Posts by Maholi Diaz
Building a Better Future for Children’s Sports in Scotland
Data for Children Collaborative, a specialist unit at Edinburgh Futures Institute, has launched a vital report that examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and their participation in sport on 19 June. The report is based on a two-year transdisciplinary collaborative project led by the Data for Children Collaborative, driven by a ‘challenge…
Read MoreElectricians and carers sought to launch careers in space
Workers are being offered the chance to take their skills into orbit by enrolling in ground-breaking courses to prepare them for working in the space industry. The training programme wants to recruit a range of skilled professionals and tradespeople, such as insurance managers and electricians, to take up opportunities within the UK’s growing space sector.…
Read MorePain-free home test kit for cervical cancer is unveiled as Venture Builder Incubator recruits next intake
A non-invasive, test-at-home device which screens for cancer-causing HPV strains in regular menstrual blood has been developed with support from the Venture Builder Incubator (VBI) at the University of Edinburgh. The test, which could remove the need for painful smear tests altogether, has been developed by postgraduate student Sânziana Foia with expert support from the…
Read MoreRecord £25 million offer of investment to arrest offenders and safeguard young people
‘Game changing’ boost for police in global fight against sexual exploitation and abuse of children INTERPOL, the international crime fighting body, is set to receive its biggest ever private funding injection to better combat the global sexual exploitation and abuse of children. Plans for a £25 million funding deal were announced following a meeting of…
Read MoreVisionary restoration breathes life into much-loved city landmark
Edinburgh Futures Institute has officially opened its doors to the public in the transformed and revitalised Old Royal Infirmary building. The much-loved city landmark will officially open to the public on Monday 3rd June following an extensive seven-year, multi-million-pound restoration. Built in 1879, the Old Royal Infirmary housed the city’s main hospital until 2003 and…
Read MoreChildlight Publishes Groundbreaking Global Index on Child Exploitation and Abuse Prevalence
More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, say Scottish university researchers behind the first global estimate of the scale of the crisis. With files containing sexual images of children reported once every second, the authors said pupils “in every classroom, in every school, in every country” are…
Read MoreUniversities forge global partnership to combat sexual exploitation and abuse of children
An international collaboration is to be forged between a specialist unit at the University of Edinburgh and UNSW Sydney to step up the worldwide battle against the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. UNSW’s Professor Michael Salter, a leading expert on the subject, will lead on a new partnership with members of the Childlight Global…
Read More‘World’s most advanced’ humanoid robot arrives in Scotland to help build trust
Ameca, the ‘world’s most advanced’ humanoid robot, is set to make robotics more accessible thanks to a groundbreaking initiative by the National Robotarium to build public trust in robots and AI across Scotland. The National Robotarium, the UK’s centre for robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) based at Heriot-Watt University in partnership with The University of…
Read More£20 million boost for Scots researchers to fight global exploitation and abuse of children
Pioneering Scottish researchers have been given a multi-million pounds boost in the worldwide battle against the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. A £20 million ten-year funding agreement has been struck to support the work of the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, based at the University of Edinburgh. Since its launch last year, its team…
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