Ed Mackenzie brings twenty years experience in software development experience in both the commercial and public sector. Alongside that he has a passionate interest in history, economics and a range of humanities disciplines which pair with extensive experience working in the digital humanities field. In this capacity he has worked at Kings, Sheffield, Cambridge and Oxford. His principal role at the Edinburgh Futures Institute and Center for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS) is to promote the latest techniques, technologies and methodologies to researchers and to research projects which have a significant digital component. Ed also runs and administers ‘tei-service’ which is intended to support and foster digital humanities projects involved in text transcription.
New Innovation Service
Edinburgh Futures Institute is developing a new Innovation Service to support partners, researchers and collaborators deliver challenge-led innovation. This new service brings together expertise and practice across the Institute and comprises of three new teams: the Futures and Design Team, the Collaborative Impact Team and the Data-led Methods and Research Technology Team.
Data-led Methods and Research Technology team
The Data-led Methods and Research Technology team builds capacity for data-led research and innovative digital research methods. This team also supports the Centre for Culture, Data and Society.
