The next Turing Seminar will feature Nicolas Boullé from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social for a talk on: "Convergent Methods for Koopman Operators on Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces." 📆 18 February, 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Wills Memorial Building Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Studying grammar across the brains of different language speakers.' Blog post by Georgia Sains Find out more about this seedcorn project: tinyurl.com/32xy2r84

📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'C-GAPS: Cellular to Global Assessment of Phytoplankton Stoichiometry' Blog post by Nicola Wiseman Find out more about the findings of this seedcorn project: tinyurl.com/yfz52xvp

📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Comparing two devices for measuring body temperature across the menstrual cycle' Blog post by Sarah Koerner & Louise Millard Find out more about this seedcorn project: tinyurl.com/yc68t52r

Bristol Data Stories Episode 5: Muddying the waters: Laser scanning for bank erosion monitoring with Rebecca Collins. In this episode, Becky discusses her interest in rivers, how they shape landscapes, and her use of a state-of-the-art laser scanner. Listen now: tinyurl.com/2ux76yny

Check out our latest blog post about the Web Archives for Social Sciences Datathon. The Datathon was organised as part of the @sdruk.bsky.social project 'An Atlas of Economic Activities in the UK: tapping into web archives for social science research'. Read the blog post: tinyurl.com/57fseyvw

📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Visualisation tool for Enhancing Public Engagement Using Supermarket Loyalty Card Data' Blog post by Laura Fryer This seedcorn project was supported by Huw Day Huw Day Read more now: tinyurl.com/2pmwe3ms

In 2025, @huwwday.bsky.social completed a project working with @eunicelo.bsky.social and Joanne Godwin, helping them with a study of lived experiences in extreme climate conditions in the South West of England. Read our latest blog post about the project: tinyurl.com/yc2rfpj2

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 🧠 Bridging AI & Biosciences One-Day Workshop 💡 @gw4alliance.bsky.social Building Communities Generator Fund 👨‍🏫 NetDRIVE Summer School 2026 Read more here: tinyurl.com/3z5ws23b

📢 Upcoming event! CultureQuest, a location-based, AI-driven game, turns Bristol Museum’s Egyptian Gallery into an interactive quest guided by the gods. 📆 9 February, 10:00 - 17:00 📍 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery Find out more: tinyurl.com/c9h3hp4v

Another fantastic Turing seminar! A huge thank you to Anna Xambó Sedó, who presented her project, ‘Sensing the Forest: Let the Forest Speak using the Internet of Things, Acoustic Ecology and Creative AI’.

JGI Seedcorn follow-on funding 2023-25 blog post now available! 📰 'Irish Financial Records from the Reign of Edward I: What Applying Data Science Techniques Can Reveal' Blog post by Mike Jones and Brendan Smith @mikej1971.bsky.social Read more now: tinyurl.com/y2zdd9vm

The next Turing Seminar will feature Anna Xambó Sedó from @qmul.bsky.social for a talk on: "Sensing the Forest: Let the Forest Speak using the Internet of Things, Acoustic Ecology and Creative AI." 📆 10 December, 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Wills Memorial Building Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

A huge thank you to @very-laurie.bsky.social for delivering a fantastic UoB Turing seminar. Her talk was entitled “Common Crawl: open web data for everybody.” In this talk, she introduced the @commoncrawl.bsky.social and the data products they offer.

Over the summer, we ran a pump-priming funding call to support innovative applications of AI in health or biomedical research with @ebibristol.bsky.social We are excited to announce 10 projects involving more than 30 researchers supported by this funding. Read more here: tinyurl.com/ybpzjctk

The Turing Liaison Team is excited to host @very-laurie.bsky.social and Thom Vaughan to introduce the @commoncrawl.bsky.social and the data products it offers. 📆 26 November ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍C44 Biomedical building, University of Bristol Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

AI for Good Panel Discussion from #BristolDataWeek With @conjh.bsky.social, @sanakb.bsky.social, @sethbullock.bsky.social, @simonmcs.bsky.social, Sidharth Jaggi, Agnes Nairn, @digitalfutures.bsky.social, Genevieve Liveley Watch now: tinyurl.com/3fnc9mtv Video credits: @beestonmedia.bsky.social

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 🎥 Bristol Data Week 2025 recordings now available! 🩻 Interpreting AI Solutions for Healthcare with @leap-dh-hub.bsky.social 👨‍🏫 High Growth AI Accelerator Showcase with @innovateuk.bsky.social Read more here: tinyurl.com/5n89xktp

The Turing Liaison Team is excited to host @asteixeira.bsky.social, who will deliver a seminar entitled 'Tracing Affective and Cognitive Patterns Across Scales: From Minds to Networks to Human-AI Systems' 📆 19 November ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍University of Bristol Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

Another fantastic Turing Seminar last week! 👨‍🏫 Giovanni Petri @lordgrilo.bsky.social from @northeasternu.bsky.social and @nunetsi.bsky.social delivered a very captivating talk, Tracing the Cultural Fabric of Sperm Whale Societies.

Highlights from our latest newsletter: 📔 ARIA call for research proposals for working with AI Scientist systems 📢 @hellobrigstow.bsky.social Exploratory Research Funding call 📝 Upcoming submission deadline for @ants2026.bsky.social Read more here: tinyurl.com/59ce5k95

The Turing Liaison Team is excited to host @lordgrilo.bsky.social, who will deliver a seminar entitled 'Tracing the Cultural Fabric of Sperm Whale Societies.' 📆 5 November ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍Biomedical Building, C42 at the University of Bristol Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

Peter Tennant joined us yesterday to deliver a brilliant talk for our Turing Seminar Series. Peter explored both sides of the argument for causal directed acyclic graphs, and whether they truly increase transparency and clarify common analytical pitfalls. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/yc3wbsdf

To celebrate Black History Month, we recorded a special edition of our Bristol Data Stories podcast with @leighan.bsky.social 🎙️ In this episode, Leighan discusses her recent work with Research IT, where they have been digitally archiving folk stories in St Lucia. Listen now: tinyurl.com/3burb5mh

The Turing Liaison Team is excited to be welcoming Peter Tennant to deliver a seminar entitled, ‘Have DAGs fulfilled their promise in epidemiology and health research?’ 📆 22 October ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍1.18LT, Queens Building, University of Bristol Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available! 'Telling Tales: Building a Folk Map of St Lucia' Blog post by Leighan Renaud @leighan.bsky.social Read more now: tinyurl.com/3pws9hwb

Check out this exciting upcoming event with @ai4cihub.bsky.social ! Register your free space now using the link in the post below 👇

The Turing Liaison Team, in collaboration with The School of Geographical Sciences, was pleased to welcome Krzysztof Janowicz from the University of Vienna. For information on future Turing Seminars and information about the Turing Liaison Team, please visit our webpage: tinyurl.com/yc3wbsdf

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