Michaela
@michaelav89.bsky.social
Start up advisor at UoEdinburgh, previously Creative Informatics Cluster.
Board of Creative Edinburgh.
Interested in entrepreneurial ecosystems, design, tech, 🦓s & social enterprises.
Views are my own.
Board of Creative Edinburgh.
Interested in entrepreneurial ecosystems, design, tech, 🦓s & social enterprises.
Views are my own.
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Our 2025 Annual Impact Report is here - and the latest figures show the real impact social investment is having across Scotland and beyond.
Read our full report to discover how we’re helping to build Scotland’s impact economy:
buff.ly/Fug7L2f
#Impact #SocialEnterprise #Thirdsector #ImpactEconomy
Read our full report to discover how we’re helping to build Scotland’s impact economy:
buff.ly/Fug7L2f
#Impact #SocialEnterprise #Thirdsector #ImpactEconomy
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our 2025 Annual Impact Report is here - and the latest figures show the real impact social investment is having across Scotland and beyond.
Read our full report to discover how we’re helping to build Scotland’s impact economy:
buff.ly/Fug7L2f
#Impact #SocialEnterprise #Thirdsector #ImpactEconomy
Read our full report to discover how we’re helping to build Scotland’s impact economy:
buff.ly/Fug7L2f
#Impact #SocialEnterprise #Thirdsector #ImpactEconomy
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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📣 Calling all research staff at The University of Edinburgh 📣
Enrol in our intellectual property module as part of the Engage programme to help you understand IP, how to identify it, & how to protect it. ➡️ eil.ac/EngageIP/B
Enrol in our intellectual property module as part of the Engage programme to help you understand IP, how to identify it, & how to protect it. ➡️ eil.ac/EngageIP/B
September 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📣 Calling all research staff at The University of Edinburgh 📣
Enrol in our intellectual property module as part of the Engage programme to help you understand IP, how to identify it, & how to protect it. ➡️ eil.ac/EngageIP/B
Enrol in our intellectual property module as part of the Engage programme to help you understand IP, how to identify it, & how to protect it. ➡️ eil.ac/EngageIP/B
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Applications are now open for the SGDA Games Acclerator programme, the first dedicated business development programme for the games sector.
Applications Open for SGDA Games Accelerator
The Scottish Game Developers Association (SGDA) has opened applications for a major new initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of games industry leaders: the SGDA Games Accelerator. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund, the accelerator is Scotland’s first dedicated business development programme for the games sector. It offers a free, intensive series of workshops designed to provide early-stage and aspiring games leaders with the practical skills and expert mentorship needed to build a successful studio.
scottishgames.net
September 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Applications are now open for the SGDA Games Acclerator programme, the first dedicated business development programme for the games sector.
So proud of this project and excited to see what they achieve next🌊
. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 's renewable energy spinout, SeaWarm, has secured £550,000 to expand its heating systems across Scotland from Equity Gap, Scottish Enterprise, and Old College Capital ➡️ eil.ac/SeaWarmLaunc...
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So proud of this project and excited to see what they achieve next🌊
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i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
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So, AI companies are… mysteriously exempt from having to provide data on how much water they use from public supplies? Good good nothing could possibly go wrong there…
AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England
Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
So, AI companies are… mysteriously exempt from having to provide data on how much water they use from public supplies? Good good nothing could possibly go wrong there…
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From this Friday, 30 May, come along to @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social to see the projects our class of 2025 Product Design Engineering students have put together!
Degree Show 2025 is open to the public from Friday until 8 June.
It includes showcases from the breadth of work across our four schools - Mackintosh School of Architecture, the School of Fine Art, the School of Design, and the School of Innovation and Technology.
It includes showcases from the breadth of work across our four schools - Mackintosh School of Architecture, the School of Fine Art, the School of Design, and the School of Innovation and Technology.
May 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
From this Friday, 30 May, come along to @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social to see the projects our class of 2025 Product Design Engineering students have put together!
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More on this see my work with @bmittelstadt.bsky.social and @cruss.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
May 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
More on this see my work with @bmittelstadt.bsky.social and @cruss.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
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John Swinney urges all parties to ‘recommit’ to action on climate change
Scottish First Minister condemns ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.
Scottish First Minister condemns ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.
John Swinney urges all parties to ‘recommit’ to action on climate change
The Scottish First Minister condemned ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.
buff.ly
May 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
John Swinney urges all parties to ‘recommit’ to action on climate change
Scottish First Minister condemns ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.
Scottish First Minister condemns ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.
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Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities
Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities
Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities
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Presenting our new Inklings Showcases with @portybooks.bsky.social!
We'll be doing a couple of these and our first one features Casci Ritchie, Arusa Qureshi, Xuanlin Tham and Thom James Carter!
Tues 22nd April 2025, 7pm
Tix (in-person and online): www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...
We'll be doing a couple of these and our first one features Casci Ritchie, Arusa Qureshi, Xuanlin Tham and Thom James Carter!
Tues 22nd April 2025, 7pm
Tix (in-person and online): www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...
An Inklings Showcase: Big Ideas in Small Books at The Portobello Books...
Please come and join us for An Inklings Showcase: Big Ideas in Small Books on 22nd April, at The Portobello Bookshop
www.theportobellobookshop.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Presenting our new Inklings Showcases with @portybooks.bsky.social!
