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Computer Science - 09.04.2025
Researchers collaborate on new app to improve support for hate incident victims
Researchers at Durham and Northumbria Universities have helped develop an app to better equip frontline practitioners to identify hate incidents and ensure victims get the right support. The Hate ID app will help practitioners in the UK Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner region signpost victims of hate incidents to the most appropriate support service.
Health - Computer Science - 08.04.2025

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease. This device could become an affordable and scalable solution for heart health screening, especially in areas with limited medical resources Anurag Agarwal The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a device that makes it easy for people with or without medical training to record heart sounds accurately.
Economics - Computer Science - 20.03.2025

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster and using thousands of times less computing power than current AI and physics-based forecasting systems. The system, Aardvark Weather, has been supported by the Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research and the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts.
Computer Science - 24.02.2025
How AI can help prevent elephant poaching
A new AI system could help prevent elephant poaching in Malaysia, according to researchers at Cardiff University. PoachNet is a new machine-learning tool designed by integrating deep learning, elephant GPS data, and elephant behavioural knowledge, to help predict and prevent poaching in Sabah. Cardiff University research from the School of Computer Science and Informatics and School of Biosciences used machine-learning and a smart database to create a system that can predict poaching risks.
Computer Science - 18.12.2024
Bias in AI amplifies our own biases
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, finds a new study by UCL researchers. Human and AI biases can consequently create a feedback loop, with small initial biases increasing the risk of human error, according to the findings published in Nature Human Behaviour .
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 20.11.2024
Supercomputer simulations offer new explanation for the formation of Mars’ moons
Scientists from NASA and our Department of Physics have used supercomputer simulations to reveal that Mars' moons may have been formed from destroyed asteroid fragments. The researchers found that an asteroid passing near Mars could have been pulled apart by the planet's gravity, with the resulting rock fragments strewn into a range of orbits.
Health - Computer Science - 07.11.2024
’Radar stethoscope’ could improve contactless health monitoring technology
A new advance in health monitoring which uses radar to 'listen' to patients' heart sounds with remarkable accuracy could lead to a new generation of contactless medical monitoring equipment. Researchers from the University of Glasgow led the development of the new system, which uses radar to track patients' heart sounds like a doctor uses a stethoscope.
Environment - Computer Science - 09.10.2024

Machine learning-equipped camera systems can be an effective and low-cost flood defence tool, researchers show Smart CCTV systems trained to spot blockages in urban waterways could become an important future tool in flood prevention, new research published today has found. Researchers at the University of Bath have shown that their AI-enabled detection software, 'AI on The River' trained to accurately detect natural debris, litter or waste blocking trash screens mounted in culverts, can be integrated to existing CCTV systems to provide an early warning of likely flooding.
Computer Science - Materials Science - 13.09.2024

Researchers have developed a wearable 'smart choker' that uses a combination of flexible electronics and artificial intelligence techniques to allow people with speech impairments to communicate by detecting tiny movements in the throat. The smart choker, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, incorporates electronic sensors in a soft, stretchable fabric, and is comfortable to wear.
Computer Science - Economics - 30.08.2024

New research from the University of Bath shows discrimination against women worsens if Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used by lenders for loans but that ethical lenders could choose to tweak the AI algorithms to address this bias and still improve their profits as well as their brand reputation.
Chemistry - Computer Science - 27.08.2024

A team from Imperial and BASF has won the Computers & Chemical Engineering Best Paper Award 2023 for AI techniques that could boost chemical R&D. The prestigious journal in process systems engineering rated the paper as the best of over 280 published that year. The process of trial and error in chemical R&D is costly, with some experiments taking weeks.
Computer Science - Innovation - 13.08.2024
Research into more efficient AI hardware and software supported by AMD donation
Imperial has received a donation from high performance and adaptive computing company AMD to support research into machine learning. made the donation in recognition of the excellent research of Professor George Constantinides and Dr Aaron Zhao in Imperial's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Computer Science - Politics - 26.07.2024

Research shows 'new chauvinism' characterised by softer, more subtle language New research from the University of Bath has identified a 'new chauvinism', fuelled by a resurgence in right-wing populism, and distinguished by the use of softer, more subtle language than traditional chauvinism. The study focused on language and attitudes in software development, a profession known for perpetuating chauvinistic language.
Innovation - Computer Science - 19.07.2024
AI boosts individual creativity - at the expense of less varied content
Stories written with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) have been deemed to be more creative, better written and more enjoyable, according to new research from UCL and the University of Exeter. The study, published in Science Advances , found that AI enhanced creativity by boosting the novelty of story ideas as well as the 'usefulness' of stories, which describes their ability to engage the target audience and their publication potential.
Health - Computer Science - 11.07.2024
COVID-19 phone apps shown to provide real-time information on the spread of infectious diseases
Researchers analysing data from mobile phone apps used during the COVID-19 pandemic found that digital contact tracing provides rich insights into epidemic dynamics with unprecedented resolution and speed, revealing how transmission varied by day of the week, gatherings during the 2021 Christmas period, and the UEFA Euro football tournament in July 2021.
Innovation - Computer Science - 25.06.2024
Effectiveness of large language models in political microtargeting assessed in new study
Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) have published a new study of the effectiveness of AI tools like ChatGPT in targeting specific demographics with tailored political messaging. Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have raised the prospect of scalable, automated, and fine-grained political microtargeting on a scale previously unseen.
Health - Computer Science - 11.06.2024
AI system learns to speak the language of cancer to enable improved diagnosis
A computer system which harnesses the power of AI to learn the language of cancer is capable of spotting the signs of the disease in biological samples with remarkable accuracy, its developers say. An international team of AI specialists and cancer scientists are behind the breakthrough development, which can also provide reliable predictions of patient outcomes.
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 31.05.2024

Scientists at the University of Warwick are using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse cosmic explosions known as supernovae. Many stars in the Universe will end their lives as white dwarfs - compact stars containing about the mass of the Sun in the size of the Earth. Some of these white dwarfs will eventually explode as supernovae.
Computer Science - Innovation - 16.05.2024
Intelligent surfaces research breakthrough could solve indoor positioning problem
A new advance in a developing form of wireless communications could help precisely pinpoint the locations of people and objects indoors, researchers say. Engineers from University of Glasgow and colleagues from the UK and Australia are behind the research breakthrough. Their work could have a wide range of future applications, from helping emergency services quickly find people trapped in smoke-filled buildings to offering device-assisted navigation through public spaces for blind and partially-sighted people.
Health - Computer Science - 14.05.2024
Female health apps misuse highly sensitive data
Apps designed for female health monitoring are exposing users to unnecessary privacy and safety risks through their poor data handling practices, according to new research from UCL and King's College London. The study, presented at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2024 on 14 May, is the most extensive evaluation of the privacy practices of female health apps to date.
Health - Apr 18
Throwing a 'spanner in the works' of our cells' machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease... and hair loss
Throwing a 'spanner in the works' of our cells' machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease... and hair loss
Health - Apr 17
Shelling out the facts: New RVC study reveals most common health disorders of tortoises in the UK
Shelling out the facts: New RVC study reveals most common health disorders of tortoises in the UK
Campus - WARWICK - Apr 17
The University of Warwick Strengthens Partnerships with Africa Through Academic Law Events
The University of Warwick Strengthens Partnerships with Africa Through Academic Law Events
Innovation - Apr 17
The University of Manchester and Amentum expand strategic partnership on world-changing technologies
The University of Manchester and Amentum expand strategic partnership on world-changing technologies

Life Sciences - Apr 17
Warwick life scientist and microbiologist awarded prestigious BBSRC Fellowship
Warwick life scientist and microbiologist awarded prestigious BBSRC Fellowship
History - Apr 17
Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals
Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals

Computer Science - Apr 17
Blair Drummond research sniffs out new possibilities for animal-computer interaction
Blair Drummond research sniffs out new possibilities for animal-computer interaction