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…
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 research-to-startup ideas are emerging from one of the UK's top research universities — and meet the scientists behind them. Valuable for founders, investors and corporate innovation leads scouting early-stage IP.
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…
Electra Collective's breakfast event focused on the next generation of angel investors — particularly bringing more women and underrepresented founders into the angel ecosystem. Held at Origin Workspace in Clifton, with breakfast, structured conversations, and time to meet active angels and founders building investable companies.
WomenHack's Bristol edition — a high-energy evening connecting women in tech (engineers, designers, product, leadership) with employers actively hiring. Format includes speed-style intros, employer pitches, and unstructured networking. Free for candidates; established global network running monthly events in 50+ cities.
Lunchtime workshop at Square Works on how scaling businesses should actually choose, sequence and adopt new tech — without burning runway on shelfware. Practical session aimed at founders, ops leads and digitising SMEs in the West of England. Includes lunch and structured Q&A.