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IAP DIRECTOR GENERAL AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE

Alastair Revell Awarded Honorary Doctorate Pictured, from left to right: Professor Bogdan Ghita   |   IAP Director General & Trustee Alastair Revell   |   Chancellor of The University of Plymouth Lord Jonathan Andrew Kestenbaum The IAP is delighted to announce that its Director General, Alastair Revell, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by […]

CATEGORY: EVENTS & EXPOS, IAP, IAP ANNOUNCEMENTS, IAP People, The SOURCE

THE SOURCE: ISSUE 2 – SEPTEMBER 2025

We’re back! In this issue of The Source we’ll be talking about what’s been going on over the last few months and what’s coming up soon. Do you have specialist knowledge or news to share? Why not ask about presenting one of our webinars or contributing to our blog page. We’re keen to engage with […]

CATEGORY: Education & Academia, IAP People, Innovation, PEOPLE IN IT

THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE

The Alan Turing Institute (ATI) is the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. The Goals of the ATI As stated on their site, the goals of the Alan Turing Institute are: – To advance world-class research and apply it to national and global challenges: innovate and develop world-class research in data science and […]

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A CAREER IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

The rise in demand for digital solutions. The custom software development market is expected to grow by around 22% between 2025 to 2023. Becoming a software engineer is a solid and aspirational career choice for many. What Software Developers Do Responsibilities of a software developer span the entire software development life cycle, from understanding user […]

CATEGORY: IAP People, In The Press, Software Development

WHY STANDARDS ARE SO IMPORTANT

Chinese solar inverters are cause for growing concerns regarding cybersecurity risks. Europe and the USA have growing concerns over the cybersecurity risks posed by Chinese-made photovoltaic inverters. Undisclosed communication devices, so called ‘kill-switch’ components, have been found on Chinese-made solar power inverters. A report warns that a cyberattack could potential destabilize the power grids on […]

CATEGORY: Education & Academia, IAP People, IAP Prize Winners

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES

IAP Academic Connections & Student Membership. The IAP welcome student members. As a specialist professional body in the software development field, the IAP believe that well-designed software has a positive impact on industry, our communities and future. We feel it’s important to connect with academia in order to offer support to students who are studying […]

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THE SOURCE

The IAP is launching a new e-newsletter in June 2025. THE SOURCE will keep you informed, with a round-up of recent news and events, how you can contribute and stay connected and, what’s coming up next. Dates for Your Diary The IAP organise a range of events. We’ll let you know the next few dates […]

CATEGORY: IAP MEMBERSHIP, IAP People

ON THE APPROVED LIST

IAP Membership is a Tax Deductable Expense HMRC List of Professional Subscriptions At a time when most of us are looking at year end expenses, it’s worth knowing that the IAP membership fee is tax deductable. To check this out for yourself you can find the IAP on the HMRC website’s list of Approved Professional […]