The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) has announced its partnership with the Alliance Manchester Business School’s MBA Programme as one of its not-for-profit consultancy project partners. This is the third year of TNMOC’s involvement in the not-for-profit consultancy project, which has been running for over 10 years.

Microlympics is an online tournament, played via emulator, where contestants are invited to record their results after 24 hours on some of the most iconic titles for the BBC Micro. Our contest is primed for the February half-term school holidays, with five games over five days. The tournament is open to everyone: veterans, fans of retro computing and first timers of all ages with players competing in one of three categories: under 12s, 12-17 and over 18s. The week will end with the iconic ground breaking space trading game, Elite. A true 24-hour challenge for gamers old and new.

TNMOC has announced its plan to offer its remote learning programme to 400 students in deprived areas from across the UK. Sponsorship for the bursary comes from the RAF Youth & STEM team and consulting and telecoms firm, Flint International.

The remote learning packages will give students an interactive and fun experience with STEM subjects during a difficult time for teaching.

Today, TNMOC has announced its newest foundation sponsor, Elastacloud – a cloud computing firm, specialising in AI, data intelligence and more.

These sponsorships enable the museum to continue preserving and showcasing Britain’s rich computer history whilst educating, engaging and inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals.