Elena Simperl
@esimperl.bsky.social
Academic at King's College London, co-director of the King’s Institute for AI, director of research at the Open Data Institute. Working on the sociotechnicalities of data. Views my own.
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Yesterday, King’s became a proud signatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum, joining more than 1,000 universities worldwide who have signed.
Endorsing the MCU reaffirms our commitment to academic freedom, institutional autonomy & social responsibility.
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www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-b...
Endorsing the MCU reaffirms our commitment to academic freedom, institutional autonomy & social responsibility.
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www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-b...
King's becomes an official signatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum | King's College London
By becoming a signatory, King’s commits to principles of academic freedom, institutional autonomy and social responsibility.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Yesterday, King’s became a proud signatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum, joining more than 1,000 universities worldwide who have signed.
Endorsing the MCU reaffirms our commitment to academic freedom, institutional autonomy & social responsibility.
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www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-b...
Endorsing the MCU reaffirms our commitment to academic freedom, institutional autonomy & social responsibility.
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www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-b...
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Meet the new cohort of exceptional researchers who have been awarded more than £83 million worth of early career fellowships by the Royal Society, working on research spanning the sciences: #RSGrants: https://bit.ly/49jMkKx
Exceptional researchers awarded early career fellowships worth more than £83 million | Royal Society
A new cohort of exceptional researchers at have been awarded funding through the Royal Society’s early career schemes, the University Research Fellowship (URF), Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) and Ne...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Meet the new cohort of exceptional researchers who have been awarded more than £83 million worth of early career fellowships by the Royal Society, working on research spanning the sciences: #RSGrants: https://bit.ly/49jMkKx
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Attention, freelance tech reporters: Omydiar Network has an open call for their Winter 2026 Reporters in Residence program. Deadline: November 15. $8,000 a month stipend and $2,000 travel budget (totaling $50,000). Good luck! job-boards.greenhouse.io/omidyarnetwo...
Reporters in Residence (Winter 2026)
Remote
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November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Attention, freelance tech reporters: Omydiar Network has an open call for their Winter 2026 Reporters in Residence program. Deadline: November 15. $8,000 a month stipend and $2,000 travel budget (totaling $50,000). Good luck! job-boards.greenhouse.io/omidyarnetwo...
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We've updated our Horizon Europe Guarantee guidance.
This includes⬇️
- Grants using Je-S and UKRI Funding Service
- Innovation Funding Service grants
Full details: www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...
The Horizon Europe Guarantee will close for new applications on 27 November 2025.
This includes⬇️
- Grants using Je-S and UKRI Funding Service
- Innovation Funding Service grants
Full details: www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...
The Horizon Europe Guarantee will close for new applications on 27 November 2025.
Apply for Horizon Europe guarantee funding
The UK agreed a deal to associate to Horizon Europe on 7 September 2023.
www.ukri.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We've updated our Horizon Europe Guarantee guidance.
This includes⬇️
- Grants using Je-S and UKRI Funding Service
- Innovation Funding Service grants
Full details: www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...
The Horizon Europe Guarantee will close for new applications on 27 November 2025.
This includes⬇️
- Grants using Je-S and UKRI Funding Service
- Innovation Funding Service grants
Full details: www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...
The Horizon Europe Guarantee will close for new applications on 27 November 2025.
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Jonathan Gray, one of our Digital Good Research Fund project leads, has recently published a new book looking at the practices and cultures of how data is made public in the age of the Internet.
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Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! 📗🎊 jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p...
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Jonathan Gray, one of our Digital Good Research Fund project leads, has recently published a new book looking at the practices and cultures of how data is made public in the age of the Internet.
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Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Digital Policy starting Oct 2026.
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Digital Policy starting Oct 2026.
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges.
Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...
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Catch up on all of our data-centric AI webinars in one place! Watch Prof Elena Simperl discuss topics from data scraping to the future of public services with a range of fantastic guests, all world experts with their research and experience.
