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Edinburgh Futures Institute celebrates launch of Community Plan 

Community
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Local residents, civic partners, staff and students gathered at Edinburgh Futures Institute to celebrate the launch of the University of Edinburgh’s new Community Plan on 8 October. 

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Industry Voice: Shaping a collaborative future

Financial Services & FinTech | Tourism & Festivals
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In the second of a two-part examination of a new social contract for travel insurance, Joshua Ryan-Saha, Director of Travel, Tourism and Festivals, and Tobi Schneider, Sector Engagement Lead, Financial Services and Fintech, explain how the industry can work towards a resilient and equitable travel future.

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“Radical interdisciplinarity” and the necessity of marrying culture and science

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Professor Marion Thain on why understanding culture and the humanities is crucial for tackling today’s scientific, technological, and social challenges.

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Industry Voice: Travel insurance in a volatile world

Financial Services & FinTech | Tourism & Festivals
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In the first of a two-part examination on a new social contract for travel insurance, Joshua Ryan-Saha, Director of Travel, Tourism and Festivals, and Tobi Schneider, Sector Engagement Lead, Financial Services and Fintech, consider the huge changes happening in the travel and tourism sector, and the challenges it faces

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Welcome Week 2025 at Edinburgh Futures Institute 

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Each September, Edinburgh Futures Institute welcomes new minds—and new futures – setting the stage for a year of bold, interdisciplinary collaboration, both on campus and online.  

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Calmer waters downstream 

Wellbeing economy
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Writer-at-large Katherine Trebeck reflects on why we need upstream actions, not downstream responses, to the crises our world faces today.


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