Future focus for New York event
The future of universities was the subject for debate at a high profile event in New York City.
Road Safety – could Scotland reach Sustainable Development Goal target 3.6?
Reducing road accident deaths is one of the UN’s early Sustainable Development Goals, with a target date of 2020. The G7 Countries are already trending to miss the target. Professor Gordon Masterton asks whether Scotland could do better?
Why Creative Informatics?
Awarded the British Entrepreneurial City of the year in 2016, Edinburgh is the cluster outside of London with the highest activity and potential for growth across key technology sectors such as VR, AI and data, and third for creative tech.
Gift supports digital gains for all
Global investment firm Baillie Gifford has pledged £5m to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence.
Event deepens dialogue on financial futures
A conference exploring current and future issues facing finance and society is now open for registration.
Students explore India’s cotton industry
University students travelled to India this summer to unpick the threads that form the country’s $200bn textile industry.
Student protests examined
A leading thinker and political commentator on democracy in South Africa is to speak as part of the University’s Future Lecture Series.
Award gives Edinburgh creative edge
An initiative that seeks to make Edinburgh a world-class centre for the creative industries has received a multi-million pound boost. The funding will create a partnership that uses data from a range of organisations to encourage innovation across the sector.
Lecture explores how to prevent jobless futures
An expert in artificial intelligence will explore the impact of technology replacing jobs and services at the next Futures lecture.
Funding boost for pioneering centre
The Centre for Future Infrastructure (CFI) – a multidisciplinary research network led by the University – is associated with a successful bid to improve future scenario planning. The network, which is part of the Edinburgh Futures Institute, will support the recently launched Centre for Digital Built Britain, a Cambridge-based initiative funded by the UK government.