#Data #AI
#Data #AI
Learn from world experts on the data in AI
Want to learn more about AI? Join our webinar series and learn from AI experts.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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With policymakers, industry heads, engineers, and educators, Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, launched @raeng.org.uk Engineers 2030 report at the #NationalEngineeringDay Parliamentary Reception in the House of Lords. ⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-c...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-c...
King's celebrates engineering skills report launch in the House of Lords | King's College London
Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi CBE FREng FRS, Vice President (Research & Innovation) at King’s welcomed the Engineers 2030 Final Report in his keynote speech at the National Engineering Day Parlia...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
With policymakers, industry heads, engineers, and educators, Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, launched @raeng.org.uk Engineers 2030 report at the #NationalEngineeringDay Parliamentary Reception in the House of Lords. ⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-c...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-c...
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We @connectedbydata.org are planning a conference next year (early March, in Manchester) about people, power and participation in (public sector) data and AI.
If you were coming, who would you really like to hear from as a keynote speaker to kick off the day?
If you were coming, who would you really like to hear from as a keynote speaker to kick off the day?
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We @connectedbydata.org are planning a conference next year (early March, in Manchester) about people, power and participation in (public sector) data and AI.
If you were coming, who would you really like to hear from as a keynote speaker to kick off the day?
If you were coming, who would you really like to hear from as a keynote speaker to kick off the day?
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The profession has rocketed in size and stature. Will AI shrink it?
How HR took over the world
The profession has rocketed in size and stature. Will AI shrink it?
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The profession has rocketed in size and stature. Will AI shrink it?
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TOMORROW: Broke and broken? What TRAC data tells us about higher education finances
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
TOMORROW: Broke and broken? What TRAC data tells us about higher education finances
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
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✨ Join us on 11 November for our Introduction to copyright workshop.
This free workshop will cover key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching and the use of secondary data.
📅 11 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:50
📍 Online
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This free workshop will cover key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching and the use of secondary data.
📅 11 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:50
📍 Online
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Introduction to copyright - UK Data Service
11 Nov 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:50 am - This workshop will introduce key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching, and the use of secondary data. The first part of the session will focus on copyright…
ukdataservice.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
✨ Join us on 11 November for our Introduction to copyright workshop.
This free workshop will cover key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching and the use of secondary data.
📅 11 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:50
📍 Online
🧷
This free workshop will cover key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching and the use of secondary data.
📅 11 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:50
📍 Online
🧷
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Webinar zu Reputation und #OpenScience: Wie soll sich die Bewertung von wissenschaftlichen Leistungen weiterentwickeln?
Am 14. Nov wird neben Impulsvorträgen ein Diskussionspapier des Schwerpunkts "Digitalität in der Wissenschaft" der #AllianzWissenschaft vorgestellt. Anmeldung: sohub.io/wjqd
Am 14. Nov wird neben Impulsvorträgen ein Diskussionspapier des Schwerpunkts "Digitalität in der Wissenschaft" der #AllianzWissenschaft vorgestellt. Anmeldung: sohub.io/wjqd
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Webinar zu Reputation und #OpenScience: Wie soll sich die Bewertung von wissenschaftlichen Leistungen weiterentwickeln?
Am 14. Nov wird neben Impulsvorträgen ein Diskussionspapier des Schwerpunkts "Digitalität in der Wissenschaft" der #AllianzWissenschaft vorgestellt. Anmeldung: sohub.io/wjqd
Am 14. Nov wird neben Impulsvorträgen ein Diskussionspapier des Schwerpunkts "Digitalität in der Wissenschaft" der #AllianzWissenschaft vorgestellt. Anmeldung: sohub.io/wjqd
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🧪 AI is revolutionising computational chemistry - but what does that look like in practice?
Join @franmartinm.bsky.social (@kingsnmes.bsky.social) on 19 Nov as he shares cutting-edge research on using AI to model nature-inspired sustainable materials.
Sign up ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/compu...
Join @franmartinm.bsky.social (@kingsnmes.bsky.social) on 19 Nov as he shares cutting-edge research on using AI to model nature-inspired sustainable materials.
