University’s new Community Plan puts EFI at the heart of civic commitment
A new Community Plan outlines how the University of Edinburgh will deliver on its promise of Social and Civic Responsibility to communities in our local region.
Centre for Technomoral Futures seeks Chancellor’s Fellow
EFI, with the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, seeks to appoint a Chancellor’s Fellow to develop an ambitious, interdisciplinary portfolio on emerging ethical implications in AI, machine learning, and other data-driven technologies.
Creative Informatics call for Resident Entrepreneurs
Creative Informatics opens call for Entrepreneurs who want to develop a new creative product or service using data or data-driven technologies.
Collision course – tourist industry event mixes it up with creative and tech solutions
EFI’s first digital ‘collider’ event is hosted by Design Informatics and Traveltech for Scotland – opening up radical new ideas for how Scotland’s tourism businesses can recover.
Edinburgh landmark revealed in online tour
The Old Royal Infirmary, currently undergoing renovations as it prepares to house the University’s Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), will feature in a new online tour that uncovers its past and offers a glimpse of its future.
EFI Announces Funded PhDs in AI and Data Ethics
EFI’s Centre for Technomoral Futures welcomes applications for three Baillie Gifford PhD studentships in the critical area of AI and Data Ethics.
Discovering EFI from Behind my Laptop
This summer the usual office job was not an option. One of our summer interns, Anne van der Poel, reflects on her unusual internship experience – delivering on goals from a distance.
My Wee Journey with Edinburgh Futures Institute
EFI’s student intern Paulette Mukarurangwa shares her experience of joining the team – from virtual tea breaks to online event planning – and tells us how remote interning worked for her.
EFI collaboration with Edinburgh partners empowers students to drive change
Over the summer, more than 120 undergraduate and postgraduate students tackled complex challenges posed by public, private, third-sector and community organisations in the latest Students as Change Agents Programme (SaCHA).
Data innovation key to creative sector’s recovery
New report finds more support to help the City Region’s creative sector develop through better use of data-driven innovation and technology.
