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SUMMARY:Future-Proofing Creative Skills for Responsible AI Adoption
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit – Kinnari Saraiya\, Tarang (2025)\, Virtual World \n\n\n\nRegistrations will close on 9th March at 5pm. Secure your spot now! \n\n\n\nThis series of workshops is aimed at identifying and discussing the new and future-proof skills\, and related training opportunities\, needed by creatives in the current technological landscape.   \n\n\n\nWhat challenges are creatives facing in adopting AI tools? What skills will creatives need to thrive in an AI-integrated workplace? How can we prepare for and shape these futures? How might education and training programs evolve to support creative collaboration with AI?  \n\n\n\nThis interactive workshop series brings together creatives to collaboratively imagine the future of creative practices and address today’s most pressing skills and adaptation challenges.  \n\n\n\nAll the sessions in the workshop series will have a similar structure\, with each session being tailored to creatives at different stages of their careers:  \n\n\n\n\n26th March: Freelancers\n\n\n\n2nd April: Students and early career practitioners \n\n\n\n9th April: In-house professionals (including those working in creative agencies\, studios\, and teams)\n\n\n\n16th April: Creative managers and leaders\n\n\n\n\nThese workshops are part of the programme of activities of the project “CREA-TEC: Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives”\, led by Dr. Caterina Moruzzi\, University of Edinburgh\, in collaboration with Adobe\, and aimed at promoting the responsible integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools in creative practices. The project is supported by the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme with funds from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The workshops are conducted in collaboration with the Innovation Services team at Edinburgh Futures Institute and delivered as part of Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Spring 2025 events programme. \n\n\n\nVisit the project website here. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\nPushpi Bagchi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Pushpi Bagchi is a visual communication designer and researcher dedicated to leveraging design as a tool for social innovation. As Principal Designer in Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Innovation Services team\, she leads participatory design initiatives and futures-focused methodologies to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Her expertise spans visual communication\, participatory design\, and critical theory. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKam Chan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKam Chan is an artist and creative producer. As Engagement Producer for Edinburgh Futures Institute Innovations Services team she leads on the delivery of workshops\, events and bespoke projects to support stakeholders to find solutions to complex challenges through co-creation and collaboration. She is currently co-Vice President of Visual Arts Scotland programming and curating exhibitions\, residencies and events including at the Royal Scottish Academy\, and a co-producer for Architecture Fringe CIC delivering a biennial festival programme exploring architecture and design in our social\, political and cultural contexts. She has a Master of Fine Art and a BA(Hons) in Art\, Philosophy and Contemporary Practices from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Herman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Herman specialises in emerging technologies’ impact on artistic and creative practices. Currently\, she is the Head of AI Research at Adobe\, where she leads a team of UX Researchers covering Generative AI for Creative Cloud. Laura received her PhD from the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute and has previously held research roles at Harvard\, Princeton\, and Intel. Laura has worked with arts institutions such as the Serpentine Galleries\, the Tate\, Studio Olafur Eliasson\, and Ars Electronica; her curatorial and research work has been covered by venues including the BBC\, Forbes\, Artnet\, New Scientist\, Newsweek\, and the Wall Street Journal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaterina Moruzzi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Caterina Moruzzi is a Chancellor’s fellow in Design Informatics\, University of Edinburgh. Her research lies at the intersection between the philosophy of art\, human and artificial creativity\, and the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. As a BRAID Research Fellow\, she leads a collaboration with Adobe to promote the responsible integration of AI tools into creative practices. Caterina is lead of the research cluster ‘Creativity\, AI\, and the Human’ at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/future-proofing-creative-skills-for-responsible-ai-adoption-3/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institue\, Level 4 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Technomoral Conversations: AI & Creative Labour
DESCRIPTION:The Technomoral Conversations series brings together leaders\, creators and innovators from academia\, technology\, business and the third sector in a ‘fireside chat’ format to discuss futures that are worth wanting. Focusing on AI and creative labour\, this Technomoral Conversation will look at issues ranging from the AI industry’s copyright violations\, to the responses from creatives in the UK and elsewhere\, to the wider ethical and political questions about the role of AI in creative practice and culture.  \n\n\n\nThe Centre for Technomoral Futures\n\n\n\nThe Centre for Technomoral Futures focuses on the ethical implications of present and future advances in AI\, machine learning and other data-driven technologies. It supports work and research in these areas across the Futures Institute\, the University of Edinburgh and with a wide portfolio of partners\, projects and networks.  \n\n\n\nAs part of Edinburgh Futures Institute\, the Centre’s shared goal is to help people create and shape more resilient\, sustainable and equitable forms of life. The Centre for Technomoral Futures is a home for developing more constructive modes of innovation: innovation that preserves and strengthens human ties and capabilities; that builds more accessible and just paths to public participation in the co-creation of our futures; and that reinvests the power of technology into the repair\, maintenance and care of our communities and our planet.  \n\n\n\nBridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID)\n\n\n\nBRAID is a UK-wide programme dedicated to integrating Arts and Humanities research more fully into the Responsible AI ecosystem\, as well as bridging the divides between academic\, industry\, policy and regulatory work on responsible AI. They represent a six-year\, £15.9 million investment in enabling responsible AI in the UK\, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and running from 2022 to 2028. Working in partnership with the Ada Lovelace Institute and BBC\, their team brings together expertise in human-computer interaction\, moral philosophy\, arts\, design\, law\, social sciences\, journalism\, and AI. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Sinders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Sinders is an award winning critical designer\, researcher\, and artist. They’re the founder of human rights and design lab\, Convocation Research + Design\, and a current BRAID fellow with the University of Arts\, London. For the past few years\, they have been examining the intersections of artificial intelligence\, intersectional justice\, harmful design\, systems and politics in digital conversational spaces and technology platforms. They’ve worked with the Tate Exchange at the Tate Modern\, the United Nations\, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office\, the European Commission\, Ars Electronica\, the Harvard Kennedy School and others. Caroline is currently based between London\, UK and New Orleans\, USA.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaula Westenberger\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Paula Westenberger is a Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law and a member of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence at Brunel University of London. She has a Masters and a PhD in IP law from Queen Mary University of London\, and is the Deputy Editor of the European Copyright and Design Reports. Her research interests cover the intersection between copyright law\, human rights and culture\, with a particular focus on the use of digital technologies (including AI) in the cultural heritage sector. She is a BRAID Research Fellow working on the project ‘Responsible AI for Heritage: copyright and human rights perspectives’ in partnership with RBG Kew. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Combes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Combes is the Head of Rights and Licensing and Deputy Chief Executive for ALCS. His work focuses on the development of collective rights and licensing schemes in the UK and internationally\, aimed at providing writers with fair remuneration for the re-use of their work. This role involves a significant degree of partnership and collaboration with other UK writers’ organisations and licensing bodies as well as authors’ societies and collecting agencies around the world. \n\n\n\nRichard’s department is also responsible for engaging with UK and EU policy on copyright and authors’ rights – an area of growing prominence on the political agenda – by drafting responses to government consultations\, preparing Ministerial briefings and setting the agenda for the All Party Writers’ Group. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChair: Shannon Vallor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Shannon Vallor serves as Director of the Centre for Technomoral Futures in the Edinburgh Futures Institute. She holds the Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence in the University of Edinburgh’s Department of Philosophy. Professor Vallor joined the Futures Institute in 2020 following a career in the United States as a leader in the ethics of emerging technologies\, including a post as a visiting AI Ethicist at Google from 2018-2020. She is the author of The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking (Oxford University Press\, 2024) and Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting (Oxford University Press\, 2016). She serves as advisor to government and industry bodies on responsible AI and data ethics. She is also Principal Investigator and Co-Director (with Professor Ewa Luger) of the UKRI research programme BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides)\, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/technomoral-conversations-ai-creative-labour/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, Level 0 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Talk/Discussion
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SUMMARY:Future-Proofing Creative Skills for Responsible AI Adoption
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit – Analogue scans of Re-Assessing Normal\, workshop 3/3. Georgia Gardner funded by EFI. \n\n\n\nRegistrations will close on 9th March at 5pm. Secure your spot now! \n\n\n\nThis series of workshops is aimed at identifying and discussing the new and future-proof skills\, and related training opportunities\, needed by creatives in the current technological landscape.   \n\n\n\nWhat challenges are creatives facing in adopting AI tools? What skills will creatives need to thrive in an AI-integrated workplace? How can we prepare for and shape these futures? How might education and training programs evolve to support creative collaboration with AI?  \n\n\n\nThis interactive workshop series brings together creatives to collaboratively imagine the future of creative practices and address today’s most pressing skills and adaptation challenges.  \n\n\n\nAll the sessions in the workshop series will have a similar structure\, with each session being tailored to creatives at different stages of their careers:  \n\n\n\n\n26th March: Freelancers\n\n\n\n2nd April: Students and early career practitioners \n\n\n\n9th April: In-house professionals (including those working in creative agencies\, studios\, and teams)\n\n\n\n16th April: Creative managers and leaders\n\n\n\n\nThese workshops are part of the programme of activities of the project “CREA-TEC: Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives”\, led by Dr. Caterina Moruzzi\, University of Edinburgh\, in collaboration with Adobe\, and aimed at promoting the responsible integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools in creative practices. The project is supported by the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme with funds from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The workshops are conducted in collaboration with the Innovation Services team at Edinburgh Futures Institute and delivered as part of Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Spring 2025 events programme. \n\n\n\nVisit the project website here. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\nPushpi Bagchi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Pushpi Bagchi is a visual communication designer and researcher dedicated to leveraging design as a tool for social innovation. As Principal Designer in Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Innovation Services team\, she leads participatory design initiatives and futures-focused methodologies to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Her expertise spans visual communication\, participatory design\, and critical theory. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKam Chan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKam Chan is an artist and creative producer. As Engagement Producer for Edinburgh Futures Institute Innovations Services team she leads on the delivery of workshops\, events and bespoke projects to support stakeholders to find solutions to complex challenges through co-creation and collaboration. She is currently co-Vice President of Visual Arts Scotland programming and curating exhibitions\, residencies and events including at the Royal Scottish Academy\, and a co-producer for Architecture Fringe CIC delivering a biennial festival programme exploring architecture and design in our social\, political and cultural contexts. She has a Master of Fine Art and a BA(Hons) in Art\, Philosophy and Contemporary Practices from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Herman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Herman specialises in emerging technologies’ impact on artistic and creative practices. Currently\, she is the Head of AI Research at Adobe\, where she leads a team of UX Researchers covering Generative AI for Creative Cloud. Laura received her PhD from the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute and has previously held research roles at Harvard\, Princeton\, and Intel. Laura has worked with arts institutions such as the Serpentine Galleries\, the Tate\, Studio Olafur Eliasson\, and Ars Electronica; her curatorial and research work has been covered by venues including the BBC\, Forbes\, Artnet\, New Scientist\, Newsweek\, and the Wall Street Journal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaterina Moruzzi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Caterina Moruzzi is a Chancellor’s fellow in Design Informatics\, University of Edinburgh. Her research lies at the intersection between the philosophy of art\, human and artificial creativity\, and the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. As a BRAID Research Fellow\, she leads a collaboration with Adobe to promote the responsible integration of AI tools into creative practices. Caterina is lead of the research cluster ‘Creativity\, AI\, and the Human’ at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/future-proofing-creative-skills-for-responsible-ai-adoption-4/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institue\, Level 4 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Workshop
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SUMMARY:A&I (Beta): Orange Grove Dance’s Embodied Performance with AI
DESCRIPTION:An international premiere performance by dance\, design\, and film company\, Orange Grove Dance (USA)\, A&I is a new dance and multimedia live production between five performers and a solitary AI interface (Luna) that uses smart home technology on a theatrical scale. The work questions how we see and care for the technologies we have created\, which hold up the fragile ecosystems of modern society.  \n\n\n\nA&I PERFORMANCE TRAILER CAN BE FOUND HERE ** \n\n\n\nA&I is a first-of-its-kind production\, integrating AI technology to respond to performers’ actions in real-time while controlling technical elements of the performance. The work explores how we perceive and care for the technologies rapidly shaping the modern world. Engaged in embodied conversations of their hopes and dreams\, the performers and Luna (AI) are led into situations where they must see each other ‘face-to-face’— together creating emotionally driven digital and sonic landscapes that reference the nostalgia of what it means to be a 21st century human.   \n\n\n\n**Performances at The Voxel in April 2024 marked the Beta debut of the work. Performances of A&I will continue to change and develop as the technology for the work continues to evolve.  \n\n\n\nAbout Orange Grove Dance\n\n\n\nOrange Grove Dance (OGD) continually redefines creative ingenuity through its interdisciplinary approach to dance and art-making. Known for innovative performances that blend movement\, design\, film\, and technology\, the company consistently expands the boundaries of contemporary dance. The imagistic gravity of the work compels audiences beyond the confines of traditional stage venues and reflects the extraordinary influence of dance in everyday life. Under the direction of Artistic Directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, OGD’s acclaimed canon of works is recognised for its powerful imagery and choreography\, which engages audiences in a world that is relevant\, mysterious\, and absorbing.  \n\n\n\nOGD enacts its mission (to bring dance\, design\, and film to all communities) through the artistic vehicle of its presentation\, research\, and educational programming through films\, performances\, classes and workshops and – a hallmark of its programming – the OGD Summer Intensive. The Intensive serves as a unique embodiment of the company’s priorities and mission to embolden interdisciplinary artists and designers through an affordable weeklong incubation with the company. The OGD Intensive allows artists to get inside of OGD’s creative processes while continuing the development and exploration of their own artistic voice.  \n\n\n\nOver the past decade OGD has been presented by The Voxel\, The Kennedy Center\, Dance Place\, Maryland Theater for the Performing Arts\, U.S. Botanic Garden\, Museum of Zhang Zhidong\, City of Alexandria’s Waterfront Park\, CulturalDC\, Dupont Underground\, Joe’s Movement Emporium\, and The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.  \n\n\n\nBiographies\n\n\n\n\n\nColette Krogol and Matt Reeves || Artistic Directors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColette Krogol and Matt Reeves are acclaimed directors\, choreographers\, filmmakers\, and mixed media designers. As a collaborative duo they have been creating dances together for over fifteen years through their founding and directing of Orange Grove Dance. Their award-winning works are noted for bringing virtuosic athleticism\, mesmerizing design landscapes\, and powerful imagery to their audiences.   \n\n\n\nKrogol and Reeves are Helen Hayes Award winners for “Outstanding Choreography in a Play” for their work in Round House Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2020). Additional honors and commissions include: 2023 Rubys Artist Grantees through the Deutsch Foundation\, The Carla Fund for Choreography and Performance (Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation)\, Maryland State Arts Council’s Artist Awards\, the Baker Artist Awards (2024\, 2023\, and 2021)\, and The Voxel’s 2024 Artists-in-Residence program– where they continued developing their newest stage work\, A&I.   \n\n\n\nAs faculty\, they have served at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute\, Towson University\, George Washington University\, University of Florida\, University of Maryland\, and the Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences in China. They have also directed residencies at American University\, Dickinson College\, Sweet Briar College\, Hillsborough Community College\, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Israel.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon Brison || Performer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon Brison\, a South Tennessee native\, is an East Coast-based performing artist. Holding a BFA in Dance from Troy University in Alabama\, he has trained under mentors like Dominic Angel and Dante Puleio\, while showcasing his talent in works by choreographers including Kyle Abraham\, Kile Hotchkiss\, Tucker Knox\, and Trey Coates-Mitchell. Brison’s professional credits include Dendy/Donovan Projects\, Orange Grove Dance\, Dafi Alteba\, Chris Bell Dances\, and The Dash Ensemble with notable performances at the American Dance Festival\, Jacob’s Pillow\, the U.S. Botanic Garden\, The Kennedy Center\, New York Live Arts\, and Dance Place DC.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Neveu Brown || Performer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Neveu Brown is a Baltimore/DC-based dance teaching artist\, performer\, choreographer\, writer\, and mover/lover/mother. Her passion is working with people as a creativity amplifier\, uncovering the connections between body\, mind\, heart\, and community. To that end\, she works as an early childhood teaching artist with the Wolf Trap Institute and Arts for Learning Maryland\, spreading the gospel of embodied learning. She holds an MFA and BFA in Dance from the University of Maryland and the University of Florida\, respectively. Additionally\, Robin is a trained birth doula\, helping people transition into parenthood through the meaningful movement of pregnancy\, labor\, and birth. Robin has had the continually soul-feeding experience of working with Orange Grove Dance since 2015.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLevi Coy || Performer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLevi Coy (they/he) is a queer artist\, choreographer\, educator\, filmmaker\, and mover based in Baltimore\, MD. Levi’s artistry has been showcased through captivating performances with The Collective\, Kinetics Dance Company\, GRIDLOCK Dance\, Extreme Lengths Productions\, and Orange Grove Dance. With a BFA in Dance from Ball State University\, Coy also serves as faculty at Howard Community College training students at all levels of modern/contemporary technique.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuliana Pongutá Forero || Performer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuliana Pongutá Forero is an artist\, choreographer and educator born in Colombia. Her works and practices explore the relationship between imagination\, creativity and community. She is passionate about creating and exploring experiences that foster individual curiosities while developing capacities for collaboration and reflection. Her original work has been presented in several Latin American countries and the United States\, and she has collaborated with various companies such as Orange Grove Dance\, S.J. Ewing & Dancers\, and Dance Exchange in the DC area. Currently\, she is studying social work as a way to interconnect dance and community work.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDylan Glatthorn || Composer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDylan Glatthorn is a Brooklyn-based composer and sound designer. Dylan has written music for eleven feature films\, numerous shorts\, documentaries\, and commercials for clients such as Lindt\, Nickelodeon\, Oakley\, Red Bull\, Alessi\, PBS\, and the Tokyo Metro. As a long-time collaborator with Orange Grove Dance\, he has composed numerous original musical scores for their works including REMNANTS (Premiere: Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C.) and Leaning Toward the Sky (commissioned by the US Botanic Garden in Washington\, D.C.). His original full-length musicals include The Pelican (MTW New Works Fest ’24\, NAMT Festival ’22\, Frank Young Fund Grant ’20-’21)\, Pottersfield (NFMT Grant ’24) and Edison. Original one-act musicals include Bittersweet Lullaby\, Starshine\, and Peach Melba. Other awards and honors include: RaumArs Artist Residency (Finland)\, New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Sound Design\, Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music in Film\, Best Original Score at First Run Film Festival\, and two-time recipient of the Alan Menken Award. Member: TNNY Musical Writers Lab\, ASCAP\, and The Dramatists Guild of America\, Inc. www.dylanglatthorn.com  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Leibold VI || Systems & Design \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Leibold VI is a lighting and projection designer based in New York City. His work includes shows at The Kennedy Center\, Signature Theatre\, Synetic Theatre\, Sierra Repertory Theatre\, Andy’s Summer Playhouse\, The Spoleto Festival\, The Geffen Stayhouse\, Annapolis Opera Company\, and many more. Some of the work Peter is most proud of is many shows with Orange Grove Dance. See more of his work at www.peterleibold.com  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanice Mason || Performer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanice Mason (she/her) is a Washington\, DC-based dance artist\, consultant\, and educator. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Dance at George Mason University and a faculty member at both the VIVA School of Dance and the Madeira School. As a performer\, Shanice has worked with esteemed companies\, and her choreographic work has been showcased at Dance Place\, The Clarice Performing Arts Center\, The Madeira School\, and the VIVA School of Dance. Most recently\, Shanice has been focused on her artistic collaboration with Jamison Curcio and their commitment to durational experiences\, experimental usages of space\, and community care. They are currently the 2024-25 Local Dance Commissioning Project grantees at the Kennedy Center and have a new work premiering at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in February 2025.  \n\n\n\nShanice brings extensive expertise as a digital media consultant\, collaborating with organizations such as the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP)\, BlackLight Summit\, Callahan Consulting for the Arts\, the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)\, CityDance Productions\, Inc.\, and Dance/USA.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuna || Performer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuna is a new AI currently in its second stage of development that was created specifically for this work\, A&I. Seen as a sixth performer in the space\, Luna orchestrates the sensory landscape for A&I by processing verbal prompts given by the other five on-stage performers. As the always-listening conductor\, Luna then responds by transforming the dynamic canvas of the stage in real-time—marking a paradigm shift in the collaborative relationship possible between art and technology.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeather Rikic || Event Chair\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeather Rikic is the programme director of the University’s MSc Dance Science and Education programme and a teaching fellow on postgraduate and undergraduate courses at Moray House School of Education and Sport. Before moving to Edinburgh\, Heather performed for various independent contemporary choreographers in New York City\, USA and Belgrade\, Serbia; taught learners of various ages and abilities including as a teaching artist for Alonzo King LINES Dance Center (San Francisco\, USA)\, New York City Ballet’s education department\, KC Magacin (Belgrade\, Serbia)\, Dance Base (Edinburgh) and currently teaches Cunningham Technique® at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow). 
