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Roslin Innovation Centre boosts UK economy
An independent review has revealed that Roslin Innovation Centre has delivered economic benefits estimated to be equivalent to £2.86 for every £1 invested in its development. It also concludes that job creation and other associated spill over benefits from the development of Roslin Innovation Centre has been felt across the UK. Positive economic impact…
Read MoreJump in investment funding and new SMEs for Scotland’s fintech sector
FinTech Scotland announces, on its fifth birthday, a further increase in the number of entrepreneurial fintech SME firms as well as a record-breaking new investment funding for the year. In the last 12 months, Scottish fintechs received over £305m in funding supporting their growth and development, representing an increase of over 200% on the previous…
Read MoreOnline game world founded by EFI student wins $50k grant
Plot Twisters, an online game world for social-emotional learning founded by Edinburgh Futures Institute student Jenny Liu Zhang, has been awarded $50K as one of three Grand Prize Winners in OpenIDEO’s Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge. Jenny is in her first year of pursuing her MSc in Narrative Futures at EFI (on a three-year part-time…
Read MoreEdinburgh Professors to lead AHRC Programme on AI
Two Edinburgh researchers will lead a project to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) and data are used responsibly and ethically across society and industry. The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), have appointed Professors Shannon Vallor and Ewa Luger to direct the £3.5 million programme ‘Enabling a Responsible AI…
Read MoreDDI goes from ramp-up to delivery
The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University’s Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative has published its first annual review, highlighting progress across a range of projects, from empowering students to become change agents to revolutionising cancer surgery with robotics. In the academic year 2021-22, £95.6m of DDI-related research income was awarded to the University of Edinburgh and…
Read MoreArtificial intelligence and robotics to help detect urinary tract infections earlier
A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University are developing artificial intelligence (AI) and socially assistive robots to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) earlier. The FEATHER project aims to reduce the number of serious adverse outcomes that can result from late or misdiagnosis and reduce the amount of antibiotics that are…
Read MoreDDI welcomes Audit Scotland report
A recent publication by Audit Scotland highlights the need for a clear, national approach to data if Scotland is to deliver on the ambitions of the Christie Commission and tackle complex, long-standing issues in a coordinated way. The report authors state: “Data is a vital tool that can help leaders tackle these complex and longstanding…
Read MoreTourism staffing crisis could be eased by use of AI
Robotics and AI can play an important role in easing the staffing crisis in the tourism industry without replacing existing employees, a new report by Traveltech for Scotland has found. The research by the organisation, which brings together more than 130 tech organisations within the tourism and hospitality sectors, also found that working conditions and…
Read MoreThe Coldest Year Of The Rest Of Their Lives: Protecting Children From The Escalating Impacts Of Heatwaves
Data for Children Collaborative Research Team Collaborates with UNICEF to Publish Report Urging for Immediate Climate Action to Protect Children from Heatwaves On 25th October 2022, UNICEF released a report: “The coldest year of the rest of their lives: Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves”. The report highlights that while the climate crisis…
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