On World GIS Day, the Geographical Information Systems, Mapping and Earth Observation (GISMEO) community met to focus on GIS and showcase some applications at the University.

People with Type 2 diabetes sometimes manage their stress through mindfulness but many find it difficult to practice without support. While there are apps available, many are not engaging enough to sustain use. To address this, researchers from the University and King's College London, partnered with Research IT to create a VR app as part of the VRUnwind project.

In this interview we get to know more about Tristan Martin, his role in the Office for Open Research and the plans for the Data Stewardship community he leads.

Our team will be having a well earned break over the Christmas holidays!

Andrew Gait and Nigel Green from our Research Software Engineering team have launched a new CaDiR channel for researchers and staff who use Python. It's open to people of all abilities and makes an excellent follow-on for those who have attended our Python training courses. Find out more about their plans for the community.

Polyanna da Conceição Bispo is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography and one of the GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation (GISMEO) community leads. Here's a snippet from a recent interview where we get to know more about Polyanna and her passion for Earth Observation (EO).

Research Software Engineer Anthony Evans delves into how cutting-edge AI tools powered by advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) can help deliver contextually relevant assistance and suggestions, enhancing your RStudio programming workflow.

The Research Software Engineering (RSE) team has created a new online database to allow clinicians to track symptoms and treatments for patients with Alopecia Areata. This blog post discusses the technical decisions we made to guarantee the availability and security of patient data during the pilot phase of this project.

The University's Secure Web Platform (SWP) is a hit with researchers for hosting their highly restricted data applications. Since its launch in April 2023, the platform has rapidly grown, now supporting six research projects. Designed specifically for highly restricted data applications, it's setting new standards in Cloud based secure data hosting.

Donna Sherman (Map Curator, Special Collections) is one of the GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation (GISMEO) community leads. Find out more about Donna's interest in maps, her role as Map Curator and and her hopes for the GISMEO community.

REDCap is an essential part of the University’s Highly Restricted Data Service (HRDS) allowing researchers to build and manage online databases and surveys containing restricted data. From the 1st Jan 2025 there will be changes to the way that this service is charged for.

University special interest and user groups couldn't happen without the support and leadership of our research community. Dr William Lloyd (School of Health Sciences) has recently joined the University UK Biobank user group as one of the academic leads. Discover how this complements his new role at the UK Biobank.