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  • October 2024

  • Mon 7
    Side by side headshots of Jeanette Winterson and humaoid robot Ameca.

    Jeanette Winterson in Conversation with Ameca

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    7th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A panel event featuring author Jeanette Winterson, robotics expert Ingo Keller, and advanced humanoid robot Ameca.

    Free
  • Tue 8
    A vintage-style poster titled "Beyond Notability: Re-evaluating Women’s Work in Archaeology, History, and Heritage in Britain, 1870-1950." It features images of women in historical attire and the text "James Baker Project Deep Dive.

    Wikidata, biographical lives, and linked infrastructures of women’s work 1870-1950

    • Talk/Discussion
    8th October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM BST
    Room 0.10, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    A project deep dive by James Baker, Director of Digital Humanities at the University of Southampton.

    Free
  • Tue 8
    Bernardine Evaristo

    Literature is not a Luxury with Bernardine Evaristo

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    8th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM BST
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    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.

    Free
  • Tue 15
    A photograph of an audience watching an event which is out of shot.

    Rooting Decolonial Education: Routes for Repair and Liberation

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    15th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    As part of Black History Month, this event will engage with Black presence and Black Studies in relation to education.

    Free
  • Mon 21
    Image showing a promotional banner for "The Future of Education: Crisis" by the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. Features black-and-white portraits of seven individuals on a dark background.

    The Future of Education: Crisis

    • Edinburgh Futures Conversations
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    21st October 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM BST
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    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.

    Free
  • Tue 29
    Black and white speaker portraits side by side on a dark background with conference branding in blue

    The Future of Education: Utopia

    • Edinburgh Futures Conversations
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    29th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Part of the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Futures Conversations series.

    Free
  • Wed 30
    Multi coloured panels of circles each different bright colours, event branding overlayed.

    The Politics of Numbers: Queer Data and the Counting of LGBTQ Communities

    • Talk/Discussion
    30th October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT
    Room 2.35, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    Dr Kevin Guyan shares his work on queer approaches to the collection, analysis and presentation of data.

    Free
  • Wed 30
    Promotional flyer for an event titled "A Digital Economy in Crisis," featuring a discussion with Gaza Sky Geeks. Includes date, time, location, registration link, and an image of a group of people with the Gaza Sky Geeks logo.

    A digital economy in crisis: Palestine’s tech sector and the road to economic recovery

    • Talk/Discussion
    30th October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT
    MacLaren Stuart Room (G.159) University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh

    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.

  • November 2024

  • Fri 1
    White Xbox controller sitting on reflective table top

    Video Games: Play and Pedagogy

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    1st November 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    This event will discuss topics such as the role of video games in shaping our world and human development, and the gamification of education.

    Free
  • Mon 4
    Arturo Arriagada headshot

    Beyond Precarity: Imaginaries, Constraints, and the Meaning of Platform Work

    • Talk/Discussion
    4th November 2024 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT

    This talk with Arturo Arriagada will analyse the daily routines and economic pressures faced by today's digital workers.

    Free
  • Tue 12
    An illustration of many hands placed on top of each other in a gesture of unity.

    Contesting Computing: Imagining Feminist Technofutures

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    12th November 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    This discussion considers the role education has played in developing our technological landscape and how it can help work towards a fairer future.

    Free
  • Mon 18
    danah boyd hedshot

    Here Be Dragons: The Challenges of Pursuing Responsible AI

    • Talk/Discussion
    18th November 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT
    Reid Concert Hall Bristo Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A talk by danah boyd.

    Free
  • Tue 19
    An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI) using black noughts and crosses.

    Technomoral Conversations: What the Majority World Can Teach Us about AI

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    19th November 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    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.

    Free
  • Fri 22
    Norwegian forest taken from an aerial view, with snow dusting the trees

    Future Library and Futures Literacy: Making Futures from Where We Are

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    22nd November 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A panel event marking the 10-year anniversary of Katie Paterson’s 100-year artwork, Future Library.

