Posts by Stephaine Peebles
Hackathon targets impact of Covid-19
Students from eight of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities are joining forces to develop computer-based solutions to address Covid-19. The 10-day hackathon involves more than 100 students, working in small teams, to find answers to four Covid-19 related issues. The challenges are linked to traveller safety, minimising food waste, ensuring privacy in a digital world, and…
Read MoreThe Edinburgh Futures Institute Ph.D. studentships funded by global investment firm Baillie Gifford.
Edinburgh Futures Institute are delighted to announce recruitment of five Ph.D. posts for entry in 2020/2021, to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence. These studentships are funded by global investment firm Baillie Gifford and offer a stipend, tuition fees and an annual research budget. Students…
Read MoreCreative Informatics funding opportunities for the creative industries in Edinburgh and South East Scotland – applications open now!
Creative Informatics is an ambitious research and development programme based in Edinburgh, which aims to bring the city’s world-class creative industries and tech sector together, providing funding and development opportunities that enable creative individuals and organisations to explore how data can be used to drive ground-breaking new products, businesses and experiences. If you are looking…
Read MoreAcademic Profile: Professor John Frank
John Frank is Chair of Public Health Research and Policy at the University of Edinburgh and leads a project within the Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF aiming to predict obesity in Scottish children. What is the aim of your project? We’re aiming to find out if we can identify children who will be…
Read MoreLegal & General escalates £20m partnership with Edinburgh University in response to covid-19, recognising critical need for research into social care for older people
The UK has been facing a social care crisis for some time, but a global pandemic that targets the elderly and frail has irreversibly exposed its weakness. The coronavirus pandemic highlights the fragility of the UK’s social care system and underscores that quick action is needed to rethink and redesign care to look after the…
Read MorePodcasts shine light on Edinburgh’s space data strengths
The potential of Edinburgh to become the space data capital of Europe is the focus of a new podcast series by a Data-Driven Innovation Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Dr Murray Collins has teamed up with journalist Kim McAllister to examine the range of exciting work taking place in the city, from satellite…
Read MoreAcademic profile: Fumi Kitagawa
Fumi Kitagawa, lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Edinburgh Business School, talks to the Data-Driven Innovation initiative about her work to identify opportunities for DDI activities with public and private organisations in Fife. How did you get involved in the project? The initial approach for…
Read MoreAcademic profile: Sarah Galey-Horn
Sarah Galey-Horn is a Train@Ed Post Doctoral Fellow in the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education, whose specialist area of research is family social capital and network interventions. The DDI initiative recently spoke to Sarah about how she’s helping to evaluate the City Region Deal’s intensive family support (IFS) proposals. How did…
Read MoreAI Lab residency programme by Ars Electronica & Edinburgh Futures Institute
Anna Ridler (UK) and Caroline Sinders (US) win a residency in Edinburgh and Linz (Linz/Edinburgh, March, 2020) The “European ARTificial Intelligence Lab” – AI Lab for short – aims to enable artists to take residencies at scientific institutions and the Ars Electronica Futurelab. The AI Lab was initiated in 2018 by Ars Electronica. 12 renowned…
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