From raging wildfires to rising air pollution, environmental hazards threaten both communities and ecosystems. But can machine learning help us stay ahead of these dangers? Decision trees, a powerful AI tool, classify risks based on factors like temperature, humidity, and wind speed—providing data-driven predictions that can guide crucial decisions.

Finance is often seen as a maze of complex equations and impenetrable terminology. But the truth is, project and organisational finance can be broken down into a set of logical principles and key metrics. More importantly, understanding these principles isn’t just about crunching numbers—it’s about making smarter decisions that drive real results.

Poets have long been captivated by the landscapes around them—but how do you write about the countryside without falling into cliché or sentimentality? How do you capture the rawness, beauty, and complexity of rural spaces in a fresh, powerful way?

As artificial intelligence takes on greater decision-making power, who is responsible when things go wrong? Nowhere is this question more urgent than in the case of autonomous weapons—machines capable of selecting and striking targets without human intervention. When AI makes life-and-death decisions on the battlefield, can we hold anyone accountable?

Social media is more than just a digital playground – it mirrors and even amplifies real-world inequalities. Platforms like Nextdoor, Foursquare, and Yelp don’t just connect people; they reveal deep-seated societal patterns. But how much can social media data really tell us about economic disparities?

Many of us would love to write a memoir, but painting a picture in words can be trickier than we expect! In this lively, interactive and practical taster lecture, Dr Claire Griffiths will guide you through a visual approach to creating your life story.

In this session, we dust off our red pens and step into a line editor’s shoes! We’ll look at our Top 5 tips for fine-tuning prose, be it fiction or creative nonfiction. An inclusive, interactive session, designed for those already writing, our focus will not be on devising or developing work, but on those little details at line level that make a huge difference to our readers’ experience. So, bring along a work-in-progress and see what our editor’s notes can do for you.