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A group of people are gathered in a warmly lit room, engaging with interactive displays. Two men in the foreground are focused, one holding a tumbler. The setting has a tech or exhibition atmosphere.

CreativeTech Scotland Gathering (CTSG) brings together Scotland’s creativetech sector to meet academics across the spectrum of the creative and cultural industries. 

Read about Dr Nikki Moran’s research on the invisible and unmapped art of musical accompaniment.

Community | Data & AI ethics

Read about Dr Addie McGowan’s research on how platform economies shape the way we see cities and her work with the Data Civics Observatory.

Education leaders will discuss the Future of Education on the themes of crisis, utopia and AI in the Edinburgh Futures Conversations Series, held over three sessions in October and November and 2024.

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The new Centre for Net-Zero High Density buildings based at Edinburgh Futures Institute has won a 4.5 million funding boost from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

On 19 September, Edinburgh Futures Institute hosted a ceremonial event called ‘Recycling a Hospital: Becoming Edinburgh Futures Institute’. 


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