World University Rankings 2024 by subject: social sciences. It highlights the leading universities across the disciplines: communication and media studies, politics and international studies (including development studies), sociology, and geography. This year’s table includes 997 universities, up from 941 last year. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/subject-ranking/social-sciences
AN event about "The Sustainable Heating Transition: Challenges and Opportunities" on Monday, October 30, 8:30 am - 10 am EDT. This event will bring together a panel of experts and policymakers to exchange ideas on what could be done to accelerate the transformation of the heating sector of Europe, Central Asia and beyond. Link: https://live.worldbank.org/events/sustainable-heating-transition-challenges-and-opportunities-europe-central-asia
How often do you use AI tools for academic productivity? Please vote on the poll on my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/posts/goran-shibakovski_activity-7123583250073014272-5M8Y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Postdoctoral researcher at The Oxford Internet Institute. The position is located in the centre of Oxford. The closing date for applications is 8 November 2023. https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/vacancies/
A study, published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, tested the productivity of 42 participants, who were asked to rate their effort and performance after the experiment, by looking at a circuit board for errors for 90 minutes. The study found that humans exerted less effort when they could rely on robots to complete their tasks in a group setting. https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/ai-can-cause-social-loafing-at-work-how-robots-impact-workplaces/
Investigators have identified two promising new treatment options for men with recurrent prostate cancer -- both of which helped patients live longer without their disease progressing than the current standard treatment. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231018194545.htm
CPDP2023 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference. Call for Panels. CPDP2024 puts accelerating complexity of AI at the centre stage, with the underlying question: Is AI governable? This call for panels is aimed at research organisations (academic consortia, research projects, think tanks and others) as well as organisations from public sector and civil society active in the field. Dates of CPDP 2024: 22-24 May 2024. Deadline for submission: 8 December 2023. Link: https://www.cpdpconferences.org/call-for-panels
Here is an exciting webinar on Peeref about career transitions from academia to industry. The speakers describe their career paths and reveal how they have applied their academic skills to their current roles in the industry. https://www.peeref.com/webinars/external/283
This article discusses how to transition from academia to industry as a researcher. It provides some tips and advice on how to identify and develop the skills that are valued by industry employers. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01332-1 What is your opinion?
The 9th International Scientific-Business Conference: LIMEN 2023, focusing on Leadership, Innovation, Management, and Economics: Integrated Politics of Research. The conference will take place on December 7, 2023, at the renowned Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. conference is organized in a hybrid conference format, allowing participants to choose between attending online over Zoom, virtually or in person at the Graz University of Technology. Link: https://limen-conference.com/
4th AI Policy Summit. 03 November 2023 - 04 November 2023. Zurich, Switzerland, Online. This conference is a unique opportunity for policymakers, business leaders, civil society, and academia to exchange ideas and co-create the future of AI policies. Link: https://reghorizon.com/ai-policy-summit-2023/
Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grants offered by the AERoGELS COST Action, a European network of researchers and innovators working on advanced engineering and research of aerogels for environmental and life sciences applications. https://cost-aerogels.eu/activities/itc-conferencegrants/
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