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/ai-beta-orange-grove-dances-embodied-performance-with-ai/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, Level 0 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Performance
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DTSTAMP:20260429T031322
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SUMMARY:Book launch: Transmedia Geographies
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Edinburgh Futures Institute\, the Media and CommunicationsCluster of the University of Edinburgh\, and Lighthouse Books\, you are welcome to attend the launch of Transmedia Geographies: Decoloniality\, Democratization\, Cultural Citizenship\, and Media Convergence by Kevin Glynn and Julie Cupples\, Rutgers University Press. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\nLooking at the US\, New Zealand\, and Central America\, this book considers how cultural politics has been deeply reworked in our contemporary media environment. The authors analyze how rampant technological convergence has allowed stories to spill across media platforms as well as geographical borders and how those stories reemerge as transmediated events. The authors explore the cultural politics that have developed within this new media environment by moving across the mediated landscapes of the first\, third\, and fourth (Indigenous people’s) worlds\, which are deeply intertwined and interconnected under contemporary conditions of neoliberal globalization and emergent regimes of authoritarian postdemocracy. The book attends both to the platforms and digital networks ofthe new media environment and to the cultural forms and practices that have constituted television as the dominant medium of communication throughout the second half of the twentieth century. In the new media environment\, transmediation works on behalf not only of those corporate megaconglomerates that have become all too familiar to media consumers around the world but also of many communities that have previously been excluded from access to the means of electronic textual production and circulation. For the latter\, grassroots transmediation has become an important technique for the production of cultural citizenship.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/book-launch-transmedia-geographies/
LOCATION:Room 2.55\, Edinburgh Futures Institute\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250425T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250425T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031322
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SUMMARY:Utopia Lab: The Understorey 
DESCRIPTION:Utopia is a ‘no-space’ for contemplation\, innovation and collaboration. The term utopia was coined from Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia\, describing a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean. The word comes from Greek: οὐ (“not”) and τόπος (“place”) and means “no-place” and strictly describes any non-existent society ‘described in considerable detail’.  \n\n\n\nOur Utopia Labs are ‘no-spaces’\, places where everyone is welcome to join us in dreaming futures that inspire our experience of the present. Our labs curate interactions between academics\, artists\, entrepreneurs\, students and audiences in person and online globally. We are interested in that which is provocative and irreverent as well as that which is nurturing and joyful. Utopia questions are catalysts for inquiry\, learning and creativity. With an emphasis on innovative and experimental ways of communicating\, we will explore meditation\, dialogue and co-creation with the help of a facilitator. Participants consist of University of Edinburgh staff and students\, and non-University practitioners.  \n\n\n\nIn this Utopia Lab session\, artist and writer Anna Chapman Parker will present her understanding of Utopia\, looking at how creative practices can respond to feelings of uncertainty\, disconnection and powerlessness. We will explore a variety of drawing and reading-drawing activities through which to engage with the everyday wildness of common local plants\, or ‘weeds’. We will consider what Utopia means and how it could be a useful crucible in which to explore positive change. \n\n\n\n\n10am-11am:   Welcome\, Warm Up and Introductions \n\n\n\n11am-12:30pm: Walking – Seeing – Drawing\n\n\n\n12:30pm-1:30pm:   Lunch \n\n\n\n1:30pm-3:30pm: Reading – Drawing – Sharing\n\n\n\n3:30pm-4pm:   Integration \n\n\n\n\nLunch and materials for creating will be provided. The lab will also include meditation\, poetry reading/listening and simple movement and breathing exercises. All body types and levels of experience welcome. Please wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to go for a walk outdoors\, in whatever the weather.  \n\n\n\nBiographies\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Chapman Parker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Anna Chapman Parker is an artist and writer based in Northumberland. Her work explores relationships between drawing\, writing\, body and place. She is particularly interested in acts of focused observation; in how we record and report periods of looking within the increasingly mediated culture of the attention economy. She uses a variety of materials and methods from ink drawing to digital media\, often navigating uncertain relationships between drawing and text.  \n\n\n\nRecent exhibitions include Sonikebana\, commissioned by Edinburgh College of Art for Edinburgh Art Festival; Imprints: Art Edits Modernism at Shandy Hall\, Yorkshire; and I sat till I could see no longer at Fife Contemporary Arts\, St Andrews. My writing has appeared in Happy Hypocrite\, MAP and Rake’s Progress.   \n\n\n\nUnderstorey\, her first book\, was published by Duckworth Books in June 2024\, and was featured or reviewed in The Observer\, The Scotsman and the Daily Mail.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Williams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Williams is the Creative Projects Manager at Edinburgh Futures Institute. She manages a portfolio of creative projects that connect the work of the Institute to communities within the University of Edinburgh and beyond its walls. Utopia Lab\, for instance\, is a project in which people from many different places gather to dream futures that inspire our experience of the present and allow us to see the world in new ways that enable change.  \n\n\n\nJennifer is a poet and librettist and her background is in writing\, art\, collaboration\, creative learning and project management. Williams is particularly interested in expanding dialogues across languages\, perspectives and cultures and in poetry\, cross-form work\, music\, visual art\, dance\, opera and theatre. She is concerned with the body\, and how slowing down can help busy people to experience their connection to themselves\, one another and the world more fully.  \n\n\n\nShe holds a BA degree from Wellesley College in English Literature with a Studio Art minor\, and an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. Recent posts have included Projects & Engagement Coordinator at the Institute for Academic Development\, Programme Manager at the Scottish Poetry Library and Literature Officer at the Traverse Theatre.  \n\n\n\nSee Jennifer’s website (www.jlwilliamspoetry.co.uk) for more information about her own creative explorations.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatjaz Vidmar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Matjaz Vidmar is one of the first utopians\, joining the pilot project in 2019. He is excited about philosophical\, processual and political implications of utopian thinking\, but actually enjoys the off-grid\, poetry-infused meditative vibe of our labs the most. Matjaz is also an academic in Engineering Management\, where he is researching innovation processes\, R&D (eco)systems and futures strategies and design\, especially within the space industry\, artificial intelligence and data-driven economy. He leads interdisciplinary projects spanning arts\, science and civil society\, he is involved in several start-up companies; and he delivers an extensive public engagement programme. More at www.blogs.ed.ac.uk/vidmar 
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/utopia-lab-the-understorey/
LOCATION:Room 2.55\, Edinburgh Futures Institute\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Workshop
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SUMMARY:David Farrier: Nature’s Genius
DESCRIPTION:Life on Earth is changing; the question is\, can we change with it? Can we remake the world to be fit for all life to thrive once more? In his new book Nature’s Genuis: Evolution’s Lessons for a Changing World\, Professor David Farrier takes us on a profound journey into this ever-changing natural world\, encouraging us to think creatively about finding ways that we can adapt\, ways to stop the destruction we’re causing to the planet.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Farrier\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Farrier is Professor of Literature and the Environment at the University of Edinburgh. David’s first book\, Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils\, looked at the marks we are leaving on the planet and how these might appear in the fossil record in the deep future. It was named by both The Times and Telegraph as a Book of the Year\, earned praise from Robert Macfarlane and Margaret Atwood\, and has been translated into ten languages. He has had pieces published in The Atlantic\, BBC Future\, Emergence\, Prospect\, Daily Telegraph\, Orion and The Washington Post. He has spoken at numerous online events\, has given an invited lecture at the Royal Geographical Society\, and has appeared on radio and podcasts such as BBC’s Free Thinking and Little Atoms.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChair: Hermione Cockburn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHermione Cockburn is an Honorary Fellow of the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh and former Scientific Director at Dynamic Earth. She began her career in research working on landscape evolution in Africa\, Antarctica and Australia before moving on to present science programmes for the BBC including an 8-part television series about British palaeontology for which she wrote an accompanying book. She is passionate about empowering people with understanding and empathy for the Earth and enabling life-long learning. She was an associate lecturer with the Open University in Scotland teaching environmental science for many years and now works with a variety of organisations to support learning for a range of audiences. Hermione is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh\, a trustee of National Museums Scotland and in 2020 was awarded an OBE for services to public engagement in science. 
