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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Job opportunity for Bristol Uni PhD students! We are recruiting a new team of PhD students for the Ask-JGI helpdesk to work from October 2026 until the end of September 2027! Find out more: jeangoldinginstitute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/07/06/a...

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Bristol Data Stories Episode 9: Scooters, sensors and urban data with Sam Gunner In this episode, we discuss collecting pollution data via city sensors, accessing urban mobility data through e-scooter journeys, and Sam's previous work in industry. Listen now: tinyurl.com/3v3jdrb2

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Bristol Data Stories Episode 7: Mapping flood risk: from the local to the global with Jeffrey Neal In this episode, we explore the field of flood hazards and risks, and Jeff's use of numerical models and methods to map these risks. Listen now: tinyurl.com/ymaddcta

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Bristol Data Stories Episode 7: Satellites, AI, and the Future of Emissions Monitoring with Elena Fillola Mayoral. In this episode, Elena discusses how the expansion of satellites now allows researchers to collect millions of data points every day. Listen now: tinyurl.com/2my2k7v2

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A massive thank you goes to @elenasimperl.bsky.social for delivering a fantastic Turing Seminar entitled Open data infrastructure in the age of generative AI. Many thanks to everyone who has attended this series of UoB Turing Seminars! Stay tuned for more events, and we hope to see you again soon!

Audience view of Elena Simperl presenting.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Bristol Data Stories Episode 6: Technology for social good: the use of AI in medical imagery with @savvyscientist.bsky.social In this episode, Jeff discusses how AI can be used in medical imagery and talks about his website, 'The Savvy Scientist'. Listen now: tinyurl.com/a3xn3y55

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The next Turing Seminar will feature Elena Simperl from King’s College London to present her talk, ‘Open data infrastructure in the age of generative AI.’ 📆 18 March, 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Chemistry Building, University of Bristol Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Save the date for Bristol Data Week 2026! 🗓️ 1- 5 June 📍 University of Bristol The full programme and registration details will be announced in April 2026. Find out more here: www.bristol.ac.uk/go...

Bristol Data week graphic with event details on the left and a photo of a group of people standing and talking to the right.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We’re pleased to share a new publication from our team in the Journal of Medical Internet Research on the feasibility of using smartwatches and micro-ecological momentary assessment (μEMA) to track eating patterns in children and adolescents in Malaysia. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2nyajxtp

Two smartwatch faces with a "What did you have?" prompt and multiple choice answers. The one on the left displays the prompt and answers in Malaysian. The smartwatch display on the right displays the prompt and answers in English.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Another fantastic Turing seminar! A massive thank you goes to Aewis Hii from The Bristol Composites Institute! They presented a talk on 'Machine learning assisted multi-scale mechanical simulation of large composite structures.'

Aewis Hii is standing at a lectern and pointing towards a projector screen with 3D cubes displayed on it.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The next Turing Seminar will feature Aewis Hii from the Bristol Composites Institute for a talk on: "Machine learning assisted multi-scale mechanical simulation of large composite structures." 📆 4 March, 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Queens Building Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📰 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

The Little Prince from the book "The Little Prince".

Two EEG graphs showing brain activity overtime. The graph on the right shows a large spike in data at the end of the graph.

The top graph shows headplots at different timepoints of the experiment. A colour gradient is used to show the effect in the electrode location of the scalp. The bottom graph is a line graph that shows the average across all electrodes for verbs and nouns. Both graphs represent results for English participants.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📰 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

Graph showing the fixed effects of the explanatory variables (nitrogen limitation, iron limitation, phosphorus limitation, temperature, photoperiod and light) carbon:nitrogen stoichiometry for marine phytoplankton.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

📰 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

Sarah Koerner sitting at a table facing the participant. Sarah is holding an Oura Ring and showing it to the participant.

On the left is an image of the OvuSense sensor shown next to a ruler and tampon. On the right is an image of a hand wearing a silver coloured ring (Oura Ring) on the index finger.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

📰 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

Poster on a blue posterboard with Huw Day standing to the left and Laura Fryer standing to the right

Collage of various words from the survey. Some words are larger than others based on how repetitive the word was

Two laptops with the one on the left showing some code and the one on the right showing the graph that the code produced

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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

In both panels, the number in each theme indicates the total number of unique mentions of actions within the theme (e.g., repeated mentions of an action in response to the same weather hazard by the same respondent only count as one action). The vertical length of each theme is proportional to the number of actions within it, so themes with few actions may be difficult to read. Examples include “Other: 52” in the orange box at the bottom of panel (a), and “Check in on people: 35” in the yellow box within “Precaution: 360” in panel (b).

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📢 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

A collage of photos of people walking around the Bristol Museum with their phones out to play the CultureQuest game.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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’.

View from the audience watching Anna Xambo Sedo's Turing Seminar presentation

A zoomed-in view from the audience watching Anna Xambo Sedo deliver her Turing Seminar presentation with a photo of a forest on the projector

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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

A plot showing the comparison between the total provided by the Exchequer clerk, versus the computed total. Most are matching, but there are outliers where the computed total is higher, which needed extra investigation.

A plot showing the availability of data per financial year and terms. Most years are complete, but some, such as 1281–1282, are missing, or incomplete, like 1284–1285.

A plot showing total computed incomes recorded on the receipt rolls per financial year. Most complete years are approaching or over £5000.

A plot showing the total received per term as a percentage of the year's total.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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.

Laurie Burchell at a lectern presenting her Turing Seminar talk

Laurie Burchell at a lectern, with a blackboard behind her, presenting her Turing Seminar talk

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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

Headshots of 33 of the awardees of the AI in Health funding call

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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

Turing Seminar event graphic with details of the event and headshots of Laurie Burchell and Thom Vaughan to the right

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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

The panel sat on chairs on a stage with a projector screen containing slido questions behind them.

Left to right: Sana Khareghani, Simon McIntosh-Smith, Genevieve Liveley, Sidharth Jaggi, Agnes Nairn, Colin Gavaghan, Seth Bullock, and Conor Houghton

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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

Royal Fort House on top of a hill covered in frost

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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.

View from the audience of Giovanni Petri delivering their Turing Seminar

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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

View from the audience. Peter Tennant at a lectern presenting their talk with a projecting screen showing their presentation slides on the wall behind him.

View from the audience. Peter Tennant at a lectern presenting their talk with a projecting screen showing a meme about DAG's on the wall behind him.

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

📰 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 · 06/10/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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 · 22/09/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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 · 17/09/2025

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)

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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 👇

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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 👇

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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 · 02/09/2025

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 · 27/08/2025

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 · 20/08/2025

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

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