Event points to the future of money
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
The Futures Lectures series will showcase pioneering interdisciplinary work from across the sciences and humanities.
FinTech, Ecosystem and Accountability Network
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.
Inaugural lecture asks if the world’s marginalised can take control
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.
Image conference calls for contributions
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.
Event offers fresh perspectives on AI
The impact of artificial intelligence on professional workers is the focus of an event at the University this week (26 September).
Event explores engineers’ role in emergencies
A world-leader in international emergency management is to deliver a lecture at the University.
Students reach high-speed travel contest final
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
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.
Web launch heralds new phase for EFI
Edinburgh Futures Institute website has launched in support of the project’s aim of transforming the old Royal Infirmary into an innovative research institute hosting. See who’s involved and read about the project’s vision and the history behind its location.
