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📢 Introducing six new SPRITE+ funded #Sandpitprojects! In June/July 2026, we hosted our sixth sandpit focused on '#AI and #TIPSS', in conjunction with CRANE. 🌱 Combined funding was awarded to six interdisciplinary projects arising from this sandpit. Learn more on our website: buff.ly/XrCTFRt

🧳SPRITE+ provided grants for 4 PhD students based at UK universities, covering registration, travel and accommodation to attend the CDT #SummerSchool 2026.   🔗 Read on to hear about their experiences of attending the #CyberSecurity focused summer school: buff.ly/w7O8lAN

📢Coming soon: SALIENTcast podcast! This new podcast series will explore community practice and perspectives related to #security, #resilience and #risk. Our first episode will be with Molly Ralphson, a Community Volunteer Coordinator in the village of Trawden. 🔗Learn more: buff.ly/pTo1raB

📳 Project Spotlight: 'Bridging the Digital Divide in Online Tracking Protection in Ghana'. This #GlobalPartnersProgramme project will explore #TrackingProtection mechanism disparities in #Ghana through a socio-technical study. ➡️ Learn more: buff.ly/TqzTFcA

💭 Reflections from our 2026 Expert Fellows Meeting... We're pleased to share the full breakdown of last month's #ExpertFellows Meeting, which marked an important step in SPRITE+'s continuing effort to build a shared understanding of #TIPSS. 🔗 Read the full piece: buff.ly/83asp5u

📢 Introducing seven new AIM #SecondmentProjects! Following our 2026 #XR-focused AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) Day earlier this year, we're thrilled to announce that SPRITE+ is funding seven new secondments. ➡️ Learn more about each of these exciting projects on our website: buff.ly/iEW5Hoz

📢 Call for SPRITE+ #ExpertFellows from #Academia and #ProfessionalPractice! We're seeking new Fellows to join a diverse group of experts, bringing expertise, creative thinking and a range of viewpoints on #TIPSS in #digitalcontexts. ➡️ Learn more and apply via our website: buff.ly/3vr52g5

🆕SPRITE+ Member event report: 'Building Digital Trust, Privacy and Safety Skills for the AI and Immersive Media Era'. @journotech.bsky.social recently delivered a #trainingworkshop to equip young professionals with knowledge on #AI and #immersivetech. 📄Read the full report: buff.ly/uxx6Yk9

💳️ Project Spotlight: 'Community-Driven Digital Financial Inclusion: Negotiating Trust, Risk and Security in Non-Urban Thailand' This #GlobalPartnersProgramme project will explore #TIPS challenges in #Thailand's non-urban #digitaleconomies. ➡️ Learn more: buff.ly/MfsP744

🛜 How are Internet standards made in practice, and who is involved in their development? We're excited to welcome Dr Ignacio Castro, Assistant Professor at Queen Mary University of London, for this month's #LunchandLearn talk on #InternetStandards! 🔗 Register to join us: buff.ly/Xo2pqx9

🔏 Project Spotlight: 'Exploring Cyber Resilience and Security in an African Context' This #GlobalPartnersProgramme project will explore #cyberresilience challenges across Africa, in partnership with the #AfricaCyberDefenceForum. ➡️ Learn more: buff.ly/aMWmA5F

⚠️ What happens when #AI goals and human values diverge? Our latest 'Lunch and Learn' talk explores #AIalignment through the lens of #onlinesafety and from the perspective of the SPRITE+ concepts of Trust, Identity, Privacy, Security, and Safety (#TIPSS). ▶️ Watch here: buff.ly/P5RFTyo

🌍️ Introducing our new #GlobalPartners programme projects! The objective of the programme is to enable new #scholarlycollaborations between UK #researchers from the SPRITE+ network and researchers from low and middle-income economies. 🔗 See our new projects here: buff.ly/sbhhIPX

📢 We’re excited to be organising an event together with @oddartsuk.bsky.social as part of this year’s @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Being Human Festival is the UK’s national festival of the humanities, led by @sas-news.bsky.social. ➡️ Learn more and book your spot: buff.ly/wp6Vnyq #BeingHuman2026

📢 We're excited to announce a new SPRITE+ Innovation Forum on Neurotechnology, #AI and TIPSS! This two-day #InnovationForum will bring together experts to develop a research agenda for #ResponsibleNeurotechnology and #NeuroAI. 🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/npHfAHr

Thank you to everyone who joined us this afternoon for the launch of our new #Policing and #AI #CommunityOfInterest! Led by SPRITE+ Expert Fellow Dr Richard Jones, the session focused on introducing the CoI, its background and objectives. 💡Join the CoI here: buff.ly/2V7MAcA

We're pleased to share a new blog post from SPRITE+ Research Fellow Salman Khan. Our 2026 #XR-TIPSS-focused #AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) Day was an exciting opportunity for collaborations between #industry partners and #academics. 🔗 Read the blog: buff.ly/yIKvpZE

If you want to know more about my @abertayuni.bsky.social - @spriteplus.bsky.social AIM Secondment collaboration with #FlockXR and @flipcomputing.bsky.social, our project page is now live 😊 - excited to get started! #accessibility #ExtendedReality #DigitalCreators www.spritehub.org/aim-day-seco...

