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The Alan Turing Institute is the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. turing.ac.uk

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So far, the team has:

✈️ Built a probabilistic Digital Twin of UK airspace to recreate real air traffic scenarios.

✈️ Developed autonomous agents that can safely control traffic in a simulation.

✈️ Collaborated w/ Air Traffic Controllers to build the trust required for adoption.

06.03.2026 13:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A transatlantic flight for Project Bluebird Growing demand for air travel, with flight numbers rising steadily each year, is placing significant pressure on Air Traffic Control systems to increase capa

📡Checking in with Project
Bluebird: how AI can be used to enhance Air Traffic Control

Explore the recent advances of Project Bluebird: bit.ly/4ldUuIp

@ukri.org | NATS | @exeter.ac.uk

06.03.2026 13:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
AI for Science The Alan Turing Institute's Fundamental Research team invites you to join our AI for Science conference on Tuesday 31 March 2026, at

📢 AI for Science Conference 2026: waiting list now open

Due to popular demand, we've opened up a waiting list for this event - join now to hear more: bit.ly/4byliQP

Explore how AI is transforming scientific discovery and innovation.

📅 31 Mar 2026
📍 @royalsociety.org, London

06.03.2026 09:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
AI Won’t Replace the General: Algorithms, Decision-making and Battlefield Command This study by the Alan Turing Institute in collaboration with Accenture examines the challenges of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into UK battlefie

❓ How could AI reshape military leadership?

🔎 Turing Research Fellow, Rupert Barrett-Taylor and Turing Research Associate, Natasha Karner, explore AI’s potential to change how the British Army commands its forces in their report: bit.ly/4pp5vIu

05.03.2026 12:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How can we protect against AI information threats during
crisis events?

Sam Stockwell, Senior Research Associate, explains
recommended measures to enhance our resilience through coordinating government, regulator and industry responses.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qyrX1l

04.03.2026 13:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
BridgeAI Annual Showcase 2026 poster

BridgeAI Annual Showcase 2026 poster

📢Registrations closing: Innovate UK #BridgeAI Annual Showcase

Join us to explore how the BridgeAI programme is advancing responsible AI innovation & adoption throughout the UK.

📅9 Mar📍Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's
🎫Register now: iuk-business-connect.org.uk/events/bridg...

@innovateuk.bsky.social

02.03.2026 15:54 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Defence AI Assurance: Identifying Promising Practice and A System Card Template for Defence The Alan Turing Institute conducted this study in collaboration with Accenture and in coordination with the Ministry of Defence’s Defence AI and Autonomy Uni

❓ How can the MoD’s AI policy be implemented in real-world operations?

Read the report, “Defence AI Assurance: Identifying Promising Practice and A System Card Template for Defence” from Turing Senior Research Associate, Anna Knack and co-authors: bit.ly/48mUMIt

02.03.2026 12:42 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
The Project Bluebird team

The Project Bluebird team

Some of the Project Bluebird team at The Engineer’s 2025 Collaborate To Innovate (C2I) Awards

Some of the Project Bluebird team at The Engineer’s 2025 Collaborate To Innovate (C2I) Awards

The Information, Data & Connectivity and Grand Prix awards next to a copy of The Engineer magazine

The Information, Data & Connectivity and Grand Prix awards next to a copy of The Engineer magazine

🏆Congratulations to Project Bluebird, winner of The Engineer’s Information, Data & Connectivity Award and Grand Prix Award

Together w/ NATS & @exeter.ac.uk we're exploring how AI & ML can support the future of air traffic management.

Learn more about the project: bit.ly/45x3tOn

27.02.2026 10:32 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
BriCS x Turing - Isambard-AI workshop This event will be hosted at Enigma 2.0, The Alan Turing Institute, British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DB on Thursday, 12th

💡 Registration open: Introduction to Isambard-AI

We’re hosting a workshop with the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) on Isambard-AI

Join to explore:
✅ Login and slurm
✅ Distributed training
✅ Profiling
✅ Containers

📅 12 March, 10:00–16:00

➡️ Register now: bit.ly/4u2iu5o

26.02.2026 12:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How is AI being weaponised during crisis events?

Sam Stockwell, Senior Research Associate, explains the different types of threats AI can be used to create.

