Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh Futures Institute’
Prevention Hub marks latest phase of development
Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Jo Farrell visited Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) on 2 April, marking the latest phase in the development of efforts to reduce health and social inequalities throughout Scotland. Since its launch in 2023, the Scottish Prevention Hub has been considering how to foster closer collaboration between public services, enrich relationships and cultivate a whole system…
Read MoreScheme opens to support young people’s financial futures
An innovative partnership that aims to develop better financial services for young people across Scotland has launched. The joint initiative between the University of Edinburgh’s Compassion in Financial Services Hub and charity Young Scot will place young people at the heart of its work, as academics and financial services experts will hear from them directly…
Read MoreFutures Institute launches Compassion in Financial Services Hub
Edinburgh Futures Institute has announced the launch of the Compassion in Financial Services Hub. The Compassion in Financial Services Hub aims to bring together the financial services industry, policymakers, academia, communities, and civil society with the aim of creating a more inclusive, sustainable, and compassionate financial system. The hub seeks to explore pathways to operationalise…
Read MoreFunding boost for Edinburgh ‘data for good’ pioneers
Smart Data Foundry (SDF) has been awarded £3 million funding to operate a new Financial Data Service, enabling more researchers to study the financial health of millions of households across the UK, by providing secure access to financial behaviours, economic resilience, and regional economic activity. The funding is made by Smart Data Research UK, which…
Read MoreFutures Institute boost for Scotland’s creativetech showcase
CreativeTech Scotland Gathering (CTSG) brings together Scotland’s creativetech sector to meet academics across the spectrum of the creative and cultural industries. Now entering its fourth year, the event is bigger than ever and benefiting from support by sector experts at Edinburgh Futures Institute, the City Region’s largest innovation hub. CTSG was created as an opportunity…
Read MoreFintech and Financial Services collaboration in focus at Edinburgh Futures Institute
Sector expertise in Edinburgh’s newest innovation hub is supporting sustained and sustainable innovation through collaboration with Fintech and Financial Services organisations. Supporting people and organisations to be adaptive, innovative and futures-focused is a key goal of the financial services and fintech team at Edinburgh Futures Institute, one of six innovation hubs in Scotland’s capital city.…
Read MoreFutures Institute welcomes partners and members
Edinburgh Futures Institute welcomed the first cohort of partners and members to its co-location spaces this autumn. The opening of the historic landmark building in June 2024 has been marked by a range of activities welcoming the public, students and staff of the University, and local and regional stakeholders and organisations. The Futures Institute recently…
Read MoreVisionary restoration breathes life into much-loved city landmark
Edinburgh Futures Institute has officially opened its doors to the public in the transformed and revitalised Old Royal Infirmary building. The much-loved city landmark will officially open to the public on Monday 3rd June following an extensive seven-year, multi-million-pound restoration. Built in 1879, the Old Royal Infirmary housed the city’s main hospital until 2003 and…
Read MoreNew collaboration to focus on reducing inequalities
A collaboration between three major public bodies will see the launch of an innovative new hub to improve health and social inequalities throughout Scotland. The University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, Police Scotland, and Public Health Scotland will come together to implement a pioneering Scottish Prevention Hub that will aim to improve national public health. Key…
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