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Quantum Fringe Festival 2025: Bridging a Century of Innovation with Future Possibilities

14 May, 20252025 Event

[08/05/2025] This summer, Scotland becomes the staging ground for a celebration of quantum science…

Informatics student leads a study that links higher risk of depression to combinations of chronic illnesses

12 May, 20252025 Publication Research Student

[13/05/2025] A study led by Lauren DeLong, PhD student at the School of Informatics, found that…

Walid Magdy finds that deleted Facebook posts on Middle East conflict broke no rules

25 April, 20252025 Research Staff

[25/04/2025] Dr Walid Magdy, reader at the School of Informatics led a recent study which found…

Informatics students participate in the Pint of Science 2025

24 April, 20252025 Event Research Student

[24/04/2025] Several Informatics research students will be presenting at the grassroots science…

Joschka Roffe awarded EPSRC Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowship

14 April, 20252025 Award Research

[14/04/2025] Dr Joschka Roffe, a Senior Researcher in the Quantum Software Lab, is among eleven…

Kia Nazarpour’s spin out raises $8m to revolutionise magnetic sensing for the future of human-machine interaction

10 April, 20252025 Funding announcement Staff

[10/04/2025] Deep tech semiconductor company Neuranics, a joint spinout between the universities of…

Informatics students showcase innovative assistive robotics at SDP Trade Fair

07 April, 20252025 Event Student

[03/04/2025] On Wednesday, 2nd April 2025, the School of Informatics hosted its annual Student…

Barbara Webb develops a robotic gripper that mimics ants’ jaws

04 April, 20252025 Research Staff

[31/03/25] Professor Barbara Webb led the research that developed a prototype ‘hairy robotic…

Professor Michael O'Boyle Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

31 March, 20252025 Award Research Staff

[25/03/2025] Professor Michael O’Boyle, Chair in Computer Science at the School of Informatics, is…

Informatics PhD student develops an AI-powered coffee-making robot

19 March, 20252025 Student Research

[19/03/2025] Ruaridh Mon-Williams, a PhD student jointly at the University of Edinburgh,…