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Data holds key to unlocking health-care, researchers say

The Edinburgh Futures Institute has funded a research project exploring whether enabling local communities to make better use of available data could aid the provision of health-care. Researchers at the University expect that data collected by private and public providers of basic health-care – such as patient records and medicine distribution – could empower members of communities in deprived areas to make more informed decisions about their health.

Data holds key to unlocking health-care, researchers say

The Edinburgh Futures Institute has funded a research project exploring whether enabling local communities to make better use of available data could aid the provision of health-care.

Researchers at the University expect that data collected by private and public providers of basic health-care – such as patient records and medicine distribution – could empower members of communities in deprived areas to make more informed decisions about their health.

Event spotlights creative industries

archive image of old royal infirmary building

Gender inequalities, sporting performance and Parisian fashion are some of the wide-ranging topics explored at an international conference this month. The University will co-host the Creative Industries Conference, sponsored by the Edinburgh Futures Institute, over two days from Monday 25 June. The event will bring together world-class scholars from a wide range of disciplines and institutions to share their insights and ideas.

Edinburgh students follow Indian cotton from farm to fashion

University undergraduates will immerse themselves in India’s $200bn textile industry this month. The week-long programme will see business, economics, politics and philosophy students, come together with geographers, biologists, artists and fashion students to tackle real-world challenges.

Eclectic show sees artists trade ideas

A black and white image of a desolate, dark landscape. Alongside a dirt road that stretches into the distance, rows of leaning electric poles line its left side. Shadows and sparse light create an eerie, almost apocalyptic atmosphere—a scene where artists trade ideas in whispered tones.

Trading Zone, an innovative EFI-sponsored exhibition, runs from 26 May to 23 June at the University’s Talbot Rice Gallery. Unusual combinations of artists from different disciplines have collaborated to create unexpected and challenging works connected by ideas based around data, human behaviour and ecology.

Lecture puts gender issues in the spotlight

Professor Dame Athene Donald, a world-leading experimental physicist from the University of Cambridge, will discuss gender divides in academia at the University’s inaugural Futures Lecture. She will draw from her own experiences to suggest that binary labels – male versus female, art versus science – are unhelpful and can hold back progress in academic research and in society more generally.

Road Safety – A Sustainable Development Own Goal for the UK?

Reducing road accident deaths is one of the UN’s early Sustainable Development Goals, with a target date of 2020. Is the UK on course to meet its commitments?

Inaugural research award winners revealed

From over 20 submissions for the EFI research awards, four have now been selected to receive up to £5,000 explore a wide range of issues. The four winners are Benjamin Bach, Deborah Scott, Kate Symons and Jean-Benoît Falisse.

A reflection on the Latent Image Conference

The Studio for Transdisciplinary Art Research (STAR) conference takes place in Edinburgh this year. Professors Chris Speed and Paul Thomas reflect on the themes of previous conferences and the aims of year’s event, which is led by the Centre for Design Informatics and supported by EFI.

Finance focused high-level events

Events exploring too-big-to-fail, emerging financial stability risks and resolution ten years after the global financial crisis took place at the University this month. The high-level round tables were the first of their kind in Scotland and the product of close cooperation between the Commercial Law Centre of Edinburgh Law School, the Edinburgh Futures Institute and the Bank of England.

Fellowships offer data science support

Thirty five-year fellowships are available for talented researchers focused on data-driven innovation. Chancellor’s Fellows awards are aimed at early career academics who have already begun to establish a reputation in data sciences and artificial intelligence. The scheme is open for applications until Monday 12 March.

Data holds key to unlocking health-care, researchers say

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