EFI launches Centre for Technomoral Futures
The Centre for Technomoral Futures launches today with the aim to design more sustainable, just and ethical models of innovation.
AI centre stage in weird and wonderful take on Festival Fringe
In the absence of a physical version of the world’s biggest arts festival, this year EFI Director of Research, Professor Melissa Terras has invented the Improvbot which uses Artificial Intelligence to analyse a digital archive of Fringe listings, and to imagine a series of mind-bending online spectacles.
EFI to host new Traveltech for Scotland organisation
Scottish Tourism receives hi-tech boost to help smooth road to recovery with the launch of Traveltech for Scotland. A new organisation supported by EFI to help Scotland’s tourism sector make a sustained recovery.
Coronavirus pandemic accelerates financial vulnerability support tool development
EFI research project working with experts from European leader in digital transformation, Sopra Steria, to develop a new data-driven tool to help people financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic find and access the right support, now and in the future.
Why the creative communities are critical to coronavirus recovery
Director, UoE Festivals, Cultural and City Events, Janet Archer, explores how the arts can be part of our civic, emotional and economic recovery and why creative communities are critical to coronvirus recovery.
Future Present: Perspectives from the Edinburgh Futures Institute
Chair of the Strategic Advisory Panel for the EFI Centre for Future Infrastructure, Professor Gordon Masterton considers the impact of the pandemic on our tolerability of risk and the implications on our response to climate-change.
EFI plays vital role in FinTech community drive to tackle financial exclusion
EFI research project collaborating with partners across the Scottish FinTech sector to develop data-driven solutions to democratise financial advice, help people to manage their money and access essential benefits and affordable lending.
New online course pioneers EFI vision for hybrid learning
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged university teachers to design high-quality teaching without access to classrooms. Three lecturers at EFI rose to this challenge to create its first fully-online course, engage learners and enhance their teaching capabilities.
EFI responds to coronavirus pandemic with innovative research projects
The Edinburgh Futures Institute announces a raft of new data-driven research to boost economic and community recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.
EFI supports public debate on future role of arts and culture
The Edinburgh Culture Conversations will bring together members of the public, artists, academics and cultural leaders to debate the future shape and purpose of the culture sector.
