Prof. Daniel Dennett: Is Science Showing That We Dont Have Free Will? The University of Edinburgh 2026-09-21 | Prof. Daniel Dennett: Is Science Showing That We Dont Have Free Will?
The Edinburgh hyperloop heroes The University of Edinburgh 2023-09-21 | Our students are getting HYPED to make the next transport of the future a reality.According to Government statistics, transport produced almost a quarter of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. However, there is still increasing demand for faster, more efficient and affordable transport options. How do we overcome such a dichotomy? Enter Hyperloop.Dubbed the transport of the future, Hyperloop is an ultra-high speed transport system, which could see passengers and cargo travelling at speeds of around 600-700 miles per hour inside cylindrical pods, and Edinburgh students are working to make this future a possibility.Read more: https://edin.ac/3PMnEQN
James Tait Black Prizes 2023 - Biography winner The University of Edinburgh 2023-07-26 | Darryl Pinckney’s winning book in the biography prize, Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan, published by Riverrun, is a memoir about the writer’s apprenticeship with authors Elizabeth Hardwick and Barbara Epstein and his introduction to the New York literary scene.Darryl Pinckney, who lives in New York, has published two other novels and several collections of essays covering topics such as African-American literature, politics, race, and other cultural issues.In this video hear from biography Judge Dr Simon Cooke on what made the book stand out.Read more about The James Tait Black Prizes: ed.ac.uk/events/james-tait-black
James Tait Black Prizes 2023 - Fiction winner The University of Edinburgh 2023-07-26 | Barbara Kingsolver’s winning book in the fiction prize, Demon Copperhead, published by Faber, is a poignant novel set in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia.By transposing Dickens’ David Copperfield to contemporary times, it tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of a young boy born into poverty as he navigates foster care, labour exploitation, addiction, love and loss.Best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver, who lives in the Appalachia area of the United States, is the author of several acclaimed books and works of poetry. Demon Copperhead is her 10th novel.In this video hear from fiction Judge Dr Benjamin Bateman on what made the book stand out for literary scholars.Read more about The James Tait Black Prizes: ed.ac.uk/events/james-tait-black
Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture 2023 - Dr Sinead Rhodes The University of Edinburgh 2023-05-29 | The Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science is an annual prize to recognise and reward the University of Edinburgh’s outstanding science communicators in improving our society’s understanding of science and communicating the work of the University to those not within the scientific community.Dr Sinead Rhodes is Senior Research Fellow at the Child Life and Health & Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences here at the University of Edinburgh. She has put neurodivergent young people at the heart of her research programme. As research scientists, how we choose to work, the efforts we choose to champion and how we support the PhD students and other research scientists around us makes contributions to our overall culture. This talk was presented as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival 2023
The Future of Artificial Intelligence - Between Two Waters: A Performance The University of Edinburgh 2023-04-04 | The second event Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversation explores the delicate and intricately evolving relationship between humans and machines, through a dynamic dance between a dancer and a soft robot as the focal point. The representation of robots in art and media is often limited to their portrayal in science fiction, but this performance aims to challenge that narrative by depicting robots in unconventional, non-technological forms.Madeline Squire's performance delves into the complex process of human-machine coexistence and understanding, exploring the relationship between the dancer and the robot as one of continuous learning, acceptance, rejection, and reunion. Through this process of navigating each other’s spaces and understanding their unique capabilities the audience is offered a powerful metaphor for how humans and machines can learn to coexist and accept one another in the world.This thought-provoking performance is the result of a collaborative effort between the University of Edinburgh and the University of Lille INRIA Centre and is brought to life by an interdisciplinary collective of scientists, roboticists, and designers: Alexandre Colle, Designer in Residence for Design Informatics, Camila Jimenez Pol, multidisciplinary designer and head of product at Konpanion, as creative directors, and Ruby Marshall, Lecturer in Soft Robotics and musician, as music and sound director. Their collaborative work enhances the multi-disciplinary nature and explorative narrative of the project, inviting the audience to be fully immersed within the performance environment. The production of the performance benefits from the technical expertise of engineers Spyridon Vlachos, Yordan Ysvetkov and Mark Kobine and the costume design by Kyle Cheldon Barnett.Between Two Waters features a specially composed organic score produced through a collaboration between Ruby Marshall, harpist, and Sarian Martell, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and experimental composer based in York.This harmonious collaboration between the arts and science results in a unique and captivating performance that invites audiences to contemplate the future of human-machine relationships and the role that technology will play in our lives.More information: https://edin.ac/3LzeRQu
The Future of Artificial Intelligence - Shaping our AI Futures The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-27 | The flagship panel event opens the fourth in the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Conversations series and will discuss what our AI futures may bring, and to develop ideas for what is needed to advance our collective ability to put AI to the best possible use.The first Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversation will take place in the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library. Bringing together leading experts from the worlds of science, politics, and civil society to debate what our AI futures may bring, and to develop ideas for what is needed to advance our collective ability to put AI to the best possible use.The conversation will build on a series of workshops where different visions of our AI future were explored, and which had a specific emphasis on hearing the voices of people and communities that are traditionally underrepresented in these debates.Against the ideas developed in these workshops, we will discuss questions such as, who will determine our AI future, how AI and humanity can evolve alongside each other, what being human in an AI world will mean, and how AI-driven economies and societies will work. Rather than providing principles for what AI itself “should be like”, we aim to evolve into what we desire an “AI-ready” society could look like, and into new ideas for how we might build this future.More information: https://edin.ac/3Z3iJMA
Social Life | Student questions and answers The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-27 | Hear what our students really think about Edinburgh – answering FAQs from applicants and offer holders. In this video, get advice on how to find part-time work, how to get involved in societies and tips on meeting new people and making friends. Related Links: Student Life: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/student-lifeClubs and Societies: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/student-life/clubs-and-societies Why choose Edinburgh: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/edinburghOrder a printed guide: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/prospectusAll answers are the opinions and the experiences of the individual.
The City | Student questions and answers The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-24 | Hear what our students really think about Edinburgh – answering FAQs from applicants and offer holders. In this video, find out what they love about the city and what is their favourite area of Edinburgh. Related Links: World-class city: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/edinburgh/world-class Why choose Edinburgh: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/edinburghOrder a printed guide: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/prospectusAll answers are the opinions and the experiences of the individual.
Accommodation | Student questions and answers The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-24 | Hear what our students really think about Edinburgh – answering FAQs from applicants and offer holders. In this video, find out the pros and cons of catered and self-catered accommodation and top tips for living away from home. Related Links: Accommodation: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/student-life/accommodation Why choose Edinburgh: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/edinburghOrder a printed guide: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/prospectusAll answers are the opinions and the experiences of the individual.
Studying | Student questions and answers The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-24 | Hear what our students really think about Edinburgh – answering FAQs from applicants and offer holders. In this video, find out what a typical week looks like in first year, favourite places to study and what tutorials and lectures are like. Related Links: Inspiring teaching: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/edinburgh/teaching Why choose Edinburgh: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/edinburghOrder a printed guide: ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/prospectusAll answers are the opinions and the experiences of the individual.
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: Bruntsfield The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow Economics with Finance student, Joy, as shegives a tour of Bruntsfield, one of her favourite neighbourhoods. Highlights include the various, shops, cafes and the Meadows.View university managed accommodation in Brunstfield: https://edin.ac/3LH3lCPOur students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated.
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: King’s Buildings to Newington The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow Physics graduate, Annabelle, as she gives a tour from the King’s Buildings campus back towards the central area of Newington. Highlights include Blackford Hill and Summerhall.View accommodation available from King’s Buildings to Newington: https://edin.ac/3yK9VAoOur students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated.
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: Leith The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow Politics graduate, Sianan, as she gives a tour of Leith, one of her favourite neighbourhoods. Highlights include the various cafes and contemporary spaces available at the Shore. View accommodation in Leith: https://edin.ac/3Jf50fX Our students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated.
