Posts by Mark Baillie

One of Edinburgh Futures Institute’s flagship research centres played a key role in a project that resulted in a £25M award for five new skills training centres across south east Scotland. The UKRI funded Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings, led by Professor Sean Smith from the School of Engineering and who also leads…

A new report published by the University of Edinburgh has recommendations for the Scottish and UK governments on steps that can be taken to ensure AI is developed and used in ways that create trust and deliver real benefits. The report, Governing the Future: Recommendations from the Edinburgh Data and AI Exchange, brings together proposals…

A technology expert who advised President Obama, Professor Beth Simone Noveck, visited Edinburgh on 2 June to discuss the impact of AI on the future of democracy. Professor Noveck, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House and the United States’ first State Chief AI strategist, explored how – contrary to some assumptions –…

The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), the UK’s centre of excellence for innovation in technology to efficiently meet financial regulation requirements, has secured £3.18 million from Scottish Enterprise to deliver three years of the award-winning programme. The funding will deepen collaboration amongst academia, industry and regulators, and further accelerate the adoption of responsible technology-driven innovation…

One in four children can expect to face unwanted or pressured sexual interactions online, according to a new report from the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, hosted by the University of Edinburgh. The most comprehensive study of abuse facilitated by technology estimates that around 27% of children are subjected to “online solicitation”. This is a…

Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards 2026 is a prestigious annual conference and awards which brings together industry leaders, researchers, and innovators to celebrate outstanding individuals and teams across nine categories. From an impressive list of finalists, the winners were announced at a glittering ceremony on 12th March at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central. Roslin Innovation…

A major new compute investment could accelerate the progress of astronomers exploring the mysteries of the universe, chemists searching for cancer-killing drugs, and historians analysing archives. The £76m investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is set to enhance the UK’s computing and AI capability. EPCC at Edinburgh, the UK’s first National Supercomputing Centre, is…

PROFESSOR KIM GRAHAM, SENIOR RESPONSIBLE OFFICER, DDI PROGRAMME, AND PROVOST, THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH We closed 2025 on a high with the exciting news that the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) programme had been named Collaborative Initiative of the Year at the Institute of Economic Development Awards. This accolade is well-deserved recognition of the economic power of…