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27/04 10:30am-11:30am: Beyond the Farm: Unlocking Employment and Livelihoods in Africa’s Evolving Food Systems

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:32:21 GMT

When: 10:30am - 11:30am, Mon, 27 Apr '26

Where: Room 2.43, Faculty of Arts Building, University of ��TV

Join us to hear from our visiting academic Dr Saweda Onipede Liverpool-Tasie

27/04 12:30pm-1:30pm: Cocoa, international trade and innovation in Africa

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:48:09 GMT

When: 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Mon, 27 Apr '26

Where: Scarman Space 11

This talk explores value beyond cocoa processing and chocolate - highlighting nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and bio-based applications that boost incomes and strengthen Africa’s trade competitiveness.

28/04 11am-1:30pm: Navigating the ‘linguistic tax’ in academia: A practical workshop

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:49:03 GMT

When: 11am - 1:30pm, Tue, 28 Apr '26

Where: Room S0.10

Working in a second language can feel like paying an extra ‘linguistic tax’ on your time and energy. This workshop is designed to help international PGRs and ECRs work more efficiently with practical tips for improving academic writing.

29/04 12pm-6pm: The digital condition: Interdisciplinary dialogues on humans, societies and machines

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:49:58 GMT

When: 12pm - 6pm, Wed, 29 Apr '26

Where: Helen Martin Studio and FAB 1.16

Join researchers to explore what it means to research, create, and collaborate in our increasingly digital world – learning from diverse digital, creative and interdisciplinary research.

29/04 12pm-1pm: WIHEA Building Belonging Learning Circle - Embedding belonging into curriculum workshop (Open to all)

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:24:23 GMT

When: 12pm - 1pm, Wed, 29 Apr '26

Where: Faculty of Social Sciences R0.12

This workshop is aimed at staff and students and will focus on building belonging in the curriculum.

29/04 12pm-1pm: Emotional intelligence in conversation

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:43:52 GMT

When: 12pm - 1pm, Wed, 29 Apr '26

Discover how emotional awareness helps us manage disagreement with empathy and composure, turning tension into trust. 

01/05 1pm-2:30pm: WBS Seminar - Prof. Alan Dennis - AI in Public Service Communications

internalcomms Resource — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:11:44 GMT

When: 1pm - 2:30pm, Fri, 01 May '26

Where: WBS 1.003

WBS Seminar - Prof. Alan Dennis - AI in Public Service Communications

Title: From Monologue to Dialogue: Remaking Public Service Communication with Celebrity-as-a-Service

Abstract: Public service communication aims to raise awareness and change behaviors on critical public issues, such as health, safety, and the environment. Public service communication typically takes one of two forms: a public service announcement (PSA), such as a video or radio advertisement that broadcasts information (a monologue), or a public service interaction (PSI), such as a meeting with officials that both provides and collects information (a dialogue). Celebrity involvement has traditionally been limited to PSAs due to cost and scalability challenges, but advancements in AI now enable the use of digital humans as scalable, interactive "celebrity-as-a-service" solutions. These AI-controlled digital celebrities are digital twins of real people and enable one-on-one interactions with celebrities at scale. In an online experiment, we compared a digital version of Hugh Jackman to a non-celebrity digital human delivering a skin cancer awareness message in both a PSA video and a one-on-one PSI. Results showed that both perceived celebrity (celebrity vs. non-celebrity) and interactivity (PSI vs. PSA) increased trustworthiness and enjoyment. Trustworthiness, in turn, increased the intention to comply with the message, while both trustworthiness and enjoyment increased the likelihood of sharing the message. We conclude that celebrity-as-a-service by AI-controlled digital celebrities opens the door to incorporating celebrities into one-on-one PSIs to drive more effective, scalable, and cost-effective public service communication.

Bio: Professor Alan Dennis is a Distinguished Professor of Information Systems and holds the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in the Kelley School of ��TV at Indiana University. He is ranked as the second most published Information Systems researcher over the last 30 years. His research has been reported in the popular press almost 1000 times and a recent Stanford study placed him among the top 2% most influential researchers across all scientific disciplines. He received the LEO Award, the IS field’s highest honor, in 2021.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to this seminar. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

06/05 4pm-5pm: Transatlantic Teaching Exchange Series (TTES): How can assessment drive learning, not just measure it? (Open to all)

internalcomms Resource — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:52:29 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Wed, 06 May '26

Where: MS Teams

This session is open to all and will be led by the University of Leeds.

