Plymouth University promotes Safer Internet Day

A series of fun activities and informative sessions encouraging people to surf cyberspace safely is being held at Plymouth University as part of Safer Internet Day. The international event on Tuesday, February 7 carries the theme this year of ‘Connecting Generations and Educating Each Other’. On the University campus, staff and students are organising sessions in conjunction with agencies including Devon and Cornwall Police, Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth Safeguarding Children Board (PCSB). Shirley Atkinson, Lecturer in Information Systems within the University’s School of Computing and Mathematics, said: “There are a lot of myths out there surrounding the threats posed by the internet, and we want to use Safer Internet Day to demystify them. We want to bring people together in a range of events to show good practice, but also to do so in an enjoyable way. “There is a huge amount of expertise in this field within the University and this is a fantastic opportunity for us to share some of that with the wider community. The events will be based around the University’s Rolle Building and begin with a session called Safely Me, running from 10am-12noon, which is aimed at under-fives from local nursery and primary schools.