Nicola Osborne (they/she)
@suchprettyeyes.bsky.social
Manager of the Institute for Design Informatics, Programme Manager for Creative Informatics, Board of The Space, Humanities & Data Science group of The Turing Institute, CODI regular. Interested in all things creative and data. Views my own.
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The call for PhD applications for the Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing is live - deadline 7th January 2025! We have webinars for potential applicants to ask us questions and seek advice. www.responsiblenlp.org/2026-student...
A wonderful opportunity for a truly interdisciplinary PhD working with a wonderfully diverse group of fellow students and a fantastic array of academic expertise. Do take a look, apply, and/or share onwards!
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If you have any questions, check the FAQ on our website or contact any of us on the CDT Team (including @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social @melissaterras.bsky.social @ewaluger.bsky.social @catlai.bsky.social).
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you have any questions, check the FAQ on our website or contact any of us on the CDT Team (including @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social @melissaterras.bsky.social @ewaluger.bsky.social @catlai.bsky.social).
A wonderful opportunity for a truly interdisciplinary PhD working with a wonderfully diverse group of fellow students and a fantastic array of academic expertise. Do take a look, apply, and/or share onwards!
The call for PhD applications for the Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing is live - deadline 7th January 2025! We have webinars for potential applicants to ask us questions and seek advice. www.responsiblenlp.org/2026-student...
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A wonderful opportunity for a truly interdisciplinary PhD working with a wonderfully diverse group of fellow students and a fantastic array of academic expertise. Do take a look, apply, and/or share onwards!
Delighted our (Vikki Jones, @ingepanneels.bsky.social, Frauke Zeller, @melissaterras.bsky.social & I) new paper "Creative Informatics: the role of ‘the university’ in Edinburgh and South East Scotland's creative cluster" is out now in City, Culture & Society! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Delighted our (Vikki Jones, @ingepanneels.bsky.social, Frauke Zeller, @melissaterras.bsky.social & I) new paper "Creative Informatics: the role of ‘the university’ in Edinburgh and South East Scotland's creative cluster" is out now in City, Culture & Society! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
with @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social, BBC Responsible Innovation Centre, Arts and Humanities Research Council at @ukri.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
with @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social, BBC Responsible Innovation Centre, Arts and Humanities Research Council at @ukri.org
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
This is a really exciting opportunity to surface whether, and to what extent, AI investments are delivering on their promise.
Reach out if you have any questions and please do share across your networks and pass on to anyone who you think might be interested.
Reach out if you have any questions and please do share across your networks and pass on to anyone who you think might be interested.
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This is a really exciting opportunity to surface whether, and to what extent, AI investments are delivering on their promise.
Reach out if you have any questions and please do share across your networks and pass on to anyone who you think might be interested.
Reach out if you have any questions and please do share across your networks and pass on to anyone who you think might be interested.
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We're hiring at BRAID UK!
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We're hiring at BRAID UK!
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
Fantastic opportunity to explore and discuss BRAID's Responsible AI Landscape Report, published earlier this year. The event is online as well as in person in London. Our blog about the report can be found here: braiduk.org/the-responsi... (and links to the report)
September 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fantastic opportunity to explore and discuss BRAID's Responsible AI Landscape Report, published earlier this year. The event is online as well as in person in London. Our blog about the report can be found here: braiduk.org/the-responsi... (and links to the report)
Just 2 days left to apply to be our new Research Centres Support Assistant (full time, open ended) working with our amazing @designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social and @edincollegeofart.bsky.social OpenSpace teams! Apply by 23:59, Weds 9th Oct: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Centres Support Assistant
The Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh is seeking to recruit a full-time Research Centres Support Assistant on an open-ended basis
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just 2 days left to apply to be our new Research Centres Support Assistant (full time, open ended) working with our amazing @designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social and @edincollegeofart.bsky.social OpenSpace teams! Apply by 23:59, Weds 9th Oct: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
I would strongly encourage folk working in and around the Scottish Film Exhibition sector to participate in this - do share onwards too!
We're excited to launch a new survey exploring Gender Equity in the Scottish Film Exhibiton sector, in partnership with @filmhubscotland.bsky.social. If you work or volunteer in film exhibition, please fill out the survey. We welcome responses from all genders: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FilmEquity
October 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I would strongly encourage folk working in and around the Scottish Film Exhibition sector to participate in this - do share onwards too!
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📣Today we launched our manifesto for Holyrood 2026. We're asking politicians to commit to 3 asks that will improve conditions for women working in culture, media, arts and the creative industries in Scotland. Read the manifesto: bit.ly/4mHKyWE
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📣Today we launched our manifesto for Holyrood 2026. We're asking politicians to commit to 3 asks that will improve conditions for women working in culture, media, arts and the creative industries in Scotland. Read the manifesto: bit.ly/4mHKyWE
Delighted to be at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social today with our #DesigningResponsibleNLPCDT sharing our brilliant students work as part of Doors Open Day!
September 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Delighted to be at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social today with our #DesigningResponsibleNLPCDT sharing our brilliant students work as part of Doors Open Day!
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
*The AI boom = one of the costliest building sprees in world history
* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system
* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system
* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
*The AI boom = one of the costliest building sprees in world history
* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system
* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system
* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
So pleased that the new #ekip Knowledge Bank has gone live - and delighted it includes a series of resources from the The @edinburghup.bsky.social ekip team and case studies and companies supported through #CreativeInformatics. #creativeindustries #openinnovation knowledge-bank.ekipengine.eu
Knowledge Bank
The ekip Knowledge Bank is an online repository for policymakers, researchers, investors, and changemakers to shape effective innovation strategies for and with the Cultural and Creative Industries. I...
knowledge-bank.ekipengine.eu
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
So pleased that the new #ekip Knowledge Bank has gone live - and delighted it includes a series of resources from the The @edinburghup.bsky.social ekip team and case studies and companies supported through #CreativeInformatics. #creativeindustries #openinnovation knowledge-bank.ekipengine.eu
Still time to take part in this survey - if you watch TV (in any sense including streaming, free to air etc) then we’d love to hear from you!
Do you watch TV? Please take this survey to help me understand what audiences think of TV production techniques. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/... Please share widely, and thanks in advance.
#FanStudies #AudienceResearch
#FanStudies #AudienceResearch
TV Survey
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Still time to take part in this survey - if you watch TV (in any sense including streaming, free to air etc) then we’d love to hear from you!
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
Do you watch TV? Please take this survey to help me understand what audiences think of TV production techniques. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/... Please share widely, and thanks in advance.
#FanStudies #AudienceResearch
#FanStudies #AudienceResearch
TV Survey
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Do you watch TV? Please take this survey to help me understand what audiences think of TV production techniques. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/... Please share widely, and thanks in advance.
#FanStudies #AudienceResearch
#FanStudies #AudienceResearch
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
Let's try this again. New research from myself and my lovely colleagues about dealing with unexpected AI when collecting research data:
I'm pleased to share that Louise Connelly,
@suzannerblack.bsky.social, @melissaterras.bsky.social & my 'Guidance for Research Ethics Committees and Researchers on Designing Research in the Age of AI' is out now under CC license: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Read, share onwards and give us your feedback!
@suzannerblack.bsky.social, @melissaterras.bsky.social & my 'Guidance for Research Ethics Committees and Researchers on Designing Research in the Age of AI' is out now under CC license: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Read, share onwards and give us your feedback!
Guidance for research ethics committees and researchers on designing research in the age of AI
This paper is concerned with the implications of artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly the impact of generative AI content, on the work and processes of university/institution Research Boards...
doi.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let's try this again. New research from myself and my lovely colleagues about dealing with unexpected AI when collecting research data:
I'm pleased to share that Louise Connelly,
@suzannerblack.bsky.social, @melissaterras.bsky.social & my 'Guidance for Research Ethics Committees and Researchers on Designing Research in the Age of AI' is out now under CC license: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Read, share onwards and give us your feedback!
@suzannerblack.bsky.social, @melissaterras.bsky.social & my 'Guidance for Research Ethics Committees and Researchers on Designing Research in the Age of AI' is out now under CC license: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Read, share onwards and give us your feedback!
Guidance for research ethics committees and researchers on designing research in the age of AI
This paper is concerned with the implications of artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly the impact of generative AI content, on the work and processes of university/institution Research Boards...
doi.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm pleased to share that Louise Connelly,
@suzannerblack.bsky.social, @melissaterras.bsky.social & my 'Guidance for Research Ethics Committees and Researchers on Designing Research in the Age of AI' is out now under CC license: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Read, share onwards and give us your feedback!
@suzannerblack.bsky.social, @melissaterras.bsky.social & my 'Guidance for Research Ethics Committees and Researchers on Designing Research in the Age of AI' is out now under CC license: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Read, share onwards and give us your feedback!
