Life at Microsoft in the Academic Team is always crazy however the past few weeks have been even crazier than usual and in chronological order the key highlights include:

Imagine Cup UK Software Design Final

We received a great number of incredibly high quality submissions before the May 1^st deadline and we’ve just announced the top 8 teams who will be invited to the UK Finals to showcase their application at the BT Tower on June 21^st and they are:

Babbage, University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield, University of Reading, University of Wolverhampton

Bit Shifters, University of Aberystwyth, University of Bournemouth, City University

Delorean, University of Birmingham

Genesys, University of Sheffield

mSpace, University of Southampton

Puto, University of Reading

Serenity, University of Hull

Sharp Scots, University of Strathclyde

Many congratulations to these eight teams and all that entered this year’s Imagine Cup competition.

Microsoft Home Student Day

On Saturday, Chris, Andy, Emily and I were incredibly fortunate to be able to host a day at the exclusive Microsoft Home in trendy Notting Hill for Campus Club Presidents, Microsoft Student Partners and prospective MSPs. The mHome is the brainchild of Simon Darby and is the embodiment of our digital lifestyle vision showcasing the amazing entertainment and communications devices available today.

                                                                         Chris, Andy & Caroline at the mHome, Notting Hill, London

Gumball 3000

After the mHome Andy and I headed off to catch Jenson Button and the start of the Gumball 3000 rally, the European equivalent of the famous Canonball run, a six day rally of high performance cars and celebs (including Caprice below) battling it out to arrive first in Monaco.