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Photo of Jo Spiller and Jasmeen Kanwal collecting the award for Education Initiative of the Year at the 2024 British Data Awards in London on 8th May 2024

Top Award for Data Education in Schools

The Data Education in Schools (DES) team has scooped top prize for Education Initiative of…

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Book cover of Data-Driven Innovation in the Creative Industries published by Routledge

Creative Informatics team lead new book on DDI in creative sector

The importance of data-driven innovation in the creative industries has been highlighted in a new…

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The Data Lab upskills more than 1000 learners to address growing digital skills gap

The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, has announced it has upskilled…

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‘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…

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£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…

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Event review: FutureScot Cloud, Data & AI Conference

EPCC’s Donald Scobbie writes about this recent event in Glasgow, which included a keynote talk…

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The University of Edinburgh Takes the Lead in Responsible AI Integration within Secondary Education

‘Towards Embedding Responsible AI in the School System: Co-Creation with Young People’ The University of…

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The National Robotarium launches ‘future of UK robotics’ manifesto at UK Parliament

The National Robotarium launched an ambitious manifesto at an exclusive event at the Houses of…

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Socially assistive robots ease pressure on hospital staff and reassure patients

Next-generation socially assistive robots have been successfully tested in a healthcare setting to assist patients,…

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