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Shaun Lawson

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Professor of Social Computing. Views my own. I like Labradors, scampi fries, Jaws, Liverpool FC and marzipan. I mostly post about the #doginternet

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PARTICIPATE-AI A new ‘participatory turn’ in AI has been generating significant interest [1, 2, 3, 4]. This is essentially a more citizen-centred call for AI development that shifts power towards those who use or ar...

We are running a workshop at #IUI2026 @acm-iui.bsky.social on citizen-centred AI. Deadline to submit a 1-2 page contribution is tomorrow (Jan 16th). See sites.google.com/view/partici... for details 😀

15.01.2026 14:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Buddelia’s aren’t the prettiest garden plants but I don’t care: mine today has seven species of butterflies (inc Painted Lady) and several Hummingbird Hawk Moths on it 🦋🐝🙂

30.08.2025 12:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nice reception from the Kop for Trent 🥲 #ynwa #lfc

25.05.2025 17:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New research could enhance the future of teaching in higher education Academics from universities across the UK are about to launch a research project which could lead to changes in how higher education is taught – with a move away from traditional lectures in favour of...

Northumbria’s Professor @nicwhitton.bsky.social is working with universities across the UK to lead an ESRC-funded research project exploring the benefits of more interactive and playful approaches to learning in higher education.
Full story here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

14.05.2025 09:51 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2

Stay in touch - we’d be very happy to host you to come and speak in Newcastle!!

02.05.2025 17:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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02.05.2025 17:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You got very emotional! And that was very heart warming to see. The dog on this slide looks very much like one of own dogs - Hilda - who is a rescue from Cyprus.

02.05.2025 17:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

In case you need an excuse to sing at #CHI2025, come find our KaraokAI interactivity booth, where you'll meet the wonderful @annarlcarter.bsky.social and the rest of the brilliant team. Highly recommend both the singing and the company.

29.04.2025 01:27 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Super presentation by Sena Cucumak at #chi2025 around “noticing” of urban cats and dogs

29.04.2025 00:53 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Immigration in the UK (B) Immigration in the UK (B)

Dear UK friends - my daughter is in her final year of a BA in Politics & Economics. Her dissertation is about attitudes to immigration in UK. I would be very grateful if you could consider filling out her short survey for her data collection here 🙂 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

15.04.2025 16:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We are recruiting new Lecturers/Assistant Profs in all areas of Computer Science, including HCI and Responsible AI, at
@NorthumbriaUni. Deadline is 8th May. Ping me if you want more info work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

07.04.2025 10:05 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Research Software Engineer - Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence at Northumbria University Discover Research Software Engineer - Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Want to join us developing software solutions to citizen-centred AI? We have a vacancy for a Research Software Engineer aligned to our UKRI CDT - deadline 30th March www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMD846/r...

24.03.2025 12:11 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tyne Bridge kittiwakes videos sought for Northumbria University research Northumbria University wants to know how the birds are sharing the quayside area with people.

www.bbc.com/news/article... comp science and kittiwakes at @northumbriauni.bsky.social 😃

10.02.2025 08:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0