Bristol Data Stories

Join us for the ninth episode of Bristol Data Stories, where we talk to Sam Gunner, a Senior Research Associate in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol. Sam’s research supports urban stakeholders to make better, more data-driven decisions, hoping to improve the real-world impact of academic research. In this episode, we discuss collecting pollution data via city sensors, ac...

Bristol Data Stories Episode 8: Mapping flood risk: from the local to the global with Jeffrey Neal Join us for the eighth episode of Bristol Data Stories, where we talk to Jeffrey Neal, a researcher in disaster risk, specifically the risk from flooding. He is a Professor of Hydrology in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. In this episode, we explore the field of flood...

Bristol Data Stories Episode 7: Satellites, AI, and the Future of Emissions Monitoring with Elena Fillola Mayoral Join us for the seventh episode of Bristol Data Stories, where we talk to Elena Fillola Mayoral, an engineer working with scientists to apply AI to the field of atmospheric chemistry. In this episode, Elena discusses how greenhouse emissions are monitored from towers across the globe a...

Bristol Data Stories Episode 6: Technology for social good: the use of AI in medical imagery, with Jeff Clark, a researcher working on technology for social good. He works on a range of healthcare projects alongside medics at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. In this episode, Jeff discusses how AI can be used in medical imagery and his involvement in climate legislation. He also talks about his website...

Join us for the fifth episode of Bristol Data Stories, where we talk to Becky Collins, who is a physical geographer and river scientist, currently a Lecturer in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. Becky discusses her interest in rivers, how they shape landscapes, and her use of the School of Geographical Sciences' state-of-the-art laser scanner. Becky also shares her...

Join us for the Black History Month special, where we talk to Leighan Renaud, who is a lecturer here at the University of Bristol, whose research focuses on Anglophone Caribbean literature. In this episode, Leighan discusses her work with Research IT, where they have been digitally archiving folk stories in St Lucia. Our hosts were Madlen Williams, JGI Senior Executive Assistant, and Will Chapman,...

Bristol Data Stories Episode 3: Understanding human interaction through geographic data science with Lenka Hasova Join us for the third episode of Bristol Data Stories, where we talk to Lenka Hasova, who is a Geospatial Data Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. In this episode, Lenka discusses human interaction in space, talks a...

Listen in for a special edition of Bristol Data Stories where we talk to Professor Jean Golding OBE, Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol, after whom the Jean Golding Institute was named. Jean is the founder of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) study, also known as the ‘Children of the 90s’. ALSPAC is a longitudinal birth cohort study that recruited more than...

Bristol Data Stories Episode 1: AI for Collective Intelligence with Seth Bullock Ever wondered what Mexican waves, football chants, and pheromone interaction in termites have in common?  Join us for the first episode of Bristol Data Stories where we talk to Seth Bullock, Professor and Toshiba Chair in Data Science and Simulation in the School of Computer Science at the University of Bristol. He is...