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AI innovation missing the mark for local communities, University of Warwick report warns

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT

New research finds communities across the UK feel left out of the benefits of public sector artificial intelligence – calling for more public participation in AI policy.

Researchers from The University of Warwick warn marginalised young adults in low and middle-income countries face “growing online abuse”

Mon, 12 May 2025 11:12:00 GMT

A major new international study has found that young adults in low- and middle-income countries who are sex workers, gay men, transgender or living with HIV are facing a surge in online abuse - from harassment and blackmail to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

University of Warwick leads national conversations on the future of AI

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:15:00 GMT

Academics from The University of Warwick are at the forefront of new discussions exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in everyday settings to benefit local communities.

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

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:04:00 GMT

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

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:23:00 GMT

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

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:41:00 GMT

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

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:42:19 GMT

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

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:08:00 GMT

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

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:50:00 GMT

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

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:01:00 GMT

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.