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#ICYMI: Kerry Thomas and Ben Rogers shared insights into TMF University and our collaboration with IAOCR - International Accrediting Organization for Clinical Research - the International Accrediting Organization for Clinical Research. Don't miss out on learning all about TMF Univeristy and our exciting partnership! Watch the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3ShVOgu * * * #TrialMasterFile #ClinicalResearch #ClinicalTrials #IAOCR

Round 1 announcement of funded projects Thirty-six projects will share £32.4m from the first round of UKRI’s new cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme. The projects are designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary research. Treatment for bile duct cancer, degradation of toxic organic pollutants, historical accounts that inform marine ecosystem management, and techniques to protect children’s digital data are among the breakthrough projects being funded. Round two details: https://lnkd.in/ePwNdRB2

Doing interdisciplinary research well is challenging but has great potential for innovation and insight, hence this call. I would like to highlight a couple of projects from the list that focus on areas I have had many conversations about with fellow researchers and that may therefore be of interest to colleagues, e.g. Jessica Ozan; Gayle Munro; Kully Kaur-Ballagan; Martin Wood; and others, I am sure. GRASPING DATA: co-creating physicalisations to empower young children to interact with, understand, and benefit from their personal data Led by Andrew Manches, The University of Edinburgh Professor Andrew Manches from The University of Edinburgh will lead a project to change perceptions about children and their personal data through the creation of cutting-edge, child-centred tools and teaching practices. The project will work with 270 children aged three to eight in schools, Edinburgh Zoo and Glasgow Science Centre to construct physical representations of personal data that children can touch, explore, talk about and learn with. It will contribute knowledge to early learning, cognitive psychology, child-centred design, data ethics, data visualisation and computer science. The greatest impact of this project will be on children, who will be able to engage, enjoy and understand their data-saturated world better. It will give them greater confidence that they should and can play a role in the design of their future. ANIMATING MINDS: triangulating the age-appropriate impact of children’s media Led by Tim Smith, University of the Arts London Professor Tim Smith from the University of the Arts London will lead a team across four research organisations to build an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict a video clip’s potential impact on children’s ability to learn, understand and develop self-control. The AI tool will be used by media creatives to check whether content is developmentally appropriate for their target audience, aiding in the creation of higher-quality content and allowing parents to make more informed decisions on content selection. This project will specifically focus on the impact of children’s media on children aged three to six, a key stage in neurocognition development. It will bring together a unique team of researchers from: children’s animation practice media theory developmental psychology neuroscience AI CHAILD: Children’s Agency In the age of AI: Leveraging InterDisciplinarity Led by Nigel Shadbolt, University of Oxford

Awesome! And, because this work is so important, we should consider forming #unusualcollaborations to #accelerate and #generate #innovative #solutions (think 1+1=3) #strategic #wisdom #measurementmatters

We are so pleased to see a Research College Group project shared in the upcoming #ExploringPractitionerResearchFE The Research College Group (RCG) aims for its member organisations to work together to undertake research and to develop capacity for research across the sector. Projects, such as the project described by Sam Jones in this chapter, showcase the RCG doing exactly that. We believe it is sector-changing to break out of silos across the #FE sector with the aim of working together, but also to ensure that research in #FE is sustainable. https://lnkd.in/e6KfjPdK

🎓 It was an absolute privilege to return to Oxford and conduct a DPhil viva as an external examiner. ➡️ It was also surreal to be back in an Oxford exam setting without wearing the 'sub fusc.' This is the traditional academic dress that students first wear on matriculation (I did mine in 2007), formal exams and graduation (and even some formal dinners!). I wore it multiple times during my 11 years in Oxford. ➡️ The thesis I examined employed a combination of traditional #machinelearning and #deeplearning approaches to tackle a clinical problem of global significance: tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing. ➡️ Beyond the enjoyment of reading a thesis that applied #AI to a crucial clinical issue, the trip itself was a nostalgic journey. 👏It was amazing to witness how much development had taken place in the area. Back in 2008, we moved into the newly opened Old Road Campus research building. Since then, so many new buildings have sprung up in the vicinity. ❓️This trip also provided an opportunity to test how feasible it would be to drive from Edinburgh to Oxford with two little ones in the backseat on a Saturday, followed by a return trip on Monday. 🤪 The fact that I'm writing this is proof – such a trip is feasible, assuming you can develop a high tolerance for demands to stop at the next services, the never-ending question of 'How long to go?', and the occasional skirmish between kids that requires immediate arbitration..

