Sheffield Digital is the association for the people and businesses of Sheffield's digital industries. This podcast features news, information and interviews direct from the city's tech and digital sector.
Katie Fenn and Amy Benson, organisers of Front End North, discuss their involvement in the Sheffield tech community and the upcoming Front End North conference. Scheduled for 10th July 2025 at Sheffield Hallam University, the event will feature eight talks covering a range of topics including design, software development, and accessibility. They emphasise the importance of an accessible, low-cost event to include a diverse range of attendees and speakers. The selection process for talks involved an anonymised system to ensure fairness. They also highlight their motivations for organising the event and why they want to put Sheffield on the map for this type of event.Amy is part-time Senior Software Engineer at Hive IT, and full-time Social Research student.Katie is Senior Developer at the Financial Times. She's a member of The Green Party, LGBTIQA+ Greens, and Greens for HS2. She loves cycling, fiddling with bikes, and also has a collection of synthesisers! She gave a talk at State of the Browser in 2024 about making the music of Daft Punk using a browser and a MIDI controller!Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!LinksFront End North websiteFront End Sheffield Meetup websiteFront End North on LinkedInFront End Sheffield on LinkedInFront End North on BlueskyFront End Sheffield on BlueskyFront End North on MastodonKatie Fenn on LinkedInAmy Benson on LinkedInReferencesHive ITAll Day Hey!ffconfState of the BrowserPixel PioneersMake DoDave LetoreyOther Front End North Conference organisersIan ParrLee MoodyTom HeatonDid we miss something you're looking for? Just
In this episode you'll find out why Sheffield Digital was set up ten years ago, what has happened over the years, and what the future holds.Mel and Chris, two of the Co-founders and Directors, return to the podcast to celebrate ten years of Sheffield Digital. They discuss whether their initial expectations for Sheffield Digital have been met, most memorable moments, biggest achievements and changes, and what is still to be done.Note: Sorry for the low quality sound at the start of this episode. It improves after the first 10 minutes.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!LinksSheffield DigitalChris Dymond Mel KanarekAbout Sheffield DigitalReferencesTech NationSheffield Digital ShowcaseSheffield Digital SlackGeekBrekkyNewsletterJoin the conversationWe're really keen to hear your most memorable moments, and the biggest achievements and changes you've seen in the community and city over the last ten years. You can share your thoughts with us on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital.
Richard Kerr shares his career path to becoming Business Development Manager at Hydra Creative. His story includes why he changed his degree from Architecture to English Language and Literature, how being a chef got him into Marketing, and what he does in his job now.Hydra Creative is a full-service digital marketing agency. Services include bespoke website design & development, graphic design & branding, digital marketing (including SEO and PPC), and video & multimedia.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksRichard was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 11th December 2024.LinksHydra CreativeRichard Kerr on LinkedInReferencesSheffield Hallam University: https://www.shu.ac.uk/Did we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
This episode features an interview with Sophie from the Home Office. Sophie is Head of Data Science for Automation and Innovation, Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT). Sophie tells us about what her job involves, her pathway into tech, and what it's like balancing work and motherhood.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksThis interview was recorded online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 18th December 2024. LinksHome Office Careers: https://careers.homeoffice.gov.uk/ReferencesDigital Data and Technology Department (DDaT)Department for Education (DFE)Did we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can email info@sheffield.digitalThank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Just imagine if you could sit down with a solicitor specialising in Intellectual Property (IP) and ask them everything you need to know at the beginning of your tech journey. Well, we did just that with Kerry Russell, an IP Lawyer at Shakespeare Martineau, which is one of our Associate Sponsors. Kerry gives us an overview of IP and the main IP rights that people need to know about, then she responds to some questions sent in by our community. If you want to go straight to the questions then please skip to 22 minutes into the episode.Question 1: What's the best way to protect your side project from being copied?Question 2: What do you think is currently the most efficient method of commercialising shared IP and how do you see this evolving over the next 5 years?Question 3: How quickly do you think the law will catch up to advanced technology and its uses in assigning ownership and governance over IP - for instance using NFTs to assign IP ownership is currently possible. Will it stay that way or is it likely to change when the law catches up?Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksThis interview was recorded online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 14th November 2024. ReferencesSheffield Digital Slack communitySheffield Technology ParksIntellectual Property OfficeThe IPKatWorld IP ReviewThe Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys | CIPALicensing Executives Society InternationalInternational Trademark AssociationLinksShakespeare Martineau websiteShakespeare Martineau LinkedInContact Kerrykerry.russell@shma.co.ukJoin the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
This episode features an interview with Odette McHenry and Hannah Turner from the UK Home Office. Odette is Deputy Director for Automation and Innovation in the Digital, Data and Technology Department (DDaT). Hannah is the Head of Commissioning for Automation and AI. Odette and Hannah tell us about what their individual jobs involve, the unique pathways they have taken towards working in tech, and what they are most excited about in automation and AI at the moment. At the end they each offer a bit of advice to anyone interested in working in automation.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksThis interview was recorded online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 4th September 2024. ReferencesDigital Data and Technology Department (DDaT)Did we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grace Accad, co-organiser of the SheffieldR Users Group Meetup, tells us what to expect from the events they hold, the wide range of topics they cover, and who usually attends. She also shares why she put herself forward to join the organising team.This is your chance to find out about other similar meetups in Sheffield. These include Sheffield Data Analytics User Group and R-Ladies Sheffield.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksGrace was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 11th October 2024.LinksSheffield R WebsiteSheffield R Meetup pageR-Ladies Sheffield Meetup PageSheffield Data Analytics User GroupReferencesUniversity of SheffieldR-Ladies Global Did we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gary Neville, co-organiser and co-host of the Sheffield Startup Meetup, shares the challenges of running a community startup event, explains the success of the format, and tells us about the common shared realities of the founder's journey.Gary touches on some of the risks attached to becoming a founder, emphasises the importance of encouraging diversity of thought within teams, and says that it is absolutely critical to have failures if you're going to run a startup. Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksGary was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 11th June 2024.LinksSheffield Startup MeetupGary Neville on LinkedInDan Blaney on LinkedInReferencesSheffield Tech ParksCooper ProjectEmma Marshall on LinkedInTom Wolfenden on LinkedInFuture GreensTUBRRazorTracey Johnson DMCCeri BetchalderChris DymondPeter HoptonBarnsley Startup MeetupFront End SheffieldSYMCAGoSheffield MeetupTriple Point BreweryAMRCDid we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're...
