Welsh children’s book winners
THE winners of this year’s Tir Na n-Og children’s book awards have been announced. The awards, run by Book Council Wales and sponsored by CILIP Cymru Wales, fea- ture three categories – two age categories for Welsh language books and a third for English Language books that present Welsh heritage. The winner for the Welsh Language Primary Age category is Dwi Eisiau bod yn Ddeinosor by Luned Aaron and Huw Aaron, a picture book where “the main character wants to be a dinosaur, or a “robot, rocket, crocodile or dragon” – to name only a few things on his list! Rather than seeing the differences between himself and the other creatures in the book, he comes to realise that he is unique in his own way – and that there is no-one like him.” The Welsh Language Secondary Age win-
ner is Alun Davies’ Manawydan Jones: Y Pair Dadeni, a fantasy adventure book. But the tale is also a sensitive story about family, friendship, identity and belonging. It introduces brave, strong and memorable characters who emphasise the important message of “following your own path”. It blends the real world, with stories of myth and magic bringing new interpretations of the early Welsh Mabinogi tales. The English language category winner is The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones (pub-
lished by Hodder & Stoughton). Set when the kingdoms of Wales are rife with magic and conflict, the main character Mererid is the last living living water diviner. Mer, as she is known, can manipulate water with
UK to host global summit on AI
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to host the first major global summit on AI safety. A Downing Street statement said: “the development of AI is extraordinarily fast moving and this pace of change requires agile leadership. That is why the UK is taking action, because we have a global duty to ensure this technology is developed and adopted safely and responsibly.” The moves follow criticism of the Government’s AI policy paper published in March which proposed “a proportionate and pro-in- novation regulatory framework” just before a number of leading fi gures in AI raised concerns.
The Downing Street statement acknowledged “dozens of leading experts warned about the potential for AI to endanger humanity” adding “The summit, which will be hosted in the UK this autumn, will consider the risks of AI.” The Prime Minister said that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and Anthropic had both recently opened offices in London. Demis Hassabis, CEO and co-founder, Google DeepMind said:
“The Global Summit on AI Safety will play a critical role in bring- ing together government, industry, academia and civil society, and we’re looking forward to working closely with the UK Govern ment to help make these efforts a success.”
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magic – a power that has put her in dan- ger all her life. But then an opportunity for revenge, and safety presents itself. For more information on the awards visit
https://bit.ly/43V9JvN.
Virtual library visit to University of Law
VIRTUAL visitors to the University of Law will get an over- view of the UK’S largest law school from Head of Library Dig- ital Education, Matt Carl. Matt is a chartered librarian with a background in e-learn- ing and instructional design. He previously worked for a leading law firm designing bespoke learning opportunities for solicitors and barristers, as well as launching the firm’s first LMS.
The virtual visit will cover the following:
l Overview of ULaw and post pandemic changes; l skills Academy work and reimagining services offered to students; l recent mergers with Study Skills;
l managing change at an organisation that enjoys change.
The University of Law (ULaw) is a for-profit private univer- sity and the largest UK law school. It provides law degrees, specialist legal training and continuing professional develop- ment courses for British barristers and solicitors.
For more detail visit:
http://cuts2.com/SKzuj INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL 9
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