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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 16h

📰 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

Screenshot from the prototype. Includes a video of a man and the transcript, interactive buttons at the top and a map that changes location with the video

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 2d

Check out this exciting upcoming event with @ai4cihub.bsky.social !

Register your free space now using the link in the post below 👇

AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · 6d

#AI4CI, #A&DS and #EFI are delighted to be hosting a #PublicForum on ‘AI in the City’ in historic #Edinburgh

📆 30th Oct 🕰️ 6pm-7.30pm 🏰 Edinburgh Futures Institute

Join us for a broad and rounded discussion between expert panellists

Get your FREE tickets here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-...

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 12d

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

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 16d

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

Training graphic which includes all of the training session titles, dates and timings

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 19d

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 21d

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

A group of people standing in a room talking for Bristol Data Week 2025

People sat down at a table with their laptops for a JGI training session

People looking at posters on a blue board and talking

Two people sat down with someone leaning over one of them to point at a laptop screen (JGI training session)

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 22d

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 👇

Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 23d

🌿🤖 Nature and AI Workshop

📅 13 Oct |📍 Bristol
Explore how artificial intelligence and the natural world collide, collaborate, and co-exist.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-and...

#BristolEvents #AIWorkshop #ClimateTech

Nature and AI Workshop

A discussion about nature and AI – what they are, humanity’s place in relation to them, and the associated opportunities and risks

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 23d

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 👇

GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · Sep 3

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, #GW4Crucible 2026, offers an opportunity for #ECRs from a range of disciplines to come together and initiate new collaborations and research that will imagine new futures:

gw4.ac.uk/news/gw4-cru...

GW4 Crucible 2026 invites early career researchers to imagine new futures - GW4

GW4 Crucible offers a unique opportunity for future research leaders from different disciplines to come together and, for next year’s theme celebrating 10 years, develop innovative research imagining ...

gw4.ac.uk

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 28d

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

Cabot Institute for the Environment @cabot-institute.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join us for this online seminar on the effects of rising temperatures on the health of humans and other species. The event will be of particular interest to those working at the intersection of climate change and health.

More information: www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events...

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

Mirrored pillars in the Royal Fort Gardens with white blossom being reflected. Royal Fort House can be seen in the background

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

Students sat down in a lecture theatre watching a man point at a blackboard

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

Bar chart showing the ranked differences between % researchers experiencing and wanting types of workplace support

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

A woman sat on the floor with a VR headset on surrounded by monitors

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 18

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

Research poster on ‘Automating the Linkage of Open Access Data for Health Sciences’ by Frihah Farooq

Sindenyi Bukachi holding their research poster

Photo of Imogen at a restaurant on the left and her research poster on the right

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

Thumbnail for the podcast episode featuring headshots of Lenka Hoasova, James Thomas, and Will Chapman

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

A model of Q8W3K0: A potential plant disease resistance protein. Mean pLDDT 82.24. Created in Alpafold.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 11

📢 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

Back of someone's shirt saying 'Ask me about Data Science'

A room of people at computers for a JGI training session

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

Bristol suspension bridge with hot air balloons in the sky

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 5

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

Penny Holborn in front of a projector that has a mind map of words related to Data cleaning

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Aug 4

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

Training attendees with their course completion certificates standing beside Dr Dan Lawson, Rachel Wood and, Catherine Upex

Left to right: Sena Darmasetiyawan; John Calorio; Komang Sumaryana; Chris Kinipi; Wahyu Widiatmika; Dendi Wijaya standing in front of the Fry Building

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 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 👇

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jun 24

📢 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

JGI helper showing an attendee their phone

Back of someone's shirt 'Ask me about Data Science'

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jul 29

📰 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

Labelled electrical components in a automated testing platform

Code instructions for the interface of the automated testing platform

Bar chart showing ratio of data points against relative error code loss (%)

Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

Front cover of the Weapons of Mass Destruction book

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