13/05 5pm-6pm: The 21st Annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:08:11 GMT

When: 5pm - 6pm, Wed, 13 May '26

Where: Faculty of Arts Building 0.03

14/05: Capitalist Institutions & Power: A Day of Workshops and a Public Lecture

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:24:45 GMT

When: Thu, 14 May '26

Where: University of ��TV, Social Sciences Building, Room S0.18

Book your place to hear how capitalist institutions transformed society and how they could be transformed to serve society.

20/05 12pm-2pm: WIHEA Masterclass Learning Design Beyond Cognition: Emotion, Uncertainty, and Dialogue in an AI‑Mediated World

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:31:26 GMT

When: 12pm - 2pm, Wed, 20 May '26

Where: Creative Community Place

This Masterclass is open for all and is ideal for educators, learning designers, academic developers, and anyone involved in shaping teaching, curriculum or student experience in an AI‑mediated educational environment.

20/05 4pm-5pm: Transatlantic Teaching Exchange Series (TTES): Building transatlantic partnerships: what could we create together? (Open to all)

internalcomms Resource — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:54:34 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Wed, 20 May '26

Where: MS Teams

This session is open to all and will be the final in the series. It will be led by the University of ��TV and will focus on future transatlantic teaching, research and engagement opportunities.

28/05 10am-12pm: Discover the Student Engagement Toolkit

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:09:18 GMT

When: 10am - 12pm, Thu, 28 May '26

Where: S0.21

Take part in small group discussions and get hands-on with the new Student Engagement Toolkit – designed to help staff choose the right approaches and strengthen how we work with students.

29/05 10am-11:30am: Shift Work, Sleep, and Public Health: From Evidence to Action

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:33:44 GMT

When: 10am - 11:30am, Fri, 29 May '26

Where: Online

Shift work is essential to modern society, supporting healthcare, emergency services, transport, manufacturing, and many other critical sectors. However, the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms associated with shift work poses significant risks to health, safety, and wellbeing, with growing implications for public health and workforce sustainability.

This webinar, co-hosted by the University of ��TV and the Society of Occupational Medicine, brings together leading researchers, occupational health experts, shift workers, employers, and policy stakeholders to examine the scientific evidence, lived experiences, and practical challenges surrounding shift work and sleep.

03/06 2pm-2:45pm: Social Inclusion Staff Forum

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:13:13 GMT

When: 2pm - 2:45pm, Wed, 03 Jun '26

Where: Online via Teams

The Social Inclusion Staff Forum is new for 2025/26 and is a Work and Professional Network to develop a community of practice for social inclusion.

Please join the Social Inclusion Staff Forum Teams channel to get involved and receive personal invites to the termly meetings.

04/06: ��TV Education Conference

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:55:47 GMT

When: Thu, 04 Jun '26

Register your place to join external speakers, staff and students from across the University to explore how higher education can inspire hope, promote equity, and prepare students to thrive in a complex global future.

11/06 2pm-5:30pm: Distinguished Africa Lecture 2026

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:51:26 GMT

When: 2pm - 5:30pm, Thu, 11 Jun '26

Join this lecture with Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (University of Ghana) to explore how African languages and knowledge systems can shape a fair and inclusive AI future.

16/06 10am-12pm: Strategy Network

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:31:51 GMT

When: 10am - 12pm, Tue, 16 Jun '26

Where: Microsoft teams

The Strategy Networks are two hour online sessions and open to all staff.

23/06 9am-6pm: Society & Culture Spotlight - Knowledge Crisis Symposium

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:06:08 GMT

When: 9am - 6pm, Tue, 23 Jun '26

Where: Oculus

06/07 11am-12pm: Coffee Morning with the Registrar and colleagues

internalcomms Resource — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:04:59 GMT

When: 11am - 12pm, Mon, 06 Jul '26

Where: TBC

The Registrar, Rachel Sandby-Thomas, would like to invite you to join her and senior colleagues for our Professional Services coffee mornings. This is an informal way to catch-up on institutional developments, as well as network across our teams.

08/07-10/07: QSP-UK Training Workshop

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:20 GMT

When: Wed, 08 Jul - Fri, 10 Jul '26

Where: Scarman

The event is open for all PhD students across the UK.

This workshop will bring together leading researchers in academia and industry to present and discuss how methods in Quantitative System Pharmacology (QSP) are being applied to problems in pharmacology, in connecting and informing pharmaceutical action at subcellular, cellular and higher level scales (e.g., populations).

Over an exciting and interactive 2.5 day meeting of invited and submitted talks and poster presentations, participants will also learn to work with QSP modelling software. Further details regarding registration fees, accommodation, and programme details will follow in due course.

09/09 10:30am-12:30pm: Discover the Student Engagement Toolkit

internalcomms Resource — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:11:21 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Wed, 09 Sept '26

Where: A1.11