Open-source software: why it matters and how to get involved
Turing community members explore the benefits of open ways of working
Tuesday 18 Jun 2024
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Using generative AI to write code: a guide for researchers
Some tips for making the most of generative AI from the Turing’s software engineers
Wednesday 07 Feb 2024
Can data science help us to predict the winner of Eurovision 2023?
The latest instalment of the Turing Data Stories project explores what data can tell us about the history of the songwriting contest – and perhaps who this year’s winner will be
Thursday 11 May 2023
We asked ChatGPT to create some Christmas cracker jokes. Here’s what happened
Can chatbots play with puns?
Monday 12 Dec 2022
Can our algorithm predict the winner of the 2022 football World Cup?
And how likely are England or Wales to win?
Friday 18 Nov 2022
A change of tune: the evolution of music tastes on Desert Island Discs over 80 years
The latest instalment from our Turing Data Stories project considers how music and guests have changed on the long-running radio programme
Tuesday 10 May 2022
Towards a set of best practices for doing research with trusted research environments
A new report provides guidelines for researchers working on secure platforms with sensitive data
Thursday 18 Nov 2021
Hacking 23 years of government history: An example from The UK Government Web Archive
How algorithms can reveal trends when searching historical documents
Thursday 09 Sep 2021
The Turing and partners receive £3 million NIHR award for innovative Research Support Facility focused on AI for multiple long-term conditions
The NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) has awarded almost £12 million to new...
Friday 03 Sep 2021
The Turing Podcast: how data science and machine learning are answering questions about human evolution
In the latest episode of The Turing Podcast, our hosts Bea Costa Gomes and...
Wednesday 21 Jul 2021
World first as 3D printed steel smart bridge opens to pedestrians in Amsterdam
The Turing's data-centric engineering programme has been integral to the bridge’s development
Thursday 15 Jul 2021
Why we created a ‘digital twin’ of the world’s first 3D printed steel bridge
As the bridge opens to the public in Amsterdam, the Turing’s Eric Daub explains the thinking behind our digital version
Thursday 15 Jul 2021
The Turing Podcast: COVID-19 lockdowns - which policies worked best?
In the latest episode of The Turing Podcast, our hosts Ed Chalstrey and Bea...
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Openness in the digital identity context
How can a digital identity system be designed with openness in mind?
Tuesday 06 Apr 2021
Where do we draw the line?
Using data science to explore diversity of handwriting styles
Thursday 17 Dec 2020
Why practical data analytics is still so painful... and how we can help
Datadiff Often an analyst is given a number of datasets from successive time periods...
Wednesday 06 May 2020
Remote work essentials: your own VPN in minutes
A guide to setting up a VPN on Microsoft Azure
Friday 06 Mar 2020
Agile data science: Evaluation and baseline model
Infrastructure that enables rapid prototyping for model development
Tuesday 19 Nov 2019
Urban mobility innovations to get everyone moving
Metropolitan areas are complex entities with a diverse set of unique mobility challenges that...
Monday 11 Nov 2019
AIrsenal - the difficult second season
Converting a struggling Fantasy Football team into an open source success.
Friday 25 Oct 2019
Diving into leadership to build push-button code
What it's like to lead your first Hackathon project
Tuesday 08 Oct 2019
In praise of research engineering
A personal story from a departing Senior Research Data Scientist
Wednesday 26 Jun 2019
Making data science data-centric
Data readiness is key to the success of any data science project
Tuesday 18 Jun 2019
Turing JADE RAP Call June 2019
Details The Alan Turing Institute is offering access to The Joint Academic Data Science...
Friday 07 Jun 2019
AIrsenal
A machine learning manager for Fantasy Premier League.
Thursday 09 May 2019
How to begin data science projects
What to do when you don't know what to do
Wednesday 08 May 2019
Data visualisation is not Agile
Open questions are a waste of time I had always assumed that the client...
Tuesday 02 Apr 2019
Supercomputing 2018
Members of Turing Research Engineering recently attended Supercomputing 2018 in Dallas, Texas.
Wednesday 19 Dec 2018
The Alan Turing Institute to spearhead new cutting-edge data science and AI research after £48 million government funding boost
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced funding for two major new research...
Tuesday 18 Dec 2018
