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  • October 2024

  • Tue 29
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    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
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    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
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    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.

  • Thu 31
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    The Binks Hub – Creative Research Methods Reading Group

    • Reading Group
    31st October 2024 9:30 AM - 3rd November 2024 10:30 AM GMT

    Join this weekly reading group hosted by The Binks Hub and led by Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh.

  • Thu 31
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    Poetry for Change and Action

    • Workshop
    31st October 2024 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT

    This workshop is for people who want to learn about how poetry might be used to support processes of change and activism.

  • November 2024

  • Fri 1
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    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
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    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 5
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    Entangled Singing with Rhubaba Choir

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Workshop
    5th November 2024 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institue, Level 4 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    This workshop will generate material which will be collectively sung by the workshop participants at the event Entanglements: Studies in flowing, following, falling.

    Free
  • Wed 6
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    Entangled Performing with Karen Christopher

    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Workshop
    6th November 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT
    Edinburgh Futures Institue, Level 4 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    This 3-hour workshop will generate material which will be performed by the workshop participants at the event Entanglements: Studies in falling, flowing, following.

    Free
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Making Waves

Making Waves is an exciting programme of events that explores creativity in different forms, crossing areas such as the arts, technology, science, and the environment..

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Learning Curves

Our Autumn 2024 programme of events explored the future of education through panel discussions, poetry readings, live music and performance, and deep intellectual debate and discussion.

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POWER TRIP

Our Autumn 2023 programme of events explored leadership in all its forms – from the seats of power to the front lines of activist movements and even in our own workplaces.

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Love machine

Our Spring 2023 programme of events explored the interconnections of AI and data with humanity through conversations, performances, and workshops.

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First Breath

Our Autumn 2022 programme featured more than 20 events exploring crisis, migration, displacement and equality coalescing around the theme of Climate Justice.

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"The production and intellectual content of your recent events has been fantastic! Thank you for the opportunity to attend and learn. This is probably the best event I have been to all year."

Event attendee, Love Machine Spring 2023

"Really, really impressed with Futures Institute events. Properly impressive speakers, and seamless technical management. Thank you for keeping them hybrid/online – it's a really nice way to keep in touch!"

Event attendee, Love Machine Spring 2023

"Amazing! I hope that Utopia Lab can ring in every event season, the dream space that you curate and allow to flourish is an important and novel lens that Edinburgh Futures Institute offers partners, students, staff, researchers and anyone with an interest in collaborative thinking and doing."

Event attendee, Love Machine Spring 2023

Our public events seasons are co-created with people from across the University of Edinburgh. If you'd like to contribute ideas for the programme please contact the events team.

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Meet the events team

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Alice Disley

Events Co-ordinator

Fraser Pringle

Project & Events Administrator
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Ioannis Kalkounos

Programme Manager
Lewis Williams

Lewis Williams

Events Technician

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