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The Edinburgh Futures Institute is celebrating the announcement of a new collaborative partnership across the University’s Data Driven Innovation platform. 

The Mathematics for Humanity project, an initiative by the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), is set to move into the new Edinburgh Futures Institute building at Lauriston Place when it opens later this year. 

This 100-year plan workshop was co-developed, iterated and convened by the Data + Design Lab, with organisational help from the Centre for Data, Culture and Society, both based at Edinburgh Futures Institute.

The Data for Children Collaborative supports a collaborative project investigating how Covid-19 has impacted children and young people’s involvement in sport and exercise.

The Futures Institute thanks everyone who made the “Love Machine” season a success – our partners, speakers, performers, and attendees from all over the world.

The New Real Founder Professor Drew Hemment shared his expert views on the origins and the future of Artificial Intelligence in two features published in The Scotsman and The Herald. Established in 2019, The New Real …

In this thought piece, Gregor McElvogue from the School of Informatics reflects on the Edinburgh Future Conversation’s theme: Shaping our AI futures.

University of Edinburgh students are invited to submit entries to the Edinburgh Futures Conversations' Student Photography Competition on 'The Future of AI'.

Edinburgh Futures Institute's newest postgraduate programme – MSc in Planetary Health – offers students access to expertise from across the University of Edinburgh and will equip graduates to address global issues.

Edinburgh Futures Institute is delighted to announce the opening of “Love Machine” – our second season of events running from 6 March to May 2023.  

In this podcast, Edinburgh Futures Institute Director Chris Speed talks about the plans for the building and the work which will take place within it.

Plot Twisters, an online game world founded by Edinburgh Futures Institute student Jenny Liu Zhang, has been awarded $50K in OpenIDEO’s Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge.

The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University’s Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative has published its first annual review, highlighting progress across a range of exciting projects.