What's happening: Week of 1 June 2026
Half-day symposium asking whether AI's promise of open knowledge actually makes research less transparent. Keynote by Dr Beth Montague-Hellen (Francis Crick Institute) on how AI creates an illusion of accessible…
University of Bristol researchers pitch their technologies to a panel for £20,000 in commercialisation funding, hosted at M Shed on Bristol's harbourside. A rare opportunity to see what deep-tech and…
FinTech West's follow-up roundtable with the Financial Conduct Authority — the previous edition was described as 'a breath of fresh air'. A timely update on how the FCA's approach to…
Half-day symposium asking whether AI's promise of open knowledge actually makes research less transparent. Keynote by Dr Beth Montague-Hellen (Francis Crick Institute) on how AI creates an illusion of accessible knowledge while obscuring source literature. Panel covers reproducibility, open-source advocacy, publishing and HCI. Part of Bristol Data Week 2026. Buffet lunch from 13:00, talks from 13:45. 'Almost full' at time of curation.
Monthly informal networking evening for Bristol's data community at Watershed's harbourside bar. Data engineers, analysts, scientists, platform and ML practitioners swap notes over drinks. No agenda, no slides — just…
Bristol's flagship data community meetup — 2,700+ members, monthly fixture. Speakers TBC at time of curation. Hosted at iO Associates on Lewins Mead. Friendly mix of data engineers, analysts, data…
Bristol's long-running PHP and web development community returns with a deep dive into Laravel: 50 practical tips from Liam Hammett, one of the leading voices in the PHP ecosystem. Hosted…
Lunchtime learn session at Engine Shed in partnership with Geovation, the innovation arm of Ordnance Survey. Bristol and South West startups will discover what location data is, why it matters, and how to use OS and HM Land Registry data to solve industry challenges. A practical introduction to a powerful (and often overlooked) data asset.
The 8th edition of Pixel Pioneers Bristol — one of the UK's best-loved front-end and UX/UI conferences — returns to the Arnolfini on Bristol's harbourside. Rachel Andrew (Chrome DevRel) opens…
A research seminar at UoB's Fry Building on building explainable trust in next-generation quantum telecommunications — how do you certify a quantum channel is doing what it claims when classical…
A full-day hackathon convening Bristol and South West cybersecurity, infrastructure and AI builders at Temple Studios. Teams form on the day, work on real cyber/AI challenges, and showcase prototypes by the afternoon. Strong fit for developers, security engineers, and product-side technical leads. Going fast at time of listing.
A research seminar at UoB's Fry Building on building explainable trust in next-generation quantum telecommunications — how do you certify a quantum channel is doing what it claims when classical intuitions break down? Sharp, technical session for cryptographers, network engineers, and deep-tech founders who want a clear view of where quantum security is actually headed. Going fast on Eventbrite.