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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,…

Sethu Vijayakumar involved in UK-Japan Strategic Partnership discussions

06 March, 20252025 Event Research

[20/02/2025] Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, Professor of Robotics at the School of Informatics played…

Edinburgh Hoppers celebrate International Women’s Day

05 March, 20252025 Awareness Day Student Event

[08/03/2025] International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on 8th March that…

Informatics student develops a dating app based on musical tastes

13 February, 20252025 Student

[14/02/2025] Ben Stevenson, a fourth-year Computer Science and AI student at the University of…

Inspiring Futures: Women and Girls in STEM

07 February, 20252025 Awareness Day Student

[11/02/2025] On 11th February, we celebrate the contributions of women and girls to the scientific…

Hinton among seven engineers to win 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

05 February, 20252025 Award

[05/02/2025] Edinburgh graduate and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is among seven engineers…