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Can sharing app data facilitate communication between young people and their mental health practitioner? Bridget Ellis, Lucy Biddle, Helen Bould, Jon Bird Mental health problems are increasing among young people, who have the highest prevalence of mental health problems among all age groups [1]. Despite the adverse outcomes that result from this, young people access…

Exploiting Data to Support UK Search and Rescue Dr Josh Hoole, Dr Oliver Andrews, Dr Steve Bullock Introduction Various UK organisations provide 24/7 Search and Rescue (SAR) capability year-round across land, sea and air. Data analytics provides a key route to supporting SAR operations and aerospace system design in the future. Aims of the Project…

Introduction This project aims to investigate the role of medical experts on Twitter in influencing public health discourse and practice in the fight against COVID-19. Aims of the Project The project focuses on medical experts as the driving force of Network of Practices (NoPs) on social media and investigates the influence of these networks on public health discourse…

Benjamin Folit-Weinberg, A.G. Leventis Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Institute for Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition & Department of Classics & Ancient History, University of Bristol) and Justus Schollmeyer, Data Scientist & Programmer Scholars have long recognized that Sophocles, the great 5th Century B.C.E. tragedian, repeats thematically important words in his plays and that studying these…

Transferring early disease detection classifiers for wearables on companion animals Axel Montout, Andrew Dowsey, Tilo Burghardt, Ranjeet Bhamber, Melanie Hezzell and Emily Blackwell Introduction Sensor-based health monitoring has been growing in popularity as it can provide insight into the wearer’s health in a practical and inexpensive way. Accelerometer-based sensors are a popular choice and have…

Investigating biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s Disease to boost multi-modality approach for early diagnosis Introduction Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that gradually destroys memory and thinking skills, as well as the ability to perform the most basic tasks. Most people with the disease, those with late-onset symptoms, experience symptoms in their mid-60s. Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease…

Non-invasive imaging of the eye to predict Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is an increasing global health burden but despite intense research efforts, drug trials have shown little evidence of success. Thankfully, there is now exciting evidence that specialist imaging techniques like optical coherence tomography (OCT) can identify individuals at high risk of developing AD.…

Brunel’s Networks – Interactive Maria Pregnolato, Lecturer in Infrastructure Resilience, University of Bristol James Boyd, Head of Research, Brunel Institute/SS Great Britain Trust Christopher Woods, Head of Research Software Engineering, Advanced Computing Research Centre, University of Bristol Brunel’s Networks – Interactive has created a physical real-world exhibit of the online network graphing project Brunel’s Networks.…

JGI Student Experience Profiles: Richard Lane (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2021-22) I’m very glad I applied to Ask-JGI; I wanted to get some broader experience with data science than my studies offered and to solve some problems that I wouldn’t ordinarily come across. I found that not only was I exposed to diverse and interesting areas…