Posts Tagged ‘EFI’
Futures 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 MoreUniversities forge global partnership to combat sexual exploitation and abuse of children
An international collaboration is to be forged between a specialist unit at the University of Edinburgh and UNSW Sydney to step up the worldwide battle against the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. UNSW’s Professor Michael Salter, a leading expert on the subject, will lead on a new partnership with members of the Childlight Global…
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…
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 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 MoreIn support of a UK Centre for AI and the Creative Industries
University of Edinburgh statement in support of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre proposal to the UK Government We fully support the proposal by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) led by Nesta for a strategic investment in a UK Centre for AI and the Creative Industries as a part of the…
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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