BEGIN St Andrews

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Our next seminar is with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social

"Place, Privacy and Mobility: Navigating the intersection of location science and human dynamics"

Date: 4th November 2025 @ 2pm UK time (online only).

Register here: tinyurl.com/3bzv63rj
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Our second seminar is with @miladmzdh.bsky.social - a Postdoc from @digigeolab.bsky.social

"Towards Democratizing VR, AI, and Mobility Data: Insights from GreenTravel, MobiTwin, and OpenGPS"

Date: 7th October 2025 @ 2pm UK time (hybrid).

Register here: tinyurl.com/3dj46bcp
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Our first seminar of AY25-26 kicks off with St Andrews Alumni @sila-gisci.bsky.social

"From seconds to lifetimes: challenges in measuring environmental exposure across spatial and temporal scales"

Date: 30th September 2025 @ 2pm UK time (hybrid).

Register here: tinyurl.com/ybaz2e6d

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Last call for some very cool spatial data science PhD projects at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Application DL Wed 12 Feb.

Fancy doing a Geography PhD in St Andrews? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Are you interested in combining marine science + GIS looking at seascapes? ⛴️🏖️

Please do apply! DL soon: 12th Feb

Please contact me for more info or advice: Charlotte.vanderlijn@st-andrews.ac.uk

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masts.ac.uk/vacancies/ch...

@mastscot.bsky.social

#PhDOpportunty with the University of St Andrews looking into coastal communities and fisheries. #MASTSFridayEmail

We have 3 fully funded PhD posts in spatial data science at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social:

1) UAV+spectrometer data for agriculture w/ @fbenitez.bsky.social
2) machine learning & CNNs for ship tracks w/ @taniamendo.bsky.social
3) visualisation for seascapes w/ @vanderlijnc.bsky.social

More info 👇

Would you like to do a PhD in Geography at the University of St Andrews, Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I am looking for a great applicant to look at characterising 'seascape' by using visual and spatial methods for sustainability assessment in the oceans 🌊 ⛵ 🗺️.

Deadline for applications: 12th February 2025.

Or, does characterising seascape using spatial methods for sustainability assessment sound more like your thing? 🌊⛵

Then you could work with Dr. Tim Stojanovic and @vanderlijnc.bsky.social.

Proposal: shorturl.at/3qjJQ/

Candidate should have advanced GIS skills + an interest in marine science.

Or, you might like to work with Dr. Tania Mendo + look at bridging the divide between distant water fleets and coastal communities 🛥️🚢.

Proposal: shorturl.at/3hAfd

Candidate should have experience in novel machine learning tools such as convolutional neural networks.

For example, you might like to work with @fbenitez.bsky.social + focus on advancing environmental monitoring through data fusion methods.

Proposal: shorturl.at/iqLxb

Candidate should have a solid technical background in spatial data science or remote sensing 🛰️🌎

Would you like to to a PhD in geography at the University of St Andrews? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We have a wide variety of 3 year PhD scholarships open: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

Check out the 'Edwards competition proposals' tab.

They are open to any nationality 🌎.

Deadline to apply: 12th February 2025.

Reminder that for international students there is just over 1 week left to apply to the two PhD projects! 🌎🛰️⛴️

We have two fully-funded PhD projects in spatial data science at @begin-standrews.bsky.social. Both are funded by the Iapetus Doctoral Training Programme:
iapetus2.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
DL for international applicants: 9 Dec 2024. DL for UK applicants: 3 Jan 2025. See thread for project details. 👇

Happy #GIS Day from #BEGIN!

Tomorrow we are hosting an internal workshop with three alumni and one of our current dissertation students. #GISchat

The Bell Edwards Geographic Data Institute (BEGIN) is the spatial data science research group in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development (SGSD) at the University of St Andrews. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗺️🖥️

We will posting on here from now on!

More info about us here 🔗:
begin.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk