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The metagenomics revolution: an introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

The metagenomics revolution: an introduction

...data are generated and interpreted explain the differences between metagenomics and targeted sequencing understand potential applications and limitations of metagenomics in microbiology, infectious diseases, and conservation science make sense of information presented in different ways, including written, numerical, and audio-visual...The metagenomics revolution: an...
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...Data science, analysis, and visualisation Digital learning and development Digital project and product management Digital marketing and social media Digital leadership capabilities Digital transformation decision making Activity 3 How digitally confident are you? Timing: 15 minutes Read the descriptions of the skills and examples in the Essential Digital Skills Framework,...
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...data about what people have actually done. This free course, Digital forensics, is an introduction to computer forensics and investigation, and provides a taster in understanding how to conduct investigations to correctly gather, analyse and present digital evidence to both business and legal audiences. It also outlines the tools to locate and analyse digital evidence on...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence

...analysis (from any discipline) is the report and the words it contains to communicate their conclusions. As reported elsewhere, phrases such as ‘is consistent with’, ‘likely’ are problematic, yet remain in common use in courts. A study involving 500 participants in a variety of forensic disciplines found ‘questionable communication practices’ were common and...
What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...data hubs have been installed in many cities under the auspices of ‘smart city’ developments. However, while it is tempting to think that AI is the next step in a data-based socio-technical trajectory embodied in smart city initiatives, AIs are quite different to smart city developments and raise particular challenges requiring planning and governance responses....
AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture
Science, Maths & Technology

AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture

...data trends. In Machine learning (ML), a centralised model learns to perform by training on a single dataset. So, each record, data distribution, and raw data is accessible to the model. Contrary to this setup, federated learning (FL) provides a way to distribute the learning process of AI systems across multiple devices, making it suitable for resource-constrained...
Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...data to improve their management and create new ways of living...A smart city uses digital data to improve the way that it's managed, and to support new opportunities or ways of life. In the following video, Professor Gillian Rose introduces research into how data and smart technologies are being combined with governance, policy and culture, and how this is producing the...
Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...data. In addition, many papers being published now in scientific journals are opinion or regurgitation pieces that bring little insight or have a low novelty content. It seems that a lot of authors are trying to get a COVID-19 paper out, even if they have not worked on the topic themselves. Kaustubh: You have been a vocal critic about the French study on chloroquine, both...