Teaching, Learning, and the AI University
This discussion explores how institutions can respond to technological transformation while preserving their educational mission and public purpose.
We offer open and participatory events that showcase interdisciplinary work and impact and spark ideas, inspiration and debate.
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This discussion explores how institutions can respond to technological transformation while preserving their educational mission and public purpose.
This discussion will explore the role of universities in defending open inquiry, fostering critical thinking, and sustaining the conditions for informed public life.
This event invites attendees to explore the tensions, trade-offs, and responsibilities involved in shaping the university of the future.
This session will ask whether universities as we know them are fit for the future.
Sarah O'Connor explores what makes work meaningful and what role universities should play in building a more human-centred economy.

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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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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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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Our Spring 2023 programme of events explored the interconnections of AI and data with humanity through conversations, performances, and workshops.
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Our Autumn 2022 programme featured more than 20 events exploring crisis, migration, displacement and equality coalescing around the theme of Climate Justice.
Watch recordings"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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