Sign up ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/compu...
Computational Modelling of Nature-Inspired Sustainable Materials | King's College London
A seminar on using computational modelling and ML to engineer nature-inspired sustainable materials.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🧪 AI is revolutionising computational chemistry - but what does that look like in practice?
Join @franmartinm.bsky.social (@kingsnmes.bsky.social) on 19 Nov as he shares cutting-edge research on using AI to model nature-inspired sustainable materials.
Sign up ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/compu...
Join @franmartinm.bsky.social (@kingsnmes.bsky.social) on 19 Nov as he shares cutting-edge research on using AI to model nature-inspired sustainable materials.
Sign up ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/compu...
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🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Check out our newsletter for October/November 2025, with updates on what we've been up to
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Common Crawl - Blog - October/November 2025 Newsletter
Check out our newsletter for October/November 2025, with updates on what we've been up to
commoncrawl.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Check out our newsletter for October/November 2025, with updates on what we've been up to
commoncrawl.org/blog/october...
commoncrawl.org/blog/october...
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🏆 Congrats to the winners of the #SWSA Ten-Year Award 2025!
🎉 “RDFox: A Highly-Scalable RDF Store” by Yavor Nenov, Robert Piro, Boris Motik, Ian Horrocks, Zhe Wu & Jay Banerjee was honored at #ISWC2025!
A landmark work advancing scalable reasoning for the Web of Data. 🌐
#RDFox #ResearchExcellence
🎉 “RDFox: A Highly-Scalable RDF Store” by Yavor Nenov, Robert Piro, Boris Motik, Ian Horrocks, Zhe Wu & Jay Banerjee was honored at #ISWC2025!
A landmark work advancing scalable reasoning for the Web of Data. 🌐
#RDFox #ResearchExcellence
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🏆 Congrats to the winners of the #SWSA Ten-Year Award 2025!
🎉 “RDFox: A Highly-Scalable RDF Store” by Yavor Nenov, Robert Piro, Boris Motik, Ian Horrocks, Zhe Wu & Jay Banerjee was honored at #ISWC2025!
A landmark work advancing scalable reasoning for the Web of Data. 🌐
#RDFox #ResearchExcellence
🎉 “RDFox: A Highly-Scalable RDF Store” by Yavor Nenov, Robert Piro, Boris Motik, Ian Horrocks, Zhe Wu & Jay Banerjee was honored at #ISWC2025!
A landmark work advancing scalable reasoning for the Web of Data. 🌐
#RDFox #ResearchExcellence
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It's almost a year to the day since Data Bites made the move from IfG to @publicdigital.bsky.social, with ten events so far - including our first outside London (in Liverpool)
You can watch all those back at public.digital/pd-insights/...
Sign up for future updates: public.digital/data-bites-s...
You can watch all those back at public.digital/pd-insights/...
Sign up for future updates: public.digital/data-bites-s...
Data Bites — Public Digital
public.digital
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It's almost a year to the day since Data Bites made the move from IfG to @publicdigital.bsky.social, with ten events so far - including our first outside London (in Liverpool)
You can watch all those back at public.digital/pd-insights/...
Sign up for future updates: public.digital/data-bites-s...
You can watch all those back at public.digital/pd-insights/...
Sign up for future updates: public.digital/data-bites-s...
