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Feedback Fest: Turning Student Voice into celebration

Education
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Our Student Experience Coordinator, Emma Craigen, showcases the Feedback Fest, a warm and welcoming event for students to provide feedback.

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Futures Conversations: Edinburgh Futures Institute’s new podcast series  

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Edinburgh Futures Institute is thrilled to announce the launch of our new podcast series — “Futures Conversations.” 

Thinking

Systems working against each other

Wellbeing economy
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Writer-at-large Katherine Trebeck reflects on how our economic systems often clash with the compassionate values people already hold.

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Edinburgh emerging as key Traveltech hub in the UK

Data & AI ethics
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A new report reveals the UK’s traveltech sector has reached record investment levels, with Edinburgh emerging as one of the UK’s key innovation hubs powered by advances in artificial intelligence (AI).

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£4.2m for new policing innovation centre

Public Services
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The University of Edinburgh will partner with three institutions to deliver Scotland’s only Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (P-ACE).

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Announcing Our Visiting Fellows 2025/2026

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Edinburgh Futures Institute is proud to announce our next cohort of Visiting Fellows for Academic Year (AY) 2025/2026.


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