My last show at this year's #edfringe is 11:25 tomorrow (Wed 13th) at @standcomedyclub.bsky.social. Join me to hear about #virtualproduction, #CoSTARNetwork, how film and TV is being made in new ways - and why thats interesting, challenging and exciting! Book now: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/...
August 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My last show at this year's #edfringe is 11:25 tomorrow (Wed 13th) at @standcomedyclub.bsky.social. Join me to hear about #virtualproduction, #CoSTARNetwork, how film and TV is being made in new ways - and why thats interesting, challenging and exciting! Book now: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/...
Due to Storm Florian cursing my lovely co-speaker's travel 😱 this is now going to be a solo show! So, join me for a full hour on all things virtual production and what new tech means for the kinds of ways we tell stories on screen! Still tickets available here: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
August 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Due to Storm Florian cursing my lovely co-speaker's travel 😱 this is now going to be a solo show! So, join me for a full hour on all things virtual production and what new tech means for the kinds of ways we tell stories on screen! Still tickets available here: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Tomorrow! Still time to book here: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
August 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tomorrow! Still time to book here: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
In @edfringe.bsky.social DI Manager @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social imagines what stories we’ll be watching as tv and film made with virtual production technologies make almost anything possible without ever leaving a studio!
📅Mon 4 Aug
⏰5:40– 6:40pm
📍Stand 4, Stand Comedy Club
🔗https://edin.ac/3HaKHD9
📅Mon 4 Aug
⏰5:40– 6:40pm
📍Stand 4, Stand Comedy Club
🔗https://edin.ac/3HaKHD9
July 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In @edfringe.bsky.social DI Manager @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social imagines what stories we’ll be watching as tv and film made with virtual production technologies make almost anything possible without ever leaving a studio!
📅Mon 4 Aug
⏰5:40– 6:40pm
📍Stand 4, Stand Comedy Club
🔗https://edin.ac/3HaKHD9
📅Mon 4 Aug
⏰5:40– 6:40pm
📍Stand 4, Stand Comedy Club
🔗https://edin.ac/3HaKHD9
Join me at @standcomedyclub.bsky.social at @edfringe.bsky.social for my #theprovocateurs2025 show, No Location, No Location, No Location! exploring the R&D possibilities of virtual production!
Book now for 4th Aug: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
13th August: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/...
Book now for 4th Aug: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
13th August: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/...
July 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Join me at @standcomedyclub.bsky.social at @edfringe.bsky.social for my #theprovocateurs2025 show, No Location, No Location, No Location! exploring the R&D possibilities of virtual production!
Book now for 4th Aug: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
13th August: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/...
Book now for 4th Aug: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
13th August: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/...
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
Nicola will also perform on 13 August:
📅 Wed 13 Aug 2025
⏰ 11:25am– 12:25pm | Ticketed
📍 Stand 2, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh
🔗https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/the-provocateurs-voices-of-hope-no-location-no-location-no-location
📅 Wed 13 Aug 2025
⏰ 11:25am– 12:25pm | Ticketed
📍 Stand 2, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh
🔗https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/the-provocateurs-voices-of-hope-no-location-no-location-no-location
Fringe
The Provocateurs: Voices of hope, and No location, no location, no location! Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison. Roseminu Varghese (Edinburgh Napier Universit...
www.thestand.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Nicola will also perform on 13 August:
📅 Wed 13 Aug 2025
⏰ 11:25am– 12:25pm | Ticketed
📍 Stand 2, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh
🔗https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/the-provocateurs-voices-of-hope-no-location-no-location-no-location
📅 Wed 13 Aug 2025
⏰ 11:25am– 12:25pm | Ticketed
📍 Stand 2, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh
🔗https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/the-provocateurs-voices-of-hope-no-location-no-location-no-location
Reposted by Nicola Osborne (they/she)
We are delighted to share this special edition of our Newsletter which features our upcoming Summer Festival’s programming as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival and @edfringe.bsky.social.
Read here ➡ edin.ac/3TtPEd5
@edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social
Read here ➡ edin.ac/3TtPEd5
@edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are delighted to share this special edition of our Newsletter which features our upcoming Summer Festival’s programming as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival and @edfringe.bsky.social.
Read here ➡ edin.ac/3TtPEd5
@edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social
Read here ➡ edin.ac/3TtPEd5
@edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social