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Who Holds the Keys? The Fight Over Encryption and Governments’ Access
February 12 2025Could plans to introduce a backdoor into iCloud encryption be a step towards mass surveillance?
Beyond Bureaucracy: Applied AI in the Criminal Justice System
February 10 2025Leading academics, practitioners and industry experts explored the increasing use of AI in the criminal justice system and its implications
AI and Geopolitics: A Modern Cold War Unfolds
January 28 2025MDX expert speaks about the potential security risks and global implications amid the rapid rise of China’s DeepSeek AI platform
Analysing the pager explosions in Lebanon: Implications and Hezbollah’s potential response
September 18 2024MDX expert explores the technical aspect of an alleged cyber attack using pagers in the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah
Will the Online Safety Act help protect children in the metaverse?
August 09 2024MDX and UEL researchers from the VIRRAC project raise concerns about the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act in protecting children in the virtual world known as the metaverse
The role of mentorship, coaching and connection to nature-positive SME investment
June 27 2024In celebration of the World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Day on 27th June
What are the AI safety regulations amid launch of ChatGPT4o?
May 15 2024MDX academic Dr Mahdi Aiash provides insight into how UK, EU, United States and China handle regulation of the technology as the new ‘more human-like’ chatbot is unveiled
How universities can drive the way to fossil-fuel free society
February 23 2024The world’s political leaders took an historic step forward at COP28 to confront climate breakdown but how can universities play an active role in ensuring these global-reaching changes actually happen?
It’s good to talk – the many methods and levels of communication
May 03 2023PhD student speaks about the differing forms of communication for humans and animals – and her experience of returning to university in her late 40s
Content Moderators: The fire fighters of the internet
April 04 2023The Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies (CATS) highlights the damaging impact that child sex abuse material can have on content moderators