Today we are wishing Professor Jean Golding a very happy Birthday! 🎂 Earlier this year, we had a wonderful time sitting down with Jean to discuss her life story for our podcast series. Watch the full podcast: lnkd.in/eHCk2RpM

We are offering online training sessions to all University of Bristol staff and students. Training will include sessions on Python, R, an Introduction to AI, and Best Practices in Software Engineering. See the JGI Training Session schedule and book your place: tinyurl.com/f8wzpfmf

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 📔 Trustworthy (artificial) intelligence only comes with real understanding of language 🍎 @cabot-institute.bsky.social showcase & annual lecture 👩‍💻 Trust Everything Everywhere - ARIA Programme Discovery Workshop Read more here: tinyurl.com/52ppuks3

We are currently running a survey which will take 5mins to complete. You will have the option to be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Love2Shop voucher. Feedback form for UoB staff/students: tinyurl.com/yv7xkjyv Feedback form for externals: tinyurl.com/3tz66465

In the upcoming Nature and AI workshop, you will have the opportunity to explore the intersection between nature and AI. 📆 13 October ⏰ 13:00 - 15:30 📍 Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol Check out the post below for more details and the link to register 👇

Want to develop as a researcher, leader, and collaborator? Apply now for the GW4 Alliance #GW4Crucible 2026 programme 👩‍💻 Check out the post below for more details 👇

Check out the upcoming seminar on 'Interlinked: temperature, species, and health' co-organised by @cabot-institute.bsky.social & @ebibristol.bsky.social 📆 17 September ⏰ 13:30 -14:30 📍 35 Berkeley Square, for UoB students and staff / Online for externals Find out more: lnkd.in/epqmzwss

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 📝 Complete the JGI feedback survey 🎥 @hellobrigstow.bsky.social Ideas Lunch: Digital childhoods and media practices 📊 A Decade of Open Humanities Data Read more here: tinyurl.com/39smwcht

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'UK announces AI funding for teachers: how this technology could change the profession' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/3z6b2ht5

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'Understanding and supporting the mental health and professional quality of life of academic mental health researchers: results from a cross-sectional survey' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/ym55nnc2

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 👩‍💻 Artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK, and US 👨‍🏫 Smart Data Research UK Fellowships 🤖 National call for access to Isambard-AI is now open Read more here: tinyurl.com/53hfpabu

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'The Political Economy of Death in the Age of Information: A Critical Approach to the Digital Afterlife Industry' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/2jturyah

This year, we supported four internships through the Widening Participation scheme. We are delighted by the feedback that we have received from their project supervisors and look forward to watching their future progress. Read our blog post for more information: tinyurl.com/ms8tsjzu

Bristol Data Stories Episode 3: Understanding human interaction through geographic data science with Lenka Hasova In this episode, Lenka discusses human interaction in space and talks about her career journey, which began with a degree in cartography. Listen now: tinyurl.com/4yam4xce

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the '‘Alphafold: The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/5d2zmdmp

📢 We're hiring! We are looking for an enthusiastic Data Scientist to join our Research Engineering Team. The team comprises a pool of experts who can be deployed to research projects to provide technical support. Deadline: 23:59, 7 September Apply now: tinyurl.com/bdza4u3h

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 👩‍💻 JGI Feedback survey 👨‍🏫 2025 Open Source AI Fellowship, The Alan Turing Institute: Call now open 🤖 Bristol's Opinions on AI 🌱 NERC: Natural Environment Research Council Digital Gathering 2025 Read more here: tinyurl.com/p57csmzx

The recordings from our 'Data Science for Climate and Health: Spotlight on Women in Research for International Women's Day' are now available to watch on our YouTube channel. Check out our International Women's Day 2025 playlist: tinyurl.com/3mj3najw

We recently welcomed a group of visiting researchers from the “Oceanic and Southeast Asian Navigators” (OCSEAN) project. Our latest blog post, written by Catherine Upex and Rachel Wood, details our approach to training these researchers. Read here: tinyurl.com/2656cs66

📢 Last chance to apply to be part of the Ask-JGI cohort! Deadline for Ask-JGI applications is tomorrow at 23:59. This is a great paid opportunity for @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD students to gain experiences that will be useful for future research or careers. Details to apply in the post below 👇

📰 2023/24 JGI PGR Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'MagMap – Accurate Magnetic Characteristic Mapping Using Machine Learning' Blog post by Binyu Cui Read more now: tinyurl.com/2w4rknd3

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'How It’s Unfair to Use Personality Tests in Hiring' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/bdhnutfb

📰 2023/24 JGI PGR Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Unveiling Hidden Musical Semantics: Compositionality in Music Ngram Embeddings' Blog post by Zhijin Guo Read more now: tinyurl.com/2nse4bbe

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/yyt99aru @jasonkoebler.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy, @404media.bsky.social

📰 2023/24 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Using ‘Tracing Voices: A Visual Journey through Latin American Debates about Race' Blog post by by Jo Crow ‪@uobartsmatter.bsky.social Read more now: tinyurl.com/4esnuk68

The recording from our 'Challenges and Solutions: Data Science and the Nuclear Industry' workshop with ‪@sw-nuclearhub.bsky.social for #BristolDataWeek25 is now available on YouTube! 📽️ Check out the video here: tinyurl.com/4rbfm58v

We are proud to partner with The Alan Turing Institute, named in honour of Alan Turing, who is recognised as an important LGBTQ+ role model in the tech world. ‪@bristoluni.bsky.social‬ will be joining the Pride Parade March on 12 July. Read more about Bristol Pride 2025: tinyurl.com/mrh7bv26