Giorgio Cassella, Managing Director at Evoluted, shares the story behind the roots and growth of Sheffield Digital Marketing Meetup - also known as Sheffield DM. Since launching in 2018, the meetup has evolved and changed – particularly in response to the pandemic – whilst staying true to the principle of giving something back to the marketing community, celebrating talent, and supporting professional development.Tune in to this 30 minute interview to find out what to expect from the summer event in July 2024 and to receive a 25% discount off tickets. Sheffield DM Summer ‘24 Discount Tickets for the conference are available here and the discount code is SHF-DIGITAL for 25% off.Reach out to Giorgio directly for bulk tickets discounts for 5+ people; or discounted student/charity tickets: giorgio@evoluted.emailSubscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksGiorgio was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 16th May 2024.LinksSheffield DMSheffield DM Summer ‘24EvolutedSheffield DM on LinkedInGiorgio Cassella on LinkedInFollow Sheffield DM on XNottingham DM on LinkedInReferencesSam BigginsSheffield TapDid we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Joy Quan shares her journey from starting out as an international student at the University of Sheffield to becoming the Managing Director at Appt China in Kunming. Appt is an international digital agency specialising in bespoke app, web and software development and digital communications in the UK and China.Joy tells us what it was like arriving in Sheffield as a Postgraduate student, how she found the opportunity to join Appt as an intern, why the company founders decided to open an office in China, and what her role as Managing Director mainly involves doing. She also talks about some of the challenges for international students, including language barriers and knowing where to find opportunities.She says that she found her dream job after her studies at the University of Sheffield. Hear this and much more in the 30 minute interview between Joy and Sarah Lister.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksJoy was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 26th October 2023.LinksApptJoy Quan on LinkedInReferencesUniversity of SheffieldJon BollingerAnna BollingerDid we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
This episode of the Sheffield Digital podcast features a group interview with four apprentices working at Tes Global. In collaboration with Makers, Tes offered the opportunity for those passionate about tech to retrain, learn to code, and launch a new career in software development. Jack Thacker, Noelia Perez Marin, Sonia Khan and Jose Lopez Guerrero were invited to this interview to share what their experiences have been like so far, and what they are looking forward to next. Before starting the apprenticeship:Noelia worked as a graphic designer for many years, specialising in merchandising.Jack was first a student and then a writer and researcher in English Literature.Sonia was working in museums, including a games museum.Jose was working in hospitality as a receptionist and then had a job in finance, in the customer service line for shareholders.Each guest shares why they decided to make a career change, what skills and knowledge they are bringing from previous roles, and how Tes is supporting them throughout the experience. Other topics they touch on include imposter syndrome, diversity of people, and advice for people considering applying for a similar apprenticeship.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksThe apprentices were interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 8th August 2023.Every episode comes with a list of links to the companies we reference:LinksTes website ReferencesMakers Academy: https://makers.tech/become/apprentice/Code Academy: https://www.codecademy.com/Did we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
How did you get here?Dan Kirby shares his journey to becoming Co-Founder and CEO of The Tech Dept, specialists in working with early-stage startups, particularly impact startups. Their mission is to help impact founders do good at scale. Dan tells us about his life as an entrepreneur since 2001, the highs and lows of running a business, and why he started a podcast called “Honey, I blew up the business” which has reached the top 2.5% of global podcasts and is listened to in 44 countries. Guests on the show talk about what it's really like to be a founder; what it's like to face your demons and come out the other side as a better person and a better entrepreneur. In this interview Dan shares some of the themes covered on his show, including fear, ego and intuition.He says that “...having an idea and having the freedom to pursue it, that is itself a form of success.” Hear this and much more in the 30 minute interview between Dan and Sarah Lister.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and LinksDan was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 23rd June 2023.Every episode comes with a list of links to the companies we reference:The Tech Dept websiteHoney, I blew up the business podcastDan Kirby on LinkedInRichard Grundy on LinkedInReferencesThe Tech OffTech Off movie pilot'Extreme Ownership' by Jocko WillinkThe Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor MatéInner Engineering by SadhguruDid we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
How did you get here?Dash Tabor shares her journey to becoming the founder of an AI machine learning startup.Dash Tabor didn't expect to work in tech, never mind to start her own deep-tech company specialising in the application of AI for small and incomplete datasets.Growing up, she felt that tech wasn't her, that it was too complicated and too ‘mathy'. However, after completing a Masters in City Planning and Sustainable Development, Dash needed a job and landed an admin role in a tech company. From this point, she started to develop an interest and passion for data, and so her journey to tech founder began.She gathered different skills, learning how to spot opportunities both in tech and in the market, and she watched different people doing things in different ways.Living and working in London it was the busy and over-crowded tube journeys she had to take every morning that gave Dash the impetus to found her own company, developing technology that could predict the peaks at London tube stations on just small amounts of data.Since this point in 2020, she has moved to Sheffield setting up her business, Tubr, at Sheffield Technology Parks. She has hired, secured customers, gained funding from Angels and Venture Capitalists, and Tubr has patent pending technology.Dash says that the point she stopped being scared of failure was the point at which the business started doing well.Hear about all of this and much more in the 20 minute interview between Dash and Sarah Lister.Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and linksDash was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 9th May 2023.Every episode comes with a list of links to the companies we reference.TUBRSheffield Technology ParksDash on LinkedInSheffield Women in TechSheffield DigitalDid we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Last autumn, Mina announced that it had become B Corporation (B Corp) certified. The global B Corp movement sets a standard for businesses who want to ‘do good' through their actions towards the environment, their employees and the impact they make in their local community. In this interview with Mina Co-Founder and Managing Director, Chris Dalrymple, he tells us about the process, why it took longer than expected to achieve certification, how its impact is already being felt, and he offers advice to other businesses that are considering becoming a B Corp.We hope you enjoy it and, if there are other stories you'd like us to explore, please let us know.Don't forget, you can always join the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the showIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts or search for us in your podcast app of choice!Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to the various people, companies and topics that we reference.MinaChris Dalrymple on LinkedInB Corp movementB Impact AssessmentDid we miss something you're looking for? Just get in touch and let us know. Join the conversationWe're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can share your thoughts with us on Twitter or on the channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community.Thank you for the musicThanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
‘Sheffield Digital Insight' focuses on careers in the tech sector. In a series of interviews with people who work in the Sheffield City Region, we are starting a conversation about different roles, the skills you need or can expect to learn, and everything that is exciting and inspiring about working in tech. This episode features Ryan Temple who is Head of Product Development at Tes. Sarah asks him about the main skills and tasks involved in the job, how his career has progressed, which parts of the job he finds challenging and which aspects he enjoys the most, and what it's like working for the company. Tes has evolved from a printed newspaper supplement to support schools and teachers with their work, into a leading education business and global digital community. In 2018, Tes opened an office in Sheffield and here the evolution continues, with the announcement of a new Engineering Hub in 2021 and the creation of 20 new roles in the city. You can find out more in our https://sheffield.digital/posts/company-spotlight-tes/ (company spotlight). Watch our series of interviews on the Sheffield Digital https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVA9LgwPRjNWzXAAD1tw-deBbfMwJzDvj (YouTube) channel and subscribe to the channel for new episodes. Find out more about the campaign on our https://sheffield.digital/posts/introducing-our-new-campaign-to-open-up-the-tech-sector/ (website). Subscribe to the podcast If you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (Apple Podcasts) and follow the show on https://open.spotify.com/show/0FO0um2BlEcizMAa9HRpgj?si=89ba60a7e1bf41cd (Spotify), or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Ryan was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 4th August 2022. Every episode comes with a list of links to the companies we reference. https://www.tes.com/ (Tes) https://sheffield.digital/ (Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/posts/introducing-our-new-campaign-to-open-up-the-tech-sector/ (Sheffield Digital Insight) Did we miss something you're looking for? Justhttp://sheffield.digital/contact ( get in touch and let us know). Join the conversation We're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You canhttps://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ ( share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mel follows-up with Dan and Andrew from Airship, delves into some Sheffield