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Major funding for flagship research project on AI in Law Enforcement

Major funding for flagship research project on AI in Law Enforcement

A Northumbria University-led research team has received major funding from Responsible AI UK (RAI UK) to investigate the future use of probabilistic AI in law enforcement.
Entitled PROBabLE Futures – Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures, the 4-year interdisciplinary research project is one of only three RAI UK Keystone projects and has secured funding of £3.4 million (80% FEC).

l-r Gary Gilby, UNIPRESS (UK), Toby Bridges, NBT Group, Professor Robert MacIntosh, Dr Alireza Shokri and Vincent Robson from Northumbria

Centre for Digital Supply Chain Excellence opening coincides with launch of first testbed project in North

World-leading research expertise is at the heart of the Centre for Digital Supply Chain Excellence, which has been launched by Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University.
The University sees strong commercial potential for the game-changing solutions the Centre will allow businesses operating in a vast range of sectors that are supply chain dependent.
One of four locations across th

Sir Vince Cable with Northumbria University Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Andy Long

Former Liberal Democrat leader visits Northumbria University

Former Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Vince Cable, visited Northumbria University where students engaged in discussions on media-politics relations and governance. Sir Vince discussed challenges facing UK universities and the importance of international students. His visit provided valuable insight for students and aligned with Northumbria's focus on experiential learning.

UK - Saudi research explores how AI can drive sustainability.

UK - Saudi research explores how AI can drive sustainability.

Academics from Northumbria University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia are investigating how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make the construction industry greener.
Dr Pablo Martinez Rodriguez, from Northumbria’s Department of Architecture and Built Environment and co-investigator Dr. Osama Mohsen from KFUPM have received funding from the British Coun

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EXPERT COMMENT: Rishi Sunak wants to cut the cost of ‘sicknote’ Britain. But we’ve found a strong economic case for benefits

In this article originally written for The Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Elliott Johnson, Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy and CAPE North of Tyne Combined Authority Policy Fellow, Howard Reed, Senior Research Fellow in Social work, Education, and Community wellbeing, and Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy, discuss the economic case for benefits.

The project team, Research Assistant Mingyu Zhu, Dr Jiayi Jin and Professor Richard Laing are pictured while attending the Future Observatory workshop and presenting their research at the Design Museum, London.

Collaborating with coastal communities on regeneration is key

Researchers at Northumbria University have undertaken a project exploring sustainable planning with the coastal communities in North and South Tyneside. The team developed and championed methods to enable communities to co-design how urban redevelopment might best serve their neighbourhoods.

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