Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society
The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society (CBSS) The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society’s mission is to research the complex social, cultural, ethical, legal, and technological landscape that characterises contemporary biomedicine and healthcare, using critical perspectives from across the social studies of science and medicine, bioethics, and the health humanities,
Population, Health and Place research group
Population, Health and Place research group Based in the School of Geosciences, this group examines the connections between the environment, health and well-being, with a particular interest in health inequalities. is concerned with Commercial determinants of health; Physical and chemical environments and human health; Lifecourse of place; and Secondary data infrastructure.
Centre for Research in Digital Education
Centre for Research in Digital Education The Centre for Research in Digital Education is concerned with how technology, culture and policy intersect with research and practice in digital education. This includes research areas on Digital Cultures, Children & Technology and Data Society, all exploring the various ways we live with technologies, including dealing with potential […]
Energy & Sustainability
Energy & Sustainability Led by the cross-College Energy@Ed network, which incorporates expertise from social science, business, law and architecture, as well as through close collaboration with ECCI. Research explores issues around design and governance of energy systems and infrastructures across the world, including in lower income settings, as well as legal, economic and political dimensions of […]
SCRIPT
SCRIPT SCRIPT, the Scottish Research Centre for IP and Technology Law, explores the intersection between law, technology and society from a multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdiction perspective. Our research is about the synergetic relationship between law, social norms, ethics, technologies, commerce and society in the widest possible sense.
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology The research interests in Clinical Psychology cover the whole of the lifespan, focusing on childhood to adult and older adult mental health and emotional well being as well as the psychological impact of chronic physical ill health. Colleagues are designing and evaluating technology based interventions for those experiencing, or at risk of, mental […]
Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia
Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia The aim of the Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED) is to create international social research and impact that prioritises the experience of dementia and strengthens global understanding of living with dementia.
Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy (CRISP)
Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy (CRISP) CRISP research focuses on the political, legal, economic and social dimensions of the surveillance society. It is a collaborative initiative between the University of Stirling’s Management School, The University of St Andrews, the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Sciences and School of Law; […]
Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research
Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research The centre analyse administrative data from across Scotland and the UK, focused on key themes including lifelong health and wellbeing; community safety equality and wellbeing; health and social care and work, wellfare and housing. SCADR is involved in various technological innovation projects which aim to enhance the quality and […]
Physical Activity for Health Research Centre
Physical Activity for Health Research Centre The main focus of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC) is to develop, test and implement interventions which encourage people of all ages to ‘sit less and walk more’.