We’re hiring! Come and work with us at @Bath_HCI - up to two Lectureships (Assistant Prof) in technical HCI (AR/VR, wearables, physical computing, fabrication …). Please share with any great candidates! bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.a…

Our lab is gutted by the tragic news of the passing of sliman bensmaia (@[email protected]). A profound loss for our community. He was a friend, a tough critic, an engaging collaborator and an inspiring colleague. Above all, he had an unforgettable presence. We will miss him so much. #Sliman_style

Gabriele Guidici from ARQ QMUL will present his experimental system for touch-based multi-finger telemanipulation at #TAROS 2023 (UK robotics) conference in Cambridge that started today. Joint work with Kaspar Althoefer, Ildar Farkhatdinov, Lorenzo Jamone, QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science QMUL Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

Eisa Anwar and Ildar Farkhatdinov from ARQ QMUL will present his research on wearable robotic tail for human posture support today at #TAROS2023 in Cambridge, UK QMUL Electronic Engineering and Computer Science QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science

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New research, lead by Dr Ekaterina Ivanova from QMUL Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, shows that people can learn to use a third robotic arm as effectively as working with a partner in just one hour of training. qmul.ac.uk/media/news/202…

JET in Oxfordshire closes. “One of the sites benefiting from JET's research will be the new Iter reactor in southern France.” ITER is world's largest fusion project - a team of EU, US, China, etc. UK no longer in it thanks to… #Brexit 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

The BristolRoboticsLab UWE Bristol has announced 2 new full professorships in Human-Robot Interaction ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_webre… and Safety for Robotics and Autonomous Systems ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_webre… Closing date 19 November 2023

Prof. Kaspar Althoefer ARQ QMUL and his collaborators were awarded prestigious European Research Council grant to fund (€10m) ENDOTHERANOSTICS project to research to improve the screening and treatment for colorectal cancer Queen Mary University of London QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science QMUL Sci & Eng News qmul.ac.uk/media/news/202…

We have a full-time permanent faculty position within Imperial's I-X initiative with @ImperialEEE as host dept. All areas of applied #AI/#ML, including #Robotics, #ComputerVision, #HumanRobotInteraction, #Comms, #Healthcare, #EmbeddedAI welcome. Details: imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descripti…

Scientists fear tough UK immigration rules will deter talent. ‘“The UK government says that they love science, but they are showing extremely little awareness of what makes a vibrant science community,” says Galsworthy.’ nature.com/articles/d4158… nature.com/articles/d4158…

Navalny was finally killed by Putin today.

We are hiring three new Lecturers/Associate Profs in Robotics & AI here at UCL East campus !!! Areas include but are not limited to: AI & ML, ground, aerial, and marine robots. Apply now (by 21/04/2024): jobs.ac.uk/job/DGR278/lec… UCL UCL Engineering UCL Computer Science UCL Robotics

Today I started at King's College London Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Engineering (Robotics/Mechatronics/Haptics)

Save Westfield Nursery at Queen Mary University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/rsPGy6y8Ts via Change.org UK

“A researcher granted a five-year global talent (UK) visa and who has a partner and two children would be liable to pay £20,974 upfront, with no option to spread the payments… upfront UK visa costs are 17 times higher than the international average” amp.theguardian.com/education/arti…

Congrats to the winners of The Queen Mary UK Best PhD in Robotics Award'23, by ARQ QMUL, presented at TAROS'24! The winners: 1st: Lachlan Orr (Imperial College London) 2nds: Bruno Ferrarini (University of Essex) Nuria Peña Perez (Queen Mary University of London) Oliver Shorthose (University of Oxford) Joshua Brown (Queen Mary University of London)

Register now for this Royal Society Discussion meeting on developing digital healthcare solutions for functional neurological disorder (#FND), 25-26th Nov. Co-organised by Anirban Dutta Anirban Dutta & Abhijit Das Abhijit Das. Info and registration: royalsociety.org/science-events…

🚨 Exciting Opportunity in Computing! 🚨 We are looking to hire a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Computing We invite applications for up to six permanent academic positions. bit.ly/3COuykk Application Deadline: 6th January 2025 #University #Computing #AI #Teaching

The 6th UK robot manipulation workshop at King's College London has started robot-manipulation.uk