How technology is remaking the financial world

On 23 November at the Innovation, Disruption and Collaboration event a distinguished panel will discuss how technological innovation has reshaped the financial landscape, placing efficiency, customer experience and ease of use centre stage.

How technology is remaking the financial world

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On 23 November at the Innovation, Disruption and Collaboration event a distinguished panel will discuss how technological innovation has reshaped the financial landscape, placing efficiency, customer experience and ease of use centre stage.

Event points to the future of money

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An upcoming event will point to what the future of our money may look like – what form it will take, how we will earn it, how we move it around, where we keep it.

New lecture series announced

Forth rail bridge, Edinburgh

The Futures Lectures series will showcase pioneering interdisciplinary work from across the sciences and humanities.

Image conference calls for contributions

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Hosted by the Edinburgh Futures Institute, the Latent Image Conference takes place on 18, 19 and 20 April at the University’s Talbot Rice Gallery and Informatics Forum.

Students reach high-speed travel contest final

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Students from across the University are in the finals for a global challenge that will shape the future of transportation in the UK. The HypED team undergraduates, drawn from Edinburgh College of Art, the Business School, Mathematics, Engineering, Law and Informatics, are the only UK team in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod II Competition final.

Major funding boost for fire prevention research

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A cross-disciplinary research team has been awarded a £1.4M grant for an innovative research project to improve fire prevention in informal settlements. The three-year project, based in the UK and South Africa, will initially focus on settlements in the Cape Town area.

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