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: Tollcross The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow Physics graduate, Annabelle, as she gives a tour of Tollcross, one of her favourite neighbourhoods. Highlights include the Union Canal and Cameo Cinema.Our students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: Old Town The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow Politics graduate, Sianan, as she gives a tour of the Old Town, one of her favourite neighbourhoods. Highlights include the Holyrood Palace and Park, the Royal Mile and Grassmarket.View university managed accommodation in Old Town: https://edin.ac/3YO4U4DOur students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated.
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: Pollock Halls to Central Campus The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow Business with Human Resource Management student, Bipsita, as she gives a tour from the Pollock Halls back to the Central Campus. Highlights include the Sport and Exercise complex and Bristo Square.View university managed accommodation in Pollock to central campus area: https://edin.ac/3lbaH6GOur students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated.
Edinburgh neighbourhoods: Stockbridge The University of Edinburgh 2023-03-16 | Follow International Relations and International Lawstudent, Giulia,as she gives a tour of Stockbridge, one of her favourite neighbourhoods. Highlights include the various, shops, cafes, Inverleith Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens.Our students find Edinburgh to be a very walkable city with excellent transport options. Where they have mentioned travelling times or distances, these are approximated.
Support for Care Experienced Applicants and Students - Edinburgh Cares The University of Edinburgh 2023-02-16 | Are you a care experienced person who would like to study at the University of Edinburgh? If you are a care leaver, or if you have a background in care, we will give you advice and guidance throughout the application process. We will also support you throughout your studies by providing financial assistance, year-round access to University accommodation and support to take part in activities outside of the classroom. Find out more: https://edin.ac/3XFZCYi
PhD student story: Balancing family and academic life The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Wan is from Malaysia and is doing a PhD at Moray House School of Education and Sport. She has moved to Edinburgh with her family and talks about how she balances being a mother and undertaking a PhD.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3ZpF5cJ
PhD student story: “I never considered a PhD was within my realm of possibilities” The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Emily is from the North East of Scotland, she was the first in her family to go to University and manages a chronic illness. Her PhD is jointly supervised by the School of Social and Political Science and the School of Law. Hear her inspirational story.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3XuX1kt
PhD student story: Transitioning to a new subject area The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Henry is from Nigeria and is a second year PhD candidate in Future Cities Engineering. With a background in Meteorology, he talks about the challenges of undertaking a PhD in a new subject area and how he’s overcoming them.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3XoRZpp
PhD student story: Parenthood during a PhD The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Andres is from Argentina and is a father of three. He talks about the pros and cons of parenthood while undertaking a PhD and the support networks available. Andres PhD is in Physics.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3vZi6Yq
PhD student story: Finding support and overcoming homesickness The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Ankita is from India and her PhD is in Cell Biology. She talks about the incredible support she’s received from her supervisor, lab colleagues and friends and how she manages being so far from home.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3XsqxXO
PhD student story: Stepping back from a successful career The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Michael talks about his experience of returning to education in his 40s and pursuing a PhD in Theoretical Physics.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3H2lPuJ
PhD student story: Self-funding The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Vasilis is from Greece and has just graduated with a PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies. Vasilis was attracted to the city and talks about his experience of self-funding.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3X4ETy0
PhD student story: Finding gender equality The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-17 | Anam is from Pakistan and her PhD is in Mechanical Engineering. She talks about her inspiration for studying Engineering and her experiences of working in a traditionally male dominated field.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3k67Bjj
PhD student story: Making a difference The University of Edinburgh 2023-01-12 | Oluwatoyin is a practicing social worker, originally from Nigeria and in the last year of her PhD. She talks about growing her professional confidence and the impact she hopes to make.Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3CI90mO
Sanctuary Christmas The University of Edinburgh 2022-12-14 | This Christmas, and throughout the year, we want our students and staff to know that there are lots of people available across the University community to help and support you. Find out more: https://edin.ac/3UWx2k6
Celebrating the Festive Season in Edinburgh | The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh 2022-12-14 | Edinburgh is dressed for the Festive Season and ready to celebrate! We think it's the "most wonderful time of the year" for our beautiful capital city. What are your favourite places to visit and things to do during the Festive Season?