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🎊 What a night! The #ISWC2025 Students’ Party in Nara 🥳
Laughter, great food & new friendships — no supervisors, no formalities, just fun! 🎉
Huge thanks to @Akaichi Ines & @Atsuko Yamaguchi for organizing an unforgettable evening 🙌
#SemanticWeb #AI #StudentParty #ConferenceLife #Nara #Japan
Laughter, great food & new friendships — no supervisors, no formalities, just fun! 🎉
Huge thanks to @Akaichi Ines & @Atsuko Yamaguchi for organizing an unforgettable evening 🙌
#SemanticWeb #AI #StudentParty #ConferenceLife #Nara #Japan
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
🎊 What a night! The #ISWC2025 Students’ Party in Nara 🥳
Laughter, great food & new friendships — no supervisors, no formalities, just fun! 🎉
Huge thanks to @Akaichi Ines & @Atsuko Yamaguchi for organizing an unforgettable evening 🙌
#SemanticWeb #AI #StudentParty #ConferenceLife #Nara #Japan
Laughter, great food & new friendships — no supervisors, no formalities, just fun! 🎉
Huge thanks to @Akaichi Ines & @Atsuko Yamaguchi for organizing an unforgettable evening 🙌
#SemanticWeb #AI #StudentParty #ConferenceLife #Nara #Japan
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LISTEN NOW: As AI systems shape decisions in healthcare, hiring, and beyond, the need for transparency has never been greater. How can we document these tools in ways that are both meaningful and actionable? Tune into the latest Tech Talks podcast episode on AI Documentation: cdt.org/insights/tec...
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
LISTEN NOW: As AI systems shape decisions in healthcare, hiring, and beyond, the need for transparency has never been greater. How can we document these tools in ways that are both meaningful and actionable? Tune into the latest Tech Talks podcast episode on AI Documentation: cdt.org/insights/tec...
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT has crossed 120 million EU users for its search feature and may fall under the Digital Services Act. Ramsha Jahangir breaks down what this could mean for the regulation of AI chatbots in Europe.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has crossed 120 million EU users for its search feature and may fall under the Digital Services Act. Ramsha Jahangir breaks down what this could mean for the regulation of AI chatbots in Europe.
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📢New report out! How can research stay open and secure?
Science Europe’s new Research Security report explores how organisations can protect collaboration, integrity, and academic freedom in a changing geopolitical landscape.
👉 bit.ly/3Ws8brx
#ResearchSecurity #ResearchCollaboration
Science Europe’s new Research Security report explores how organisations can protect collaboration, integrity, and academic freedom in a changing geopolitical landscape.
👉 bit.ly/3Ws8brx
#ResearchSecurity #ResearchCollaboration
October 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📢New report out! How can research stay open and secure?
Science Europe’s new Research Security report explores how organisations can protect collaboration, integrity, and academic freedom in a changing geopolitical landscape.
👉 bit.ly/3Ws8brx
#ResearchSecurity #ResearchCollaboration
Science Europe’s new Research Security report explores how organisations can protect collaboration, integrity, and academic freedom in a changing geopolitical landscape.
👉 bit.ly/3Ws8brx
#ResearchSecurity #ResearchCollaboration
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🎉The social side of #ISWC2025 is where the magic happens!
🎈 Students’ Party Nov 2
🤝 Welcome Reception Nov 3
🖼️ Posters & Demos Nov 4
🍽️ Gala Dinner Nov 5
Connect, celebrate & have fun with the #SemanticWeb community!
iswc2025.semanticweb.org#/blogs/socia...
#Networking #AI #GalaDinner #StudentParty
🎈 Students’ Party Nov 2
🤝 Welcome Reception Nov 3
🖼️ Posters & Demos Nov 4
🍽️ Gala Dinner Nov 5
Connect, celebrate & have fun with the #SemanticWeb community!
iswc2025.semanticweb.org#/blogs/socia...
#Networking #AI #GalaDinner #StudentParty
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🎉The social side of #ISWC2025 is where the magic happens!
🎈 Students’ Party Nov 2
🤝 Welcome Reception Nov 3
🖼️ Posters & Demos Nov 4
🍽️ Gala Dinner Nov 5
Connect, celebrate & have fun with the #SemanticWeb community!
iswc2025.semanticweb.org#/blogs/socia...
#Networking #AI #GalaDinner #StudentParty
🎈 Students’ Party Nov 2
🤝 Welcome Reception Nov 3
🖼️ Posters & Demos Nov 4
🍽️ Gala Dinner Nov 5
Connect, celebrate & have fun with the #SemanticWeb community!
iswc2025.semanticweb.org#/blogs/socia...
#Networking #AI #GalaDinner #StudentParty