How do universities need to evolve to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world? The current financial challenges within the sector are currently dominating the public debate about universities, but what if we look beyond this present moment — beyond sustaining the current model — to reimagine the university of the future? Across 2026 we are running a bold programme of exploration, inviting in a variety of stakeholders to consider what’s needed from our university sector for the future.
Marion Thain, Director of Edinburgh Futures Institute
Programme
Beth Simone Noveck: Civic University – Democracy, AI, and the Public Imagination
2 June 2026
6 – 7:15pm
Join Beth Simone Noveck in conversation with Oliver Escobar for a timely exploration of the civic role of the university in an age of democratic uncertainty and rapid technological change.
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