Katrina Macapagal, Author at Edinburgh Futures Institute

Growth is the government’s goal, but is all growth the same?

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The UK has made economic growth its goal. But by making GDP the ultimate metric of progress, are we stunting growth of more important things?

Research Cluster joins project bridging Performing Art, AI and Entrepreneurship

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The “Creativity, AI, and the Human” at Edinburgh Futures Institute joins a new collaborative project exploring the intersections of performing art, AI, creativity and entrepreneurship.

Data for Children Collaborative develops Travel Time maps from open data

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The Data for Children Collaborative team has developed a scalable solution for generating travel time maps that uses open data.

Call for Applications – Visiting Fellowship Programme 2025/2026

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Edinburgh Futures Institute is seeking applications for our Visiting Fellowship Programme 2025/2026.

Futures Institute wins global accolade in design

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Edinburgh Futures Institute has been honoured with the ‘Special Prize for an Interior’ in the Prix Versailles’ 2024 World Titles.

Edinburgh Futures Institute Winter Graduation 2024

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Huge congratulations to all our Winter 2024 graduates!

Climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate receives honorary degree

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University of Edinburgh honours climate activist Vanessa Nakate with honorary degree, following nomination from Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Futures Institute home for Scotland’s creativetech showcase 

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CreativeTech Scotland Gathering (CTSG) brings together Scotland’s creativetech sector to meet academics across the spectrum of the creative and cultural industries. 

Reimagining the value of musical accompaniment to human creativity

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Read about Dr Nikki Moran’s research on the invisible and unmapped art of musical accompaniment.

How digital platforms shape the way we see our cities

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Read about Dr Addie McGowan’s research on how platform economies shape the way we see cities and her work with the Data Civics Observatory.

Growth is the government’s goal, but is all growth the same?

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