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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’. 


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.


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.


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.


Large-scale experiment reveals new insights into inequality in the workplace

Is there a flaw in initiatives to increase diversity at work? A new study by researchers at Columbia University and the University of Warwick finds that in the USA, white employees can unintentionally perpetuate inequality by ignoring and underestimating their black peers.


Boundary-spanning research centre launches six new projects

From improving mapping of species at risk to analysing the uptake of COVID-19 test and tracing apps by the public, researchers at the University of Warwick's Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) are launching six new projects investigating how new technologies are shaping society, and demonstrating how data science can tackle current social, political and ecological challenges.


Local residents entertained, challenged and moved by ESRC Festival of Social Science

More than 500 people took part in the workshops, talks and activities organised by the University of Warwick for this year’s ESRC Festival of Social Science. University researchers took to Coventry and Warwickshire’s streets, bars and community centres to share insights from their work with enthusiastic and interested audiences. The events tackled topics from the nature of time itself and the puzzle of DNA to taxes and accents.


UKRI fellowships awarded to Seven University of Warwick Academics

Several academics at the University of Warwick have been awarded a UKRI Future Leader Fellowship, providing world class research in topics including autonomous vehicles to life in outer space.


University of Warwick research impact success recognised with continued funding from ESRC

The University of Warwick is one of 26 UK universities receiving funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for its Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). The funding award was announced today [31] by the ESRC and followed a competitive, peer-reviewed process.

 


Professor Celia Lury elected as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

The Academy of Social Sciences has awarded a Fellowship to Professor Celia Lury, Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) at the University of Warwick. Each year a number of Fellowships are awarded to recognise leading social scientists, who are judged on the excellence and impact of their work in using social science for public benefit. 


Head in the clouds: innovative data installation chosen for Seoul Biennale

An innovative installation developed by Dr Nerea Calvillo of the University of Warwick’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) is one of the pieces chosen for display at the 2017 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.