Northern people in university computing (5)
I believe the answer is:
inuit
'northern people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in university computing' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'computing' becomes 'it' (IT is an abbreviation for Information Technology).
'in'+'u'+'it'='INUIT'
(Other definitions for inuit that I've seen before include "People inhabiting the Arctic" , "Northerner" , "Alternative spelling for the Eskimo people" , "Low-quality China tea" , "Greenland Eskimo" .)