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/david-farrier-natures-genius/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, Level 0 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Talk/Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031322
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SUMMARY:The New Real Salon: Doing AI Differently 
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third iteration of The New Real Salon\, which introduces their new international initiative\, Doing AI Differently. This initiative sets out to integrate the humanities\, data science\, and engineering in shaping the future of artificial intelligence. It is led by The New Real and the Data-Centric Engineering at Alan Turing Institute; and brings together the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC/UKRI) and partner institutions in the UK and North America.  \n\n\n\nAI has transitioned from numerical outputs to text-based\, qualitative ones\, highlighting the need for the humanities\, arts and social sciences to guide its development. Doing AI Differently brings humanities insights directly into AI design\, fostering collaboration between disciplines and aims to address complex\, context-dependent tasks in AI. By doing so\, it enhances AI tools for deep contextual analysis across different domains\, and fundamentality advances data-centric engineering.  \n\n\n\nThis event will showcase insights from our research in exploring humanities-based approaches to AI design. Throughout the event\, audience members will have the opportunity to participate in the discussion.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nImage credit: Yutong Liu & Kingston School of Art  / Better Images of AI / Talking to AI 2.0 / CC-BY 4.0
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-new-real-salon-doing-ai-differently/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, Level 0 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250501T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250501T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250417T073607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T073944Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Experimental Times: Startup Capitalism and Feminist Futures in India
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a discussion of Experimental Times by Hemangini Gupta\, Lecturer in Gender and Global Politics with a book presentation by the author followed by responses from: \n\n\n\n\nJanaki Srinivasan\, Associate Professor\, Digital South Asian Studies\, Uni of Oxford\n\n\n\nRahul Rao\, Reader in International Political Thought\, Uni of St Andrews\n\n\n\nAlex Taylor\, Reader in Design Informatics\, Uni of Edinburgh\n\n\n\n\nExperimental Times is an in-depth ethnography of the transformation of Bengaluru/Bangalore from a site of “backend” IT work to an aspirational global city of enterprise and innovation. The book journeys alongside the migrant workers\, technologists\, and entrepreneurs who shape and survive the dreams of a “Startup India” knitted through office work\, at networking meetings and urban festivals\, and across sites of leisure in the city. Tracking techno-futures that involve automation and impending precarity\, Hemangini Gupta details the everyday forms of experimentation\, care\, and friendship that sustain and reproduce life and labor in India’s current economy. \n\n\n\nA reception will follow the event.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/book-launch-experimental-times-startup-capitalism-and-feminist-futures-in-india/
LOCATION:Violet Laidlaw Room (6.02)\, Chrystal Macmillan Building\, 15a George Square\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9LD
CATEGORIES:Book launch,Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250502T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250502T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250205T123126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T103849Z
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SUMMARY:Marcus du Sautoy: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Many of the artists that we encounter are completely unaware of the mathematics that bubble beneath their craft\, while some consciously use it for inspiration. Our instincts might tell us that these two subjects are incompatible forces with nothing in common – mathematics being the realm of precise logic and art being the realm of emotion and aesthetics – but what if we’re wrong?  \n\n\n\nMarcus du Sautoy joins us at the Futures Institute to unpack how we make art\, why a creative mindset is vital for discovering new mathematics\, and how a fundamental connection to the natural world intrinsically links these two subjects.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcus du Sautoy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcus du Sautoy has been named by the Independent on Sunday as one of the UK’s leading scientists\, has written extensively for the Guardian\, The Times and the Daily Telegraph and has appeared on Radio 4 on numerous occasions. In 2008 he was appointed to Oxford University’s prestigious professorship as the Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science\, a post previously held by Richard Dawkins.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChair: Minhyong Kim\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMinhyong Kim is Director and Sir Edmund Whittaker Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh. He works on arithmetic geometry\, the study of spaces built out of finitely-generated systems of numbers\, employing ideas of mathematical physics\, especially topological quantum field theory.  Minhyong is a keen communicator of mathematics and has published 13 books in Korea for the general public. His latest project is a series of illustrated children’s books featuring a mathematician (who quickly disappears)\, his family (who search for him)\, and Schroedinger’s cat (who does both).
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/marcus-de-sautoy-how-mathematics-shapes-creativity/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, Level 0 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Making Waves: Spring 2025,Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250505T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
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SUMMARY:Startup Summer Accelerator
DESCRIPTION:The Startup Summer Accelerator is a 3-month programme designed to help University of Edinburgh students\, graduates and staff turn their ideas into thriving businesses. Called “the best programme in Edinburgh to accelerate your business from idea to reality” by past participants\, it offers funding\, mentorship and essential skills to drive your startup’s success.  \n\n\n\nThis year\, the programme is sponsored by Edinburgh Futures Institute\, offering additional tailored support and expert guidance in key sectors of the institute.   \n\n\n\nWho can apply?\n\n\n\nThe programme is open to students\, recent graduates and staff of the University of Edinburgh building a startup.   \n\n\n\nEligibility: \n\n\n\n\nAt least one co-founder must be a University of Edinburgh student\, staff member or recent graduate (within two years). \n\n\n\nThe University-affiliated co-founder must attend all core sessions. \n\n\n\nFull engagement is required to receive funding. \n\n\n\n\nStaff spinouts are not eligible for this programme. Edinburgh Innovations staff enterprise team offers dedicated spinout support—contact the team for guidance.  \n\n\n\nIs this programme for you? \n\n\n\nThis accelerator is ideal for those who:  \n\n\n\n\nHave a well-developed\, innovative business concept \n\n\n\nCan demonstrate market demand for their product or service \n\n\n\nAre ready to commit time and energy to growing their startup \n\n\n\nAre looking for mentorship and access to an entrepreneurial network \n\n\n\nHave a UK presence and are looking to start their investment journey \n\n\n\n\nIndustry Focus \n\n\n\nIn 2025\, the Startup Summer Accelerator is proudly sponsored by the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI)\, with tailored support for businesses in:  \n\n\n\n\nFinancial Services & Fintech \n\n\n\nPublic Services \n\n\n\nCreative Industries \n\n\n\nTourism and Traveltech \n\n\n\n\nApplications are also encouraged from other industries\, particularly those focused on:  \n\n\n\n\nHealth & Care \n\n\n\nClimate & Environment \n\n\n\nData\, Digital & AI \n\n\n\n\nWhat’s included? \n\n\n\n\nUp to £3\,000 in funding to develop your business \n\n\n\nGuidance from experienced entrepreneurs and investors \n\n\n\nWeekly workshops on finance\, pitching\, sustainability and marketing \n\n\n\nNetworking opportunities with fellow founders and the chance to pitch for a share of a prize fund at the final showcase \n\n\n\n\nKey Details\n\n\n\n\nApplications close: 5th May 2025 at 12noon  \n\n\n\nProgramme dates:  30th May – 4th September 2025  \n\n\n\nSessions: Thursdays (2-hour core sessions)\, plus occasional 1-hour Friday sessions \n\n\n\nFormat: Hybrid – mix of in-person and online sessions\, with a final showcase event in person
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/startup-summer-accelerator/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Creative Industries Mixer Event
DESCRIPTION:The Creative Industries Mixer Event is an opportunity for both academics and industry professionals in the fields of AI\, creativity\, and technology interaction to connect\, collaborate\, and discuss shared challenges\, opportunities\, and innovative solutions. This informal yet structured networking event is designed to facilitate new partnerships and foster meaningful conversations around cutting-edge topics in the creative industries. \n\n\n\nHow to Participate:\n\n\n\nAcademics: If you are an academic\, please let us know if there are specific industry partners you would like to meet. You can submit your requests by email to cmoruzzi@ed.ac.uk before the event. \n\n\n\nIndustry Professionals: If you wish to pitch a challenge during the event\, please let us know by 21 April by sending an email to cmoruzzi@ed.ac.uk. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase a real-world issue and invite collaborative problem-solving. \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP by 7th May using the following form: RSVP Form \n\n\n\nWhy Attend?\n\n\n\nThis event brings together a diverse group of professionals and academics\, offering a unique opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nEngage in thought-provoking discussions about AI\, creativity\, and technology.\n\n\n\nPitch challenges and share insights with a wide audience.\n\n\n\nNetwork with experts from academia and industry.\n\n\n\nBuild meaningful connections that could lead to future collaborations and projects.\n\n\n\n\nWe look forward to a productive and inspiring afternoon of networking\, idea exchange\, and collaboration! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nImage credit: Elise Racine / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/creative-industries-mixer-event/
LOCATION:Room 3.35\, Edinburgh Futures Institute\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, Scotland\, EH3 9EF
CATEGORIES:Mixer
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
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SUMMARY:Postgraduate Online Learning Open Days - Fusion teaching with Edinburgh Futures Institute
DESCRIPTION:About The Session\n\n\n\nCome learn about Edinburgh Futures Institute’s innovative approach to online learning and teaching. We will also discuss how our approach allows on-campus and online students to study together as a single cohort employing a range of collaborative and creative synchronous and asynchronous activities. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-online-learning-open-days-fusion-teaching-with-edinburgh-futures-institute/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250507T083313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T092942Z
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SUMMARY:MSc Sustainable Lands and Cities: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About The Session\n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Sustainable Lands and Cities. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-sustainable-lands-and-cities-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
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SUMMARY:MSc Data\, Inequality and Society: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About The Session\n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Data\, Inequality and Society. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-data-inequality-and-society-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
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SUMMARY:MSc Planetary Health: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Planetary Health. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-planetary-health-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T160000
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SUMMARY:MSc Service Management and Design: Information session
DESCRIPTION:About The Session \n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Service Management and Design. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-service-management-and-design-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250507T083311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T092941Z
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SUMMARY:MSc Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About The Session \n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Data and AI Ethics. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-data-and-artificial-intelligence-ethics-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250507T083311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T092941Z
UID:10000261-1747917000-1747918800@efi.ed.ac.uk
SUMMARY:MSc Cultural Heritage Futures: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About The Session \n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Cultural Heritage. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-cultural-heritage-futures-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250507T083310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T092941Z
UID:10000262-1747918800-1747920600@efi.ed.ac.uk
SUMMARY:MSc Future Governance: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About the session\n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Future Governance. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow.  \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-future-governance-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250512T142057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T142100Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Purpose: workshop series
DESCRIPTION:Led by Take Note and produced in collaboration with The Binks Hub and The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR)\, The Power of Purpose workshop series is based on the simple idea that the ability of charities and grassroots social change organisations to clearly articulate their “why”\, their “what” and their “so what” is the bedrock for effective impact and long-term survival. In other words\, in a time of deep financial challenge with the pressure on funds and fundraising at an all-time high\, an organisation that can clearly articulate their “why”\, their “what”\, and their “so what” will have a greater chance of lasting and even flourishing in this climate. \n\n\n\nOver a series of three 1-hour online sessions aimed at Scotland-based organisations\, Take Note’s Lead Consultant\, Marianna Hay MBE\, will introduce attendees to the Power of Purpose approach. With over 15 years’ experience designing\, building and delivering high impact\, award winning arts and social change organisations and initiatives\, Marianna has developed the Power of Purpose series on behalf of the Binks Hub to share and scale the strategies she has learnt and deployed along the way. \n\n\n\nThese sessions are for: \n\n\n\n\nScotland-based small-medium charities and grassroots social change organisations\n\n\n\nAll roles but ideal for trustees\, senior staff or workers with responsibility for strategy development\n\n\n\nWorkers and leaders steering organisations through significant financial challenge and uncertainty\n\n\n\n\nThe initial three-hour sessions will cover: \n\n\n\n\n“Telling Your Story”: An introduction to Impact Map Making and honing your message\n\n\n\n“Understanding Your Impact”: What difference does your work make and how do you know\n\n\n\n“Making it Happen”: Setting your strategy\, building the infrastructure and raising the money\n\n\n\n\nAttendance at all three sessions is strongly encouraged but the ability to attend all three is not required for registration. \n\n\n\nThere will be an opportunity for organisations that take part to apply for additional follow-on support from Take Note. Find out more about this here: Power of Purpose – The Binks Hub \n\n\n\nIf you have any queries at all\, please contact binks@ed.ac.uk
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-power-of-purpose-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250507T083310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T092940Z
UID:10000263-1747922400-1747924200@efi.ed.ac.uk
SUMMARY:MSc Narrative Futures: Art\, Data\, Society: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About the session\n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Narrative Futures: Art\, Data and Society. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-narrative-futures-art-data-society-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250507T083309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T092940Z
UID:10000264-1747924200-1747926000@efi.ed.ac.uk
SUMMARY:MSc Education Futures: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:About the session\n\n\n\nJoin this online information session to find out more about the MSc in Education Futures. Our MSc Programme Director will take you through the degree programme structure and what makes it so unique to study here at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. A Q&A will follow. \n\n\n\nThis session will take place on Microsoft Teams and you can enter the lobby 15 minutes before the session start time (indicated in BST). If you need help\, please refer to the ‘How to take part’ web page.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/msc-education-futures-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Postgraduate online open day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T193000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250513T132859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T132902Z
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SUMMARY:Traveltech Meet up
DESCRIPTION:​Join us for the first in-person Travel Tech meetup since the pandemic\, hosted by the Edinburgh Futures Institute! \n\n\n\n​Get ready for an informal evening of networking\, reconnecting\, and building the future of Travel Tech. \n\n\n\n​Whether you’re a startup founder\, developer\, marketer\, or simply working in travel and technology\, this is a chance to connect with others in the sector. \n\n\n\n​We’ll kick off with structured introductions to help everyone get acquainted. We also invite companies to share a quick 3 minute update on what they’re working on. \n\n\n\n​Most importantly\, this is an opportunity to shape the future of our meetups and hear about exciting opportunities emerging from the Travel Tech cluster. \n\n\n\n​Come for the conversations\, stay for the pizza\, beer\, and great company!
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/traveltech-meet-up/
LOCATION:Ward 3.40 – Edinburgh Futures Institute\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF
CATEGORIES:Mixer,Tourism & Festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250516T091425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T091427Z
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SUMMARY:Speaking Towards One Another Opening Performance
DESCRIPTION:Speaking Towards One Another project is created and performed by Stephanie Lamprea (soprano)\, Yuki Neoh (performer)\, Megan McArthur (performer)\, Oana Stanciu (video art)\, Jen McGregor (dramaturg)\, Anne Kjær (video dramaturg and performer)\, and Tim Cooper & Alistair MacDonald (live electronics). \n\n\n\nSpeaking Towards One Another is a series of interdisciplinary staged performances for voice\, live electronics\, video\, wearable performance technology\, and British Sign Language. The first full performance will be premiered in Inspace in May 2025 as part of a video and sound installation. \n\n\n\nThis unique opening performance will use live electronics to transform and digitise the singing and speaking voice\, and wearable digital technologies to transform British Sign Language into live sounds and visuals. The concert will be accessible to hearing and D/deaf audience members via visual interpretations of the music\, a live BSL translator\, and printed programmes with all texts spoken\, sung\, and signed in the performance. \n\n\n\nExhibition Details\n\n\n\nSpeaking Towards One Another installation is co-created by Oana Stanciu\, Anne Kjær\, Stephanie Lamprea\, and Yuki Neoh. It features multi-screen projections of ‘moving portraits’ and a music composition by Wende Bartley\, performed by Stephanie Lamprea. By exploring images of public identity\, gender performativity\, female presence\, expression\, and testimony\, the moving images seek to subvert the male gaze and become figures of power in the public space. \n\n\n\nDates: 23-28 May 2025Times: 10:00-17:00 daily  | Free/Drop-inLocation: Inspace\, 1 Crichton St\, Newington\, Edinburgh EH8 9AB \n\n\n\nAbout the Project\n\n\n\nThis project will feature two newly commissioned musical works by composers Laura Bowler and Amble Skuse\, and recent works by composers Rebecca Saunders\, Stuart Macrae\, and Tom W. Green\, setting texts by writers and artists Alwynne Pritchard\, Carol Ann Duffy\, Gertrude Stein\, Adah Isaacs Menken\, and Hannah Siddiqui. These works create a theatrical narrative addressing topics of women’s testimony\, language and the body\, gender representation\, and resilience within disability. \n\n\n\nThis unique opening performance will use live electronics to transform and digitise the singing and speaking voice\, and wearable digital technologies to transform British Sign Language into live sounds and visuals. The concert will be accessible to hearing and D/deaf audience members via visual interpretations of the music\, a live BSL translator\, and printed programmes with all texts spoken\, sung\, and signed in the performance.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/speaking-towards-one-another-opening-performance/
LOCATION:Inspace\, 1 Crichton Street\, Edinburgh\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250605T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250605T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250512T142444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T142446Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Purpose: workshop series
DESCRIPTION:Led by Take Note and produced in collaboration with The Binks Hub and The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR)\, The Power of Purpose workshop series is based on the simple idea that the ability of charities and grassroots social change organisations to clearly articulate their “why”\, their “what” and their “so what” is the bedrock for effective impact and long-term survival. In other words\, in a time of deep financial challenge with the pressure on funds and fundraising at an all-time high\, an organisation that can clearly articulate their “why”\, their “what”\, and their “so what” will have a greater chance of lasting and even flourishing in this climate. \n\n\n\nOver a series of three 1-hour online sessions aimed at Scotland-based organisations\, Take Note’s Lead Consultant\, Marianna Hay MBE\, will introduce attendees to the Power of Purpose approach. With over 15 years’ experience designing\, building and delivering high impact\, award winning arts and social change organisations and initiatives\, Marianna has developed the Power of Purpose series on behalf of the Binks Hub to share and scale the strategies she has learnt and deployed along the way. \n\n\n\nThese sessions are for: \n\n\n\n\nScotland-based small-medium charities and grassroots social change organisations\n\n\n\nAll roles but ideal for trustees\, senior staff or workers with responsibility for strategy development\n\n\n\nWorkers and leaders steering organisations through significant financial challenge and uncertainty\n\n\n\n\nThe initial three-hour sessions will cover: \n\n\n\n\n“Telling Your Story”: An introduction to Impact Map Making and honing your message\n\n\n\n“Understanding Your Impact”: What difference does your work make and how do you know\n\n\n\n“Making it Happen”: Setting your strategy\, building the infrastructure and raising the money\n\n\n\n\nAttendance at all three sessions is strongly encouraged but the ability to attend all three is not required for registration. \n\n\n\nThere will be an opportunity for organisations that take part to apply for additional follow-on support from Take Note. Find out more about this here: Power of Purpose – The Binks Hub \n\n\n\nIf you have any queries at all\, please contact binks@ed.ac.uk
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-power-of-purpose-workshop-series-2/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250514T152553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T153555Z
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SUMMARY:Meadows Festival: University of Edinburgh family activities
DESCRIPTION:Join staff from the University of Edinburgh and take part in some exciting activities for families. \n\n\n\nMeet a real-life scientist and get a (temporary) tattoo inspired by cutting-edge research! Play our Future Explorers game and build some imaginative inventions to solve future challenges. Discover how everyday food choices link to global challenges like carbon footprints and food justice with the Foodie Whack-a-Mole game! \n\n\n\nActivities are free and available on a drop-in basis. Transfer tattoos suitable for all ages (henna tattoos suitable for age 14+ only). \n\n\n\n\n\nRelated links\n\n\n\n\nhttps://local.ed.ac.uk\n\n\n\nhttps://efi.ed.ac.uk \n\n\n\nhttps://biology.ed.ac.uk/drp\n\n\n\nhttps://usher.ed.ac.uk/\n\n\n\nhttps://meadowsfestival.co.uk/
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/meadows-festival-university-of-edinburgh-family-activities-7-june/
LOCATION:The Meadows\, Melville Drive\, Edinburgh\, EH9 1JU
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250608T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250514T152527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T154623Z
UID:10000267-1749380400-1749398400@efi.ed.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Meadows Festival: University of Edinburgh family activities
DESCRIPTION:Join staff from the University of Edinburgh and take part in some exciting activities for families. \n\n\n\nMeet a real-life scientist and get a (temporary) tattoo inspired by cutting-edge research! Play our Future Explorers game and build some imaginative inventions to solve future challenges. Discover how everyday food choices link to global challenges like carbon footprints and food justice with the Foodie Whack-a-Mole game! \n\n\n\nActivities are free and available on a drop-in basis. Transfer tattoos suitable for all ages (henna tattoos suitable for age 14+ only). \n\n\n\n\n\nRelated links\n\n\n\n\nhttps://local.ed.ac.uk\n\n\n\nhttps://efi.ed.ac.uk \n\n\n\nhttps://biology.ed.ac.uk/drp\n\n\n\nhttps://usher.ed.ac.uk/\n\n\n\nhttps://meadowsfestival.co.uk/
