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The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity in Data Visualization (Diverse CDT) is a pioneering, fully funded four-year PhD programme jointly delivered by City St George’s, University of London and the University of Warwick.

Applications for PhD studentships with Diverse CDT are now open for 2026 entry.

We have rolling deadlines across several months and the first deadline for submitting an application is 4pm, GMT on 30th January 2026.

Further details here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/apply-to-study/phd-programmes/diverse-cdt/

Join us for a research talk by Prof Simone StumpfLink opens in a new window from University of Glasgow with the title "Why we can’t have nice things – the important role of Responsible AI" on Tuesday, January 13^th 2026, 4pm - 5:30pm at the Social Sciences Building, Room S0.13.

Here is a brief abstract of the talk:

Many AI technologies are now being integrated into everyday life. However, how can we ensure that AI is ‘responsible’? In this talk, I will review current efforts at developing responsible AI, focusing on transparency, fairness and auditing, and offer suggestions at how we can improve approaches in this area.

Very pleased to announce the release of our report on cyber security expertise and diversity. You can read the web version here:

https://warwickcim.github.io/cyberexpertisediversity_survey/

This was a collaboration between Matt Spencer, Carlos Cámara-Menoyo and Timothy Monteath, with the support of the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security.

We make the case for:
> more extensive data collection to ensure that the implications of professionalisation for diversity in cyber security are well understood,
> enhancing the breadth of the specialisms recognised by the Cyber Security Council to better represent fields such as human factors or security awareness,
> better interdisciplinary engagement with the CyBOK framework to ensure that social and cultural expertise are recognised, and,
> empirical analysis of cyber security problems to ensure that specialisms are aligned with practical needs.

Data, Digital, Visualisation and AI in Society and Culture: Interdisciplinary courses at CIM

Communities across the UK feel that artificial intelligence (AI) is being built around them, not for them, says a major new report led by the University of Warwick and Careful Industries.

🗓️ Wednesday 26 November 2025 (Term 1, Week 8)
🕔 5:00PM - 6:30PM
📍FAB 0.20 (Jim Davis Studio), Faculty of Arts Building
🎟️ RSVP: https://forms.office.com/e/x1QfsAbAd6

Join Prof. Steve Fuller for the launch of his new book, Media and the Power of Knowledge, and discover how access and control over media - both past and present - has shaped knowledge.

Carla Washbourne, Reader at CIM, has been re-appointed to chair the 2025-27 Steering Committee of UN-Habitat's Global Urban Observatory Network (GUO-Net).

Many countries are developing their first national digital health strategies––an exciting opportunity to leap towards modernizing healthcare, leveraging digital tools and the power of artificial intelligence for all. But: are officials thinking about how gender inequalities and unmet needs of other diverse groups might undermine digital access and inclusion?

We plan a series of online conversations with diverse voices– to think through the specific challenges and needs of diverse regions, and to spark a multidisciplinary dialogue on the integration of Gender, Equity, Rights, and Inclusion into the governance of digital health and AI for health. We plan three episodes, with the inaugural session focusing on the African region, where 38 of 47 Member States have now established national digital health strategies.

Strengthening Gender, Equity and Rights in National Digital Health Strategies in Africa

Date: Thursday, 6 November 2025

Time: 14:00 – 15:30 GMT (15:00 CET / 16:00 EAT)

Platform: Online (Link provided upon registration)

Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc

Or e-mail dhrp@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window to sign up. More information is on the Digital Health and Rights Project website here.