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Arctic Frontiers Conference - Arcticfrontiers.com Arctic Frontiers is a catalyst for decision-making and network building by mobilizing key voices of science, policy, business, and local Arctic communities, to rapidly turn knowledge into actions.

❓Could AI hold the key to building Arctic resilience?

Turing researchers have arrived at Arctic Frontiers 'Turn of the Tide' conference in Tromsø, Norway to answer this question.

➡️ Find out more: arcticfrontiers.com

💡Workshop registration open: Green software use on HPC

We’re hosting a workshop with @epcc.bsky.social ( @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) on environmental sustainability principles in the context of high performance computing (HPC) systems.

📅26 Feb, 10:00–15:30
➡️Register now: bit.ly/3ZwWbqt

Banner image with a warm, brown-gold toned background showing out-of-focus fields at sunset. Overlaid white text reads: ‘Can AI weather forecasting boost food security in the Global South?’ followed by a subheading: ‘A new initiative will democratise the use of AI driven weather prediction and target more resilient agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.’”

🌾Project Cumulus: democratising AI-driven weather prediction

Together with local & international experts, we're targeting greater climate resilience & food security by co-creating tools to enhance weather forecasting in sub-Saharan Africa.

Learn more: bit.ly/3LSD46W

🏙️AI fellows to tackle public services challenges through opensource tool development

Backed by a $1 million investment from Meta and delivered through the Turing, leading British AI specialists are working to modernise critical systems for people across the UK.

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🛡️ How can AI be adopted safely in defence and beyond?

New research from the Turing highlights AI assurance as key to trust, security and UK growth – potentially adding £18.8bn by 2035: bit.ly/49V7c9H

#AiAssurance #ResponsibleAi #UKinnovation

Project partners include @cam.ac.uk, @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Kwame Nkrumah University (KNUST), Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar & Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet).

The project is funded by Gates Foundation & UK International Development from the UK Government.

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📢New AI weather initiative: Project Cumulus

We’re working with UK and international partners to harness the latest advances in AI for weather prediction, with a goal of improving climate resilience and food security in West Africa: bit.ly/49X86me

📝Published today: new AI Regulatory Capability Framework & Self-Assessment Tool

Empowering organisations to understand, evaluate & improve their current regulation processes.

Learn more: bit.ly/4sP0Elp

📢 #TuringConnections PhD student presentation & networking day

🕒10.00 – 17:00 📅 27 Feb 26 📍The Turing ➡️ Reg by 18 Feb 2026: bit.ly/3ZjQqvY

#DataScience & #AI #PhD students: present research, develop skills & connect with peers at this free event.

#PhDNetworking

📢 Applications open for the Turing #Undergraduate Defence and National Security Data Science Internship

✅ 8 week paid summer internship
✅ Improve & develop machine learning & AI skills
✅ Increase confidence when applying for future careers
✅ Apply: bit.ly/4sM8oEO

Key papers presented included:
✈️ A Probabilistic Digital Twin of UK En Route Airspace for Training and Evaluating AI Agents for Air Traffic Control
✈️ Human-In-The-Loop Testing of AI Agents for Air Traffic Control with a Regulated Assessment Framework
➡️https://bit.ly/45x3tOn

Researchers from Project Bluebird standing closely together for a group photo indoors, smiling at the camera. Behind them is a large, colourful wall display of vintage Florida fruit crate labels, including a bold illustration and text of a 'blue bird'.

🌐Turing researchers at the world's largest aerospace R&D event

This week, researchers from Project Bluebird, an EPSRC Prosperity Partnership between NATS, @exeter.ac.uk & the Turing, presented 8 papers at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2026.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/45x3tOn

📢Calling PhD researchers: Turing Internship Network applications open for 3–12 month paid internships.

6 opportunities across justice, AI safety & environment & sustainability sectors.

Deadline to apply: 17 February 2026

💡 Learn more: bit.ly/4pzY2VJ

State of AI for Decarbonisation 2025 AI has been constantly in the headlines this year. Jaw-droppingly large investments in AI data centres underpinned US economic growth.

📢New report: State of AI for Decarbonisation 2025

This report examines the progress made in applying AI to address decarbonisation challenges over the past year, incl. across:
💡Energy networks
🏭Manufacturing
🌱Agriculture
🚗Transport

Read it now: https://bit.ly/4jCOEzx

Great to see this work featured on ITV's “Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge”

This documentary retraces a young Prince Charles' Arctic adventure and uncovers dramatic changes to our planet alongside an urgent need for action.

