Previous event seasons

Watch recordings of events from Edinburgh Futures Institute's previous event seasons.



Explore our previous event series, centred around the themes of Climate Justice, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Education, and Creativity. Watch recordings on demand and discover past programmes, which offer a rich archive of interdisciplinary dialogue, innovation, and collaboration.

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Making Waves

Making Waves was an exciting programme of events that explored creativity in different forms, crossing areas such as the arts, technology, science, and the environment.

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POWER TRIP

Our Autumn 2023 programme of events explored leadership in all its forms – from the seats of power to the front lines of activist movements and even in our own workplaces.

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First Breath

Our Autumn 2022 programme featured more than 20 events exploring crisis, migration, displacement and equality coalescing around the theme of Climate Justice.

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Learning Curves

Our Autumn 2024 programme of events explored the future of education through intellectual debate and discussions, poetry readings, live music and performance.

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Love machine

Our Spring 2023 programme of events explored the interconnections of AI and data with humanity through conversations, performances, and workshops.

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“Really, really impressed with Futures Institute events. Properly impressive speakers, and seamless technical management. Thank you for keeping them hybrid/online – it’s a really nice way to keep in touch!”

Event attendee, Love Machine Spring 2023

Meet the events team

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Alice Disley

Events Co-ordinator

Fraser Pringle

Project & Events Administrator
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Ioannis Kalkounos

Programme Manager
Lewis Williams

Lewis Williams

Events Technician

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