Research Centres associated with ISSTI
ISSTI brings together members of a number of specialist research groups and centres at the University of Edinburgh .
AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
School of Law
The AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law was established on 1 April 2002 with the generous support of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The Centre continues the work of its co-Directors - Ms Lilian Edwards, Mr Andres Guadamuz, Professor Graeme Laurie, Professor Hector MacQueen and Dr. Charlotte Waelde. The Centre's research themes examine the synergies between intellectual property law and information technology law together with work on medical law and ethics. The centre's research is about the synergetic relationship between law, technology, commerce and society in the widest possible sense. As well as IT and IP, research is concerned with the adjunct areas of biotechnology, genetics and medical jurisprudence and ethics; law and artificial intelligence, including the distribution of legal knowledge via the Web; regulation of electronic commerce, the Internet and the information society; and law as it affects information management and cultural production and archiving.
Centre of African Studies
School of Social and Political Studies
Founded in 1963, CAS is the only academic unit in Scotland dedicated to the study of Africa. It draws on Africanist expertise across the University to create a dynamic atmosphere for the study of Africa in Edinburgh.CAS offers both Master's and PhD programmes.
Japanese-European Technology Studies Technology Studies (JETS) Institute
School of Management and Economics
Research Centre for Social Sciences
School of Social and Political Studies
The RCSS was established in 1984 to promote high quality research across the Faculty of Social Sciences by promoting and hosting multidisciplinary research and by offering specialist advice on methodology, funding, research policy, and acting as a clearing house for contacts with external agencies.
Key areas of research, public policy advice and consultancy are Socio-economic research on technology, innovation and society including information, media and communications technologies, environment, biotechnology, nanotechnology, risk and public policy, and technology transfer.
The RCSS is located in the Old Surgeons' Hall, built in 1697 in the historic Edinburgh Old Town.
To contact the RCSS please use the following addresses and fax:
Robin Williams
R.WilliamsATed.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 6387
Anne Valentine
a.valentineATed.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 6384
Fax : +44 (0)131 650 6399
Postal Address:
RCSS
Old Surgeons Hall
High School Yards
Edinburgh
EH1 1LZ
Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage
School of GeoSciences
The Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage is a Research Centre established in Edinburgh to deliver the R&D capability to create containment solutions to complement emissions reduction strategies.
The Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
The Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture