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Building opening signals new era in health and care innovation
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is among notable guests attending the opening of the University of Edinburgh Usher Building on Thursday (26 June), which is driving major advances in health and social care. The Usher Building at Edinburgh BioQuarter brings together more than 900 researchers, health and care providers and industry leaders…
Read MoreAI to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform precision offshore wind farm repairs
Technology could reduce use of large maintenance vessels, reducing fuel consumption by 97% The National Robotarium is supporting the development of new artificial intelligence and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously and with high precision in turbulent seas, potentially revolutionising maintenance and repair tasks for offshore wind turbines. The innovative technology…
Read MoreElectricians and carers sought to launch careers in space
Workers are being offered the chance to take their skills into orbit by enrolling in ground-breaking courses to prepare them for working in the space industry. The training programme wants to recruit a range of skilled professionals and tradespeople, such as insurance managers and electricians, to take up opportunities within the UK’s growing space sector.…
Read MorePain-free home test kit for cervical cancer is unveiled as Venture Builder Incubator recruits next intake
A non-invasive, test-at-home device which screens for cancer-causing HPV strains in regular menstrual blood has been developed with support from the Venture Builder Incubator (VBI) at the University of Edinburgh. The test, which could remove the need for painful smear tests altogether, has been developed by postgraduate student Sânziana Foia with expert support from the…
Read MoreChildlight Publishes Groundbreaking Global Index on Child Exploitation and Abuse Prevalence
More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, say Scottish university researchers behind the first global estimate of the scale of the crisis. With files containing sexual images of children reported once every second, the authors said pupils “in every classroom, in every school, in every country” are…
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 MoreThe University of Edinburgh Takes the Lead in Responsible AI Integration within Secondary Education
‘Towards Embedding Responsible AI in the School System: Co-Creation with Young People’ The University of Edinburgh has received Arts and Humanities Research Council funding for the project ‘Towards Embedding Responsible AI in the School System: Co-Creation with Young People’ as part of their Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme. The project will investigate what generative AI…
Read MoreDDI Unveils Economic Opportunities in the Lothians
The benefits of data-driven innovation (DDI) opportunities across the Lothians have been highlighted in a whitepaper, published today, 22 November 2023. DDI Economic Development Opportunities – The Lothians is published by the University of Edinburgh’s DDI initiative, and identifies ways to drive socio-economic growth across the three local authorities of East Lothian, Midlothian, and West…
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…
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