💡 Have you seen our new 'Projects' page? This is our hub for all past and present #ResearchProjects, including: • Ongoing #DeepDives. • RISE projects addressing #VAWG. • #Interdisciplinary research projects arising from our annual #Sandpit. 🔗 Learn more on our website: buff.ly/dWfEd2e

🚨 Join us for the launch of our new #Policing and #AI #CommunityOfInterest! At this launch event, Dr Richard Jones, (Senior Lecturer in Criminology) will introduce the new CoI, explain its aims, objectives, and how it will work. 📅 Tues 22nd Sept, 13:00 - 14:00 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/d4OT4hR

🚀 SALIENT Devolved #FundingCall: submit an Expression of Interest! With an award of £127.5k available per project, we're seeking bold, interdisciplinary projects that tackle urgent UK #security and #resilience challenges. 📅 EoI deadline: 2 Oct 2026 👉 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/uKNeZza

🎭️ How can we use #theatre to influence #systems, #policy and personal transformation? We're excited to welcome @oddartsuk.bsky.social CEO Rebecca Friel MBE for our next #LunchAndLearn talk on theatre as a tool for #SocialJustice! 🗓️ Thurs 24th Sept, 12:00 - 12:30pm 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/Y2Yf5m3

Pleased to have been awarded a @spriteplus.bsky.social AIM Secondment to work with #FlockXR and @flipcomputing.bsky.social, drawing on my @abertayuni.bsky.social research 😊 We'll explore the intersection of TIPS and accessibility in XR creation platforms for blind and partially sighted creators.

🚨 Registration closes at 5pm today for the SPRITE+ 2026 Online Showcase! From online harms and emerging tech, to digital cities and public safety, this year's showcase will be our biggest and most diverse yet... ➡️ Register now: buff.ly/f91AsmN View the full showcase agenda: buff.ly/PT5nfH2

Down in Edinburgh for the next 2 days for the @spriteplus.bsky.social Expert Fellows meeting. Many interesting conversations so far, and lots to think about 🙂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #cybersecurity #HCI

🗓️ SPRITE+ Expert Fellows Meeting: Day 1 Yesterday, we welcomed 30+ SPRITE+ Members & Expert Fellows to the first day of our annual #ExpertFellows Meeting! We began with an opening address from our Director Mark Elliot, followed by talks from Keiron O'Hara, Lizzie Coles-Kemp, and breakout sessions.

🚨Applications close in less than 1 week for the National ECR Forum 2026! We invite #ECRs to join us for this fully-funded, #security and #resilience-focused event held in collaboration with @salient-hub.bsky.social and NSEC. Application deadline: Tues 15 Sept 🔗Apply now: buff.ly/nhWPAP3

🚨 One week to go! Join us for our 2026 #OnlineShowcase We're excited to welcome 200+ registrants to watch talks addressing a vast range of #TIPSS-related topics - from #OnlineHarms and #EmergingTech to #DigitalCities and #PublicSafety. ➡️ Save your spot now: www.spritehub.org/2026-showcase

🗺️ How do different #cyberpolicy communities conceptualise and practice a ‘whole of society’ approach? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'Whole of Society for #CyberPower?' project. ➡️ View the showcase agenda + register now: buff.ly/PT5nfH2 @salient-hub.bsky.social

🔏Join us for the #NationalECRForum 2026! @salient-hub.bsky.social, SPRITE+ and NSEC are bringing together #ECRs from across the UK for a fully funded three‑day, conference‑style event focused on the future of #security and #resilience. ➡️ Learn more + apply to attend: buff.ly/16Vd9Vz

🌐 How does #misogynistic discourse emerge, circulate, and become normalised within #HiddenOnlineEnvironments? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'HARMONY' project, as part of our #VAWG stream. ➡️ View the full agenda + save your spot: buff.ly/PT5nfH2

🚀SALIENT Devolved Funding Call now live! We invite expressions of interest for projects that tackle urgent #security and #resilience challenges across society, tech and more. 📅 EoI deadline: 2 Oct 2026 👉 Learn more and submit an EoI now: buff.ly/uKNeZza #FundingCall #ApplyNow

🚨 Applications close Friday: Digital Twins and TIPSS Innovation Forum SPRITE+ and #DTNet+ invite you to this two-day event convening #interdisciplinary experts to explore the future of #identity, #safety, and #trust in a world of living simulations. ➡️ Apply now: buff.ly/oLgGNLy #DigitalTwins

