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Towards the tipping point
Jarmo Eskelinen discusses the University of Edinburgh’s response to the Scottish Government’s Tech Ecosystem review….
Forces in Mind Trust awards grant to examine the lived experiences of veterans living in Scotland
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £300,000 to the University of Edinburgh, in partnership…
Applications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs are open now!
Creative Informatics welcome applications from individuals and small teams working in any area of the…
Covid-19 recovery open call launching soon to Edinburgh University academics
As the country and Edinburgh and South East City Region continue to face the many…
Guest Blog: My time as DDI summer intern
In this blog DDI intern Lucia Mackenzie describes her time with us this summer. I was…
DDI conference 2020: Doing Data Together – Ethical collaboration through Covid-19 and beyond
Virtual conference, Friday 6 November 2020, 10am-4pm GMT Register for free: scotsmandataconference.co.uk The University…
Our ever-increasing consumption of social media is damaging our ability to think critically and engage in self-reflection, argues Professor Shannon Vallor.
It’s a fundamental question for our times; what are the major impacts of the enormous…
Data Education in Schools Launch Website
DDI Skills Gateway are delighted to announce that the Data Education in Schools project has…
Borders College Shortlisted for leading the way in Data Science learning
An innovative partnership programme funded through the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal is benefitting students across the region, by…








