Katrina Macapagal, Author at Edinburgh Futures Institute

Reflections on why upstream change is hard but absolutely necessary

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Writer-at-large Katherine Trebeck and Professor Liz Grant write about what they mean by upstream change and why this is necessary.

Compassion as a method for economic system change

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How can we start thinking about compassion as a method for economic system change?

Secretary of State for Scotland visits Futures Institute

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The Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, marked his first official visit to the University of Edinburgh by touring some of its world-leading research and data innovation hubs – Edinburgh Futures Institute and Roslin Institute at Easter Bush.

Learning Curves: Our Programme of Events for Autumn 2024

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We are delighted to announce the opening of “Learning Curves” – our fourth season of events running from 7 October to 6 December 2024.

BSI launches AI Talent Academy with the University of Edinburgh

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New scholarships have been awarded to students at the University of Edinburgh to support them through their Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies.

Commemorating the conversations that thawed the Cold War

Image shows Professor John Erickson (front right) and a group of participants in the Conversations in the mid eighties. Courtesy of John Sturrock, circa 1986.

The groundbreaking summits known as Edinburgh Conversations are to be commemorated at a special University event on 18 September.

Margaret Atwood: Practical Utopias among our supported events at the Book Festival

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Edinburgh Futures Institute is supporting a set of brilliant events at the 2024 Book Festival which will take place for the first time in our historic building – its new home!

A fitting home for new artwork honouring trailblazing women

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An intricate and innovative tapestry honouring the first women allowed to matriculate at a university in Britain – known as the Edinburgh Seven – has been unveiled at its long-term home at Edinburgh Futures Institute.

abrdn and Edinburgh join forces to develop an AI investment tool

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abrdn and the University of Edinburgh have announced a pioneering project out of their partnership Centre for Investing Innovation that will harness generative artificial intelligence (AI) to support the firm’s investment research process.

The Spirit Case: New sculpture honours memory of Old Royal Infirmary

The memory of the Old Royal Infirmary lives on at Edinburgh Futures Institute through the Spirit Case, a new sculpture created from building materials that were once part of the former hospital.

Reflections on why upstream change is hard but absolutely necessary

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