OPPORTUNITY: Join Heriot-Watt University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics Youth Panel

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Are you curious about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics? Aged between 16 and 18? Heriot-Watt University’s Public Engagement Team is recruiting their first Youth Panel, and we want you to be a part of it! 
Event Information:
For those aged 16 to 18 years old  
You’ll need to be free for the following sessions (in person, in Edinburgh):

Friday 21st February 2-5pm

Friday 28th February 2-5pm

Friday 14th March 2-5pm
All travel costs will be covered and lunch will be provided.

Receive 200 Young Scot Reward Points for taking part. Don’t have free membership with Young Scot yet? Sign up and access exclusive rewards and discounts!

Record your participation as volunteer hours with Saltire Awards!

About this opportunity
What are your thoughts about AI? How do you feel about its increasing presence in our daily lives? As technologies evolve, we want to hear about your thoughts and experiences on this important issue!

 What does it involve?

Exclusive tours: get behind-the-scenes access to cutting-edge facilities like The National Robotarium, the UK’s centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Hear from leading researchers and meet some of our robots!

Development workshops: dive into themes such as trust in AI, robotics and healthcare, Generative AI, and much more with an expert science communicator.

Meeting new people: get to know friendly PhD students working alongside you on the Panel as well as university researchers, technicians and lecturers you’ll meet along the way.

Why Join?

No Experience Needed - You don’t need to be a tech whizz to join. Just bring your curiosity and enthusiasm!

Gain new skills - As a panel member, you’ll help shape future events and explore the future of science and technology. You’ll build your personal skills by working with Heriot-Watt University’s Public Engagement Team, learning about event delivery and various other transferable skills.
Public and community engagement is crucial to our research – Your participation helps ensure our work addresses societal challenges and remains relevant. You’ll also gain insights into ongoing research and learn about new developments!

Get Involved
Interested in joining us for this session?

Complete the short form at the 'I want to Volunteer' button!
Sign-ups close at midnight on Tuesday 14th January.

Next Steps   
Once you complete the form we will be in touch with you via email with more information about recruitment for the Panel sessions. 
Questions or concerns? 
No problem, we’re happy to help with those! Just get in touch with us at yshive@young.scot and we’ll support you as best we can. 