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Outsmarting gout with remote monitoring through a mobile application

An exciting research collaboration between EPCC and NHS Lothian is looking to improve the quality of life for people with gout through the use of a mobile app.

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Cens-able: improving and empowering census data research opportunities in Scotland

A new project aims to increase researcher awareness and knowledge on best practice in linking, accessing, and analysing census-linked data products in Scotland. 

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First major update to Safe Haven Charter

The Safe Haven Charter, which underpins the collaborative work of Scotland’s technical environments that enable researchers to securely access and analyse sensitive data, has been updated for the f

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Supercharging AI through an innovative data partnership

We've been working with Advai Limited, a UK-based global leader in the adoption of safe and secure artificial intelligence (AI).

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Creating digital gold

We are working with the National Collection of Aerial Photography to digitise one of the UK's most impressive historic datasets.

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Manchester, with the Old Trafford football and cricket stadia in June 2000 (ID: NCAP/GET/MMC/0239/0344 ncap.org)

AI software tool aims to use high street eye tests to spot dementia risk

Data scientists and clinical researchers are working with high street opticians for the first time to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from a routine eye test.

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Connect 4: improving data access between the four UK nations

EPCC is leading a new project to help create a roadmap to join together, or federate, data access amongst the devolved nations. 

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Building a platform for prostate cancer research

PROSECCA (Improving radiotherapy in PROState cancer using EleCtronic population-based healthCAre data) is advancing the state of the art in radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer.

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A radiotherapy plan for a patient with prostate cancer showing the clinical target volume, which includes the prostate (orange), bladder (brown), rectum (blue) on the axial (top left), coronal (bottom left), and sagittal (bottom right) plane with isodose levels as well as the corresponding dose volume histogram (DVH) (top right).

Using data visualisation to drive environmental awareness

The Air Quality Stripes visualisation gives a powerful illustration of the evolution of particulate matter pollution levels around the world.

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Developing a platform for AI for assistive autonomy

Prof Subramanian Ramamoorthy leads the Edinburgh Autonomous Vehicle Initiative, which is developing a platform for AI for assistive autonomy.

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