A new report has recommendations for the Scottish and UK governments on steps that can be taken to ensure AI is developed and used in ways that create trust and deliver real benefits.
A new initiative led by University of Edinburgh researchers will help the world prepare more effectively for future pandemics by addressing one of the major lessons of COVID-19 – that pandemics affect far more than healthcare systems alone.
As the rise of artificial intelligence forces mathematicians to rethink what makes their field reliable and valuable, an international group of researchers has warned that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat.
Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports a first-of-its-kind study that analysed a dataset of 100 million posts from underground cybercrime communities.
Dr Kirsten Jenkins is among 13 of Scotland’s most promising academics chosen for the inaugural cohort of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s new Research Leadership Scheme.
Professor Steven Yearley will inaugurate a prestigious new international lecture series at Cornell University, delivering his talk on Earth Day, 22 April 2026.
Two major reports on the UK Department of Work and Pensions’ use of technology and automation in welfare have cited research led by Dr Morgan Currie.
School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Dr Robert Smith will lead a new £1.8m project from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) as part of its Synthetic Plants Programme.
A network project about decolonisation developed by a School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic has received an international award recognising it as an exceptional example of research and public engagement.
School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Dr Kirsten Jenkins has been appointed as an associate member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) for 2025.
New research involving School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Dr Kirsten E H Jenkins is calling on the Scottish Government to deliver a world first by setting quantifiable targets for achieving a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academics Dr Ben Collier and Dr Morgan Currie are involved in new research assessing the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) to parliamentary business.
