The Future of Free (and Who Will Pay for It)
Who bears the cost of free in our AI-accelerated world?
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Patrick Geddes and the Anarchist Strain of Town Planning
Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EFThis talk features Mike Small, Scottish writer, activist, and Bella Caledonia editor.
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AI in the City
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomHow will AI affect how our cities are designed and managed? Join us at this free public event to be part of the discussion.
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Technomoral Conversations: How Will AI Change Science?
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomHear from experts on the impact of data driven machine learning and AI on science and knowledge production.
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Futures Board Games Night
V&A Dundee 1 Riverside Esplanade, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomJoin Speculative Futures Central Scotland at V&A Dundee for a night of futures board games — play, hack & create new ways to explore futures together.
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Geddes and the Scottish Generalist Tradition
Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EFThis talk features Professor Murdo Macdonald, Emeritus Professor of History of Scottish Art at the University of Dundee.
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FutureGaze: The Future of Animation
Online EdinburghThis event will will focus on the future of animation and the technological advances happening in and around animation.
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Technomoral Conversations: What’s the Story with AI? AI Narratives and Counter-narratives
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomJoin us for the latest event in the Technomoral Conversations series.
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Epistemic Injustice and Mental Health System Survivor Knowledge
Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EFA seminar on epistemic injustice and mental health, led by Tamsin Oudney Walker and Sarah Golightley.
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CDS Seminar Series: Jonathan Gray
Room 1.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomJoin us for a book talk on Public Data Cultures by Jonathan Gray.
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Amelia Acker – Book Talk: “Archiving Machines: A Material History of Data Storage”
Room 1.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe Critical Data Studies Cluster presents: Amelia Acker - Book Talk: "Archiving Machines: A Material History of Data Storage"
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Day of Co-Creation
Research Suite – 6th Floor, University of Edinburgh Main Library 30 George Square, EdinburghThe Binks Hub invites you to celebrate creative and participatory research practices. Join for one event, or for the whole day!
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CDS Seminar Series: Sophie Bishop
Room 1.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomJoin this book talk on ‘Influencer Creep: How Optimization, Authenticity and Self-Branding Transform Creative Culture’
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What Patrick Geddes did in India: a few steps too far?
Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EFThis talk features Professor Roger Jeffrey.
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Bridging Communities: Creating the Change You Want to See in the World
Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EFJoin us for the first Bridging Communities event of 2026, hosted by The Melting Pot in collaboration with the Edinburgh Futures Institute, as we explore what it means to turn bold ideas into real-world action.
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The Front List: Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales
McEwan Hall Teviot Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis Edinburgh Futures Institute supported event asks, can the internet ever be good again?
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Hilary Cottam & Sarah O’Connor: New Ways of Working
Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis Edinburgh Futures Institute supported event offers upbeat proposals for the future of work during the AI revolution.
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FutureGaze: The Future of Tourism and Culture
What is the scope of our cultural tourism in Scotland, and how can we support local, national and international audiences to engage with Scottish culture and our cultural events?
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The Future of Research in an Age of AI
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis event explores the opportunities and challenges facing research institutions as they navigate a new era of knowledge creation.
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Teaching, Learning, and the AI University
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis discussion explores how institutions can respond to technological transformation while preserving their educational mission and public purpose.
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Universities and the Future of Truth: AI, Free Speech, and Power
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis discussion will explore the role of universities in defending open inquiry, fostering critical thinking, and sustaining the conditions for informed public life.
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Building the University of 2050: Leadership, Structure, and Strategy
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis session will ask whether universities as we know them are fit for the future.
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Future University: Work and the Next Economy of Knowledge
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomSarah O'Connor explores what makes work meaningful and what role universities should play in building a more human-centred economy.
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Building Compassion in Financial Services Organizations
Please join our global community of compassionate leaders and change-makers for a conversation on building compassion into the culture of financial services
