Opinion
Comment and analysis on today’s biggest issues from Edinburgh's world-leading experts.
The views expressed in this section are those of the contributors, and do not necessarily represent those of the University.
What are deepfakes and how are they impacting society?
Fake online video and audio content has become a powerful tool for spreading political misinformation and harming personal reputations.
Education is key to UK’s net-zero transition
Education is key to UK’s net-zero transition
Green skills and career pathways must be embedded into every part of education in the UK to help meet climate targets and ensure people thrive in a zero-carbon economy.
Can leaders’ missteps guide Africa’s Covid path?
Power has offered politicians precious little protection from the pandemic but lessons learned could be of lasting benefit
A blunt approach is no antidote to vaccine hesitancy
Facts are somewhat ineffective in fighting the spread of misinformation. Building trust, rather than flashing credentials, is key.
The Brexit vote and the Union: Scotland five years on
The 2016 referendum decision to leave the EU shook the UK to its constitutional core. The aftershocks may yet loosen Scotland's place in the Union.
Use the G7 to revolutionise global health data and prevent next…
Use the G7 to revolutionise global health data and prevent next Covid-19
Mental health pressures will linger long after lockdown
The number of people with mental illness was rising before the pandemic. Easing restrictions is not enough to improve their lives.
No power without wisdom: Covid’s hard lesson
The pandemic has brutally exposed our lack of respect for moral and social knowledge. This must be relearned, quickly.
Kerala’s Covid story serves as a cautionary tale
The best of intentions can easily be undone when complacency, callousness and incompetence are rife at the highest level.
Our greatest libraries are melting away
The story of mankind and its impact on the environment is locked in the strata of ice.
Human after all: How cinema uses AI to extend moral and…
It’s not hard to see why AI is an interesting starting point for a movie. Beyond the obvious storylines that explore the threat to our perception of being the dominant intelligent species, AI has become a lens through which to consider more existential questions – a way to interrogate the very condition of ‘being human’.











