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We are delighted to celebrate the 20 accepted papers at the , involving colleagues and students from the Department of Computer Science (DCS) at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, together with their collaborators. NeurIPS is the leading international venue for AI and machine learning research and will be held on 6-12th December, 2026 in Sydney, Australia along with two satellite locations at Paris, France and Atlanta, United States of America.

On occasion of Prof Peter Sadler’s 80th birthday a three-day symposium, "Metals of Life: Transforming Health, Energy, and Environment" was held at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ from 5th-7th July 2026.

Our next Science on the Hill event is on Tuesday 25 February, 6-8pm. We’ll delve into how different biological systems combat attacks from other organisms - highlighting the human and plant immune systems. We’ll also explore how these natural defences can inspire new therapeutics for treating patients.

Talks include ‘Defence in plants and its role in sustainability’ – Dr Emily Breeze

A new collaborative education-industry programme delivered by WMG and Tata Group is helping bring engineering to life in schools across the West Midlands. Funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering Bhattacharyya Award 2025, Bridging the Gap aims to support inclusive participation and raise awareness of engineering pathways through a year of funded outreach activities.

A Maths Week England event will be held in the on Sunday 19 November 1:30-4pm. There will be origami, loaded dice experiments, building the hyperbolic plane, and counting with Incan knots, and more! .