We are excited to share that on Thursday, October 24th, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is hosting the 6th Annual New England Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (NEAIS) Conference on campus. 📅 ℹ 🤝 NEAIS promotes the exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge among information system scholars and professionals engaged in the devleopment, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology. Another goal of NEAIS is to develop academic/industry alliances with companies for research and testing. 💡 The conference will include parallel presentation sessions, keynote speakers, and panel sessions. In addition, there will be speakers from academia and industry from across the Northeast region and beyond. 🎤 📊 Registration is required to attend, but there is no conference fee. Registration link will be provided on the conference website at a later date. All conference participants must join the NEAIS chapter before or at the beginning of the conference (the NEAIS membership fee is $10/Annual and free for doctoral students and Retired/Emeritus faculty). 📝 💼 Shoutout to Conference Chair Bengisu Tulu, WPI Business School Department Head Diane Strong, and faculty members Daniel N. Treku, PhD and Nima Kordzadeh for putting together what's shaping up to be an amazing conference! 🎉 👏 To learn more about NEAIS and the conference, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/eYAHHhUG #wpi #businessschool #wpimeansbusiness #informationsystems #conference #ideas #sharing #bestpractices #partnership #research #teaching

Working full-time as an academic means my PhD-productivity spikes in June - August 😎. So, struggling with my data analysis this summer gave me my first PhD breakdown 😭 - 5 years in, so good going I think! With my motivation at an all time low, having the EMDoc conference presentation to focus on was a welcome break from analysis. The opening keynote, the variety of research talks and the comments/questions about my PhD (combined with a recent reassuring supervision) was exactly what I needed to propel me from my slump of 'I can't do this!' I used the breaks to write in my reflexivity journal 📓, as I always learn more talking to others more about my research. This was only my second external presentation about my PhD - I should do it more! 🤗

🚨🚨📢📢 Re-start of the “PGRs in the Jaguar Day” programme in October for CBiS PGRs! In October our regular 'one day a month' programme “PGRs in Jaguar Day” will restart for the new academic year. The first "PGRs in the Jaguar Day” will take place on Wednesday 16 October, beginning at 12.30pm with an informal networking / socialising free lunch in the Jaguar Atrium (café area). Following this, we then deliver two training sessions for PGRs: • “Do’s and Don’ts during your Doctoral journey”, delivered by former CBiS PGR Ashem Egila (co-facilitated by Dr Kevin Broughton) who recently graduated with a PhD. Ashem will provide a presentation on “Do’s and Don’ts” during the Doctoral journey based on his recent experience, to help guide PGRs to navigate their development towards a Doctoral award. This is followed by a question and answer session, so be ready with your questions! • “Common pitfalls in constructing your arguments in your thesis”, delivered by Dr Kevin Broughton. Kevin will highlight common pitfalls in how PGRs sometimes present and write their arguments, claims and statements in their thesis. He will then offer hacks and tips on how to enhance the presentation and robustness of your arguments, whether in the Literature Review, Methodology, Findings, Analysis or Discussion chapters. There will be time for questions at the end. From mid-October, we will ensure that PGRs are, again, able to vote for their preferred options for the training sessions from a list of options. But due to challenges in arranging staff availability at short notice, the ‘most voted for’ sessions may now have to be spread out across the academic year rather than at short notice each month, and we may sometimes provide sessions that staff feel are needed for PGRs too. More details in mid-October. Please do make every effort to engage, and to engage with future "Days" - we will keep you posted on when these will be.

12-Step Fellowship Texts and Their Interpretation Today: Wendy Dossett Wendy states the key message that she wants to get more widely known, including in professional and clinical circles, is the ‘diversity and creativity of people who engage with that concept and how they interpret it.’ These people are not just sitting back and accepting a 1930s concept—they are engaging with it, but bringing their own experience and interpretation to it. https://lnkd.in/gajwGSHY