Ask-JGI supports queries from researchers across the @bristoluni.bsky.social‬ Our blog talks about some of the researchers we’ve supported from the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Read now: tinyurl.com/4bv5ekmf

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 📰 New JGI blog posts 👩‍💻 Women's Health Hackathon at King's College London 📖 JGI Seedcorn project publications 🔬 We The Curious Open City Research Annual Report Read here: tinyurl.com/2c6jpb4w Our newsletter will be going on hiatus until 6 August

We are currently running a joint funding call with the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute to support innovative applications of AI in health or biomedical research. This funding call is open to all academic or professional services staff at the ‪@bristoluni.bsky.social‬ More information below👇

Now that we are halfway through 2025, it's a good time to reflect on any New Year's resolutions. The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'Data Ethics Club: Data Ethics New Year’s Resolutions Special' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/2fbs3x2w

📰 2023/24 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Using ‘The Cloud’ to enhance UoB laboratory data security, storage, sharing, and management' Blog post by Peter Martin, Christopher Jones & Duncan Baldwin Read more now: tinyurl.com/yc4x33da

Harnessing AI and Data Science in Congenital Heart Disease 📆 09:30–15:30, 9 July, Wills Memorial Building 📝 Registration: tinyurl.com/4jvs9u7w Collaborators: @ebibristol.bsky.social, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, @leap-dh-hub.bsky.social, and University Hospitals Bristol & Weston

📢 We are recruiting University of Bristol PhD students for our Ask-JGI 2025-2026 cohort! New recruits will be part of a team with overlapping and complementary skills. Deadline: Thursday 31 July Read how to apply and previous Ask-JGI student testimonials: tinyurl.com/6dznce54

Next week, LEAP Digital Health Hub will be hosting the Festival of Digital Health. These events will be taking place in Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and Exeter. Check out the post below for information about the events and the link to register via the interactive schedule 👇

JGI Data Scientist @huwwday.bsky.social‬ recently attended the Informed AI Summer School. Huw presented his poster entitled “The Blurse of Dimensionality” which explored the blessing and curse of dealing with high dimensional random vectors! Check out Huw's poster here: tinyurl.com/yc6t4e5n

The Data Ethics Club write-up for the 'It’s Not Exactly Meant to Be Realistic”: Student Perspectives on the Role of Ethics In Computing Group Projects' is now available! Write-up credit: Jessica Woodgate Read it now: tinyurl.com/5n8sm672

Ask-JGI supports queries from researchers across all faculties at ‪@bristoluni.bsky.social‬ Our most recent blog post talks about some of the researchers we’ve supported from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4u4p6u7e

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 👩‍💻 Summary of Bristol Data Week 2025 🌦️‪@gw4alliance.bsky.social‬ AI and Data Science: Climate, Adaption and Net Zero 🤖 Guest seminar by Vassilis Galanos: AI & Hype Studies at @bdfi.bsky.social‬ Read more here: tinyurl.com/3ysdbsep

If you attended Bristol Data Week/ AI for Good showcase last week, we would appreciate it if you filled out our feedback form! You will be entered into our prize draw to win a £50 Love2Shop voucher! Feedback form: tinyurl.com/nh2a5eub #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Day 5 of #BristolDataWeek wrapped up on Friday. We had our Applied Data Analysis in Python: scikit-learn training session, Museums of Languages: A Concept Game Jam with Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Careers in Data Science seminar with Compass CDT. #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Day 4 of #BristolDataWeek wrapped up yesterday! We had our Best Practices for Reproducible Python/R Projects training session and the Gambling harms research: ideas for a data-driven research agenda workshop with Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research. #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

📣#BristolDataWeek is here! We have an exciting lineup of events for our final day! Check out today's schedule below 👇 Get tickets now: tinyurl.com/m6rk3rt5#BristolDataWeek #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Thank you to everyone who came along to our AI for Good: Celebration of the University of Bristol's National AI Award event last night! If you came along, we hope you enjoyed our keynote and panel. We want to thank our keynote speaker, panel members, exhibitors, and everyone involved.

📣#BristolDataWeek is here! We have an exciting lineup of events for our fourth day! Check out today's schedule below 👇 Get tickets now: tinyurl.com/m6rk3rt5#BristolDataWeek #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Bristol Data Stories Episode 2: Professor Jean Golding OBE's life in Science In this special edition, we talk to Professor Jean Golding OBE, Emeritus Professor at the ‪@bristoluni.bsky.social‬, and founder of the ‘Children of the 90s' study (ALSPAC). Listen now: tinyurl.com/mr38kpne

Our sessions for Day 3 of #BristolDataWeek have come to an end. We had our Introduction to Neural Networks training session, Mapping the Future City workshop with ‪@bdfi.bsky.social‬ and ‪@cabot-institute.bsky.social‬, and the Introducing Isambard-AI training session. Thank you to our speakers!

📣#BristolDataWeek is here! We have an exciting lineup of events today! Check out today's schedule below 👇 We will be celebrating the University of Bristol's AI University of the Year award tonight at the Victoria Rooms. Get tickets now: tinyurl.com/m6rk3rt5#BristolDataWeek#BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

Day 2 of #BristolDataWeek2025 is officially over! Today we had our Introduction to Data Analysis in Python training, Health Data Research Network workshop, and the @sw-nuclearhub.bsky.social Challenges & Solutions: Data Science in the Nuclear Industry workshop. Thank you to all of our speakers!

📣#BristolDataWeek is here! We have an exciting lineup of events for our second day! Check out today's schedule below 👇 Get tickets now: tinyurl.com/m6rk3rt5#BristolDataWeek #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025