QMUL and BBC launch major partnership to unlock potential of data

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and BBC Research and Development has announced a five-year research partnership to unlock the potential of data in the media. The Data Science Research Partnership will be at the forefront of machine learning in the media industry, helping create a more personal BBC that can inform, educate and entertain in new ways. The partnership brings together industry experts from across the BBC and world-leading UK data scientists from QMUL and seven other institutions - Universities of Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh and Surrey, Imperial College London, Ulster University and University College London. Professor Mark Sandler, from QMUL's School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science and Director of qMedia , said: "This partnership has already opened up great opportunities to work with the BBC and with some of the other universities. We are right now working to place QMUL students as interns with BBC News, as well as planning several large grant applications. And it's going to make a real impact on the BBC's audiences." - Audience insight. The partnership will also collaborate with media and technology organisations from across the UK, Europe and internationally on a range of projects.