Inaugural Lecture of Professor Shannon Vallor
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomJoin us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Shannon Vallor.
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The Future of Education: Crisis
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe intersecting, planetary-scale crises we face bring new urgency to the debate about the purpose of education. Climate catastrophe, widening inequalities, conflict, pathogen spillovers, new diseases, failures of governance and technology acceleration all challenge us to ask again what education might be, and what we need it to do.
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Rooting Decolonial Education: Routes for Repair and Liberation
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomAs part of Black History Month, this event will engage with Black presence and Black Studies in relation to education.
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Literature is not a Luxury with Bernardine Evaristo
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomA conversation with award-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo about arts provision in the education system, the importance of creativity in young people, and how creativity positively impacts society as a whole.
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Jeanette Winterson in Conversation with Ameca
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomA panel event featuring author Jeanette Winterson, robotics expert Ingo Keller, and advanced humanoid robot Ameca.
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