A project deep dive by James Baker, Director of Digital Humanities at the University of Southampton.
A conversation with award-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo about arts provision in the education system, the importance of creativity in young people, and how creativity positively impacts society as a whole.
As part of Black History Month, this event will engage with Black presence and Black Studies in relation to education.
The intersecting, planetary-scale crises we face bring new urgency to the debate about the purpose of education. Climate catastrophe, widening inequalities, conflict, pathogen spillovers, new diseases, failures of governance and technology acceleration all challenge us to ask again what education might be, and what we need it to do.
Part of the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Futures Conversations series.
Dr Kevin Guyan shares his work on queer approaches to the collection, analysis and presentation of data.
This event brings Gaza Sky Geeks in conversation with researchers at the University of Edinburgh to discuss how Palestine's digital economy can remain resilient in the current crisis.
This event will discuss topics such as the role of video games in shaping our world and human development, and the gamification of education.
This talk with Arturo Arriagada will analyse the daily routines and economic pressures faced by today's digital workers.
This discussion considers the role education has played in developing our technological landscape and how it can help work towards a fairer future.
A talk by danah boyd.
In this Technomoral Conversations panel, we will hear from leading voices from the Majority World on what they have learned from and about AI, and the issues and visions they would like to see taken up.
A panel event marking the 10-year anniversary of Katie Paterson’s 100-year artwork, Future Library.
Part of the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Futures Conversations series.
This event will bring together key figures from the Scottish education landscape to talk about AI in schools and our education futures.
Interdisciplinary artist Kasia Molga invites you to explore her first iteration of 'How to Find the Soul of a Sailor,' the result of The New Real 2023-2024 commission 'Uncanny Machines' supported by the Scottish AI Alliance.
Join Professor Daniel Kreiss for an in-depth talk and discussion, hosted by the School of Political Science, on how platforms fail democracy. It will examine their role in political polarisation and disinformation, while advocating for democracy-worthy policies to safeguard elections and institutions.
Join the Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture and Society for their latest project deep dive featuring Andrew McLean.
TJ Billard offers an insider’s view into transgender activism during the first two years of the first Trump administration.
Comedian Fern Brady joins Michael Pedersen to talk creativity, comedy and books.
A panel event celebrating the creation of the Edinburgh Seven Tapestry.
A panel event on the mechanisms of exclusion in cultural work and how they are mirrored in other national and policy contexts
This webinar is designed for individuals and organisations across the creative industries who are navigating the evolving landscape of digital content management and licensing.
In this talk, the co-founders of the Public Data Lab will share their experience of developing new collaborative methods through digital tools.
A conversation about the role of AI in creative practice and culture.
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