🎥Watch now on @itvx.com: www.itv.com/watch/steve-...

❄️ How is IceNet helping to protect endangered caribou in Arctic migration?

IceNet is a deep learning sea ice forecasting system, led by @bas.ac.uk & the Alan Turing Institute, and is helping to prevent ice-breaking vessels from disrupting migration routes.

🔎 Learn more: bit.ly/4s0OdCK

🏙️How can data science & AI accelerate our progress to net zero?

Through our Sustainability mission, we’re partnering with @lloydsregister.bsky.social to harness AI & data-centric engineering expertise to reduce carbon emissions.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3N179Bv

State of AI for Decarbonisation 2025: Cutting through the hype From jaw-droppingly large investments in AI data centres to exciting AI applications in many sectors, AI has been constantly in the news in 2025.

💻State of AI for Decarbonisation: what should you be thinking about in 2026?

Hear from experts to understand how UK applications of AI to decarbonisation challenges matured in 2025 & what's expected in 2026.

📅13 Jan, 10:00–11:00
➡️Secure your place: https://bit.ly/4jvIL78

🌍Creating a sustainable world w/ data science & AI

Through our Sustainability mission, we’re partnering with @lloydsregister.bsky.social to create safe pathways to net zero through data-centric engineering in maritime, digital manufacturing & critical infrastructure.

Learn more: bit.ly/3N179Bv

The UK’s critical infrastructure is at risk from cyber-attacks. Our AI tools will provide a new line of defence The Turing’s Critical National Infrastructure mission is working to protect the systems that underpin society

🛡️Protecting the UK’s vital systems: our AI tools aim to provide a new line of defence

Explore how our researchers are tackling the rising cyber threats facing the UK's critical national infrastructure (CNI): https://bit.ly/3J7xL2c

The Turing Podcast Episode archive

❄️Navigating Change: AI in Arctic Sea Ice Forecasting

Learn how AI is revolutionising our approach to urgent environmental challenges in the latest Turing Podcast.

Hear about how AI models like IceNet are predicting sea ice conditions and aiding conservation efforts: https://bit.ly/4nF3PZi

LLMs may be more vulnerable to data poisoning than we thought A Turing collaboration with the AI Security Institute and Anthropic will help to protect AI models from misuse

⚠️The realities of data poisoning

We worked w/ Anthropic & the AI Security Institute to understand the realities of data poisoning

We found that as few as 250 malicious documents can be used to “poison” a language model, even as model size & training data grow

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4n0mH4t

Why we still need small language models – even in the age of frontier AI Lean, locally run models can unlock huge benefits for public sector and compute-constrained environments

💻 How far can we push small language models?

This summer, our Project t0 team showed that small, open-weight language models can achieve near-frontier reasoning performance when applied to focused, domain-specific tasks.
http://bit.ly/4fu00E1

🎥 Watch the documentary on @itvx.com: www.itv.com/watch/steve-...

❄️Great to see IceNet featured on "Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge" last week

IceNet is a deep learning sea ice forecasting system, led by @bas.ac.uk & the Alan Turing Institute, and is helping to protect caribou in Arctic migration.

🔎 Learn more:https://bit.ly/4s0OdCK

🛰️ New AI-powered tool to identify threats in space and improve national security

We’re working with @unibirmingham.bsky.social to create an AI-powered satellite radar system aimed at improving space security.

Learn more about Project Aemelia: bit.ly/4s5av6u

🔓 Enabling research with sensitive data on AI supercomputers

We're working with @ucl.ac.uk, University of Cambridge & @bristoluni.bsky.social to enable researchers to carry out safe, secure & efficient AI research on sensitive data using the UK’s most powerful computers.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qdG6kC

We’re proud to join the @nro-group.bsky.social

This is a new alliance uniting the UK's foremost research agencies and institutes in #MakingResearchMatter.

Together we will help ensure science-based insights benefit people, communities and the economy.

Learn more: nrogroup.org

AI and Advanced Materials: Strategic and Security Implications

🔎 New CETaS snapshot report

While AI is accelerating discovery – from autonomous labs to breakthroughs relevant to national security – the UK’s long-term competitiveness will hinge on its ability to verify, certify and scale the materials it discovers.

https://bit.ly/4a88mjP

Latest science used to tackle drought as rainfall drives recovery Cutting-edge technology being used to help prepare for future droughts

Learn more about the work being done to recover from this year’s drought: www.gov.uk/government/n...