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Quantum Fringe Festival 2025: Bridging a Century of Innovation with Future Possibilities | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[08/05/2025] This summer, Scotland becomes the staging ground for a celebration of quantum science and technology. Spanning June and July 2025, the Quantum Fringe Festival (QF25) honours the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and
Matthew Whelan | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
Matthew Whelan (4th-year PhD) is developing machine learning models to understand mental illness and brain health, focusing on the impact of sleep on brain volume and neurocognitive disorders such as dementia.
Fiona Gibb | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
Fiona Gibb (1st-year PhD) is investigating how generative AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, can support midwives’ professional development in learning, leadership, and career progression.
EUFS Launches New ADS Race Car “SISU26” Ahead of 2026 Silverstone Competition | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
Edinburgh University Formula Student (EUFS) has unveiled its 2026 autonomous race car, “SISU26”, at a launch event hosted at the University’s Nucleus Building. The team plans to become the first in the UK to pass scrutineering with a fully
Vidminas Vizgirda | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
Vidminas Vizgirda (4th-year PhD) is researching how human-computer interaction and interactive information retrieval can support teachers’ reuse of educational resources, designing software to enhance classroom practice.
Informatics student leads a study that links higher risk of depression to combinations of chronic illnesses | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[13/05/2025] A study led by Lauren DeLong, PhD student at the School of Informatics, found that people with multiple long-term physical health conditions are at a significantly greater risk of developing depression.
Professor Peter Dayan awarded an honorary degree for outstanding contributions to computational neuroscience and machine learning | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[11/07/2025] The University of Edinburgh has conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Peter Dayan, a distinguished scholar in the field of computational neuroscience and machine learning. The ceremony took place on 11 July at McEwan Hall.
PhD studentship in Computer Architecture and Compilers | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
Deadline: 1st June 2026 (or until the position is filled)
Hinton among seven engineers to win 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[05/02/2025] Edinburgh graduate and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is among seven engineers celebrated for their ground-breaking contributions to Modern Machine Learning, a cornerstone of artificial intelligence advancements.
Informatics student awarded Glushko Dissertation Prize for a thesis about honeybee dance | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[25/06/2025] Informatics PhD student Anna Hadjitofi supervised by Professor Barbara Webb, won the Glushko Dissertation Prize for an outstanding dissertation in cognitive science, awarded for her thesis “Neural mechanisms of dance communication in