The Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland invites you to attend, on April 30th, the sixth Ordinary Meeting of its 178th session, where a symposium on "Big Tech and Big Data - New Frontiers in Regulation" will be held. The symposium will include contributions from:

Professor Taha Yasseri. Taha is the Workday Full Professor and Chair of Technology and Society at Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin, where he directs the Joint Centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM). He is also an adjunct Full Professor at UCD's School of Mathematics and Statistics. Formerly a Turing Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford, he holds a PhD in Complex Systems Physics from the University of Göttingen. His research explores human dynamics, machine behaviour, online politics, and collective intelligence using large-scale data and behavioural experiments.
Dr. Marco Bastos. Marco is an Assistant Professor and Ad Astra Fellow at University College Dublin and Senior Lecturer at City, University of London. He has held research positions at UC Davis, Duke, São Paulo, and Goethe University. His research explores the social implications of technology, including the dynamics of social influence and contagion and the forecasting of social phenomena with digital trace data. Methodologically, Marco’s research leverages network science and computational methods to explore political communication, algorithmic filtering, and the study of problematic content and misinformation online.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/KVYKzy4XRCqF905Lw7Wtpw#/registration

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Link to event launch.

This symposium will allow colleagues to share innovations in teaching and research around progressing sustainability in the higher education sector. Registration fees apply, check for your institutional discount.

Advance HE invite colleagues to consider how higher education needs to move forward with sustainability initiatives and education to ensure our and our students’ futures. The symposium will provide a space to discuss the latest practices in sustainability and education for sustainable development (ESD) through a keynote session, oral presentations, and workshops. 

The aims of this symposium are to:

• provide an open and supportive environment within which to share and discuss contemporary practice and initiatives in teaching and learning and wider education strategy; and

• provide evidence-informed examples and ideas for university staff and students to address current challenges in higher education at a systems, pan university or at a discipline level.

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🗓️ When: January 29, 2025, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Ireland/UK

🌎 Where: Online and Brussels, Belgium

📢 Host: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

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Join the SDSN for the launch of the Europe Sustainable Development Report (ESDR) 2025 and the corresponding joint study with the EESC on sustainable food systems and SDG 2 in the European Union. The ESDR 2025 dives into the European Union’s progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlighting successes, challenges, and actionable pathways for a sustainable future.