For technological innovation to be our salvation, we need to bring social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE) into research much earlier on, writes Professor Christina Boswell, Vice-Principal of Research and Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh.
For technological innovation to be our salvation, we need to bring social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE) into research much earlier on, writes Professor Christina Boswell, Vice-Principal of Research and Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh.
Jane McKie and Lynda Clark showcase how their postgraduate programmes equip students to work on collaborative solutions to global challenges.
Researchers in the digital humanities are investigating how computational methods can be applied to literary studies – enabling us to understand literature from a brand new angle.
EFI Director of Education Kate Orton-Johnson takes stock of EFI’s first year of delivering Postgraduate Taught courses, reflecting on lessons learnt along the way.
The Edinburgh Futures Institute is delighted to be a Major Sponsor of the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2023.
The Edinburgh Futures Institute hosted the second CreativeTech Scotland Gathering on 26 May – an opportunity to meet, share and showcase the data-driven innovation and creative technology in Scotland.
Jen Ross reflects on engaging with asynchronous teaching at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and discusses how this practice shapes EFI’s wider teaching culture.
Alex Penland speaks from their experience as both student and educator on how the fusion classroom innovatively fosters adaptability.
The Edinburgh Futures Institute is celebrating the announcement of a new collaborative partnership across the University’s Data Driven Innovation platform.
The Mathematics for Humanity project, an initiative by the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), is set to move into the new Edinburgh Futures Institute building at Lauriston Place when it opens later this year.
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