Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Applications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs are open now!
Creative Informatics welcome applications from individuals and small teams working in any area of the creative industries. Present and previous Resident Entrepreneurs include new media artist Martin Disley, music asset management platform Delic, screenshot note-taking app PicoJar, robotics startup Touchlab, and Edinburgh Tool Library. If you would like to discuss your idea for an application,…
Read MoreGuest Blog: My time as DDI summer intern
In this blog DDI intern Lucia Mackenzie describes her time with us this summer. I was originally drawn to the Data Driven Innovation programme in February 2020 by the scope of the work being done in collaboration with such a wide variety of sectors and academic disciplines. As a student of Politics with Quantitative Methods, to…
Read MoreData Education in Schools Launch Website
DDI Skills Gateway are delighted to announce that the Data Education in Schools project has launched their website. The website offers a range of access points for teachers, schools and industry professionals. The Data Education in Schools team will use the website to share resources and promote events to support teachers and connect to the…
Read MoreEFI launches Centre for Technomoral Futures
New Centre focuses on integration of the technological and ethical The Centre for Technomoral Futures launched August 27th as a groundbreaking initiative to design more sustainable, just and ethical models of innovation. As part of the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, the Centre will be a home for multidisciplinary research, education and public engagement that…
Read MoreCould you answer a Creative Informatics Challenge Project?
Creative Informatics are looking for individuals and SMEs working in Edinburgh and South East Scotland that have the skills to provide data-driven solutions to Challenge Projects set by six leading creative and cultural organisations. National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh Science, Pianodrome, Children’s Parliament, Vintage Vibes, and The Big Light were selected as Challenge Holders in…
Read MoreWorld’s first ‘open assisted living lab’ seeks solutions to care sector’s COVID-19 crisis
Additional care providers, industry and end users sought for collaboration Scientists from Heriot-Watt University are launching what is believed to be the world’s first open and remote access living lab to research and create solutions for Ambient Assisted Living (OpenAAL). The multi-disciplinary lab will target the fast co-creation of scalable and affordable solutions to support…
Read MoreSpace and Satellites: data artist residencies May-June 2020
New Artist-In-Residence Programme announced promoting Scotland’s Space and Satellites industry. Artists will be teamed with researchers to make data visible highlighting changes on earth from climate change to the impact that the Coronavirus has had on our cities. Inspace is a unique events and exhibitions space within the University of Edinburgh which commissions and produces…
Read MoreHackathon targets impact of Covid-19
Students from eight of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities are joining forces to develop computer-based solutions to address Covid-19. The 10-day hackathon involves more than 100 students, working in small teams, to find answers to four Covid-19 related issues. The challenges are linked to traveller safety, minimising food waste, ensuring privacy in a digital world, and…
Read MoreThe Edinburgh Futures Institute Ph.D. studentships funded by global investment firm Baillie Gifford.
Edinburgh Futures Institute are delighted to announce recruitment of five Ph.D. posts for entry in 2020/2021, to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence. These studentships are funded by global investment firm Baillie Gifford and offer a stipend, tuition fees and an annual research budget. Students…
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