By identifying these threats and exploring trends, we can develop protection measures.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qyrX1l

24.02.2026 12:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
AI for Decarbonisation: Driving Solutions ADViCE’s inaugural

💻 Join us for tomorrow's webinar: AI for Decarbonisation – Driving Solutions

Hear from experts to understand the latest priorities on AI for decarbonisation across the UK.

📅24 Feb Jan, 11:30–13:00

➡️Secure your place: bit.ly/4ai1eQf

23.02.2026 12:44 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Katriona Goldmann, Mahwish Mohammad and Penny Yong at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event, standing behind a table with The Alan Turing logo on it with banners behind them saying: "Research Engineering Group" and 'National institute for data science and artificial intelligence"

Katriona Goldmann, Mahwish Mohammad and Penny Yong at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event, standing behind a table with The Alan Turing logo on it with banners behind them saying: "Research Engineering Group" and 'National institute for data science and artificial intelligence"

Penny Yong talking to a woman at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event

Penny Yong talking to a woman at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event

Katriona Goldmann and Mahwish Mohammad talking to some women at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event

Katriona Goldmann and Mahwish Mohammad talking to some women at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event

💡 Meeting the future of data science and AI innovation

This week we met 100s of women studying STEM degrees at the London STEM Women Graduate Careers Event.

We know there are many ways to build a career in data science and AI, and we’re proud to inspire the next generation of talent.

20.02.2026 15:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The science and practice of proportionality in AI risk evaluations AI evaluations should provide meaningful risk information without imposing excessive burden

Regulating AI risks without compromising on innovation and progress

New @science.org article with contributions from the Turing’s @mavroudisv.bsky.social explores how the principle of proportionality can help balance regulation with innovation & competitiveness: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

20.02.2026 09:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🚢 How can the study of ant colonies and evolutionary theory help us ensure the resilience and sustainability of global shipping?

🎧 Listen to the latest episode of the Turing Podcast to hear how genetic algorithms can help make shipping more sustainable: bit.ly/3MENQxN

19.02.2026 14:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
PhD Student Presentations and Networking Day - March 2026 Conferences, workshops, and other events from around the Turing Network

📢 #TuringConnections PhD student presentation & networking day

📍 University of Edinburgh (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social)
📅 27 Mar 2026, 09:00–17:30
➡️ Register by 18 Mar 2026: bit.ly/4qV45VS

#DataScience & #AI #PhD students: present research, develop skills & connect with peers at this free event.

19.02.2026 10:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How is AI being exploited in crisis events?

Sam Stockwell, Senior Research Associate, explores the harms of AI use in crisis events, as well as its role in strengthening response efforts.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qyrX1l

18.02.2026 17:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BridgeAI Annual Showcase 2026 - Innovate UK Business Connect Join us at the third exclusive BridgeAI Annual Showcase in London to discover firsthand how AI has been transforming the UK’s key growth industries. Network with industry leaders, explore real success...

💡 Registrations open: Innovate UK #BridgeAI Annual Showcase

Join us to explore how the BridgeAI programme is advancing responsible AI innovation and adoption throughout the UK.

📅 9 March 2026
📍 Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's, London
🎫 Secure your place: bit.ly/4an8lIB

@innovateuk.bsky.social

18.02.2026 12:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Using deep reinforcement learning to build better drift-aware malware detection Malware detection is essential in protecting the critical systems that underpin our country’s safety, security and economy.

💻Malware is evolving. Can our defences keep up?

In collaboration with @ucl.ac.uk & @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, we’ve demonstrated how Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) agents can improve malware detection beyond conventional supervised learning approaches.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qBXJdB

17.02.2026 16:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A black background with The Alan Turing Institute logo and white text reading "New CEO announced Dr George Williamson CMG" with a picture of George to the right in a suit.

A black background with The Alan Turing Institute logo and white text reading "New CEO announced Dr George Williamson CMG" with a picture of George to the right in a suit.

We’re pleased to announce that Dr George Williamson CMG has been appointed as the CEO of the Alan Turing Institute to lead a new phase in our evolution.

Find out more: bit.ly/3OnocOI

17.02.2026 11:10 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Adding Fuel to the Fire: AI Information Threats and Crisis Events This CETaS Research Report investigates the role that AI information threats play during and following crisis events, as well as their potential impact on de

💻 Adding Fuel to the Fire: AI Information Threats and Crisis Events

🔎 Read the new expert report from the Turing’s Sam Stockwell, Ardi Janjeva and Broderick McDonald: cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications...