The Future of Climate Justice - Actions that change systems The University of Edinburgh 2022-11-08 | The final event in The Future of Climate Justice series took place online with an extended community of climate justice leaders who share and examine the actions that can change systems.Climate justice is gender justice, it is environmental justice, intergenerational justice, racial justice, economic justice, and nature justice. This conversation focused on movement and change, recognising that as words shape policies and processes, words made good will shape our future.Find out more: https://edin.ac/3EgogZi
The Future of Climate Justice - AMUK: A performance by Khairani Barokka The University of Edinburgh 2022-11-08 | On 14 October 2022, Indonesian writer and artist Khairani Barokka performed a new, archipelago-futurist piece on environmental and climate crises as the result of centuries of colonial extractivism.Through the colonial histories leading to the mistranslation of the Malay/Indonesian word ‘amuk’ into ‘amuck’, and the phrase ‘running amuck’, these words are imagined as characters in literal dialogue with and against each other.This specially commissioned poetry performance from Khairani Barokka builds on questions of climate policy and finance to tell the story – a story, our story, the story of our earth. Through her work and in conversation with Esa Aldegheri, Khairani Barokka will shift our understanding of the climate crisis from an external clash of nature and humanity to an internal struggle of behaviours, histories, cultures and ethics.Find out more: https://edin.ac/3EgogZi
The Future of Climate Justice - Reparation and Equality The University of Edinburgh 2022-11-08 | This panel event opened the third in the University’s Futures Conversations series and discussed how progress could be made on the back of COP26.The first Future of Climate Justice conversation took place on Monday 10 October 2022 in the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library.The outcome document of COP26 – the Glasgow Climate Pact – is prominent, contentious and was reluctantly agreed by rich nations. It behoves all of us to ask what has happened. Where are the finances to make life-saving changes happen? Drawing on the language of ‘loss and damage’ this conversation asked what needs to be done and how could we do it.This panel event opened the third in the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Conversations series and featured Elizabeth Cripps, Tasneem Essop, Arunabha Ghosh, AC Grayling, Vanessa Nakate, Patricia Scotland, chaired by Dr Hermione Cockburn.Find out more: https://edin.ac/3EgogZi
Student vlog: Syeda’s guide to health and wellbeing at university The University of Edinburgh 2022-08-12 | Syeda, a recent graduate of our BSc Medical Sciences programme, talks about how she managed her wellbeing at University and offers advice to other students. Filmed in February 2020. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the author/vlogger and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Edinburgh.Royalty Free Music from Bensound: bensound.com
The Universitys whole-institution approach to tackling the climate crisis The University of Edinburgh 2022-06-28 | In a video address to members of the International Sustainable Campus Network, University Principal Professor Peter Mathieson highlighted the fundamental role universities play by shaping society to become more environmentally restorative and socially just. Find out more about the University of Edinburgh's whole-institution approach to tackling the climate crisis: ed.ac.uk/news/2022/sustainability-award-win-for-university
Prof Susan Neiman Lecture 6 - Paul Robeson: Art in the Service of Heroism The University of Edinburgh 2022-06-03 | The theme of this lecture was heroes and those who are regarded as one of history’s heroes. The lecturer, Dr Susan Neiman, regards Paul Robeson as one of those heroic persons. Neiman emphasizes that Paul Robeson possessed universal values and acted on behalf of others.Find out more: ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/news-events/lectures/gifford-lectures/2021-2022/lecture-6-paul-robeson
Prof Susan Nieman - Lecture 5 - Einstein: or How to Turn a Hero into a Celebrity The University of Edinburgh 2022-06-02 | Professor Neiman in this lecture outlined the less-known aspects of Einstein's life to prove his heroic qualities and universalistic world-view. From his socialism, anti-Semitism, desire to care for Palestinians and create a homeland for Jewish people and anti-racist stances she asks people to look beyond the mad scientist profile and wonder why it is easier for people to see Einstein as crazy.Find out more: ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/news-events/lectures/gifford-lectures/2021-2022/lecture-5-albert-einstein
