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New Statistics with Artificial Intelligence MSc provides statistics-first route into AI

03 November, 2026AI Statistics

A new MSc programme which emphasises the statistical foundations of machine learning will prepare…

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Miguel de Carvalho appointed Vice President of the International Statistical Institute

20 October, 2026AI Staff success Statistics

Miguel will serve as Vice President from 1 November 2026 until ISI World Statistics Congress 2029.

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Safe, secure and robust AI for safety-critical systems

20 July, 2026AI

Professor Des Higham is Guest Editor for a theme issue of the Royal Society's Philosophical…

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Registration open for Edinburgh Summer School on Generative AI for Extremes

27 May, 2026AI PhD Statistics Sustainability

The Summer School will take place from September 8-11 at JCMB.

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Researchers tackling extreme weather risk meet with industry leaders

10 March, 2026AI Statistics Sustainability Industry and Impact

Last week, the School hosted an academic-industry event, 'Modelling the Unprecedented:…

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Potential new MSc in Statistics with Artificial Intelligence

17 February, 2026AI Statistics

We would like to hear your views on a potential new postgraduate opportunity in Statistics with…

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MAC-MIGS PhD Students Win First Place at International Cryptocurrency Forecasting Competition

19 November, 2025AI PhD Industry and Impact

PhD students in the MAC-MIGS Centre for Doctoral Training, secured First Place at the ACM ICAIF…

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ERC Advanced Grant Success for Des Higham

19 September, 2025AI Staff success

Des Higham has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his project 'Numerical Analysis for…

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Maths win at Edinburgh Innovations Startup Summer Accelerator Showcase

11 September, 2025AI Student success

Adi Kumar, one of our undergraduate students, was one of 11 student entrepreneurs to take part in…

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Register your interest for causality in biomedicine course

19 August, 2025AI Health Statistics

The EMBO practical course 'Causality in biomedicine: going beyond associations' will take…

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