AI in the Biosciences (AIBIO UK) BBSRC Network

🌱🤖 AI for Safe & Sustainable Agri‑Food Supply Chains — 9 July, Leeds

A full‑day workshop on AI, food safety, and sustainability with cross‑sector experts.

📅 9 July 2026 | 📍 Leeds

🔗 Register now: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

🎉 ISCB UK 2026 is coming to Cambridge on 21–22 April!

🧬 A new national meeting for bioinformatics + computational biology, with keynotes, research sessions, a student symposium, and community building.

🌟 Proud that AIBIO UK is a sponsor.

🔗 www.iscb.org/uk2026/home

🌟 Join us in Aberdeen for the AIBIO‑UK 3rd Annual Meeting, 8–9 June 2026! 🌟

A vibrant AI‑bioscience meetup with expert talks, rapid research highlights, industry insights, and standout networking.

Poster abstracts welcome!

🔗 Event: aibio.ac.uk/events/aibio...

🌱See you in Aberdeen!

🌟New Podcast Alert: Bridging AI & the Biosciences🌟

Live-panel episode from Bristol on how AI is reshaping bioscience — real LLM use, data quality, safety, and why simple models still matter, with experts from RFI, CellVoyant, and JGI!

🎧https://soundcloud.com/microbinfie/bridging-ai-biosciences

Join the Reviewer Pool to Select BioFAIR Delivery Partners - BioFAIR BioFAIR is inviting expressions of interest to join our independent review panel for BioFAIR delivery partners. This panel will play a critical role in helping select the teams that will lead and deli...

🌟 BioFAIR is recruiting for its Independent Review Panel!

Help shape the future of FAIR, open, and reproducible life‑science research in the UK.

Apply here 👉 biofair.uk/join-the-ind...

#BioFAIR #OpenScience #FAIRdata #LifeSciences

🌟 EDI Workshop – 10 Feb 2026 🌟

BBSRC networks are sharing best practice on improving EDI in biosciences.

🕤 09:30–15:00 (online)
🔗 Register: engagementhub.ukri.org/bbsrc-cid/bb...

Open to network leads & coordination teams. Resources + recordings will follow.

💬 Questions: BBSRC_EDI@bbsrc.ukri.org

🚀 Edinburgh BioHackathon 2026 — applications open!

Open to all UK uni participants, no coding needed.

📅 Deadline: 13 Feb
🔗 Info: biohackathon2026.cjxol.com
💬 Q&A: 5 Feb, 5–6pm → luma.com/mpzhgyuc

Join us for science, creativity & collaboration 🔥

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow 🎉 I’ll be sharing my journey from pure CS to tackling multidisciplinary challenges in biology using AI, and how crossing disciplines opens up cool scientific questions. Grateful to @aibio-uk.bsky.social 👩🏻‍💻🔬✨
#interdisciplinary #AIinBiology #AIforLifeSciences

My lanyard and badge for the workshop, being returned for reuse in the next meetings.

Amazing statement of FAIR data stands for Fully AI Data on a slide from Prof. Irene Papatheodorou, Earlham Institute

Just on my way home after an amazing @aibio-uk.bsky.social workshop at #Bristol. Was great to see some people IRL who I know through emails, and really enjoyed the great questions after my talk.
Thanks for inviting me, and I'm looking forward to attending future meetings.

Cold and "nippy" 🥶 start to the #AIEBaB26 Hack-a-thon 💻. The students helping with the organisation have done an amazing job in pulling this all together. A big thank you to the @jgibristol.bsky.social and @aibio-uk.bsky.social for the support!

All the tiredness and travel are worth it if it means showing the world what D’Arcy taught us. Thanks to @aibio-uk.bsky.social and the local organisers for yesterday’s event in Bristol. It was a pleasure to engage in such stimulating discussions 👩🏻‍💻🦇. #AI #Morphology #ResearchCommunity #EarlyCareer

Calling all UK data science postdocs looking to bridge the gap between data science and biomedical research! Want to learn more about how to navigate the world of biomedical research? Apply for our peer mentoring scheme to connect with peers across the data divide here: forms.office.com/e/UsRFm2F0a7

BBSRC ICURe Explore March 2026 - Innovate UK Business Connect

🚀 BBSRC ICURe Explore apps open!

🧬 12 week market discovery + £35k support 👩‍🔬 For UK bioscience researchers who’ve completed ICURe Discover
⏳ Deadline: 6 Feb 2026
🔗 Apply: iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunitie...

As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank our community and collaborators.

Season’s greetings from everyone at AIBIO-UK. Wishing you happy holidays and a bright start to 2026! 🎄✨

🚨 Reminder: Bridging AI & Biosciences Workshop

📍 Bristol | 🗓 13 Jan 2026

Explore how AI + CS solve biology challenges!

Register by 4 Jan 👉 aibio.ac.uk/events/bridg...

Hackathon (14 Jan) + Conf (15–16 Jan): aiebab.github.io

Don’t miss it! 🚀🔬 #AI #Biosciences #Biotech

🤖 AI + Biosciences

📍 Join our workshop @ BristolUni, 13 Jan 2026!

✨ Learn how AI transforms genomics, imaging & biotech

🗓 Register by 4 Jan: aibio.ac.uk/events/bridg...

#AI #Biosciences #Research

Join us for an EMBL-EBI @aibio-uk.bsky.social community workshop exploring how AI and LLMs can advance FAIR and AI-ready data in the life sciences.

Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.

Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...

Thank you to everyone who joined the AIBIO-UK Sandpit (18–19 Nov, Uni of Nottingham)! 🌐🤖

Two days of collaboration, 5 project ideas, and exciting proposals ahead. Funding 3–6 pilot projects (£30k each) at the AI–biosciences interface! 🚀

#AIBIOUK #AI #Biosciences

Bringing together Omics experts from across Norwich Research Park and beyond - Quadram Institute Omics is a term that describes the study of large data sets of biological molecules such as DNA, RNA, proteins and metabolites. In October 2025, we hosted the Functional Multi-omics Symposium which br...

🚀 Driving innovation in biosciences!

The Oct 17 #MultiOmics Symposium at @quadraminstitute.bsky.social showcased cutting-edge data integration & AI-enabled approaches.

📖 Details here: quadram.ac.uk/blogs/bringi...

#AIinBiosciences #OmicsTech

Global Community Priorities for Agentic AI in Research Global Community Priorities for Agentic AI in Research

🌍 RDA + Microsoft invite global input on agentic AI in research!

✅Share how AI is used
✅Identify challenges & opportunities
Take the survey ➡ connieclare.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...
Join info sessions ➡ www.rd-alliance.org/value_rda/rd...

#AI #Research #OpenScience

Learn to discover - Training in Data Science and Machine Learning At Learn to Discover - aka L2D - we specialise in online courses for Training in Data Science and Machine Learning.

🚀 New Training Opportunity!
L2D (learntodiscover.ai) is offering a 10% discount + up to 5 instalments for their online Complete L2D Course (learntodiscover.ai/product/comp...), starting 3 Nov 2025.
🧠 152 hours | 8 months | £1,500 + VAT
📍 Online | No prerequisites
📩 Contact: admin@learntodiscover.ai

🚀 Join the AMS4AI Working Group!

Help shape collaboration & data sharing in AI for biomedical research.

🧠 Open to experts in AI, HR, legal, finance, strategy & more
🕒 3 short meetings + async input
📅 Stakeholder event Jan 2026
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/e/Q82yWrd37S

#AMS4AI #ABDC #AI

🚨 Join the Manchester Cell-Matrix Centre Hackathon!
🗓️ Nov 13–14 | 💻 Online | ⏱️ 15 hrs
🔬 Predict hydrogel properties using ML
🏆 Build a tool to speed up tissue biology research
👥 Teams & individuals welcome
🔗 Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

#Hackathon #AIinBiosciences

🚀 Empower your biosciences career!

Apply for AIBIO-UK L2D fully funded training in Python, ML & AI.
🎓Certs awarded | Travel reimbursed
📍Starts 26 Nov, London
🔗Apply by 21 Oct: forms.office.com/e/rVf0Q2H9a5
📄 Details: aibio.ac.uk/opportunitie...
📺Webinar: youtu.be/KKLes8yjH_c

🚀 AIBIO-UK x L2D Training Scholarships

25 fully funded spots for biosciences researchers to learn:
🔹 Python
🔹 Data handling
🔹 ML & AI

🗓️ Apply by 21 Oct: forms.office.com/e/rVf0Q2H9a5

🔗 Info: aibio.ac.uk/opportunitie...

#AIBIOUK #AIinBiosciences #L2D #Scholarships

🚨Last chance to register 🚨

🤝 Connect with over 50 researchers and enhance your AI skills!

‼️Last few places remaining - register for free here : lnkd.in/e8zWTKMa

🎓 Travel scholarships provided @aibio-uk.bsky.social

🙋 Any questions contact: research-digital-skills@york.ac.uk

🧠🌿 Help build a shared language across disciplines!

We're creating a glossary for the #AIBIOUK community to bridge gaps between AI & biosciences.

Got key terms or resources?
📩 Contact Dr. Andreas Xydis: axydis@lincoln.ac.uk

#Interdisciplinary #LIAT #GlossaryProject

🚨 Deadline: 24 Sept, 7pm! Apply now for the AIBIO-UK Interdisciplinary Sandpit (18–19 Nov) bridging AI & biosciences.

💡 Up to £30k per project
👩‍🔬 Postdocs encouraged!
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#AIBIOUK #AIinBioscience #ResearchFunding #SandpitEvent

Robotics innovation diffusion event - Innovate UK Business Connect Join innovators, growers, researchers, and technology developers for a full day of demonstrations, discussions, and collaboration focused on accelerating robotics adoption through real-world testbeds.

🚜 Robotics in Agriculture

📅 11 Sept 2025 | 🕙 10:00–16:00
📍 UK Agri-Tech Centre, Newport TF10 8JZ
🤖 Explore validation, funding & trials for agri-robotics
⚠️ Limited seats – register early!

iuk-business-connect.org.uk/events/robot...

#AgriTech #Robotics #FarmTech #AIinAg

Episodes | AEA Tune in to Artificially Ever After. Our episodes make complex AI topics accessible, helping you understand the future of tech.

Honoured to host Prof. Ewan Birney for a fascinating chat on how AI decodes the genome — from regulatory switches to protein prediction and ethics.

🎧 In collab with Artificially Ever After Ltd.: artificiallyeverafter.com/episodes/epi...

#Genomics #AI #Bioinformatics #AIBIOUK #HumanGenome