Prof Susan Neiman - Lecture 4: George Eliot Heroes Without Faith The University of Edinburgh 2022-06-02 | This lecture explored the life of George Eliot and her writings to argue that she was a heroic character. She fought unjust societal norms and searched for truth and beauty. Find out more: ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/news-events/lectures/gifford-lectures/2021-2022/lecture-4-george-eliot
Prof Susan Neiman - Lecture 3: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist? John Brown and the American Civil War The University of Edinburgh 2022-06-02 | The focus of this lecture, the third in this Gifford series, is on John Brown and it presented an overview of his life and actions and argued why he should be seen as a hero. Brown was born in 1800 in Connecticut and was an abolitionist who was hung in 1859. Find out more: ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/news-events/lectures/gifford-lectures/2021-2022/lecture-3-freedom-fighter-or-terrorist
Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture 2022 - Andrew Horne and Philippa Saunders The University of Edinburgh 2022-05-26 | Endometriosis is a chronic pain condition that affects 1 in 10 women. There is no cure for the condition and because it can cause severe pain and other symptoms like fatigue and infertility it has a significant impact on wellbeing. Prof Philippa Saunders and Prof Andrew Horne are determined to find new ways to tackle endometriosis. This year they share the University of Edinburgh’s Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science. This is in recognition of their work to include lived experience and the needs of people with endometriosis in their research, allowing them to find new ways to approach this devastating condition.
Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture 2021 - Andrew Manches The University of Edinburgh 2022-05-26 | The Tam Dalyell Prize is given annually by The University of Edinburgh to recognise staff who have delivered outstanding work in engaging the public with science. Have you have ever wondered why you move your hands when you're talking, even when you’re on the phone? When we explain ideas we often gesticulate, and research is revealing how these movements offer a unique window into the way we think and understand the world. This presents a valuable opportunity for early learning; looking closer at how children gesture helps us better recognise what they know, often before they can tell us in their own words. And thinking more about how we gesture when communicating with children may help us explain things better. Gestures may even help us understand the potential of interactive technologies to enhance learning by encouraging certain actions. In this talk, Dr Andrew Manches will share clips from several projects to illustrate this emerging research field, with examples of cutting-edge digital designs that offer a different perspective to debates about children and the role of technology.
Prof Susan Neiman - Lecture 2: Odysseus and his Critics: The First Modern Hero The University of Edinburgh 2022-05-13 | Our second Gifford Lecture of the 2022 series examines the first hero of modern times- Odysseus- as much admired as criticized. What follows is a summary of the lecture and a response by Alice Rae, an interdisciplinary PhD Candidate in Classics and English at the University of Edinburgh. Find out more: blogs.ed.ac.uk/gifford-lectures/2022/05/04/lecture-2-odysseus-and-his-critics-the-first-modern-hero
Prof Susan Neiman - Lecture 1 Who Needs Heroes? The University of Edinburgh 2022-05-12 | In her first lecture, Professor Neiman argues that the excitement for heroes who exhibit a moral clarity must be weighed against returning to the mythological Greek hero “where the strong trampled on the weak without guilt or shame and called it natural.” Instead, she seeks to explore what it means to be a hero. She is not looking for specific criteria for a hero but a way forward to make “reasoned arguments” about them. Why is this important? She seeks to invoke a moral model where claims of legitimacy are based on what a person has done to the world, not what the world has done to them. Find out more: blogs.ed.ac.uk/gifford-lectures/2022/05/03/lecture-1-who-needs-heroes
Research rankings confirm Edinburgh as world leader The University of Edinburgh 2022-05-12 | Edinburgh’s position as one of the UK’s leading research universities has been reaffirmed by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF).According to Times Higher Education's REF power ratings, the University of Edinburgh is fourth in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research - known as research power - and is Scotland’s top-ranked institution.Discover how the University community is making its mark upon the world through its research, innovation, ideas and actions.ed.ac.uk/impact/research
