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Dr Benjamin Peters Awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

23 September, 20252025 Award Research Staff

Dr Benjamin Peters, Lecturer in Computational Cognitive Science at the School of Informatics,…

Dr Adriana Sejfia Awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship

23 September, 20252025 Award Research Staff

Dr Adriana Sejfia, Lecturer in Software Engineering at the School of Informatics, The University of…

Dr Edoardo Ponti wins €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant to pioneer adaptive, efficient foundation models

15 September, 20252025

Dr Edoardo Ponti, Lecturer in Natural Language Processing at the University of Edinburgh has been…

Informatics alumnus named in TIME Magazine’s 2025 List of 100 Most Influential AI Thinkers

11 September, 20252025

Professor Benjamin Rosman, an alumnus of the Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour (IPAB)…

AI tools show promise for veterinary diagnosis

09 September, 20252025 Research

Deep learning models trained on scan images can aid vets in managing caseloads.

Why more thinking isn’t always better: Informatics PhD student co-authors AI safety study with Anthropic

15 August, 20252025 Research Student

[15/08/2025] Aryo Pradipta Gema, a PhD student at the School of Informatics supervised by Dr…

8th consecutive win for EUFS at Silverstone

27 July, 20252025 Event Student

[28/05/2025] Edinburgh University Formula Student (EUFS) has once again triumphed at the Formula…

Professor Peter Dayan awarded an honorary degree for outstanding contributions to computational neuroscience and machine learning

14 July, 20252025 Award

[11/07/2025] The University of Edinburgh has conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Peter…

Informatics student awarded Glushko Dissertation Prize for a thesis about honeybee dance

25 June, 20252025 Research Student

[25/06/2025] Informatics PhD student Anna Hadjitofi supervised by Professor Barbara Webb, won the…

Professor Michael Rovatsos appointed to Scottish Technology Council

18 June, 20252025 Research Staff

[18/06/2025] Professor Michael Rovatsos, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the School of…