history and finds out the highs and lows of reinventing a tech business. If you listened to https://sheffield.digital/posts/sdp-72-airship-and-mina-two-of-sheffields-most-exciting-startups-talk-about-their-journeys-so-far/ (Episode 72) of this podcast, you will have heard us chat with two very successful start-ups: Mina and Airship. You will also have discovered that Airship isn't really a start-up; the company was originally set up in 2003. Since then, it's grown, shrunk, pivoted and changed from being an agency that “sells hours” to a SaaS technology business. Mel wanted to find out more – what's that journey like and what does it take to make the change from being a lifestyle business to a high-growth business with a clear exit strategy? So this is a special follow-up episode, hearing from two of the senior people in the business about their journey. The guests for this episode are Dan Brookman, CEO, and Andrew Whiteley, Director, from Airship. As this is a “special” episode, there's no news or updates, just an in-depth interview. We hope you enjoy it and, if there are other stories you'd like us to explore, please let us know. Don't forget, you can always join thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack/ ( Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe viahttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 ( our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://airship.co.uk/ (Airship) https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbrookman/ (Dan Brookman on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-whiteley-26a453169/ (Andrew Whiteley on LinkedIn) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/ (Meet our members | Sheffield Digital) http://sheffield.digital/membership (Become a member of Sheffield Digital) Did we miss something you're looking for? Justhttp://sheffield.digital/contact ( get in touch and let us know). Join the conversation We're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You canhttps://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ ( share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack ( Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean –https://yaxu.org/ ( aka Yaxu) – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 73 of the Sheffield Digital podcast we talk to Natalie Ward, City Manager for CityFibre. We're also joined by Giorgio Cassella, Head of Marketing at Evoluted and founder of Afterwork.gg, and Adam Jessop, founder and CEO of Endpoint Gaming. First up, we ask Natalie about how she got into working in broadband connectivity, what changes she has seen over time, and getting more young people into tech careers. Then we speak to Giorgio and Adam about the eSports scene in Sheffield, how people from the community can get involved, which types of people they need in the industry, and what trends they envisage in the near future. Finally, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city's digital sector, including: Economy.dotSHF meeting Sheffield City Council's Business Response Group Second Digital Inclusion Taskforce meeting Chris' involvement with the Digital Meet Manufacturing Commission Chris is about to join the Skills Accelerator Board Tutorful raises a further £3m from Northern Venture Capital Trust and NPIF Lots of local companies winning awards Razor, Tribepad, Tutorful, Mina and Nimble shortlisted for Prolific North Tech Awards Tickets for Good launched the ticket fund to fundraise for event tickets to be donated to NHS teams. Meetups starting to happen in person again Hybrid GeekBrekky at Tamper Sellers Wheel and on zoom Mark Pearce's National Parks app crowdfunder Don't forget, you can always join thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack/ ( Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe viahttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 ( our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-ward-cityfibre/ (Natalie Ward on LinkedIn) https://www.cityfibre.com/ (CityFibre) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gjcassella/ (Giorgio Cassella on LinkedIn) https://afterwork.gg/ (Afterwork.gg) https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjessop/ (Adam Jessop on LinkedIn) https://endpoint.gg/ (Endpoint) https://www.thefloow.com/members/sam-chapman/ (Sam Chapman at The Floow) https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home (Sheffield City Council) https://www.amrc.co.uk/pages/digital-meet-manufacturing (Digital Meet Manufacturing) https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/computing (Department of Computing at SHU) https://tutorful.co.uk/ (Tutorful) https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/edtech-platform-raises-funds-for-international-expansion (Tutorful raises funds for international expansion) https://www.evoluted.net/ (Evoluted) https://www.seoworks.co.uk/ (The SEO Works) https://riseatseven.com/ (Rise at Seven) https://thecurve.io/ (The Curve) https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/the-star-small-business-awards-brilliance-as-usual-as-winners-ceremony-makes-a-return-3401618 (The Star Small Business Awards) https://www.mattressonline.co.uk/ (Mattress Online) https://www.razor.co.uk/ (Razor) https://www.tribepad.com/ (Tribepad) https://www.mina.co.uk/ (Mina) https://www.nimbleapproach.com/ (Nimble) https://www.prolificnorthawards.co.uk/tech (Prolific North Tech Awards) https://ticketsforgood.org/ (Tickets for Good) https://www.sheffielddm.co.uk/ (Sheffield Digital Marketing) https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sheaf-valley-32204580005 (StartUp Sheffield) https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/nationalparks (Mark Pearce's National Parks app crowdfunder) https://imoves.com/ (iMoves) https://www.drum.fit/home/schools/ (DrumFit) https://sheffield.digital/events/ (Events calendar) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital)...
In the first half of episode 72 we discuss product development and scalability, working remotely and hiring during national lockdowns, Sheffield as a tech business location, how to encourage people to enter careers in tech, and diversity in the industry. And here are our guests: Julian Cole, Lead Developer, and Andrew Whiteley, Director, from Airship. Laurie Nicholas, Principal UX Developer, and Ashley Tate, Co-Founder, from Mina. It was so nice to hear about these exciting startup journeys, how the companies have adapted since COVID-19, and future plans. In the second half of episode 72, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city's digital sector, including: Sheffield Digital is still going strong and keeping people connected Keep up to date by subscribing to the newsletter New workspaces opening in the city and planning approved Growth at Nimble Approach Fountain Precinct becoming a ‘tech hub' Joi Polloi's project collaboration with Field for Wentworth Woodhouse in Barnsley Endpoint Esports looking for a flexible workspace and a studio space Big announcement at Sumo Digital Sheffield Digital mentoring scheme Interviews with people who work in the digital sector on our YouTube channel UTC Sheffield Multi-Academy Trust Sheffield Hallam University programmes delivering business support for SMEs Business networking for Sheffield Digital members Don't forget, you can always join the https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-cole-6b66ab1ba/ (Julian Cole on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-whiteley-26a453169/ (Andrew Whiteley on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-nicholas-8b876b19/ (Laurie Nicholas on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-tate-738b8210 (Ashley Tate on LinkedIn) https://www.airship.com/ (Airship) https://www.mina.co.uk/ (Mina) https://www.sumo-academy.com/ (Sumo Digital Academy) https://www.seoworks.co.uk/ (SEO Works) https://www.nimbleapproach.com/ (Nimble Approach) https://hiveit.co.uk/ (Hive IT) https://joipolloi.com/ (Joi Polloi) https://cubowork.com/sheffield/ (Cubo Work) https://sheffield.digital/posts/opportunities-to-join-utcs-as-trustees-or-governors/ (Join the UTC Sheffield Multi-Academy Trust) https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/support/sheffield-city-region (Higher Skills Higher Growth (HSHG)) https://sheffield.digital/posts/introducing-the-sheffield-digital-mentoring-scheme/ (Sheffield Digital Mentoring Scheme) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtUkUlFpfPQ&list=PLVA9LgwPRjNWzXAAD1tw-deBbfMwJzDvj (Careers in the tech sector - video interviews) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtUkUlFpfPQ&list=PLVA9LgwPRjNWzXAAD1tw-deBbfMwJzDvj (Sheffield Digital networking events) Did we miss something you're looking for? Just http://sheffield.digital/contact (get in touch and let us know). Join the conversation We're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ (share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 71 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Kathy Loizou, Co-founder and Director of The Children's Media Conference, and we're also joined by Alex Amsel, award-winning game developer and blockchain expert. In the first part of the episode, Kathy fills us in on the history of The Children's Media Conference, how it's adapted during Covid-times and why digital folk should attend this year's event (tip: there's a discount for Sheffield Digital members too). Kathy also tells us about Playground at Site Gallery in Sheffield, which is taking place from 1 to 11 July in 2021. In the second part of the episode, we speak to Alex about NFTs - what they are, why there's been a recent boom, his views on sustainability issues, and how to learn more about bitcoin. Chris also asks him what the heck happened with Cryptopunk NFTs. Don't forget, you can always join thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack/ ( Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe viahttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 ( our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/ (The Children's Media Conference) https://sheffield.digital/posts/playground-returns/ (Discount for members) https://www.cmcplayground.com/ (Playground) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-loizou-a43b6346/ (Kathy Loizou on LinkedIn) http://tedxsheffield.com/2014/alex-amsel/ (Tedx Sheffield 2014: From Bitcoin to Skynet and why it's all my fault) https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper (The paper that first introduced Bitcoin) https://ethereum.org/en/ (Ethereum) https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexamsel/ (Alex Amsel on LinkedIn) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/ (Meet our members | Sheffield Digital) http://sheffield.digital/membership (Become a member of Sheffield Digital) Did we miss something you're looking for? Justhttp://sheffield.digital/contact ( get in touch and let me know). Join the conversation We're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You canhttps://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ ( share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack ( Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean –https://yaxu.org/ ( aka Yaxu) – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 70 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, Iain and Mel share the news that the podcast is going on a short pause. But more importantly, we want your feedback on how we can make it much better. What kind of feedback are we talking? Well, we’ve been recording since 2017 and we’ve had a fairly consistent interview/news format throughout. This last 12 months has seen us record online rather than in person, and that actually gives us more options. This is a short show. Have a listen, then have a think, and then let us know what might tickle your fancy. Seasons? More panel discussions? Shorter episodes? Dare we say… sponsorships? We are very much all ears and happy to take all thoughts on board. You can contact us through the https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital and we’ll get it there. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ (share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In this final episode of 2020, Iain, Mel and Chris look back on what has been a year of unique challenges for Sheffield's digital businesses and community members. After sharing a few personal reflections, we turn to the kinds of difficulties the community has faced, as well as the different ways people have used their creativity and generosity to help others in need. Finally, Mel and Chris look ahead to the coming months and what 2021 may have in store for us all. We finish by thinking about Sheffield Digital itself and how it can strengthen its influence and support even more people in the years ahead. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ (share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 68 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, we are joined by Ivan Phelan, Senior Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University who specialises in using VR for healthcare, and Jake Habgood, Director of Education Partnerships at Sumo Digital. It was great to have Ivan and Jake with us to discuss using games and VR in various healthcare settings, and Sumo’s new digital academy which aims to get more young people into the industry. Don’t forget, you can always join the https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-phelan-76771335/?originalSubdomain=uk (Ivan Phelan on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmph/?originalSubdomain=uk (Jake Habgood on LinkedIn) https://www.sumo-digital.com/dr-jake-habgood-joins-tiga-as-educational-advisor/ (Dr Jake Habgood Joins TIGA as Educational Advisor) https://www.sumo-digital.com/ (Welcome to Sumo Digital) https://www.sumo-academy.com/ (Sumo Digital Academy) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/ (Meet our members | Sheffield Digital) http://sheffield.digital/membership (Become a member of Sheffield Digital) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just http://sheffield.digital/contact (get in touch and let me know). Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ (share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 67 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we look ahead to the Sheffield Digital Festival with four of our fantastic event organisers. They talk us through what they have planned for their events and and their approach to doing it all virtually. And here are our guests: Amanda and Simon Cookson from Northern Value Creators Tim Latham from Data Trainer Hannah Byk from Better Points It was so nice to hear all about their plans for the festival. It’s going to be a fantastic week and we highly recommend you try and go to as many events as possible. Check the show notes below for links. As usual, in the second half of episode 67, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city’s digital sector, including: the new Sumo Digital Academy ASK4 Data Centre makes the move to renewable energy our series on career change in the digital sector a nudge to complete the National Digital Skills Audit Sheffield Digital Festival news. Don’t forget, you can always join the https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-cookson-a00b961b/ (Simon Cookson on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacookson/?originalSubdomain=uk (Amanda Cookson on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-byk-a4838635/?originalSubdomain=uk (Hannah Byk on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/timlatham/?originalSubdomain=uk (Tim Latham on LinkedIn) http://www.northernvaluecreators.com/#firstPage (Northern Value Creators – We develop people and grow relationships) https://datatrainer.co.uk/ (AI Consultancy - Datatrainer) https://www.betterpoints.ltd/ (BetterPoints Ltd – Behaviour change technology) https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/events/being-human-at-work-northern-value-creators (Being Human at Work | Sheffield Digital Festival) https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/events/sheffield-virtual-techexpo-datatrainer (Sheffield Virtual TechExpo | Sheffield Digital Festival) https://climathon.climate-kic.org/sheffield (Climathon 2020 in Sheffield) https://sheffield.digital/posts/national-digital-skills-audit/ (Sheffield Digital is now part of the National Digital Skills Audit – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/ (2020 | Sheffield Digital Festival) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/ (Meet our members | Sheffield Digital) http://sheffield.digital/membership (Become a member of Sheffield Digital) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just http://sheffield.digital/contact (get in touch and let me know). Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ (share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 66 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Tracey Johnson and David Akeroyd from Barnsley DMC and Barnsley College respectively. They tell us all about DMC2, a new space for companies to scale up, co-work and enjoy a thriving community. It was great to hear all about the digital scene in Barnsley from Tracey and David. Despite COVID, there is a lot going on and plenty for you to get involved with and check out. Please go learn more via the links in the show notes below. In the second half of the show, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city’s digital sector, including: our community’s response to LEP strategic economic plan a chance to connect with six talented interns on a new part-funded scheme for SMEs from the University of Sheffield and XR Stories information about the new IR35 rules Sheffield Digital being now part of the National Digital Skills Audit Sheffield Digital Festival news. Don’t forget, you can always join the https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 (our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjm73/?originalSubdomain=uk (Tracey Johnson on LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-akeroyd-29290054/?originalSubdomain=uk (David Akeroyd on LinkedIn) https://www.barnsleydmc.co.uk/ (Barnsley DMC) https://www.barnsley.ac.uk/ (Barnsley College) https://sheffield.digital/posts/our-communitys-response-to-lep-strategic-economic-plan/ (Our community’s response to LEP strategic economic plan – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/posts/need-help-on-your-next-xr-project/ (Need help on your next XR project? – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/posts/national-digital-skills-audit/ (Sheffield Digital is now part of the National Digital Skills Audit – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/ (2020 | Sheffield Digital Festival) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/ (Meet our members | Sheffield Digital) http://sheffield.digital/membership (Become a member of Sheffield Digital) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just http://sheffield.digital/contact (get in touch and let me know). Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ (share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in the https://sheffield.digital/slack (Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – https://yaxu.org/ (aka Yaxu) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 65 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Dean Sadler, founder and CEO of TribePad about his plans to make the company climate positive. Plus there’s the usual round up of news, events and exciting information. In the first part of the episode, we speak to Dean about some of the data captured by TribePad recruitment software over the last six months. Having spoken to Commercial Director, Neil Armstrong at the start of the pandemic, it was interesting to hear the state of play now. We then went on to talk to Dean about what it means in practice to try and make a company climate positive. He shares some of the things he and the TribePad team have done to offset their carbon impact, which includes planting trees (“you can never have enough trees”). In the second half of the show, Mel and Chris share some of their usual updates from the city’s digital sector, including: the Sheffield City Region Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) getting behind the Kickstart Job Creation fund the Tech Nation Growth programmes the National Digital Skills Audit Sheffield Digital Festival news. Don’t forget, you can always join the info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Dean Sadler | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/deansadler/?originalSubdomain=uk) Recruitment software. Hiring software - Tribepad ATS (https://www.tribepad.com/) SCR - Strategic Economic Plan Consultation (https://sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/sep/) Sheffield Digital is now part of the National Digital Skills Audit (https://sheffield.digital/posts/national-digital-skills-audit/) Scale to new heights with Tech Nation growth programmes (https://sheffield.digital/posts/scale-to-new-heights-with-tech-nation-growth-programmes/) Sheffield Digital supports Kickstart job creation fund for SMEs (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-supports-kickstart-job-creation-fund-for-smes/) Sheffield Digital Festival 2020 (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/slack/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact). Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 64 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, Mel and Chris share some updates from the city’s digital sector. It’s one of those shows for you to catch up on all the news and hear what’s coming in the community. Topics and exciting information covered includes: the Sheffield Digital Festival re-boot (Nov 16–22) the Council is asking videos in a bit to help young people get into digital lots of policy debates happening as things pick up again the Sheffield City Region strategic economic plan consultation the Sheffield Local Plan consultation the recent Meta Meetup event for meetup organisers a great off from the Developer Academy. Go and get your muffs and listen up. Don’t forget, you can always join the info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Sheffield Digital Festival 2020 (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) Sheffield Digital Festival goes Virtual and Augmented – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-festival-goes-virtual-and-augmented/) New fast track developer training to fill region’s skills gap – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/new-fast-track-developer-training-to-fill-regions-skills-gap/) Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/slack/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact). Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 63 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, we speak to people from three different companies to hear how they are approaching the return to office working. Or maybe they’re not! A little spoiler there. The show features: Dan Kirby, Co-founder of The Tech Dept. Sarah Mackie, Head of HR at Zoo Digital Mai Mai Lam, Director of HR Operations and Site Management at WANdisco And what a fascinating conversation we had. We talked at length about how each company is tackling the next few months. But Dan, Sarah and Mai were also shared the challenges and successes that have come out of operating a tech business through a pandemic. Please give this one a listen – it’s a good one. Don’t forget, you can always join the info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Daniel Kirby on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkirby/?originalSubdomain=uk) The Tech Dept (https://www.thetechdept.com/) Mai Mai Lam on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maimailam/?originalSubdomain=uk) WANdisco – The experts in distributed computing (https://www.wandisco.com/) Sarah Mackie on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mackie-assoc-cipd-2726453/?originalSubdomain=uk) ZOO Digital | Localization Services for TV and Movies (https://www.zoodigital.com/) Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/slack/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact). Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 62, we speak to Mark Mobbs from Marketing Sheffield about the new Make Yourself at Home campaign. It aims to support local businesses and communities by offering a framework that helps us all shout about the city as it moves forward from Covid-19. Marketing Sheffield is part of Sheffield City Council and it was great to hear Mark talk about this new campaign. The idea is to give people a toolkit that they can use when organising projects and events, which will also help the city speak with a more unified voice. (Mark explains it much better.) As you might expect, we also asked Mark about his background and had a good chat about how Sheffield could talk itself up better. There’s plenty to shout about! Go and grab yourself a pair of headphones. Don’t forget, you can always join the info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) to get in touch. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Mark Mobbs | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mobbs-a57a6319/) Welcome to Sheffield | Make Yourself at Home (http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/makeyourselfathome) Welcome to Sheffield | Make Yourself at Home Toolkit (http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/makeyourselfathome/toolkit) Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/slack/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 61, Sheffield Digital’s directors Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond talk about life in lockdown and how Sheffield’s digital sector has responded to the crisis. This is one of our news and update-type shows, so buckle up and listen in to find out what’s going on and coming up. You’ll hear about: Sheffield Startup Summer 2020 the AWRC Accelerator, which is up and running the Sheffield City Council Covid-19 Business Response Group Mel’s trip to the UK Tech Cluster Group’s Roadmap to Recovery Summit Chris on NCET and EdTech under Covid-19 Sheffield City Region’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy consultation other exciting titbits. Go and grab yourself a pair of headphones. We hope you are all doing as well as you can be. Don’t forget, you can always join the info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) to get in touch. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Sheffield Startup Summer 2020 (https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/startupsummer/home) The AWRC Wellbeing Accelerator | Sheffield Hallam University (https://www.shu.ac.uk/research/specialisms/advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/accelerator) Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/slack/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 60 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we talk all things freelancing with software engineer, Stuart Grimshaw, plus audio specialist and organiser of the Sheffield Collective meet-up, James Marriott. We’ve covered all sorts of Covid-19 related subjects over the last three months, so we thought we’d use this episode to focus on freelancers. Sheffield has plenty of freelance folk who have had plenty to think (and worry) about during the coronavirus crisis. James and Stuart share their stories, including how their freelance businesses have been affected, as well as some of the things they have learned. Don’t forget, if you’re a freelancer and want to get in touch with other people in your positions, apart from the excellent Sheffield Collective, we have a dedicated channel in the Sheffield Digital Slack community. Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 19 June 2020, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. James Marriott on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaemedia/) Stuart Grimshaw on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartgrimshaw/) Sheffield Collective (@SheffCollective) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/sheffcollective?lang=en-gb) Rebel Base Media – The UK Podcasting Experts (https://rebelbasemedia.io/) Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/slack/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
In episode 59 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Jonny Briggs, director of Field, Sheffield design studio and co-producers of the Sheffield Digital Festival. We talk about business during the pandemic and plans for a rescheduled festival later in the year. Like many companies, Field Design saw big changes earlier this year at the start of the coronavirus crisis. However, it was great to hear Jonny about how he and his team have been able to adapt and are now working on a number of new projects and some others by taking a different approach. As for the Sheffield Digital Festival, we are all sad that it had to be postponed, but fingers crossed there will be an event at some point in 2020. We’ll let you know when we can be more certain about… everything! Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 22 May 2020, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Jonathan Briggs on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-briggs-6017181a/?originalSubdomain=uk) Field – Brand, Print, Film, Digital and Spatial Design (https://field.studio/) Episode 20: Jonny Briggs on the Field Design story and a digital design festival for Sheffield (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-20-jonny-briggs-on-the-field-design-story-and-a-digital-design-festival-for-sheffield/) 2020 | Sheffield Digital Festival (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
After a few interviews, episode 58 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features a chat with our new community manager, Sophie Wendell, and a catch up on what’s happening in the digital community. And what a start Sophie has had! The plan was for her to play a key role in organising and meeting people the lead up to the Sheffield Digital Festival. But instead her first task was to write up guidelines for event organisers in a global pandemic! Since then, Sophie has been working extremely hard and entirely remotely to learn more about the community and provide as much support as possible. It’s great to finally introduce her properly on the show and hear more about what she’s got planned. Also! Mel and Chris talk a little about what they have been doing, what it’s been like to run Sheffield Digital in the time of coronavirus, plus some of the fantastic work happening in the community. Listen up! Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 23 April 2020, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Introducing our new Community Manager – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/introducing-our-new-community-manager/) Introducing our new Community Manager – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/introducing-our-new-community-manager/) Sophie Wendell on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-wendell-6a188478/?originalSubdomain=uk) Information about COVID-19 on Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/covid-19/) Episode 54: Making sense of the Government’s COVID-19 support measures – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-54-making-sense-of-the-governments-covid-19-support-measures/) Transcript of episode 54 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EMdEnvLA2jAcmrIQuiNXuWue5I30YvZn1BKqKjm6I7U/edit) Latest COVID-19 update from Shorts – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/covid-19/latest-covid-19-update-from-shorts/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
