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Further events of interest can be found in the College of Social Sciences and International Studies events calendar.

Past Egenis events can be found here.

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4 December 202315:30

EGENIS book launch/seminar: "A History of Genomics Across Species, Communities and Projects’", Dr Miguel García-Sancho (University of Edinburgh) & Dr James Lowe (University of Exeter)

This event celebrates the launch of 'A History of Genomics Across Species, Communities and Projects', by Miguel García-Sancho and James Lowe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023). Full details		 Add event
7 December 202315:30

IDSAI ECRN Christmas Lightning Talks!!

Following the recent success of our first IDSAI ECRN Lightning Talks, we would like to do it all again!!. Full details		 Add event
11 December 202315:30

EGENIS seminar: "The Facts Speak for Themselves: Climate Science as Contested Knowledge" Dr Susannah Crockford (University of Exeter)

In his Parliamentary testimony in response to the ‘Climategate’ scandal, Professor Phil Jones said: “The facts speak for themselves”. Jones was referring to the accuracy of his and other climate scientists’ measurements of increasing average global temperatures and other indicators of anthropogenic climate change. For Jones, the measurements scientifically validated the existential threat of climate change and were available to anyone who used the same instruments and methods. In my own research with climate scientists undertaken from 2018-2020, it was commonplace for them to suggest that their role was to provide accurate information that others could then act upon. However, this position assumes that action follows predictably from information. In this talk, I explore how the measurements and models of climate science have proved to be more than simple facts, they have also operated as a social force, a demand for change, and a disruption of existing power relations. Full details		 Add event
8 January 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: "Mopping up the mainstream: on the turfing of clinical genomics", Prof Adam Hedgecoe (Cardiff University)

Over the past twenty years, the idea of mainstreaming genetic services within the NHS – i.e. allowing the commissioning of genetic tests without input from clinical genetics professionals – has gained ground in policy and practice. Drawing on ethnographic observation of meetings between clinical geneticists and other related staff, this paper shows how, despite scepticism, mainstreaming has entered professional discourse, how non-genetics professionals’ ordering of tests produces problems and how genetics professionals are then required to – in Charles Bosks’ memorable phrase – ‘mop up’ these mistakes. This paper then explores how this process shapes clinical geneticists’ understanding of other medics’ technical and moral limitations.. Full details		 Add event
15 January 202415:30

Egenis/IDSAI seminar: “Data Science and Statistics for the Public Good? A Discussion with the Office for Statistics Regulation”, Edward Humpherson and Prof Sabina Leonelli

This session provides an opportunity to discuss what the ‘public good’ may or should mean for the development of data science, AI and other digital innovations within the UK. The session will start with brief talks and a dialogue between Edward Humpherson, Director of the Office for Statistics Regulation of the UK, and Sabina Leonelli, Director of Egenis and expert in the governance of data systems. The bulk of the session will be devoted to debate with participants. Everyone in Exeter working on these issues is warmly invited to attend this discussion. Full details		 Add event
22 January 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Julie Sascia Mewes (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)

As the acceptance of Citizen Science grows, so does the demand for more reflexivity in the field with regard to its epistemologies, which calls for increased collaboration between Citizen Science and the social sciences and humanities, especially STS (Mahr et al., 2018). Full details		 Add event
29 January 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Sophie Veigl (University of Vienna)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
26 February 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: "Open to Whom? And for What?: Emerging issues in open movements, digital heritage collections and the life sciences", Dr Andrea Wallace (University of Exeter

Globally, more than 1,600 cultural institutions and organisations have published digitised public domain collections and data under open licenses and public domain tools as part of the growing movement called open GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums). More than 95 million digital assets are now available for unfettered reuse. What have we learned about the potentials of digitsed collections and digitisation more generally? And what new trends or challenges are evident in global open GLAM activity? This talk uses empirical data to frame the emerging issues that open movements must now address, such as those related to data sovereignty, digital and intellectual property restitution, biases in heritage datasets, and AI, machine learning and computational processing.. Full details		 Add event
4 March 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: with Dr Lucie White (Utrecht University)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
11 March 202415:30

Egenis/IDSAI seminar: Dr Emily Sullivan (Eindhoven University of Technology)

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18 March 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Oana Matei (Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad)

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25 March 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Lee Hogarth (University of Exeter)

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17 - 19 April 20249:15

Understanding Life in a Changing Planet: 20+2 Years of Egenis, the Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences

Marking the 20th anniversary of Egenis, this three-day event will feature an exciting line-up of distinguished international guest speakers, alumni, and current members of Egenis. Speakers will explore some of the key ideas developed at Egenis and their wider impact, as well as looking ahead to the main opportunities and challenges for the interdisciplinary studies of the life sciences in our changing planet. The event will also honour the achievements of Professor John Dupré, co-founder of Egenis and one of the world’s leading philosophers of biology. Full details		 Add event
22 - 23 May 20249:00

Artificial Intelligence for Geological Modelling and Mapping

Rapid developments in AI and data science are unlocking new opportunities for how we go about modelling and mapping the Earth. This timely conference will bring together international experts in geoscientific applications of statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to share perspectives and discuss how we can maximise the benefit of these technologies in the future of geological modelling and mapping. Full details		 Add event
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4 December 202315:30

EGENIS book launch/seminar: "A History of Genomics Across Species, Communities and Projects’", Dr Miguel García-Sancho (University of Edinburgh) & Dr James Lowe (University of Exeter)

This event celebrates the launch of 'A History of Genomics Across Species, Communities and Projects', by Miguel García-Sancho and James Lowe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023). Full details		 Add event
7 December 202315:30

IDSAI ECRN Christmas Lightning Talks!!

Following the recent success of our first IDSAI ECRN Lightning Talks, we would like to do it all again!!. Full details		 Add event
11 December 202315:30

EGENIS seminar: "The Facts Speak for Themselves: Climate Science as Contested Knowledge" Dr Susannah Crockford (University of Exeter)

In his Parliamentary testimony in response to the ‘Climategate’ scandal, Professor Phil Jones said: “The facts speak for themselves”. Jones was referring to the accuracy of his and other climate scientists’ measurements of increasing average global temperatures and other indicators of anthropogenic climate change. For Jones, the measurements scientifically validated the existential threat of climate change and were available to anyone who used the same instruments and methods. In my own research with climate scientists undertaken from 2018-2020, it was commonplace for them to suggest that their role was to provide accurate information that others could then act upon. However, this position assumes that action follows predictably from information. In this talk, I explore how the measurements and models of climate science have proved to be more than simple facts, they have also operated as a social force, a demand for change, and a disruption of existing power relations. Full details		 Add event
8 January 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: "Mopping up the mainstream: on the turfing of clinical genomics", Prof Adam Hedgecoe (Cardiff University)

Over the past twenty years, the idea of mainstreaming genetic services within the NHS – i.e. allowing the commissioning of genetic tests without input from clinical genetics professionals – has gained ground in policy and practice. Drawing on ethnographic observation of meetings between clinical geneticists and other related staff, this paper shows how, despite scepticism, mainstreaming has entered professional discourse, how non-genetics professionals’ ordering of tests produces problems and how genetics professionals are then required to – in Charles Bosks’ memorable phrase – ‘mop up’ these mistakes. This paper then explores how this process shapes clinical geneticists’ understanding of other medics’ technical and moral limitations.. Full details		 Add event
15 January 202415:30

Egenis/IDSAI seminar: “Data Science and Statistics for the Public Good? A Discussion with the Office for Statistics Regulation”, Edward Humpherson and Prof Sabina Leonelli

This session provides an opportunity to discuss what the ‘public good’ may or should mean for the development of data science, AI and other digital innovations within the UK. The session will start with brief talks and a dialogue between Edward Humpherson, Director of the Office for Statistics Regulation of the UK, and Sabina Leonelli, Director of Egenis and expert in the governance of data systems. The bulk of the session will be devoted to debate with participants. Everyone in Exeter working on these issues is warmly invited to attend this discussion. Full details		 Add event
22 January 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Julie Sascia Mewes (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)

As the acceptance of Citizen Science grows, so does the demand for more reflexivity in the field with regard to its epistemologies, which calls for increased collaboration between Citizen Science and the social sciences and humanities, especially STS (Mahr et al., 2018). Full details		 Add event
29 January 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Sophie Veigl (University of Vienna)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
26 February 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: "Open to Whom? And for What?: Emerging issues in open movements, digital heritage collections and the life sciences", Dr Andrea Wallace (University of Exeter

Globally, more than 1,600 cultural institutions and organisations have published digitised public domain collections and data under open licenses and public domain tools as part of the growing movement called open GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums). More than 95 million digital assets are now available for unfettered reuse. What have we learned about the potentials of digitsed collections and digitisation more generally? And what new trends or challenges are evident in global open GLAM activity? This talk uses empirical data to frame the emerging issues that open movements must now address, such as those related to data sovereignty, digital and intellectual property restitution, biases in heritage datasets, and AI, machine learning and computational processing.. Full details		 Add event
4 March 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: with Dr Lucie White (Utrecht University)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
11 March 202415:30

Egenis/IDSAI seminar: Dr Emily Sullivan (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
18 March 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Oana Matei (Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
25 March 202415:30

EGENIS seminar: Dr Lee Hogarth (University of Exeter)

Title, abstract and registration details to follow. Full details		 Add event
17 - 19 April 20249:15

Understanding Life in a Changing Planet: 20+2 Years of Egenis, the Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences

Marking the 20th anniversary of Egenis, this three-day event will feature an exciting line-up of distinguished international guest speakers, alumni, and current members of Egenis. Speakers will explore some of the key ideas developed at Egenis and their wider impact, as well as looking ahead to the main opportunities and challenges for the interdisciplinary studies of the life sciences in our changing planet. The event will also honour the achievements of Professor John Dupré, co-founder of Egenis and one of the world’s leading philosophers of biology. Full details		 Add event
22 - 23 May 20249:00

Artificial Intelligence for Geological Modelling and Mapping

Rapid developments in AI and data science are unlocking new opportunities for how we go about modelling and mapping the Earth. This timely conference will bring together international experts in geoscientific applications of statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to share perspectives and discuss how we can maximise the benefit of these technologies in the future of geological modelling and mapping. Full details		 Add event