If how we see a place is a product of where we stand and what tools we use to look, Airbnb is an intriguing case for the Data Civics Observatory. Addie McGowan’s doctoral research explores the processes of Airbnb and how they reconfigure our sense of place, both online and off.
If how we see a place is a product of where we stand and what tools we use to look, Airbnb is an intriguing case for the Data Civics Observatory. Addie McGowan’s doctoral research explores the processes of Airbnb and how they reconfigure our sense of place, both online and off.
What do we mean when we talk about infrastructure for Digital Cultural Heritage research? How can we get a better understanding of current priorities, concerns and hopes by imagining and collectively scrutinising possibilities for the future?
This three-year UK–Ireland collaboration in digital humanities fuses deep, qualitative analysis with cutting-edge computational methods to decode, interpret and curate the hidden heritages of Irish and Scottish Gaelic traditional narrative.
This project aims to uncover gender bias in the way that Special Collections’ archives have historically been catalogued.
Partnering to create university communities by integrating well-being, and social innovation through engagement with oneself, relationships, and the world, has the potential to transform individuals, communities, and societies positively.
Reflections on Digital Economy and Society Discussion Series #1
This pilot project explores the current role of digital economies, including online and remote work, for job creation and economic development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The Centre for Future Infrastructure (CFI) has been awarded seed funding through the Cornell-Edinburgh joint universities knowledge exchange partnership.
CFI undertook a unique study assessing the applications and carbon savings from Midlothian residents recycling their household waste.
CFI undertook a study to review the infrastructure and skills for integration into the UK building stock and found the system had over 20 advantages over other heating technologies.
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