This episode of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with three Sheffield-based folk who are 3D printing visors that can be used by healthcare professional in the coronavirus crisis. Tom Tobia is the founder of Makerversity, which provides work space, cutting-edge prototyping facilities, business support and more to 300+ members in Somerset House, Central London. Joe Palmer is Senior Design and Development Engineer and Lecturer in Manufacturing Technology at AMRC, a regional partner of Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/about/regional-partners/regional-partner-advanced-manufacturing-research-centre/) . And Mark Wrigley is a physicist, inventor, entrepreneur and all-round 3D printing expert. We asked all three of our guests about how they are approaching the process of 3D printing visors. From finding materials to getting the finished product into the right hands, it was fascinating to hear about the different challenges faced and the brilliant work they are doing. Enjoy the episode and do make sure you check out the links in the show notes below. You can learn more about the process of 3D printing masks and show your support by donating to help keep production going. Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 17 April 2020, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Tom Tobia | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-tobia-26568a33/) Makerversity - the home for startup maker businesses (https://makerversity.org/) AMRC - The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (https://www.amrc.co.uk/) Joseph Palmer | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepalmer5/) Mark Wrigley (https://mr-maker.space/) PiKon (https://pikonic.com/) Prusa Face Shield : PrusaPrinters (https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/25857-prusa-face-shield) Shield - Bringing independent PPE campaigns together (https://www.shieldproject.org/) Crowdfunding to help SHIELD on JustGiving (https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/shield-project) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 56 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Neil Armstrong from recruitment software provider, TribePad. Neil talks us through some of the incredible data that has passed through their systems as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and its economic impact. Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 27 March 2020, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 55 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Mark Gannon, Director of Business Change and Information Solutions at Sheffield City Council. We ask Mark about how the Council is taking on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and its effect on the city. In our previous episode, we spoke to team members from Keebles and Shorts, who explain some of the measures taken by Government to support businesses, employees and the self-employed. Listen to episode 54 of the podcast (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-54-making-sense-of-the-governments-covid-19-support-measures/) Note: this episode was recorded on Friday 27 March 2020, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 54 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features two interviews that will hopefully help you understand the COVID-19 measures put in place to support businesses, employees and people who are self-employed. First, we spoke to Carys Thompson, Catherine Wilson and Matt Ainsworth from legal firm and Sheffield Digital associate sponsor, Keebles. They answered some of the common legal questions that came up in our recent survey to find out how the digital community is being affected. Our second interview was with Martin Dean, Dave Robinson and Tom Whitworth from another associate sponsor, Shorts, who approached the measures from a more financial point of view. Again, our questions were informed by the things we know the city’s digital community are looking for clarity on. You can find the latest help and support update from Shorts (https://blog.shorts.uk.com/covid-19-help-support-update) over on the company’s website. We plan to publish show notes and a transcript of this episode as soon as possible. Note: the episode was recorded on Friday 27 March, so please do check to see if the information discussed is still up to date when you listen. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 53 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with the man behind the ever-popular and really rather handy @HelpSheffield Twitter account (https://twitter.com/helpsheffield?lang=en) . The premise behind the account is pretty simple. Got a question or need information about Sheffield? Ask away, get a retweet from the @HelpSheffield account and be amazed at all the lovely people who come to your aid. In our conversation, we learn how the account got started and what it takes to maintain. We also explore the idea of it being a great example of a fairly low-tech digital service, all run by one man and his phone. We really enjoyed talking to Phil and his commitment to using @HelpSheffield as a force for good. There is also a HelpSheffield podcast now too. Imagine! Grab your headphones and enjoy. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Help Sheffield (@HelpSheffield) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/helpsheffield?lang=en) Welcome to Help Sheffield | Help Sheffield (http://wwe.helpmycity.co.uk/) HelpSheffield's Podcast (http://podcast.helpsheffield.co.uk/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 52 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is sees Iain, Mel and Chris cover all the latest news and events happening in the city’s digital sector. Topics covered include: Sheffield Digital Showcase #6 an update on Sheffield Digital Festival 3Squared’s event on opportunities in the rail sector our new Community Manager role new workspaces opening in Sheffield our updated map of Sheffield’s digital sector Slanted Theory appearing on Look North As always, we run through upcoming events and meet-ups in the city and say a huge thank you to our latest members. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Sheffield Digital Showcase 6 Tickets, Thu 19 Mar 2020 at 17:30 | Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-showcase-6-tickets-95882273461) Make connections in the rail industries – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/make-connections-in-the-rail-industries/) New partnership inspires children with power of computing – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/new-partnership-inspires-children-with-power-of-computing/) Law firm offers fixed fee support to start-ups – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/law-firm-offers-fixed-fee-support-to-start-ups/) 2020 | Sheffield Digital Festival (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) Sheffield school becomes national robotics hub – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-school-becomes-national-robotics-hub/) 32 Eyre Street - An office that gives your business swagger (https://32eyrestreet.com/) Call for presenters for Sheffield Digital Festival – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/call-for-presenters-for-sheffield-digital-festival/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 51 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features the interviews from the Sheffield Digital Winter Showcase, which took place on Thursday 12th December 2019 at The Workstation. Our own Chris Dymond interviews the people behind five impressive digital projects recently developed here in the city. The purpose of the Showcase events is to get together to celebrate digital products, services, campaigns and experiences that are made in Sheffield and to introduce audiences both online and off to the people who made them. In this episode you will hear from the following fine folk. Adiam Amanuel, Founder of 721 Dan Dukeson, Director of Engineering at Pendo Martin Benson, Head of AI Consulting at Jaywing and Tim Latham, Owner of Datatrainer James Jefferies from Shedcode VEX Robotics Team 47618C from UTC Sheffield As with previous Showcases, their are video versions of the interviews that you can watch and enjoy too. Watch those videos here and learn lots more about the event (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-showcase-5-watch-the-talks/) . Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Sheffield Digital – The association for the people and businesses of Sheffield's digital industries. (https://sheffield.digital/?&a1=6) Barnsley College becomes Regional Partner of Sheffield Digital – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/barnsley-college-becomes-regional-partner-of-sheffield-digital/) tecy.digital joins Sheffield Digital as an Associate Sponsor. – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/tecy-digital-joins-sheffield-digital-as-an-associate-sponsor/) Sheffield Digital Festival (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) Call for presenters for Sheffield Digital Festival – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/call-for-presenters-for-sheffield-digital-festival/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 50 is here – hooray! Iain is joined by Mel to talk through some of the comings and going at Sheffield Digital and the city’s marvellous tech scene. Topics discussed in this news, events and exciting updates-style episode include: Barnsley College becoming a regional partner Tecy.digital becoming an associate sponsor an update on the Sheffield Digital Festival a call for speakers and fringe events for the festival our recent planning session for Sheffield Digital the devolution deal – it’s back on folks! Anything else? Oh just Iain attempting to and then regretting reading out every event that’s taking place February. Plus new member shout outs! Al the usual stuff. Press play and enjoy our half century episode. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Sheffield Digital – The association for the people and businesses of Sheffield's digital industries. (https://sheffield.digital/?&a1=6) Barnsley College becomes Regional Partner of Sheffield Digital – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/barnsley-college-becomes-regional-partner-of-sheffield-digital/) tecy.digital joins Sheffield Digital as an Associate Sponsor. – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/tecy-digital-joins-sheffield-digital-as-an-associate-sponsor/) Sheffield Digital Festival (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) Call for presenters for Sheffield Digital Festival – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/call-for-presenters-for-sheffield-digital-festival/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 49 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Phil Parkin, co-director of Content OD, a content agency that’s making changes they hope will benefit the environment and be good for business. Content OD produce videos, social campaigns and all manner of content. We speak to Phil about how the company got started and his own journey from learning his craft in the US to leading the team at Content OD alongside wife and business partner, Anna Parkin. We also ask Phil about the company’s decision to spend 2020 taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint. They are putting measures in place that will be good for the environment, improve sustainability and hopefully have a positive effect on the team too. Finally, we speak to Phil about what it’s like to be a digital business based at Park Hill, as well as its ongoing redevelopment. Content OD are one of a number of digital companies that do business from Park Hill, but do we talk about that fact enough? This is a great episode for anyone who wants to try and fight the climate crisis by making small changes in the workplace. Go and get your headphones and enjoy yourself silly. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Phil Parkin | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/philparkin78/?originalSubdomain=uk) Content OD | Digital Agency (https://www.contentod.co.uk/) Kids Plant Trees - Posts | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pg/Kids-Plant-Trees-108378227308962/posts/) The adorable reason children are planting 5,000 trees across Sheffield | The Star (https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/environment/adorable-reason-children-are-planting-5000-trees-across-sheffield-1377272) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 48 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features an interview with Martyn Eggleton from UTC Sheffield and two fantastic computing students, Erin and Mercedes, who are fresh back from a successful World Educational Robot (WER) Contest. Sheffield’s young robotics students continue to reach and perform brilliantly at international competitions. It’s a fantastic advert for the city’s computing programmes and it is great to hear Martyn talk about the UTC’s approach and philosophy. Even better, hearing about the impact the course and competition has had on Erin and Mercedes is so inspiring. Dividing the engineering and programming duties, the pair just got second prize at the WER Contest in Shanghai. They are the first students from the UK to do so! Grab your headphones and enjoy listening to their experience first hand. And if you’d like to sponsor or find a way to support Sheffield’s robotics students in 2020, just email info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) and we’ll point you in the right direction. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Martyn Eggleton - Skills Trainer Creative Digital Media & Computing - UTC Sheffield | LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/martyn-eggleton-9348a8a) News - Page 2 of 23 - UTC Sheffield (https://www.utcsheffield.org.uk/news/page/2/) Computing - UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park (https://olp.utcsheffield.org.uk/curriculum/computing/) Meet Dr Melissa Butt, Founder of Sheffield-based Discovery STEM Education » Sheffield Digital Skills Action Plan (https://www.sheffielddigitalskills.org.uk/2019/03/21/meet-dr-melissa-butt-founder-of-sheffield-based-discovery-stem-education/) WER robotics training (https://www.discoverystem.org.uk/1_88_wer-robotics-training.html) World Educational Robot (WER) Contest (https://www.discoverystem.org.uk/1_91_world-educational-robot-wer-contest.html) VEX Robotics Competition - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEX_Robotics_Competition) VEX Robotics - VEX Robotics (https://www.vexrobotics.com/) FIRST Tech Challenge UK | Building More Than Robots : FIRST Tech Challenge UK (https://www.firstuk.org/) Episode 27: Sheffield to Shanghai kids return to share their Chinese adventure – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-27-sheffield-to-shanghai-kids-return-to-share-their-chinese-adventure/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 47 is fresh from the kiln and contains a marvellous round up of all the latest tech goings-on in Sheffield from directors, Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond. Here’s just some of what they covered: Sheffield Digital Christmas Showcase The ”Keep a Seat Free” initiative Mel reports back from the UK Tech Cluster Group meeting in Cardiff Ben Atha’s excellent skills roundtable held at Kollider This is the last episode of the show in 2019, so the conversation inevitably involves looking back at the year just gone too. Go and get your soundmuffs, sit back and enjoy. See you next year. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Solicitors, Law Firm, Injury Lawyers, Leeds, Sheffield, Doncaster - Keebles (https://www.keebles.com/) Keebles LLP sponsors Sheffield Digital – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/keebles-llp-sponsors-sheffield-digital/) 2020 | Sheffield Digital Festival (https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/) What Makes Sheffield (https://whatmakessheffield.com/) Sheffield Digital on Twitter: "First up tonight at the #DigitalShowcase is Adiam, Founder of @721App…“ (https://twitter.com/SHFDigital/status/1205190948541665281?s=20) Ben Atha - Founder - The Developer Academy | LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ben-atha-5768b74a) Episode 31: Ben Atha on The Developer Academy and teaching Sheffield to code – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/ben-atha-developer-academy/) Kollider | Castle House | Sheffield (https://www.kollider.co/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 46 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast sees Mel and Chris talk to James Taylor from Roaring Mouse PR about their fantastic new initiative called Startupscale. What the heck is Startupscale? It’s a “pioneering two-year business experiment designed to accelerate the development of tech startups in Sheffield and across the North of England.” Essentially, it’s a chance to get access to expert mentors, exclusive networking opportunities, and valuable media exposure – completely free-of-charge. It was great to hear James talk about why he and Roaring Mouse decided to run Startupscale as a way to give back to the community. And the project itself sounds absolutely brilliant and a great opportunity. You don’t have long to submit! The deadline for entries is 20 December, so if you think you’d like to be involved, get your submission in sharpish. Check out the links in the show notes below. Thanks to Rebel Base Media This episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Roaring Mouse PR | Communicate with Impact (https://roaringmousepr.com/) James Taylor - PR Consultant - Roaring Mouse | LinkedIn (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jamestaylorpr) Startups: Apply now for Startupscale (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/startups-apply-now-part-startupscale-james-taylor?articleId=6607310794080169984#comments-6607310794080169984&trk=public_profile_article_view) Startupscale | Roaring Mouse Public Relations (https://roaringmousepr.com/category/startupscale/) Kollider | Castle House | Sheffield (https://www.kollider.co/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the music Thanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
This is a very special episode of the Sheffield Digital Podcast, as it includes all of the interviews from the autumn Sheffield Digital Showcase. Chris Dymond spoke to a collection of Sheffield’s excellent tech folk to present and celebrate some of the digital work produced in the city. Don't forget, you can also watch the talks (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-showcase-4-watch-the-talks/) as well as listen to them. Joe Handsaker, the Founder and CEO of Elements Technology (https://www.elementstechnology.co.uk/) , introduces the Elements Platform which provides a simple plug-and-play system for automating manufacturing processes. Paul Hilton, Technical Director at Can Studios (https://canstudios.com/) , explains how an overhaul of their technology stack has made their e-learning platform accessible even to small companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups – in contrast to most learning management systems. Laura Smith, CEO of Slanted Theory (https://www.alaira.co.uk/) , demonstrates how their ALAIRA platform delivers engaging interactive experiences in virtual and augmented reality that enable non-specialists to explore their data like never before. Dom Barter, founder of Hexos (https://hexos.co.uk/) , introduces his new digital service which visualises public transport data across the whole of the UK to generate accurate travel time “heatmaps” for any location. John and Ib from Qubic Aerial (https://www.qubicaerial.com/) explain how technologies like volumetric scanning, LIDAR, drones and high performance computing are transforming the surveying industry. A big thank you to all our speakers and do bag a ticket for the upcoming winter/Christmas showcase (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-christmas-showcase-the-platform-tickets-80833273497) , which takes place on 12th December. Thanks to our partnersThis Showcase event was once again in collaboration with The Platform and held at The Workstation, so huge thanks to them for the continued support. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 44 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is up on the airwaves and features a great interview with Katie Fenn and Amy Benson, co-founders of Front End Sheffield, and organisers of the upcoming Front End Sheffield 2020 conference. Katie and Amy are both established developers and members of Sheffield’s digital community. When they and the Front End Sheffield team launched the meet up last year, it quickly became one of the city’s most popular events. Earlier this year, they took over the reins of the also very popular Front End Sheffield conference, which takes place on 7th February 2020 at the marvellous Crucible Theatre. In this episode, you get to hear all about their journey as meetup organisers, as well as their plans for Front End North. Fancy getting involved? They are on the lookout now for volunteers, lightning talk speakers and, of course, people to buy tickets! Thanks to Rebel Base MediaThis episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Katie Fenn | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-fenn-505b3b25/?originalSubdomain=uk) Amy Benson | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/avbenson/) Front End Sheffield (Sheffield, United Kingdom) | Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Front-End-Sheffield/) Front End North Conference | Returning 7th February, 2020 (https://frontendnorth.com/) Speakers | Front End North Conference (https://frontendnorth.com/speakers/) Sponsors | Front End North Conference (https://frontendnorth.com/sponsors/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 43 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is available now and features all the city’s digital sector news and updates from directors, Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond. We kick off the episode with a series of good news items, from new Arts Council funding for Museum Sheffield to the good folk at Spaces Acero signing up for another year of sponsorship. Later on in the show Chris shares some information on the upcoming second quarterly briefing document, as well as the next Meta Meetup. There is also the Christmas Sheffield Digital Showcase in the works too, which you can bag a ticket for soon. What else did we cover? Well there was an update on the Open Tech Calendar migration, Mel and Neill Birchenall (also a director of Sheffield Digital) attending the City Growth Board, the ‘Keep a Seat Free’ initiative and some news on the Sheffield Digital Festival 2020. All in all, a pretty packed episode. Go and get your very best headphones, plonk them on your bonce and get stuck in. Thanks to Rebel Base MediaThis episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. ACE North on Twitter: have been awarded £150,000 in Small Capital Grants to support digital improvements to Weston Park Museum and Millennium Gallery (https://twitter.com/ace_thenorth/status/1191330536259805185?s=20) Office Space in Sheffield | Spaces (https://www.spacesworks.com/sheffield/acero/) PE