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And the panel discussion is now live!

This is going to be an outstanding virtual conference, with inspiring expert speakers on executive function and motivation, topics that address chronic absenteeism, behavioral challenges and neurodiversity. #schools #executivefunction #neurodivergentlearners #studentabsenteeism #studentsupport

"Research, to me, is engaging with the people you want to learn from and saying, 'am I getting it?'" Dr. Pegah Naemi Jimenez is the 2024 recipient of the Research Staff Achievement Award! Check out this video to hear more from Dr. Naemi Jimenez. bit.ly/3WeoRUb

Check out the two sessions on Bioformulation!!! New to the SIMB conference, the importance of fermentation and formulation coming together for producing microbial-based products. Probiotics, beautycare, animal health, Ag biologicals and more! Submit an abstract for poster or presentation!!!

Great conference - always nice to be in a room full of likeminded people and to feel re-assured that we’re doing great work in Hartlepool! Key takeaways 1. Lived experience and poverty truth commissions are vital, always ensure they are meaningful. 2. £19billion in unclaimed benefits - use data to target specific groups such as pension credit and school age. 3. Campaign locally for LAs to auto-enrol free school meals. 4. Interesting debate on whether LAs are the right people to create an anti-poverty strategy. 5. Capacity issue in benefit and money advice sector 6. Community organising & training local people in low level money guidance (with expected & monitored standards)

Thanks, Rob, for the insightful session. Learning about how organizations should strategize and get ready for challenging times was truly enlightening.

Loved the unbranded, randomized ice cream sandwich taste test Canadian Viewpoint had on site at the CRIC conference today. I did my duty and contributed to science. May the best sandwich win! :) #MRX #Insights #MarketResearch #MarketingResearch #CustomerInsight #ConsumerInsight #QuantitativeResearch #QualitativeResearch #CAIP #CRIC #CanadaCAIP #CanadaPAIM #CaipPaim

As you would expect from a Hot Topics session, it was indeed hot and generated a lot of interest from the audience. Fortunately, there are still almost two days to go, so there will be opportunities to continue the discussions started during the panel behind the scenes. Many thanks to Alicja Zielinska-Eisen, Christian Borris, Joanna Kisielińska-Garncarek, PhD, Joanna Kolber, Ioana Knoll-Tudor and Annet van Hooft.

Transformative technologies such as AI make difficult tasks more accessible and convenient. Since 2018, the use of AI in research has increased drastically, with annual publication rates of 3–5 times higher than pre-2017. Currently, >100,000 manuscripts using AI are published annually within science and engineering, and >20,000 of these belong to the agricultural and environmental fields. Given the magnitude of use, clear communication on how AI is used and how it helps advance scientific knowledge is essential. Clear communication is perhaps more necessary with AI than previous technologies due to its broad and flexible spectrum of uses, the “black-box” nature of deep-learning algorithms, and ongoing debates regarding AI's predictive power versus knowledge of first-principles mechanistic and process-based theories and models. In this commentary, we provide guidelines and discussion points to the scientific community to ensure transparent and effective communication of AI research in agricultural and environmental research publications.