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Conferences and Events Post-Doctoral Public Engagement

Event recap: Who’s to blame when AI gets it wrong?

4 December 20205 June 2021 Frances Ryan

As part of last week’s Explorathon 2020 activities, I ran an interactive event with my RAInS colleagues asking “Who’s to blame when AI gets it wrong?” The purpose of the event was to help people to better understand the decisions that

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Post-Doctoral Projects Public Engagement

Explorathon 2020: An introduction to the RAInS Project

2 December 202012 March 2022 Frances Ryan

Last week, the RAInS team participated in Explorathon 2020 Flashmob as part of Scotland’s participation in European Researchers’ Night, a European Commission-funded initiative. The flashmob was part of the Scottish Research Showcase, run in collaboration with the Global Science Show, and reached

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Conferences and Events Post-Doctoral Public Engagement

Event recap: A discussion about AI in breast cancer screening

30 October 202024 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week, I co-hosted an online event as part of my Post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Aberdeen. The event was organised in partnership with members from Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital Diagnostics (iCAIRD) and was presented as

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Conferences and Events Grants and Funding Post-Doctoral Projects

TAPESTRY Sandpit: Register your interest today!

22 December 201926 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Registration now closed. Calling all PhDs and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) for a sandpit-style workshop. When is it? February 3-4 @ University of Surrey, UK Who is it for? PhD students or Early Career Researchers (ERCs) working on topics in

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Write Now! (Again.)

29 January 201930 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Three years after Write Now! was launched, we’re back! This time around, my colleague Dr Bruce Ryan (no relation) is the project lead, as he attended many of the sessions during the first year and was keen to get it

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12 tips for a 20×20

7 May 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I presented at the 8th annual Information Science Doctoral Colloquium (iDocQ). The presentation was in the form of a PechaKucha, also known as a “20×20”. These presentations can be quite fun and exciting, especially if you are a

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Accepted for conference: “Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective” at #ASIST2017

10 October 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I have been accepted to present a poster at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. This year’s event will be held in Washington, DC. It will be my second time attending the conference, and

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iWeek in Aberdeen: #iDocQ2017 and #i3RGU

2 July 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

This past week was spent in Aberdeen attending what I like to call “iWeek”. It included a one-day doctoral colloquium (iDocQ) followed by a four-day international conference (i3) – both at Robert Gordon University. The first day the sixth annual Information Science

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Connecting people, connecting ideas: Keeping the conversations going beyond #CPCINapier

26 June 20173 June 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I ran a one-day research symposium at Edinburgh Napier University, along with  Professor Hazel Hall. The symposium, “Connecting people, connecting ideas” (CPCI), focused on research priorities in Information Science as related to everyday life information seeking and information

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Online identity at #NapRes17

22 June 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Yesterday was the Edinburgh Napier University’s Research Conference. Based at our Craiglockhart campus, the conference was designed to bring together research-active staff and research degree students from across the university. (Read up about the event on the Twitter hashtag #NapRes17.)

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Academics online: Presentation slides

10 May 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I spoke at the “Academics Online: Building your research profile in the digital age” workshop to be held at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus. The event was organised by Dr Ivana Rihova and  Dr Nathalia Tjandra, thanks to support from the Research and Innovation Office (RIO)

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Connecting people, connecting ideas

24 April 201712 March 2022 Frances Ryan

On 22 June 2017, I will be running a one-day research symposium along with Professor Hazel Hall. The symposium, “Connecting people, connecting ideas” (CPCI), focuses on research priorities in Information Science as related to everyday life information seeking and information

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Academics online: I have a reputation for the topic!

21 April 201728 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I have been invited to speak at the “Academics Online: Building your research profile in the digital age” workshop to be held at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus on 2 May 2017 (9.30 am – 3.30 pm). The event, hosted

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Offline lessons for an online world

24 February 201719 October 2021 Frances Ryan

Today I delivered a set of workshops about the “online world” to schoolchildren as part of Edinburgh Napier University’s Cyber Academy. And I did it all offline! I didn’t know how old the schoolchildren would be, or if they would

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A grant for a grant

9 January 201728 May 2021 Frances Ryan

In November, I submitted a grant application to an internal funding competition at Edinburgh Napier University. The application was made along with my PhD supervisor, Professor Hazel Hall and I am pleased to say that the bid was successful. The

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I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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