A new seminar series will stimulate debate on issues that will shape the future of ‘data-led’ innovation. The Controversies in the Data Society seminars will take place weekly, discussing a range of issues including data’s impact on surveillance, justice, AI at work and fake news. Controversies in the Data Society Mondays 11:10 – 13:00, 1 ...
A new seminar series will stimulate debate on issues that will shape the future of ‘data-led’ innovation. The Controversies in the Data Society seminars will take place weekly, discussing a range of issues including data’s impact on surveillance, justice, AI at work and fake news. Controversies in the Data Society Mondays 11:10 – 13:00, 1 … Read more
A new seminar series hosted by the Centre for Research in Digital Education and the Edinburgh Futures Institute will examine the role of education and digital technology in developing notions of contemporary citizenship. The first seminar in this series is entitled ‘Schooling Data Citizens’ will take place on 9 February at 9.30am.
A roadshow that aims to collate stories and artefacts from the public to better understand how the NHS has changed over time is to take place in Edinburgh.
An anonymous donor has pledged £10m to help transform the city’s former Royal Infirmary into a state-of-the-art home for the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
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.
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.
The Futures Lectures series will showcase pioneering interdisciplinary work from across the sciences and humanities.
Find out how the challenges of technological and social change and regulatory reform can be met with new codes and tools at this collaborative networking event on 9 November 2017.
How the weak can stand up to the strong is to be explored in an upcoming landmark talk.
Professor JP Singh, director of the University’s Institute for International Cultural Relations (IICR), will deliver his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 1 November.
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.
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