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University of Warwick awarded share of £100 million AI funding for human-centred research on AI

The University of Warwick has been awarded a share of £100 million of government funding to research AI, including funding for a groundbreaking new project entitled ‘AI in the streets’. 


AI tool developed to help grade cancer based on cell divisions

Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, scientists are revealing a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help grade cancer, by analysing cell division.

Wed 31 Jan 2024, 12:44 | Tags: Computer Science, Health, research, cancer, AI, Sciences, Health and Medicine

Why we need to know our AI human rights: Academic calls for communities to shape digital governance

A University of Warwick academic is calling for communities to get to know their digital human rights in order to influence the governance of future technologies and AI.


Learning to forget – a weapon in the arsenal against harmful AI

With the AI summit well underway, researchers are keen to raise the very real problem associated with the technology – teaching it how to forget.

Thu 02 Nov 2023, 09:53 | Tags: Technology, Computer Science, Computers, research, society, AI, Sciences

Warwick hosting £5.3 million project to research the future of human rights in the digital age

The Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP) - an international consortium hosted by the University of Warwick - has received £5.3 million to study the future of human rights using an innovative approach which puts communities at the centre of research participation.

Fri 23 Jun 2023, 09:27 | Tags: Health, research, AI, digital

Government suggested AI framework is too limited, say technology experts

Academics at the University of Warwick are examining the controversies and public discussions around AI over the last ten years.


Warwick academic partners with GSK for new chair role in computational pathology

Professor Rajpoot, Director of the Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre at the University of Warwick, has been announced as the new GSK Chair of Computational Pathology at the University of Warwick.

Wed 08 Mar 2023, 09:23 | Tags: Computer Science, drugs, AI, cells, disease

AI research at the University of Warwick will speed up colon cancer diagnoses, thanks to a £2.6m grant

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help to speed up colon cancer diagnoses, thanks to a £2.6m research grant.


‘Responsible’ Artificial intelligence (AI) can protect children on social media, say Warwick Researchers

New research by academics at Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick argues that ‘responsible’ AI can prevent children from seeing both harmful and legal but harmful content online.

Mon 06 Feb 2023, 14:06 | Tags: WBS, research, AI, Women in STEM

Vaccine attitudes detected in tweets by AI model

People’s attitudes towards vaccines can now be detected from their social media posts by an intelligent AI model, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.


Future of Artificial Intelligence research to be expanded thanks to scholarship programme support

Students who are the future of Artificial Intelligence research will have the chance to study for PhDs at the University of Warwick after alumnus and philanthropist Jonathan Feuer made a second substantial philanthropic donation to support up to 12 further Feuer International Scholarships in AI.

Tue 01 Feb 2022, 10:36 | Tags: Computer Science, Cyber Security, WMG, AI, scholarship, Sciences

Under a quarter of firms report that introducing AI has led to a loss of jobs

Less than a quarter of firms introducing AI technology over the past five years believe it has led to a net loss of jobs, a new survey led by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sussex Business School reveals.


Wall climbing robot can reduce workplace accidents

A novel wall climbing robot, built designed and created by Birmingham based HausBots with the help of WMG at the University of Warwick is on the market, and could reduce the number of workplace accidents.

Tue 14 Dec 2021, 12:36 | Tags: robots, robotics, WMG, AI, Sciences

Aircraft engine noise pollution to be reduced thanks to novel maths of aero-acoustic simulations

Computer simulations are used every day in engineering; however, Dr Ed Brambley will be looking at the maths behind the next generation of novel simulations, which can be used to reduce aircraft engine noise, thanks to a grant from the EPSRC.

Tue 09 Nov 2021, 11:10 | Tags: WMG, Mathematics, research, Mathematics Institute, AI, urban living, Sciences

New deep learning algorithm can pick up genetic mutations and DNA mismatch repair deficiency in colorectal cancers more efficiently

A new deep learning algorithm created by researchers from the University of Warwick can pick up the molecular pathways and development of key mutations causing colorectal cancer more accurately than existing methods, meaning patients could benefit from targeted therapies with quicker turnaround times and at a lower cost.

Wed 20 Oct 2021, 12:09 | Tags: Technology, Computer Science, Computers, cancer, AI, cells

University of Warwick names 37 researchers who become Turing Fellows this academic year

A total of 37 University of Warwick researchers from across the fields of mathematics, life sciences, statistics, computer science, business, medicine and engineering have been named as Fellows of the Alan Turing Institute this year.


Eatron and WMG win funding for project COBRA

A new partnership between Eatron Technologies and WMG, University of Warwick has been formed for the COBRA ('Cloud/Onboard Battery Remaining useful life Algorithm) project, thanks to the funding from the Faraday Battery Challenge.

Wed 25 Aug 2021, 11:02 | Tags: WMG, Engineering, Batteries, AI, electric vehicles, Sciences

Smart dielectric elastomers for self-healing soft robots

Robots that resemble organs are known as soft robots, and in order for them to function they must be made of a flexible material, however a material that can also heal itself would be a bonus if wear and tear was to occur. Researchers from WMG, University of Warwick have designed a self-healing polymers for such devices.

Tue 27 Apr 2021, 10:21 | Tags: robots, robotics, WMG, polymer, AI, Sciences

Child brain tumours can be classified by advanced imaging and AI

Diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning can successfully classify the diagnosis and characteristics of common types of paediatric brain tumours a UK-based multi-centre study, including WMG at the University of Warwick has found. This means that the tumour can be characterised and treated more efficiently.

Mon 15 Feb 2021, 09:25 | Tags: WMG, cancer, AI, Sciences

Robot hands one step closer to human thanks to WMG AI algorithms

The Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand is a robot hand, with size, shape and movement capabilities similar to those of a human hand.To give the robotic hand the ability to learn how to manipulate objects researchers from WMG, University of Warwick, have developed new AI algorithms.

Thu 03 Dec 2020, 09:45 | Tags: robots, IDH, robotics, WMG, AI, Sciences