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  • September 2024

  • Thu 26
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    • Reading Group
    26th September 2024 9:30 AM - 29th September 2024 10:30 AM BST

    The Binks Hub – Creative Research Methods Reading Group

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

  • Sat 28
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    28th September 2024 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM BST

    Doors Open Days at Edinburgh Futures Institute

    Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Explore the Edinburgh Futures Institute building on Doors Open Days 2024! See exhibitions, meet staff and students and take part in a range of exciting hands-on drop-in activities suitable for all ages.

  • Sun 29
    Edinburgh Futures Institute building with signage
    29th September 2024 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM BST

    Doors Open Days at Edinburgh Futures Institute

    Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Explore the Edinburgh Futures Institute building on Doors Open Days 2024! See exhibitions, meet staff and students and take part in a range of exciting hands-on drop-in activities suitable for all ages.

  • October 2024

  • Wed 2
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    • Talk/Discussion
    • Tourism & Festivals
    2nd October 2024 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM BST

    Tech Tuesdays #3: Automation – Your New Business Partner

    Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Explore how automation and artificial intelligence could run the back office of your tourism or hospitality business.

  • Wed 2
    A stack of old hardcover books lies on a wooden surface. The books are worn, with frayed edges and some damaged spines. A magazine is partially visible beneath them, showing a blurry cover image.
    • Reading Group
    2nd October 2024 9:30 AM - 5th October 2024 10:30 AM BST

    The Binks Hub – Creative Research Methods Reading Group

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

  • Wed 2
    Archive black and white photo with women sitting working at desks, event branding overlayed.
    • Talk/Discussion
    2nd October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM BST

    Open Methods for Digital Conservation of Historic Musical Instruments

    Room 2.35, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    This talk discusses work carried out at the NEMUS project on the topic of digital conservation of historic stringed instruments.

    Free
  • Thu 3
    A grid of 24 colorful clay wall hangings, each with unique designs such as trees, landscapes, abstract patterns, and text. The pieces vary in color and style, featuring elements like stars, birds, and flowers on a white background.
    • Exhibition
    3rd October 2024 10:00 AM - 5th October 2024 5:00 PM BST

    Alternative Futures – Who Decides?

    Dovecot Studios 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh

    The Binks Hub and the Ripple Project warmly invite you to an exhibition of co-created art that challenges the status quo and offers an alternative view of what communities need to flourish.

  • Mon 7
    Side by side headshots of Jeanette Winterson and humaoid robot Ameca.
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    7th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST

    Jeanette Winterson in Conversation with Ameca

    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.
    • Talk/Discussion
    8th October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM BST

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

    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
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    8th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM BST

    Literature is not a Luxury with Bernardine Evaristo

    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
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    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    15th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST

    Rooting Decolonial Education: Routes for Repair and Liberation

    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
  • Thu 17
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    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Performance
    17th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST

    AISOMA: Wayne McGregor x Edinburgh Futures Institute

    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

    A new performance from Studio Wayne McGregor and composer Chris Lyons.

    Free
  • Fri 18
    Promotional banner for a lecture entitled "Value Capture and Algorithmic Policies: Outsourcing our Values to Technology" by Professor C. Thi Nguyen. Event details: 18th October, 6:00-7:30pm BST, at Edinburgh Futures Institute, with a reception following.
    • Lecture
    18th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST

    CTMF Flagship Lecture with Professor C. Thi Nguyen

    Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Join this Centre for Technomoral Futures Flagship Lecture event with award-winning author and philosopher, Professor C. Thi Nguyen, on technology’s role in shaping human values.

  • 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.
    • Edinburgh Futures Conversations
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    21st October 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM BST

    The Future of Education: Crisis

    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
  • Wed 23
    Dark blue background with text branding and photo of Shannon Vallor
    • Lecture
    23rd October 2024 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM BST

    Inaugural Lecture of Professor Shannon Vallor

    Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Shannon Vallor.

    Free
  • Thu 24
    A stack of old hardcover books lies on a wooden surface. The books are worn, with frayed edges and some damaged spines. A magazine is partially visible beneath them, showing a blurry cover image.
    • Reading Group
    24th October 2024 9:30 AM - 27th October 2024 10:30 AM BST

    The Binks Hub – Creative Research Methods Reading Group

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

  • Fri 25
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    • Coffee Morning
    25th October 2024 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM BST

    Critical Data Studies Cluster Coffee Morning

    Room 1.82, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    The Critical Data Studies Cluster at the Futures Institute invites you to join a morning coffee and natter about datafication and data-driven systems.

  • Tue 29
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    • Edinburgh Futures Conversations
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    29th October 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT

    The Future of Education: Utopia

    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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    • Talk/Discussion
    30th October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT

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

    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.
    • Talk/Discussion
    30th October 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT

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

    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
    A stack of old hardcover books lies on a wooden surface. The books are worn, with frayed edges and some damaged spines. A magazine is partially visible beneath them, showing a blurry cover image.
    • Reading Group
    31st October 2024 9:30 AM - 3rd November 2024 10:30 AM GMT

    The Binks Hub – Creative Research Methods Reading Group

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

  • Thu 31
    A large crowd is gathered at sunset, holding various handwritten signs. Feathers float through the air, illuminated by the sun's rays, creating a warm, hopeful atmosphere.
    • Workshop
    31st October 2024 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT

    Poetry for Change and Action

    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
    White Xbox controller sitting on reflective table top
    • Learning Curves: Autumn 2024
    • Talk/Discussion
    1st November 2024 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT

    Video Games: Play and Pedagogy

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

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

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

    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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Alice Carr

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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