UCM has announced its full Research Festival Line up; a free event taking place on Friday 18th October. The eclectic mix of topics at the event will feature talks on Sustainability, AI and Wellbeing.
Registration is now open for the event which will be opened by the Chief Minister the Honourable Alfred Cannan, followed by the previously announced keynote address about ‘The Story of Place’.
During the event at The Nunnery campus, delegates can enjoy varied presentations including Social Singing Circles presented by Sarah McCarthy from Victoria College in London, research into how the Isle of Man public perceive cybercrime by UCM Graduate Laura Perkins, and AI and Heart Disease presented by Thomas Hull from Sheffield Hallam University.
As has been seen in the last few years, the Research Festival attracts presentations from off-Island researchers, this year featuring speakers from Victoria College in London, Technical University of Denmark, University of Chester, Sheffield Hallam University and Liverpool University.
The Department for Enterprise’s Jason Bissell will chair the ‘Great Interactive Debate’ which will look at AI Innovation on the Isle of Man. Jason is a recognised leader in the data and AI industry, with more than 25 years of operational leadership working with Governments and industry to define data strategies to support business and AI use cases.
Dr Fiona Gell, UCM Hon Fellow will also present her findings from the research around the natural history of Manx seas which was the winning project submission for the 2023 Corlett Bolton Research Award.
Gail Corrin, UCM’s Higher Education Manager, who organises the annual event said: ‘whatever your interests, industry or area of expertise, this year’s Research Festival really does have something for everyone.
‘It’s really exciting to see how the festival programme over the last six years, continues to reflect topics of interest and concern to our community, making this event useful & intriguing for all, researchers, students and the business community alike.’