins SME Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
25 November 2020
Winners of IT Industry Awards announced
12 November 2020
IT industry should have ‘ethics regulator’, public poll finds
11 November 2020
Special needs school shortlisted for National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
10 November 2020
Building services engineering partnership shortlisted for National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
9 November 2020
Snow-Camp Charity shortlisted for National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
9 November 2020
Building firm shortlisted for prestigious award
5 November 2020
IT firm wins East Midlands SME Employer of the Year category - National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
4 November 2020
IT solutions and recruitment firm wins West Midlands SME Employer of the Year category - National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
4 November 2020
Chorley firm wins North West SME Employer of the Year category - National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
4 November 2020
Black women coders take a major new role in IT’s professional body
28 October 2020
Barrier-breaking computer science professor awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute for IT
21 October 2020
BCS to launch new group for racial diversity
6 October 2020
IT experts 'surprised' at PHE use of Excel for COVID-19 data
5 October 2020
IT professionals urge the government to intervene in ARM sale
5 October 2020
BCS backs plans for life-long learning as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
29 September 2020
Contact tracing app is safe but plans to rate users’ lifestyles for risk are ‘alarming’, says leading software testing group
25 September 2020
Record numbers of women in IT - but black women still under-represented, new research finds
23 September 2020
The public don’t trust computer algorithms to make decisions about them, survey finds
8 September 2020
Algorithms must meet ethical and professional standards to recover public trust, report recommends
1 September 2020
Diversity in Tech - The Awkward Conversation
26 August 2020
IT Early Career professionals to get more support from BCS
24 August 2020
Challenges set by ‘Schrems 2’ personal data ruling ‘won’t go away’ after Brexit, Institute for IT warns
18 August 2020
Number of female students studying Computer Science increases by 300% in five years, new data reveals
13 August 2020
IT professionals cast doubt on Huawei's warning that ban will 'move Britain into the digital slow lane' - new survey
5 August 2020
Founder of Computing at School receives award from the Royal Society
4 August 2020
Professional standards to be set for data science
23 July 2020
BCS response to Huawei announcement
14 July 2020
Government support for apprenticeships and training can help rebuild economy
9 July 2020
Review of academic accreditation of Computer Science degrees launched
2 July 2020
BAME IT workers better qualified, but less likely to be in top jobs
24 June 2020
IT experts share their top five suggestions to win public support for contact tracing app
4 June 2020
Computer coding in scientific research must be professionalised to restore trust - BCS
28 May 2020
Most IT experts doubt contact tracing app will beat COVID-19, survey finds
19 May 2020
New BCS study supports Coronavirus tracing app - if privacy measures convince the public
1 May 2020
Winner of the CPHC/BCS Distinguished Dissertation Award announced
20 April 2020
BCS responds to Facebook's announcement to combat misinformation
16 April 2020
BCS campaign recognises the vital role of IT workers in our national life
2 April 2020
Help older people get tech-ready for self-isolation, says BCS
18 March 2020
IT bosses 'kept awake at night by cyber security worries, new study finds
18 March 2020
Rebecca George announced as President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
11 March 2020
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT announces new chair of Health and Care Committee
3 March 2020
A points-based immigration system should include a Skills Competency Framework to attract IT professionals into the UK
19 February 2020
‘A positive step that will reassure parents and keep children safer’ - BCS responds to the appointment of Ofcom as online harms regulator
12 February 2020
Students reaching university unprepared for online harassment and extortion, IT ethics Professor warns
11 February 2020
AI risks having bias and discrimination ‘hard-wired’ in - BCS tells Standards in Public Life report
10 February 2020