Can you crack the code? University of Cambridge
A team of young investigators uncovered the messages behind works of art in the Fitzwilliam Museum, learnt the secrets behind QR Codes, and found out how to carry out software upgrades on Mars during the first Realise project Taster Day of 2012-13. —Computer Science researcher Ben Roberts ' Realise ' is a year-round programme tailored specifically to help raise the aspirations of young people in care and support them in their ambitions to go on to higher education. It's free to attend and support can be available for travel costs where necessary. The day included a guided tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum's Sculpture Trail and galleries, lunch at Emmanuel College , and a presentation by researcher Ben Roberts on the many uses of computer science. "Yes, we do learn how to hack banks," he told the students, all of whom were in Y10 or above. "But it's legal and they ask us to do it." Alec, who came from Essex with his foster mum to take part in the Taster Day, enjoyed the opportunity to get an experience of university life. "At lunchtime I talked to the students," he said.
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