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/meadows-festival-university-of-edinburgh-family-activities-8-june/
LOCATION:The Meadows\, Melville Drive\, Edinburgh\, EH9 1JU
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250515T130004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T144700Z
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SUMMARY:How Revolutionary is AI? International Digital Futures Network Summer Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Just how revolutionary is the AI revolution? And to what extent will it change the world around us? This year’s International Digital Futures Network Summer Symposium brings together experts in the field from across academia and industry to explore these questions and more over a day of talks\, panels and open discussions. \n\n\n\nCo-hosted by Edinburgh Futures Institute and Bristol Digital Futures Institute\, this year’s event will take place in the Futures Institute’s new home; a beautifully transformed\, historic building which provides a dynamic futures-focused space for learning\, research\, and innovation at the University of Edinburgh. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n09:30Arrival\, tea and coffee  10:00An introduction to the International Digital Futures Institute fromProfessor Marion Thain Director\, Edinburgh Futures Institute and member of the IDFN Steering Group10:10 – 11.10Evolution vs Revolution: How did we get here with AI?Professor Jane Hillston with Steven Connor  11:15 -12:15The 8 Foundational Principles for Genuinely Intelligent (and Useful) AIDr Marcus Weldon with Sandra Woolley12:15  – 13:15Lunch  13:15  – 14.15Generative AI: Distinguishing Hype from HallelujahProfessor Peter Flach with Sanja Milivojevic14:15 – 15:15Panel discussion  15:15 -15:30  Closing remarks\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Jane Hillston\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJane Hillston is a Professor of Quantitative Modelling\, Dean of Research Culture and REF\, Interim Co-Director of University of Edinburgh’s Generative AI Laboratory (GAIL)\, and former Head of the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. In March 2007 she was elected to the fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 2018\, to the membership of the Academia Europaea. She is the recipient of the Suffrage Science Award for Computer Science and the RSE Lord Kelvin Medal. She was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Marcus Weldon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcus Weldon is the Emeritus President of Bell Labs\, the world-renowned innovation powerhouse that defined the current digital age.  He has currently helping a wide variety of companies with their AI strategies\, as well as acting as the Contributing Editor for AI for Newsweek magazine with the AI Impact series of interviews with the leading prognosticators\, pioneers and practitioners of AI across the globe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Peter Flach\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Flach has been involved in AI research for four decades. He joined the Department (now School) of Computer Science at the University of Bristol in 1997 and has been Professor of Artificial Intelligence since 2003. An internationally leading scholar in the evaluation and improvement of machine learning models\, he has also published on mining highly structured data\, on knowledge-driven and explainable AI\, and on the methodology of data science. His books include Simply Logical: Intelligent Reasoning by Example (John Wiley\, 1994; interactive online edition\, 2022) and Machine Learning: the Art and Science of Algorithms that Make Sense of Data (Cambridge University Press\, 2012). From 2010 until 2020\, Prof Flach was Editor-in-Chief of the Machine Learning journal. He is a founding board member\, previous President and current Vice-President of the European Association for Data Science. He is a Fellow of the European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems and of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence. He was the founding director of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Interactive Artificial Intelligence\, and currently directs the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Practice-Oriented Artificial Intelligence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is co-hosted by Edinburgh Futures Institute and Bristol Digital Futures Institute.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/how-revolutionary-is-ai-international-digital-futures-network-summer-symposium/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Futures Institute\, Level 0 Event Space\, 1 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250617T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250617T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T031323
CREATED:20250512T142628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T142631Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Purpose: workshop series
DESCRIPTION:Led by Take Note and produced in collaboration with The Binks Hub and The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR)\, The Power of Purpose workshop series is based on the simple idea that the ability of charities and grassroots social change organisations to clearly articulate their “why”\, their “what” and their “so what” is the bedrock for effective impact and long-term survival. In other words\, in a time of deep financial challenge with the pressure on funds and fundraising at an all-time high\, an organisation that can clearly articulate their “why”\, their “what”\, and their “so what” will have a greater chance of lasting and even flourishing in this climate. \n\n\n\nOver a series of three 1-hour online sessions aimed at Scotland-based organisations\, Take Note’s Lead Consultant\, Marianna Hay MBE\, will introduce attendees to the Power of Purpose approach. With over 15 years’ experience designing\, building and delivering high impact\, award winning arts and social change organisations and initiatives\, Marianna has developed the Power of Purpose series on behalf of the Binks Hub to share and scale the strategies she has learnt and deployed along the way. \n\n\n\nThese sessions are for: \n\n\n\n\nScotland-based small-medium charities and grassroots social change organisations\n\n\n\nAll roles but ideal for trustees\, senior staff or workers with responsibility for strategy development\n\n\n\nWorkers and leaders steering organisations through significant financial challenge and uncertainty\n\n\n\n\nThe initial three-hour sessions will cover: \n\n\n\n\n“Telling Your Story”: An introduction to Impact Map Making and honing your message\n\n\n\n“Understanding Your Impact”: What difference does your work make and how do you know\n\n\n\n“Making it Happen”: Setting your strategy\, building the infrastructure and raising the money\n\n\n\n\nAttendance at all three sessions is strongly encouraged but the ability to attend all three is not required for registration. \n\n\n\nThere will be an opportunity for organisations that take part to apply for additional follow-on support from Take Note. Find out more about this here: Power of Purpose – The Binks Hub \n\n\n\nIf you have any queries at all\, please contact binks@ed.ac.uk
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-power-of-purpose-workshop-series-3/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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