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…
First of three connected workshops (Jun 4, Jun 18, Jun 25) hosted by FinTech West at Triodos Bank as part of the Future Finance Collaborative Challenge Programme on UK payment fraud. Working-session format, designed for people with a meaningful role to play in preventing fraud — banks, scheme operators, fintechs, regulators, fraud-tech vendors. Limited capacity by design.
Evening playtest party with Bristol Indie Developers — bring a game-in-progress (or just yourself) and exchange real player feedback in the room. Held at the Bristol Games Hub on Saint Nicholas Street. Friendly, low-pressure format that doubles as a useful networking room for indie game devs and creative-tech founders.
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…
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 the city's data community catching up and meeting new faces. A reliable monthly fixture for anyone working with data professionally.
CodeHub Bristol's biweekly Python Code Dojo at DeskLodge House — structured pair-programming in the code kata format. All levels welcome, from beginners to seasoned developers sharpening fundamentals in a collaborative, low-pressure environment.
Biweekly Workshop Wednesday at DeskLodge House — collaborative study, career conversations and informal networking for anyone learning or working in tech. Runs alongside CodeHub Python Code Dojo and PHPSW on the same evening, making DeskLodge a hub for Bristol's developer community on 10 June.
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 by Lamp Bristol at DeskLodge. Free food and drinks from 18:30; talk at 19:00. PHPSW reliably draws a sharp crowd of PHP/Laravel developers from Bristol-area agencies and startups.
Half-day executive AI briefing at the Avon Gorge Hotel — vendor-led morning from ALIANDO, Microsoft and Ingram Micro covering AI agent deployment, automation workflows and enterprise AI strategy. Aimed at IT decision-makers, heads of technology and digital leaders. Expect product demonstrations alongside the educational content. Free to attend.