by Kieron O’Hara It is one of the divisive questions of our times. Is the word ‘data’ singular or plural? Some say “this data is …”, “the data doesn’t tell us …”; others “these data are …”, “the data don’t tell us …”. The singular use, often heard in computer science departments and probably more […]
Closing date: 06 November 2020 12:00 The Institute for Government is inviting applications for a data scientist – details are in the link below https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/job/data-scientist
WST Trustee and Web Science researcher Prof Noshir Contractor has been elected as next president of the prestigious ICA ( International Communications Association) Click here to see the details of the election. About Noshir Noshir S. Contractor is a Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences in the School of Engineering, School […]
The Alan Turing Institute is organizing a public conference and a series of follow-on events to assess the response of the UK’s data science and AI communities to COVID-19, with the aim of quickly publishing a preliminary report outlining lessons learnt and recommendations for future research. The public conference will take place on 24 November […]
Democracy is under constant threat and permanent construction. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now in the autumn of 2020 dominating how we all live our lives – and how political leaders are making decisions at the local, national and global level. As the pandemic remains a reality, and as upcoming US elections in November challenge the […]
Please see below details of 4 new Research Software Engineer roles at the University of Exeter. Full details about the roles are available here and see below for further details. The deadline for applications is 10 November https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=809265U8vK&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA
There’s no denying the importance of those working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) occupations. In fact, it’s nearly impossible to imagine what our world would look like without the advances that have been made in these fields. They’ve brought us vaccines that have cured diseases, deepened our understanding of the universe and given […]