Verena Weigert

Verena Weigert highlights three key themes on artificial intelligence from Jisc’s Research and Innovation Sector Strategy Forum Workshop on AI and Research researchinformation.info/analysis-opini… @Jisc @WeigVer #research #AI #publishing #academia #ArtificialIntelligence

If you are a senior leader working in higher education and supporting digital transformation join our working group to inform the cocreation of our @jisc maturity model for digital transformation #HEDigitaltx #eunis23 jisc.ac.uk/forms/register…

The latest @Jisc podcast on AI and the humanities is packed! @j_w_baker talks about skills and supporting students, collaborating with @UniSotonLibrary, the work of @SotonDH and the excellent resources in @ProgHist beta.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/resea… #ResearchTalk

A new @Jisc podcast mini-series on Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities, listen to what Prof @melissaterras has to say on the highs and lows of AI soundcloud.com/user-565922160…

I'm running a new Advanced Portuguese: Culture and Literature course at City Lit. It starts on Tuesday, 27th September, at 6.30 pm (UK time). More details here: citylit.ac.uk/courses/portug…

If you research, teach or procure resources on the history of science, don't miss the launch of the @Jisc-Wiley Digital Archive on the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) – Collections on the History of Science (1830s-1970s) on 19 May digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2022/04/27/…

@BasCordewener Hope you'll feel better soon!

Next phase for sharing research equipment across UK: jisc.ac.uk/blog/the-next-…

Job opportunity at @Jisc jobs.jisc.ac.uk/Jisc/JobDescri…

.All contributions to openness should be recognised when evaluating open research. Read the new @knowexchange report: #OpennessProfile : Modelling research evaluation for #OpenScholarship bit.ly/31BJUCR #OpenScience #ResearchAssessment

And this is it... the last day of the #12DaysofPushkin 🎁 Of course, we had to make it a special one! Today, you could #win our enchanting edition of ALICE IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, clothbound and illustrated to perfection by @FloorRieder. RT & like to enter!

It's Day Seven of the #12DaysofPushkin 🎁 WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD by Benjamín Labatut (tr. Adrian Nathan West) comes highly recommended by @PhilipPullman and @Mark_Haddon among many others. To #win, RT and like this post to get this book and a Pushkin tote bag!

Bringing method to madness, a blog on the why and how of digital preservation for universities and colleges by my @Jisc colleague @PuckOfPooksHill jisc.ac.uk/blog/bringing-…

@BogochIsaac @AdamJKucharski @DrKevinSchwartz article seems to be behind paywall unfortunatly.

#COVID19 on a plane: -335 people on ~4.5 hour flight -16 people with COVID19 *Only 1 was infected from the flight* sat near 4 infected people, not wearing mask properly Flights are low (not 0%) risk of transmission. Wear a mask. h/t @DrKevinSchwartz bit.ly/38Du7pL

At last week's @Preservica webinar we saw how @Jisc is joining up research and preservation systems and helping universities manage their research data, digital archives and special collections. The webinar recording is available to view here: youtu.be/LLP6bJwl1Pc

I am fully aware that it’s a strange time to be celebrating a book launch. But I wouldn’t have dedicated years of my life to translating this one if I weren’t convinced that it was a novel for the ages.

My review of latest novel by brilliant @VillalobosJPe translated by @danielhahn02 published by @andothertweets ft.com/content/54b951…

The day the libraries shut wonkhe.com/blogs/the-day-… via @wonkhe

The King's Open Research Conference is going online on 11th June 2020! Programme: tinyurl.com/y9cvdnqb To keep updated, please register: tinyurl.com/y8bf83tj **Registration is NOT mandatory!** The conference is OPEN TO ALL! Please RT!