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Warwick Computer Scientist secures Turing AI Fellowship
Dr Maria Liakata, Associate Professor in Natural Language Processing at the University of Warwick’s Department of Computer Science, has received a Turing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fellowship.
Fanning the flames of hate - new research on links between social media and hate crime
The use of social media can help propagate already existing tensions and perhaps even push some potential perpetrators over the edge to carry out violent acts, according to new research on social media and violence against refugees in Germany presented today at the Royal Economic Society annual conference in Warwick.
Leverhulme Trust backs new Warwick Law research project
An innovative project exploring what the arts and humanities can bring to the study of law is to be supported by funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Professor Gary Watt from the University of Warwick’s School of Law has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship, enabling him to devote the next three years to his interdisciplinary research.
Tweet Life vs Street Life: the gap between content and feelings
Twitter is an unreliable witness to the world's emotions, according to University of Warwick sociology expert Dr Eric Jensen.
One third of fake images go undetected in recent study
Around one third of fake images went undetected in a recent study by the University of Warwick.
Employability boosted by Warwick online tools
The employability and entrepreneurship skills of UK-educated Chinese students has been boosted, thanks to new online interactive tools – the only resources of their type in the UK - designed by the University of Warwick.
Floods and hurricanes predicted with social media
Social media can warn us about extreme weather events before they happen – such as hurricanes, storms and floods – according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Why a list of comets is one of Wikipedia's longest pages
A new study has found it is not only how famous or popular the subject is, but more if it generates what the researchers call ‘cumulative growth effect’.
Data mining study identifies Twitter as lifeline for people with Coeliac Disease
Painstaking analysis of hundreds of thousands of tweets by a researcher from the University of Warwick has revealed how Twitter is acting as a lifeline for those with gut-related chronic illness. Sam Martin, a PhD student from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM), has used big data mining techniques to reveal a previously unobserved online network of people with Coeliac Disease.
University of Warwick and Coventry Instagrammers join forces
Instagram users in Coventry and Warwickshire have the chance to explore the University of the Year’s campus this weekend, with a special Instameet at the University of Warwick.