    Free
  • Tue 26
    Black and white speaker portraits side by side on a dark background with conference branding in blue

    The Future of Education: AI

    • Edinburgh Futures Conversations
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    26th November 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Part of the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Futures Conversations series.

    Free
  • December 2024

  • Tue 3
    A robot teacher leads a class of eight children sitting in elementary school desks, illustrating the concept of AI-powered education. Illustration uses a unified palette of neutral and turquoise colors, comprised of vector shapes over a dark gray background on a 16x9 artboard, and presented in isometric view.

    The Future of AI at School

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    3rd December 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    This event will bring together key figures from the Scottish education landscape to talk about AI in schools and our education futures.

    Free
  • Thu 12
    Flowers floating on water in a dark filtered photographic image

    How to Find the Soul of a Sailor: Artist Talk and Opening Event

    • Exhibition
    • Talk/Discussion
    12th December 2024 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT
    Inspace 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    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. 

  • February 2025

  • Thu 6
    Event poster titled "How Platforms Fail Democracy" featuring a speaker, Daniel Kreiss. It includes event details: February 6, 5pm–6:30pm at Adam House, Basement Theatre. The University of Edinburgh logos and a QR code for more info and booking are visible.

    How Platforms Fail Democracy

    • Talk/Discussion
    6th February 2025 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM GMT
    Lecture Theatre A 40 George Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    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.

  • Wed 26
    A map of Europe and the Mediterranean with various city markers. A green overlay features a classical statue. A logo with "DTS" is in the top right corner. Text reads "Andrew McLean Project Deep Dive.

    Reconstructing the Roman Transport Network: New Methods and Approaches to Modelling Mobility from the R3UrbN Project

    • Talk/Discussion
    26th February 2025 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT
    Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF

    Join the Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture and Society for their latest project deep dive featuring Andrew McLean.

    Free
  • March 2025

  • Thu 20
    Event flyer with a colorful gradient background for a talk titled "Voices for Transgender Equality: Trans Rights Activism Under Trump." Speaker: Thomas J Billard. Date: Mar 20, 4:30 pm, Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute. QR code and link included.

    Voices for Transgender Equality: Trans Rights Activism Under Trump

    • Talk/Discussion
    20th March 2025 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    TJ Billard offers an insider’s view into transgender activism during the first two years of the first Trump administration.

  • Fri 21
    The image shows two separate portraits. On the left, a woman in a red dress stands against a dark background. On the right, a person in a colorful shirt stands outside, looking upward, with a cloudy sky in the background.

    Fern Brady in conversation with Michael Pedersen

    • Making Waves: Spring 2025
    • Talk/Discussion
    21st March 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Comedian Fern Brady joins Michael Pedersen to talk creativity, comedy and books.

    Free
  • Tue 25
    Abstract textile art with vibrant pink, turquoise, orange, and white patterns. The design features intricate, organic shapes reminiscent of natural or biological forms, displayed against a light gray background.

    Creating to Celebrate: the Edinburgh Seven Tapestry

    • Making Waves: Spring 2025
    • Talk/Discussion
    25th March 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A panel event celebrating the creation of the Edinburgh Seven Tapestry.

    Free
  • April 2025

  • Tue 1
    Graffiti-style text in bright pink on a white background reads "CULTURE IS BAD.

    Culture is Bad for You

    • Making Waves: Spring 2025
    • Talk/Discussion
    1st April 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST
    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A panel event on the mechanisms of exclusion in cultural work and how they are mirrored in other national and policy contexts

    Free
  • Wed 2
    The word "DECADE" is written in bold, uppercase letters with a blue horizontal line cutting through the lower third of the letters. The text is white on a black background.

    Emerging Futures for Tokenised Licensing in the Creative Industries

    • Talk/Discussion
    2nd April 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM BST

    This webinar is designed for individuals and organisations across the creative industries who are navigating the evolving landscape of digital content management and licensing.

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