16.02.2026 11:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
AI governance around the world – UK The UK has established itself as one of the most proactive jurisdictions in AI governance, operating on both domestic and international fronts.

🇬🇧 AI Governance around the world: UK country profile published

As the world balances competition with international cooperation and safety, we’re mapping the AI regulation and standardisation landscape through a series of country profiles.

Read the UK profile: bit.ly/4rgoHZo

13.02.2026 17:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Agentic AI in the Wild: Lessons from Moltbook and OpenClaw Expert Analysis

🦞 Cutting through the noise: what security lessons can we draw from Moltbook and OpenClaw?

Read the new Expert Analysis from the Turing's Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS):
cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications...

13.02.2026 16:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gabin Kayumbi presenting a slide at the Knowledge Quarter's Carbon Net Zero Summit

Gabin Kayumbi presenting a slide at the Knowledge Quarter's Carbon Net Zero Summit

Francisco Gomez Medina presenting a slide at the Knowledge Quarter's Carbon Net Zero Summit

Francisco Gomez Medina presenting a slide at the Knowledge Quarter's Carbon Net Zero Summit

🌍Climate Change to Climate Action: Supporting research, innovation and sustainable practice

This week, we joined experts at the Knowledge Quarter's Carbon Net Zero Summit to explore how collaboration can enhance climate science and innovation to achieve net zero.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qwNk2I

12.02.2026 17:24 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Defence and National Security Data Science Undergraduate Internship 2026 Applications now openThis programme will run from Monday 6 July - Friday 28 August 2026.

📢Applications closing for the Turing #Undergraduate Defence & National Security Data Science Internship programme

✅8-week paid summer internship
✅Develop machine learning & AI skills
✅Increase confidence when applying for future careers

Apply now: bit.ly/4sM8oEO

12.02.2026 09:50 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A black and white image of Katriona Goldmann against a turquoise and black geometric background

A black and white image of Katriona Goldmann against a turquoise and black geometric background

🌍 Celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science with Katriona Goldmann

A Research Data Scientist from the Turing’s Research Engineering Group, learn more about her work & how she got to where she is today: bit.ly/4qAr08H

#IDWGS #STEM #WomenInScience

11.02.2026 13:10 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New report calls for urgent action to tackle AI information threats following crisis events A new study into AI information threats has warned that the UK must do more to miti

❓ How are AI threats affecting crisis scenarios? Can these tools also strengthen democratic resilience?

New research has warned that the UK must do more to mitigate against the risk of AI tools being weaponised during and after crisis events.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qyrX1l

11.02.2026 11:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AI for Science The Alan Turing Institute's Fundamental Research team invites you to join our AI for Science conference on Tuesday 31 March 2026, at

📄 Calling Early Career Researchers: poster presentation applications open for AI for Science 2026

✅Share cutting-edge research
✅Engage w/ senior academics
✅Support interdisciplinary collaboration

📅Deadline: 23 Feb, 12:00
➡️Register & apply now: https://bit.ly/4byliQP

10.02.2026 18:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
AI for Decarbonisation: Driving Solutions ADViCE’s inaugural

💻 AI for Decarbonisation: Driving Solutions

Hear from experts to understand the latest priorities on AI for decarbonisation across the UK.

📅24 Feb Jan, 11:30 –13:00

➡️Secure your place: bit.ly/4ai1eQf

09.02.2026 15:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A benchmark of expert-level academic questions to assess AI capabilities - Nature Humanity’s Last Exam, a multi-modal benchmark at the frontier of human knowledge, is designed to be an expert-level closed-ended academic benchmark with broad subject coverage.

📝 New @nature.com article introduces a tougher test for frontier AI: Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE)

HLE is designed to provide a clear measure of AI progress. Learn more⬇️

Article
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thoughts from the Turing's @mavroudisv.bsky.social on HLE (last year)
bit.ly/45NrC3d

06.02.2026 10:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Explore the latest in:

✅ AI for physical systems and simulation-based science
✅Weather forecasting and climate modelling
✅ Fusion energy and materials science
✅ AI as an autonomous scientific collaborator
✅Trustworthy AI, including safety, interpretability and reliability

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