🧬 How can emerging & converging technologies impact #biosecurity and its education? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the findings of a recent #ScopingWorkshop, as part of our #AI and #EmergingTech stream. ➡️ View the full agenda + save your spot: buff.ly/c79TmMl

⏰️ One week left to apply: #DigitalTwins and TIPSS Innovation Forum! This two-day #InnovationForum is your opportunity to shape a critical conversation about the future of #identity, #safety, and #trust in a world of living simulations. ➡️ Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/oLgGNLy

‼️How can we reduce the number of son-mother #matricides across England and Wales? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'Domestic Homicide Reviews of Son-Mother Matricide' project, as part of our #VAWG stream. ➡️ View the full agenda + save your spot: buff.ly/c79TmMl

📢 New event announcement: #NationalECRForum for #Security and #Resilience Research 2026 Together with @salient-hub.bsky.social and NSEC, we're bringing together #EarlyCareerResearchers from across the UK for networking, knowledge exchange, and career development. ➡️ Apply here: buff.ly/16Vd9Vz

⚠️ How can we anticipate, communicate, and mitigate #EmergingThreats to energy #SupplyChains? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'ResChain' project, as part of our #Tech and #Sociotech stream. ➡️ View the full agenda + save your spot: buff.ly/MFvz3FR

📚️ How can education and training reduce the risk of #reoffending after time in #prison? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'Beyond Mistakes' research project, as part of our '#InclusivityPerspectives' stream. ➡️ Register to attend: buff.ly/WuBNEzO #CriminalJustice

📢 Upcoming SPRITE+ event: Digital Twins and TIPSS Innovation Forum Join SPRITE+ and #DTNet+ for this two-day #InnovationForum bringing together interdisciplinary experts to critically examine the opportunities and risks of #DigitalTwins. ⏰️ Apply by Fri 4th Sept: buff.ly/afJy3DD

NEW OPPORTUNITY! NABS+ has launched two internship routes: 1/ those organised and advertised by NABS+, 2/ those self-organised by the applicant. There's currently two placements with the NCSC but the deadline is 4 SEPT so get your Expressions of Interest in QUICK! crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/interns...

🏙️ How can we use #AI to understand and improve perceived #safety in #PublicSpaces? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'SaferStreetsAI' project, as part of our '#VAWG' stream. ➡️ View the full #showcase agenda + save your spot: buff.ly/XU2kfrx #SaferStreets

📢 SPRITE+ network opportunity: UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) Security Open Call UKDI invites innovators to submit disruptive technologies that could strengthen the UK’s #security, #PublicSafety and protective security capabilities. ➡️ Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/EDtEhQx #FundingCall

📲 Introducing our '#Tech and #Sociotech' showcase stream! Each session is a fantastic opportunity to hear about the latest research on topics including: - #OnlineHarms and #HiddenRisks - #SupplyChain resilience - TIPSS in #DigitalCities ➡️ Register to join us: buff.ly/0qpHFis #OnlineShowcase

🤖 How does the public understand, use, and think about #ArtificialIntelligence? In this SPRITE+ #Showcase talk, Murray Webster, Director and Co-Founder of FRACTAI, will explore the '#CitizenLiteracy Project', as part of our '#InclusivityPerspectives' stream. ➡️ Register to attend: buff.ly/XU2kfrx

💡Join us for next week's #LunchAndLearn #webinar with Dr Edward Apeh! This talk explores #AIAlignment through the lens of #OnlineSafety and from the perspective of the SPRITE+ concepts of Trust, Identity, Privacy, Security, and Safety (TIPSS). ➡️ Register to join us: buff.ly/piNNA20

🔏 How can #cybercrime and #FraudPrevention campaigns influence public awareness and protective behaviour? This SPRITE+ #Showcase talk will explore the research behind the 'Evaluating Fraud and Cyber Crime #BehaviourChange Campaigns' project partner challenge. ➡️ Register to attend: buff.ly/XU2kfrx

🎫 Free Tickets available: #PublicSector #CyberSecurity Conference and Exhibition 2026 This conference will examine how public sector organisations can adapt to #EmergingThreats while preparing for the future of #DigitalSecurity. Free Discount Code: CYBER-SM ➡️ Register here: buff.ly/NplfVz4

🔎 The NABS+ Commissioning Call is now OPEN! We're funding small, focused research projects that address areas of importance in keeping the public safe. Topics include: online influence, decision-making, surveillance, staff welfare & cyber resilience. APPLY NOW crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...

💬Introducing our '#InclusivityPerspectives' showcase stream! This is your chance to hear about the latest research on topics including: - #CyberDeception and #DigitalIdentity. - #DigitalTIPSS and the #LegalProfession. - Supporting #VulnerablePopulations. ➡️ Register here: buff.ly/Rej2sYW