Restoring trust in financial benchmarks

In the wake of the LIBOR scandal, the Financial Conduct Authority needed assurances that the replacement rate-setting process was fair and robust, so it called on Professor Gbenga Ibikunle and his team to investigate.

Restoring trust in financial benchmarks

Photograph of Gbenga Ibikunle

In the wake of the LIBOR scandal, the Financial Conduct Authority needed assurances that the replacement rate-setting process was fair and robust, so it called on Professor Gbenga Ibikunle and his team to investigate.

Business risks of ChatGPT

1s and 0s programming datasets forming an image of an eye on a black background

Dr Gina Helfrich, Baillie Gifford Programme Manager for the Centre for Technomoral Futures at Edinburgh Futures Institute, explains why large language models should be handled with care

Mitigating climate risks for Scotland’s festivals

Crowd of tourists standing in Edinburgh's Royal Mile

Dr Caitlin McDonald, Postdoctoral Research at Creative Informatics and Research Affiliate at Edinburgh Futures Institute, discusses collaborative research approaches to exploring future climate risk scenarios for protecting our intangible heritage.

CivTech is launching a GovTech Cluster

CivTech is designing a GovTech proposition for Scotland: we want to bring together actors from across the industry to create a network where exchanges of information and ideas are facilitated and innovative solutions are developed.

Supporting placemaking through digital innovation

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Consultation and participation exercises are hard work. The Data Civics team at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, led by Chancellor’s Fellow Liz McFall, has been experimenting with projects designed to recognise and work around the issues.

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