We'll be doing a couple of these and our first one features Casci Ritchie, Arusa Qureshi, Xuanlin Tham and Thom James Carter!
Tues 22nd April 2025, 7pm
Tix (in-person and online): www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...
We'll be doing a couple of these and our first one features Casci Ritchie, Arusa Qureshi, Xuanlin Tham and Thom James Carter!
Tues 22nd April 2025, 7pm
Tix (in-person and online): www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/an-in...
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@uoelawschool.bsky.social is hiring a Teaching & Research Fellow in AI, Data & the Rule of Law.
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
Teaching and Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence, Data and the Rule of Law
The Teaching and Research Fellow in in Artificial Intelligence, Data and the Rule of Law will pursue a research and teaching agenda addressing the interdisciplinary area linking together artificial intelligence, data and the rule of law, incorporating the legal, sociological, philosophical, ethical, cognitive and technical questions surrounding the use of computational data in areas implicating the rule of law and justice.
edin.ac
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@uoelawschool.bsky.social is hiring a Teaching & Research Fellow in AI, Data & the Rule of Law.
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
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This is unabashed fascism. Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology' apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is unabashed fascism. Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology' apnews.com/article/trum...
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No, no, no. It is not a relatable cute fail. It's literally breaking the law to discuss classified government war plans on an unsecure system. Come on. The adding the journalist bit is not the part to focus on.
The Trump administration's Signal group chat leak may be the world's most relatable fail. Who hasn't added a stranger to a text thread or group chat?
'We've all done this': Trump admin group chat scandal is its most relatable fail
The Trump administration's Signal group chat leak may be the world's most relatable fail. Who hasn't added a stranger to a text thread or group chat?
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
No, no, no. It is not a relatable cute fail. It's literally breaking the law to discuss classified government war plans on an unsecure system. Come on. The adding the journalist bit is not the part to focus on.
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Join us in next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar, where Claire Paterson-Young @clcpaterson.bsky.social will discuss research findings on the study of West Midlands Police's specialist data ethics review committee.
📅 Thu 27 Mar
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/4hxm1Bs
📅 Thu 27 Mar
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/4hxm1Bs
March 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join us in next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar, where Claire Paterson-Young @clcpaterson.bsky.social will discuss research findings on the study of West Midlands Police's specialist data ethics review committee.
📅 Thu 27 Mar
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/4hxm1Bs
📅 Thu 27 Mar
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/4hxm1Bs
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Join us for what will be an important and inspiring discussion! Register: efi.ed.ac.uk/event/cultur...
#challengecreatechange
#challengecreatechange
March 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Join us for what will be an important and inspiring discussion! Register: efi.ed.ac.uk/event/cultur...
#challengecreatechange
#challengecreatechange
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Congratulations to @melissaterras.bsky.social !
Fabulous night yesterday at @edincollegeofart.bsky.social who threw me an inaugural party, talking digital/arts/hums/creativity. Packed house and packed zoom! Thanks to all who were there. And don’t let the dystopian nightmare bullshit dim your sparkle.
March 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations to @melissaterras.bsky.social !
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So much good juice in this short and zesty read from @carefultrouble.bsky.social on AI adoption and avoiding the overwhelm: "It’s possible to be both careful and curious about technology adoption".
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
Five Lessons for Careful AI Adoption — Careful Industries
AI might feel inescapable and overwhelming. We share 5 lessons for adopting at the speeed of trust.
www.careful.industries
February 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So much good juice in this short and zesty read from @carefultrouble.bsky.social on AI adoption and avoiding the overwhelm: "It’s possible to be both careful and curious about technology adoption".
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
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Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now.
abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....
abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....
MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'
The John D
abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now.
abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....
abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....
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That's a weird way to spell "suspected rapist and human trafficker".
February 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
That's a weird way to spell "suspected rapist and human trafficker".
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Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
February 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
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French president Emmanuel Macron announced €109bn in AI investments, most of which are dedicated to building new data centres.
#France #AI #EmmanuelMacron
#France #AI #EmmanuelMacron
What Frances Stargate-style 109bn announcement means for its AI ambitions
sifted.eu
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
French president Emmanuel Macron announced €109bn in AI investments, most of which are dedicated to building new data centres.
#France #AI #EmmanuelMacron
#France #AI #EmmanuelMacron
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Workday launches a platform for enterprises to manage all of their AI agents in one place
Workday launches a platform for enterprises to manage all of their AI agents in one place
HR giant Workday is launching a new way for enterprises to keep track of all of their AI agents in one place. It’s also launching a few more AI agents of its own, for good measure. Silicon Valley-based Workday announced on Tuesday the release of Workday…
tcrn.ch
February 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Workday launches a platform for enterprises to manage all of their AI agents in one place
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🇪🇺 Five years since Scotland was dragged out of the EU, people are still paying the price.
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Scotland knows Brexit is holding Britain back. Why won't Labour admit it? | John Swinney
Five years after we left the EU, people are still paying the price. We’re ready to work with Westminster to forge closer bonds with Europe, says Scotland’s first minister John Swinney
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🇪🇺 Five years since Scotland was dragged out of the EU, people are still paying the price.
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🏴 We’re ready to work with anyone who’ll help us rebuild Scotland’s ties with Europe, says @johnswinney.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...