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Edinburgh 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 MoreDDI goes from ramp-up to delivery
The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University’s Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative has published its first annual review, highlighting progress across a range of projects, from empowering students to become change agents to revolutionising cancer surgery with robotics. In the academic year 2021-22, £95.6m of DDI-related research income was awarded to the University of Edinburgh and…
Read MoreDDI welcomes Audit Scotland report
A recent publication by Audit Scotland highlights the need for a clear, national approach to data if Scotland is to deliver on the ambitions of the Christie Commission and tackle complex, long-standing issues in a coordinated way. The report authors state: “Data is a vital tool that can help leaders tackle these complex and longstanding…
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 MoreBig Boost for UK FinTech as FinTech Scotland Achieves Top Cluster Excellence Accreditation
FinTech Scotland Recognised as Leading Fintech Cluster Management Organisation in Europe UK FinTech innovation has been given a significant boost with the announcement that FinTech Scotland has achieved a new level of Cluster Excellence accreditation. The accreditation, which is the highest level achieved by a fintech body in UK and Europe, comes at a time…
Read MoreDataLoch – enabling improvements in health and social care through a secure, pioneering data service
Addressing public health and social care challenges is of increasing importance in society today. The role of data in understanding population-wide health and wellbeing, and therefore opening the door to service improvements and new innovation that will enhance care, is core to the mission of the Data-Driven Innovation Health and Social Care programme. As part…
Read MoreAI better at spotting heart failure than current tests, study finds
Artificial intelligence can help diagnose acute heart failure with more accuracy than current blood tests alone, research suggests. Using AI to combine patient data with results from a test for levels of a protein made by the heart could help doctors spot heart failure sooner and improve patient care, experts say. Acute heart failure affects…
Read MoreTidal blade facility to be at leading edge of green energy testing
The world’s first rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades, which researchers say can speed up development of marine energy technologies while helping to reduce costs, has opened for business. FastBlade’s pioneering technology will stress test blades made from composite materials – which must withstand harsh ocean conditions for 20 years – more quickly, and…
Read MoreMost care homes in SE Scotland still use paper-based management systems
Researchers call for digital route map to prevent sector being left behind CARE homes for older people in south-east Scotland are largely run using paper-based management systems, a new study into the sector’s digital readiness has revealed. Only one in three (35 per cent) used an electronic care management system and only two in five…
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