Lessons & Cross-Curricular Active Learning in Schools | imoves (https://imoves.com/) Announcing Sheffield Digital Showcase #5! – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/announcing-sheffield-digital-showcase-5/) Sheffield Digital Quarterly Briefings – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/briefing/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 42 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is out and this time we’re joined by Ben Carlin, founder of Megaverse and Immerse Sheffield, a meetup for people who work in immersive technologies. We absolutely loved this conversation with Ben. He shared his early experience in Cornwall and taking part in the BBC’s Robot Wars, before moving into the world of theatre and virtual reality (VR). Ben has recently worked on a VR version of Frankenstein with the National Youth Theatre. He describes the process of putting on a VR performance (300 headsets!) and how he and his co-founder John travelled to the Arctic to film some of the footage. More than anything, Ben’s work just shows what can be done when you combine the creative arts and technology. Go and get your headphones, find a comfortable chair and listen in – it’s a good one. Thanks to Rebel Base MediaThis episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Ben Carlin | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-carlin/?originalSubdomain=uk) MEGAVERSE (https://megaverse.blog/) Immerse Sheffield - The meetup for Immersive Technologies in Sheffield (http://immersesheffield.co.uk/) St. Agro | Robot Wars Wiki (https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/St._Agro) Oculus Rift: VR Headset for VR Ready PCs | Oculus (https://www.oculus.com/rift/?locale=en_GB#oui-csl-rift-games=mages-tale) Theatre Deli (https://www.theatredeli.co.uk/) Sheffield Doc/Fest: Sheffield International Documentary Festival (https://sheffdocfest.com/articles?tag=alternate_realities) The Bare Project – A theatre company based in Sheffield with a focus on magic realism and immersive theatre. (https://thebareproject.co.uk/) Oculus Quest: All-in-one VR Headset | Oculus (https://www.oculus.com/quest/) 2.0 - XR Theatre Lab — MEGAVERSE (https://megaverse.blog/blog/xr-theatre-lab) Megaverse XR Theatre Lab and its 3D holographic scanning rig – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/megaverse-xr-theatre-lab-and-its-3d-holographic-scanning-rig/) Frankenstein | Southwark Playhouse | Theatre and Bar (https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/frankenstein/) World premiere of an original theatre performance – FLOOD (https://www.taikooplace.com/en/whatson/content/whatson/flood) Director Joel Scott of the National Youth Theatre tackles a watery apocalypse in FLOOD (https://www.taikooplace.com/en/whatson/the-mag/flood) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 41 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is out in the wild and contains an announcement – that we’re taking on ownership of the Open Tech Calendar. This is a chance for you to hear Chris explain how this all came about and why we think Sheffield Digital can take the project forward. Since Sheffield Digital started, the Open Tech Calendar, which was created by James Baster of JMB Technologies, has been the glue that’s held our own events calendar together. It’s open source, open data and shall remain so as we look to build on the platform and encourage more and more people to use it. As I say, best thing to do is listen to the episode and hear the hows, whys and wherefores directly from Chris. After that, we discuss other exciting topics, including: the Sheffield Digital Quarterly Briefing publication Mel’s experience judging the Top Tech: Yorkshire competition the careers fair at University of Sheffield Mel meeting the new Head of Digital at Barnsley College. Feel free to send feedback to info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) if you have any thoughts or suggestions. We’re all ears! Thanks to Rebel Base MediaThis episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Here is that list for episode 38. Sheffield Digital acquire the Open Tech Calendar! (At least temporarily) – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-acquire-the-open-tech-calendar-at-least-temporarily/) Big news; Sheffield Digital will run the calendar from now on – Open Tech Calendar (https://blog.opentechcalendar.co.uk/2019/11/04/sheffield-digital-will-run-the-calendar/) Welcome - Open Tech Calendar Open Tech Calendar (https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/) Events Calendar – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/events/) Sheffield’s AMT secures $5.2m funding – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffields-amt-secures-5-2m-funding/) Meet the Meetup: ProductTank Sheffield – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/meet-the-meetup-producttank-sheffield/) Episode 40: Rohit Chakraborty on the Urban Flows Observatory and collecting Sheffield’s physical data – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-40-rohit-chakraborty-on-the-urban-flows-observatory-and-collecting-sheffields-physical-data/) Sheffield Digital Showcase #4 – watch the talks! – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-showcase-4-watch-the-talks/) Sheffield Digital Quarterly Briefings – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/briefing/) Are you a Yorkshire Top Tech company? – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/are-you-a-yorkshire-top-tech-company/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under...
Episode 40 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast features a fascinating interview with Rohit Chakraborty from the Urban Flows Observatory at the University of Sheffield. The Urban Flows Observatory is a brilliant project that collects and analyses the city’s physical data. Rohit has played a big role in the project’s development with a particular focus on air pollution. In our chat, we asked Rohit all about the project, including how it got started, what kind of impact it has had and crucially, how Sheffield’s digital community (that’s you!) can get involved. The first step is to attend the upcoming Data Hack (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urban-flows-data-hack-registration-74632019379) that the Observatory is running on Saturday 23 November. It’s a great opportunity to find out more about the project, share your ideas and get hands on with some of the data already collected. This is the first episode of the podcast where we’ve just shared the interview. If you want to hear all the latest news and updates, you can listen to episode 39 where Mel and Chris go behind the scenes of Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-39-sheffield-digital-behind-the-scenes/) . Feel free to send feedback to info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) if you have any thoughts or suggestions. We’re all ears! Thanks to Rebel Base MediaThis episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Rohit Chakraborty | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-chakraborty-a784b970/?originalSubdomain=uk) Home - Urban Flows Observatory (https://urbanflows.ac.uk/) Urban Flows (@UrbanFlowsObs) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/urbanflowsobs?lang=en) Urban Flows Data Hack | Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urban-flows-data-hack-registration-74632019379) People - Urban Flows Observatory (https://urbanflows.ac.uk/people/) Clean Air Sheffield (https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/cleanair) Clean Air For Sheffield (@CleanAirSheff) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/cleanairsheff?lang=en) Sheffield - The Things Network Community (https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/sheffield/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did we miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Episode 39 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast is available now and we’re shaking things up a bit. This is our first show where we separate our usual interview from the news and updates. And this show is the latter! In the first part of the show you can hear Mel and Chris talk about how things are going with Sheffield Digital (really well!) as well as some of the challenges that we face (time! resources!). More than anything, I think the chat is a call to action for more people to take advantage of the platform that Sheffield Digital has become. Write for the blog, go to a meetup, start a channel on Slack – it’s all there for you to use however you see fit. After that, we discuss other exciting topics, including: the autumn showcase event and plans for the future reaction to the recent ‘no-deal Brexit’ event the range of tech growth programmes available from Tech Nation an update on the National Centre for Ed Tech. We hope you think that making these updates an episode of their one is a good idea. We want to make sure it’s as easy as possible for people to listen to them and hear what’s going on in the city’s digital sector. Feel free to send feedback to info@sheffield.digital (mailto:info@sheffield.digital) if you have any thoughts or suggestions. We’re all ears! Thanks to Rebel Base MediaThis episode was recorded at Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is fantastic and has all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. They also offer podcasting advice and you can even rent a mobile studio for recording in the field. Subscribe to the showIf you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and linksEvery episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Here is that list for episode 38. About us – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/about/) Sheffield Digital Quarterly Briefings – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/briefing/) Sheffield Digital partners with Shorts’ Radius to offer R&D tax reliefs service. – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-partners-with-shorts-radius-to-offer-rd-tax-reliefs-service/) Are you a Yorkshire Top Tech company? – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/are-you-a-yorkshire-top-tech-company/) Who’s Prepared for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit? – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/whos-prepared-for-a-no-deal-brexit/) No Deal Brexit – Guidance and Videos – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/no-deal-brexit-guidance-and-videos/) Episode 38: Scott Burkinshaw on helping tech companies benefit from innovation funding – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-38-scott-burkinshaw-on-helping-tech-companies-benefit-from-innovation-funding/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversationWe’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) . Thank you for the musicThanks again to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu (https://yaxu.org/) – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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