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NASA Hackathon
Join the Scottish team for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge On October 2-3, NASA is inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to participate in a virtual hackathon – The NASA International Space Apps Challenge. During a period of 48 hours, participants from around the world will form virtual teams…
Read MoreCancer Research UK partners with University of Edinburgh Venture Builder Incubator to drive innovation
A University of Edinburgh business-support programme has partnered with Cancer Research UK to help build startup companies focused on tackling cancer. The charity will fund up to 10 participants in the second round of the University’s Data-Driven Entrepreneurship (DDE) Venture Builder Incubator, which supports postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff to develop their startup…
Read MoreAI’s future stars join Edinburgh accelerator
A body-sizing app to improve online shopping, 3D printed tumours to test cancer drugs, and a mental health early warning monitor are among the 12 innovations selected for the next University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator. Twelve teams of artificial intelligence entrepreneurs will begin the six-month AI Accelerator – part of a wider Data Driven Entrepreneurship…
Read MoreNational Robotarium appoints first CEO in major milestone for UK’s tech future
A major milestone in the development of the UK’s tech economy has been reached with the appointment of the National Robotarium’s first CEO. The National Robotarium will catalyse innovation and talent development in Robotics and AI. Stewart Miller is well suited to lead this initiative, a distinguished business leader with a wealth of experience in…
Read MoreTourism and food & drink among Fife & Scottish Borders sectors pegged to benefit from data innovation
The potential of digital technology and innovation for organisations in Fife and the Scottish Borders has been highlighted in white papers from the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative. The reports explain the potential for both local authority areas to harness DDI and boost sectors, including food and drink, renewable energy, and tourism, and in the delivery…
Read MoreCollaborative team supports UNICEF in creation of child-specific Climate Risk Index
Leveraging existing work carried out by UNICEF to build a Climate Change Vulnerability Index , which uses past and current data to assess climate hazards and child wellbeing, this project aims to predict where children are going to be most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This novel approach will provide UNICEF’s global teams…
Read MoreUniversity of Edinburgh boosts online course offering
The University of Edinburgh has launched a new brochure of online learning, which presents a portfolio of fully online Masters courses and short courses. The portfolio, which includes the UK’s largest range of online Masters programmes, features new qualifications from the Usher Institute (pictured), one of the five DDI hubs, in: Epidemiology; Integrated Global Health;…
Read MoreLeading authors Jamie Bartlett and Allison Shrager confirmed for DDI’s conference
Book now for our conference Doing Data Better, 30 September 2021 The Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative will team up with the Scotsman newspaper on 30 September to deliver Doing Data Better, a free-to-attend virtual event that will bring together experts from a range of fields to discuss data’s role in tackling major global challenges. Keynotes…
Read MoreSmoke-free cars can cut child tobacco risk by a third, study finds
Banning in-car smoking when children are present can reduce their exposure to tobacco smoke by more than 30 per cent, research shows. The study team says their findings should pave the way for more countries to outlaw smoking in cars carrying child passengers. The practice, which is still permitted in the vast majority of countries,…
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