Nancy Pontika

CORE Successfully Completes the USRN Discovery Pilot Project, Enhancing Repository Discoverability in the United States

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A significant milestone has been reached: CORE’s pilot project with the USRN has concluded, delivering impressive outcomes, our pilot project with the United States Repository Network (USRN), a collaborative initiative between CORE, SPARC, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and AntLeaf. This pilot, which commenced in 2023, focused on assessing and increasing the discoverability and…

Food and Drinks Misinformation 

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No industry is immune to misinformation, including food and drinks. KMi’s director, Harith Alani, was interviewed by Food Manufacture; the leading online resource for the UK’s food and drink manufacturing industry, to highlight the threat of misinformation in this sector.  Recently, false claims about the feed additive Bovaer, for instance, caused unnecessary consumer panic and…

OU Analyse team wins MK STEM Award 2025 for Early Alert Indicators Dashboard

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OU Analyse STEM award

KMi is delighted to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez and powered by the OU Analyse team, has won the prestigious MK STEM Award 2025 in the AI Impact category. This accolade celebrates the team’s innovative use of artificial intelligence to transform education and promote equitable learning opportunities. The MK STEM Awards recognise excellence and innovation…

CORE presents SoFAIR project at UNESCO

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Petr Knoth presenting

Last week saw CORE founder Professor Petr Knoth at UNESCO in Paris for the 2025 Software Heritage Symposium and summit. Professor Knoth was presenting the work undertaken in the first year of the SoFAIR project, a two-year multinational CHIST-ERA project. The Open University is working in conjunction with multiple partners including INRIA, Brno University of…

KMi at Dagstuhl: Shaping the Future of Knowledge Graph-Based AI

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Last week, Prof. John Domingue and Dr Aisling Third attended a highly influential Dagstuhl Seminar focused on trust, accountability, and self-determination in AI, particularly in systems built on Knowledge Graphs (KGs) (John served as a co-Chair). Why Knowledge Graphs Matter With AI increasingly reshaping the world and driving our most powerful digital platforms—from Google and…

Celebrating Ángel Pavón Pérez’s Success: A Milestone in Fair and Responsible AI Research 

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Angel and Miri at the KMi podium

KMi is thrilled to announce that Ángel Pavón Pérez has successfully passed his viva on 28 January 2025. His groundbreaking research, titled “Enhancing Fairness in Machine Learning: Identifying and Mitigating Bias with a Focus on Gender Bias in Finance”, marks a significant contribution to the field of responsible AI.   Ángel’s work addresses critical challenges in…

KMi-led robotics project receives major funding to enhance hospital efficiency and safety

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A pioneering robotics project, led by Prof Enrico Motta’s team at KMi, has secured Innovate UK funding to improve hospital efficiency and safety. This initiative aims to revolutionise hospital efficiency and safety through the deployment of AI-driven robots. These smart robots will handle routine tasks, such as delivering medicines, while simultaneously identifying and addressing safety…

Climate misinformation surveillance project secures €1 million grant

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A pioneering research initiative, ClimateSense, led by KMi’s Director Harith Alani, has received a €1 million grant from the European CHIST-ERA programme, with £275,000 allocated from the EPSRC. The project tackles the critical issue of climate misinformation by integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with AI to analyse the geopolitical spread of false claims about climate…

How Generative AI is transforming Teaching and Learning: Insights from KMi’s Prof John Domingue

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AI Speaking

Generative AI has the potential to revolutionise education in ways comparable to the industrial revolution or the advent of the internet, claims Prof John Domingue. Speaking at Fleksibel utdanning Norge’s recent conference in Norway, he explored how AI can reshape teaching, learning, and institutional practices to meet the needs of future generations. Central to Prof…

CORE receives funding for five years from Microsoft’s open data initiative to increase access to open scientific research

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CORE, an Open Access infrastructure operated by The Open University, has been awarded significant funding for the next five years from Microsoft, as part of its’ support for increasing access to data and scientific research.  Since 2020, Microsoft has worked to close the data divide and help organisations of all sizes realise the benefits of open data…