STV COPS report: Covid-19 linked to complications during pregnancy The University of Edinburgh 2022-01-14 | Report from STV News on 13 January 2022 about results from the COPS study, which found that having Covid-19 in the late stages of pregnancy was linked with pregnancy complications. Credit - STV NewsFind out more: https://edin.ac/33zRtOK
Changing World Conversations: How to be a good ancestor The University of Edinburgh 2021-11-04 | The climate crisis is creating a legacy which future generations will have to live with. How can we design cities, source energy, and tell stories with their needs in mind? Join Professor Suzanne Ewing (Chair of Architectural Criticism, Edinburgh College of Art), Professor David Farrier (Chair of Literature and the Environment, School of Literature, Languages and Cultures and author of Footprints: In search of Future Fossils) and Dr Laura Watts (School of GeoSciences and author of Energy at the End of the World) to explore what philosopher Roman Krznaric has called the most important question of our time: are we being good ancestors?This conversation was inspired by philosopher Roman Krznaric's book The Good Ancestor (ted.com/talks/roman_krznaric_how_to_be_a_good_ancestor) and specifically the chapter, The Legacies We Leave (youtube.com/watch?v=8i9f1UdvohE&t=165s).
Changing World Conversations: Rethink travel for a healthier future The University of Edinburgh 2021-10-29 | Vehicle emissions are bad for heart health, one of the leading sources of air pollution in cities and a major contributor to climate change. Switching your petrol or diesel car for an electric one will help clean city air and tackle the climate emergency, but a more radical shift than switching cars could have much further reaching health benefits. Join Dr Mark Miller (Centre for Cardiovascular Science), Dr Will Cawthorn (Centre for Cardiovascular Science) and Professor Nanette Mutrie (Physical Activity for Health Research Centre) to explore why more active travel is better for the health of both people and the planet.
Change the world The University of Edinburgh 2021-10-28 | At the University of Edinburgh, we’ve been influencing the world for more than 400 years. We take on the global challenges of today for a better tomorrow. Whatever it takes from tackling climate change to building a sustainable future to supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals we will ensure we deliver positive change.Join us and change the world. Nothing ordinary comes from this extraordinary place.
Changing World Conversations: Nature-inspired technologies The University of Edinburgh 2021-10-22 | The natural world teems with remarkable creatures and phenomena, which can spark ideas for technologies to solve the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. Our engineers are taking inspiration from nature to develop revolutionary technologies designed to tackle climate change by enabling us to reduce our carbon footprint or repair environmental damage. Join Dr Katherine Dunn (School of Engineering) to discover a range of bio-inspired innovations, including the cutting-edge science of electrosynbionics, which involves creating devices that use components derived from or inspired by biology to generate, use or store electricity.
Changing World Conversations: The future of food The University of Edinburgh 2021-10-21 | Our demand for food is continually growing and the pressures on our food production systems have never been higher. More extreme weather, warming seas and environmental degradation will have real consequences for what we eat and how it is produced. Join Dr Annis Richardson (School of Biological Sciences), Dr Alistair McCormick (School of Biological Sciences) and Professor Andrea Wilson (The Roslin Institute) to discuss the challenges of producing food in a changing world, how technologies such as genetic modifications could be part of the solution and how current research could influence the future of food.
Changing World Conversations: It’s not too late! The University of Edinburgh 2021-10-21 | We’re living through a climate emergency, but to see some of the media coverage you might think that there's nothing to worry about, while other coverage suggest we are past the point of no return and that any efforts to reduce emissions now are futile. Join Professor Ken Rice (School of Physics and Astronomy), Dr Richard Milne (School of Biological Sciences) and Professor Elizabeth Bomberg (School of Social and Political Science) to separate the science from the myths, and to discuss how we might address this serious challenge. The situation is urgent, action must be taken, but it’s still not too late to make a difference.
