Hackathon | 7-8 November 2020 £1 in every £3 of UK economic output is spent on or via projects. From HS2 through to a new hospital, financial services to defence. The numbers are vast. Yet project delivery is a late adopter of data science and AI. It has the potential to really disrupt how projects […]
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 […]
Click here to read the full document on the UK Gov website A Shared Vision for Driving Technological Breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence Recognizing the benefits and opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) brings, and the importance of AI for our future economic growth, health and wellbeing, the protection of democratic values, and national security; Desiring to harness […]
UPDATE – This event has been cancelled due to COVID restrictions Take-off into a new Decade of Web ScienceEach year the WSTNet Web Science Summer School (WWSSS) aims to offer participants the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and experience in the core subjects of Web Science. WWSSS is non-profit and participation fees are kept at […]