14 SARAH WINMILL

Director of IT for Support Services, University College London

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The arts are seen as an outlet for self-expression, individuality and experimentation; the home for creativity and personal fulfilment. By contrast there appears to be a prevailing public perception that IT provides ‘engineer’ and ‘analyst’ careers for those who find socialising uncomfortable and who lack imagination. I challenge all to reframe IT within an artistic paradigm and be alive to the wealth of creative opportunity and fulfilment a career in IT can bring.

The IT industry is perhaps best described as one that empowers and supports the endeavour of others ...

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