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Eclectic Mix at Research Festival

University College Isle of Man has announced its full Research Festival Line up; a free event taking place on Friday, October 18.

The eclectic mix of topics at the event will feature talks on Sustainability, AI and Wellbeing.

Registration is now open for the event which will be held at The Nunnery campus.

Research Festival

Delegates can enjoy varied presentations including Social Singing Circles presented by Sarah McCarthy from Victoria College in London, research into how the Isle of Man public perceive cybercrime by UCM Graduate Laura Perkins, and AI and Heart Disease presented by Thomas Hull from Sheffield Hallam University.

As has been seen in the last few years, the Research Festival attracts presentations from off-Island researchers, this year featuring speakers from Victoria College in London, Technical University of Denmark, University of Chester, Sheffield Hallam University and Liverpool University.

Gail Corrin, UCM’s Higher Education Manager, who organises the annual event said: ‘Whatever your interests, industry or area of expertise, this year’s Research Festival really does have something for everyone.

“It’s really exciting to see how the festival programme over the last six years, continues to reflect topics of interest and concern to our community, making this event useful & intriguing for all,  researchers, students and the business community alike.”

Register for your free place here.

Charlie Morrey is a Broadcast & Multi Media Journalist for Manx.News and also is a Presenter on Energy FM. Charlie has previously written for Isle of Man Newspapers, magazines and also started her broadcasting career with Manx Radio.

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