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Prof Mike Thelwall wins grant to use large language models to predict reviewer scores for grant proposals

Professor Thelwall will lead the UKRI Metascience Sandpit grant to assess whether it is reasonable to give large language models any role in the peer review of grant proposals.
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Dr Susan Oman and Dr Irini Katsirea appointed members of the DCMS College of Experts

Dr Susan Oman and Dr Irini Katsirea have been appointed members of the UK Government’s Department of Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) College of Experts to apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.
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New report recommends solutions to reduce crop loss in Tanzania

Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania.
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Political communication experts gather in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµfor the IPPC Conference 2023

An impressive cohort of guest speakers arrived in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµlast week to present a series of talks and workshops as part of the 2023 IPPC Conference.
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Long Read: Civil War Bluejackets

Researchers from the School of Information, Journalism and Communication are involved in interdisciplinary research using machine learning to shed new light on the ordinary sailors of the American Civil War.
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FutureLearn Course Created for Journalists and Journalism Students

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ launches free online course in data literacy for journalists
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Claim back West Street!

Journalism students appear on Look North after their ambitious campaigning against drink spiking on a major city street.