This year the Digital Gathering is being held between Tuesday the 8th and Thursday 10th September and hosted by the University of Stirling.
This key event will bring together the NERC research community to explore and highlight the increasing role of digital technologies and innovation in environmental science. This will include focus areas linked to curiosity-driven research, responding to government strategic and societal priorities, supporting innovative companies and enabling and strengthening UK R&D.
About the NERC Digital Gathering
The event will include the outcomes from NERC funded research programmes, the ongoing work of the Environmental Data Service and NERC’s Data Centres and a forward look toward new funding opportunities and planned investments.
The programme, which is currently under development, will include key-note speakers from digital innovation leaders within both industry and the policy community, themed sessions, presentations, lightning talks and poster sessions. Submission of abstracts for inclusion within the Digital Gathering’s programme will open with Registration.
Attendees will:
- have the opportunity to share their own digital research highlights
- take part in workshops and hackathons
- discover the latest outcomes from NERC-funded research programmes
- gain insights into the ongoing work of the Environmental Data Service and NERC’s data centres
- hear from digital innovation leaders in both industry and policy
- explore future funding opportunities and planned investment.
For More information, please see the event flyer.
The Digital Gathering’s Vision is to bring together cross‑sector data and technology communities for future‑facing conversations that highlight the transformative power of environmental data and digital technologies.
Mission:
- To convene cross-sector data and technology actors in future-facing conversations about the importance of environmental data and technologies to advancing knowledge, improving lives, and driving growth;
- To build and strengthen data- and technology-driven collaborations between environmental science, private sector leaders, and government policy actors to deliver outcomes;
- To build new cross domain partnerships for environmental science across Industrial Strategy sectors and UKRI priority programmes including AI, Quantum, Space, and Infrastructure;
- To maximise adoption and uptake of environmental data and technology by showcasing private sector and policy-facing outcomes.