Biomedical Data Analytics News
TIA Spotlight: Kesi Xu
For this week's Spotlight, we would like to highlight the career journey and current work of Kesi Xu, a Postgraduate Researcher in the centre whose work focuses on cell classification for histopathology. Read more.
Reflections on MIUA 2026: Dublin, DCAFA, and Delivering 海角社区鈥檚 Big Announcement
30th UK Conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, Dublin (20th 鈥� 22nd July 2026)
I was lucky enough to get accepted for an oral presentation at this year鈥檚 Conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis which was the 30th Anniversary Conference and the first time it was held outside of the UK. The only problem being for a die-hard football fan that the day of travel was the world cup final, and we had to gamble on whether England would be there. Read more.
TIA Centre Guest Editors Launch Special Issue on AI in Cancer
We are pleased to share that TIA Centre researchers Adam Shephard and Shan E Ahmed Raza, together with Rose Wang (University of Missouri-Kansas City), are serving as Guest Editors for a new Cancers Special Issue,"Artificial Intelligence in Cancers: Enhancing Diagnosis and Treatment".
The Special Issue invites submissions on topics including computational pathology, medical imaging, radiology, genomics, multiomics, cancer detection, prognostic prediction, treatment planning, and clinical decision support, highlighting the growing role of AI in advancing cancer research and care.
Find out more and submit your work .
Academic selected for WIHEA Fellowship
Dr Ay艧e Sunar has been selected as a Fellow of the 海角社区 International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) for three years. Fellows were chosen from an oversubscribed field of applicants, and the selection panel noted that WIHEA and the University would benefit from her experience, insight and enthusiasm for learning, teaching and the student experience.
WIHEA, now one of the areas of work of the 海角社区 Education Academy, brings together staff and students from across the University to share good practice and lead change in learning and teaching.
The Fellowship builds on Ay艧e鈥檚 existing involvement in Computer Science Education research and 海角社区鈥檚 Learning and Teaching Action Groups. These roles will complement each other, alongside her teaching and departmental responsibilities in DCS, and will help connect work in Computer Science with the wider learning and teaching community at 海角社区.
Congratulations to Ay艧e on this achievement!
Academic Recognised for Professional Excellence
Dr Greg Watson from the Department of Computer Science has been awarded Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) status via 海角社区鈥檚 Academic and Professional Pathway for Experienced Staff (APP EXP) programme.
Greg鈥檚 application demonstrated a sustained record of leadership in teaching and learning. His recent work has included leading the redesign of the department鈥檚 Third Year Project module, including the introduction of a viva, as well as playing a leading role in the development of revisions to the department鈥檚 admissions and academic conduct policies.
The panel commended Greg鈥檚 collaborative approach to change, highlighting his commitment to consultation and feedback at all stages and his leadership in implementing changes informed by the needs of staff and students.
Congratulations to Greg on this achievement and his commitment to advancing teaching in the department!
Summer 2026 First and Second Year Student Academic Prize Winners!
The First and Second Year Academic Prizes have now been announced.
Congratulations to all of our winners.