Join Joshua Ryan-Saha, Director of Tourism, Travel & Festivals at Edinburgh Futures Institute, for an interactive exploration of AI's impact on tourism. Drawing on his work around the globe, Joshua will explore the uncertain future ahead. 🗓️ 7 October | 17:30-19:30 📍 EICC 💳 Free 🎟️ edin.ac/4puV4mN

📣 Episode 3 of our Futures Conversations podcast is out now! 🎧 Laura Cram: The Neuropolitics Research Lab Available in all major podcast streaming platforms, Youtube, Soundcloud, and on our website ▶️ efi.ed.ac.uk/futures-conv...

⭐Doors Open Day 2025 at Edinburgh Futures Institute⭐ 🗓️ Saturday, 27 September | 10:00 to 16:00 Join us on Doors Open Day 2025! Meet our staff, students and partners and discover how they are shaping better futures for all. 👉 Free entry! See the full programme efi.ed.ac.uk/event/doors-...

Join us for the next FutureGaze, with Creative Edinburgh. This event considers how our future cities might look in the age of AI 🤖 and is hosted by Edinburgh Futures Institute's Director of Creative, Caroline Parkinson. 📅 Tues 9 Sept, 12.00pm - 1.00pm 📍Online 🎟️ Free to attend: edin.ac/4oTRX7x

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨 @braiduk.bsky.social is seeking a Communications & Impact Officer who will play a pivotal role in enhancing BRAID’s visibility, engagement, and overall impact. The post is full-time & fixed-term until Nov 2028. Applications close on 1 Sep 2025📝. More: edin.ac/4fSpAmf

💡 Innovating Together: Edinburgh Futures Institute Students Partner with Nesta 💡 We’re proud to highlight how Edinburgh Futures Institute postgraduate students are making real-world impact through our Student Challenge projects. Read more ▶️ edin.ac/3Vb4uG1

Join us for this fascinating discussion about the AI Revolution on the last day of the Edinburgh International Book Festival! ⭐ Richard Susskind: Navigating the AI Revolution 🗓️ 24 August | 15:15 - 16:15 📍Venue T, Edinburgh Futures Institute 🎟️ efi.ed.ac.uk/.../richard-...

Find out more about our writing retreat sessions and sign up here➡️https://edin.ac/3ZUl6o8 #AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @uoe-cahss.bsky.social

📢 We've teamed up with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to make finance fairer for young people. Share this quick survey to help us understand what works (and doesn’t)! 👇 surveys.young.scot/s/NLZDDZ/ 🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!

We hope you are enjoying the Edinburgh International Book Festival at our beautiful building! Join us for our upcoming supported events: ⭐Halle O’Neal: Buddhist Repair – Saving Yourself & Others 🗓️17 Aug ⭐Richard Susskind: Navigating the AI Revolution 🗓️24 Aug More ➡ efi.ed.ac.uk/events/categ...

Got something that’s broken? Want to try fixing it? Join us tomorrow, 16 August from 2-5pm at Edinburgh Futures Institute for the next Repair Cafe. Repair Cafes are free community events where you can bring your item and volunteer fixers will guide you through your repair. More ➡️ edin.ac/3Us7D47

Join us at the 2025 Edinburgh festivals! We are thrilled to support exciting events in three of the city’s major festivals: Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Edinburgh Art Festival! Read more about our supported events ⤵️ edin.ac/40WccXZ

Join us @edbookfest.bsky.social, for 'Navigating the AI Revolution' with Richard Susskind. Chaired by Shannon Vallor, @technomoralfutures.bsky.social and sponsored by Edinburgh Futures Institute. 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute 🗓️ 24 August | 15:15pm – 16:15pm 🎟️ Tickets £15.50: edin.ac/3TWjqar

Join us on 17 August for 'Halle O’Neal: The Buddhist Approach to Healing', part of @edbookfest.bsky.social, sponsored by Edinburgh Futures Institute. 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute 🗓️ 17 August 2025 | 10:30am – 11:30am 🎟️ Tickets £15.50: edin.ac/3IZEAlF

Open Call for Global Majority Fellowship 🌍 Only just over a week left to apply for the Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing Global Majority Fellowship Scheme, housed at Edinburgh Futures Institute! Applications close 31 July. Visit 🌐 www.responsiblenlp.org/global-major...

Join us at @edbookfest.bsky.social on Wed 13 August for 'Future Library' 📗, a project based in Norway. This event, sponsored by Edinburgh Futures Institute, features Future Library's Anne Beate Hovind. 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute 🗓️ 13 August | 8:15pm – 9:30pm 🎟️ Tickets £15.50: edin.ac/477bXeC

⭐ Financial Services Event for Young People Aged 16-25 ⭐ @youngscot.bsky.social is hosting four in-person events in August exploring young people's relationship with money and finances with Edinburgh Futures Institute's Compassion in Financial Services Hub. More info ▶️ surveys.young.scot/s/RWDAKJ/

The MA Interior, Architectural & Spatial Design programme is proud to present BridgING, an exhibition at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social and @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social Central Library, featuring research and design responses to Edinburgh's George IV Bridge. Find out more: lnkd.in/eRZS6y2h

We are proud to share that Edinburgh Futures Institute MSc Narrative Futures student, Walter Conwell, MD, has been selected as one of nine recipients of the Our Minds Scholarship for his documentary project on Black American trauma. Find out more ▶️ edin.ac/469PAXo Congratulations, Walter!

We’re excited to announce the development of the Anthea Bond Exhibition Room at Edinburgh Futures Institute, a new creative space made possible by a generous gift from The University of Edinburgh alumna Anthea Bond. Read the full story and discover what’s on for Summer 2025 ▶️ edin.ac/4eWJxHV

Join us for the third in-person Traveltech meetup, at Edinburgh Futures Institute! ​Get ready for an informal evening of networking, reconnecting, and building the future of Travel Tech. 📍 Ward 3.40, Edinburgh Futures Institute 📅 17:30- 19:30 - Thursday, 24 July 🎟️ edin.ac/44H3f5E

The second episode of “Futures Conversations,” Edinburgh Futures Institute’s new podcast, is out now! 🎙 Episode 2 | Liz McFall: The Data Civics Observatory 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple & more: efi.ed.ac.uk/futures-conv... @allartmarkets.bsky.social | @uoe-sps.bsky.social ‬

Thrilled to have received the "honourable mention" (runner up place) from the Journalism Studies division of #ICA2025, together with longstanding coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social. Our hearty congratulations to the overall winner @ruthmoon.bsky.social!

We're thrilled to feature some our recent graduates in our Alumni Spotlight series, where they share what they enjoyed about their programme and what they've been up to since graduating 💫 🎓 Eloïse Gabadou, MSc Future Governance Read more about Eloïse ▶️ edin.ac/4ldiQAK

A pleasure to welcome MSPs and policy makers to our exhibition at the Scottish Parliament today, a huge thanks to those who dropped by! #CreativeResearch #CreativeMethods @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @rozmccallmsp.bsky.social @benmacpherson.bsky.social @scotparl.bsky.social

Join our research seminar - 'Putting the family into employability support: Fife Gingerbread's Family Approach Project'. 📆Thu 19 June | 🕑12-1pm | Online This research showcases that family-focused support boosts parents’ employability and benefits children too. Register: edin.ac/4mL0AQV

This is today! It's not too late to sign up to this online session on zine-making, check it out below 👇

Six PhD Journeys. One incredible community. Recap our 'Futures in Focus' series and meet our PhD Fellows working at the intersection of ethics and technology! Read their stories ▶️ edin.ac/44t6iQG @shannonvallor.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

🎙️ Introducing “Futures Conversations” — a new podcast from Edinburgh Futures Institute! We explore ethics, data, politics, design & media across 6 episodes. 🎧 Ep 1 with Professor @shannonvallor.bsky.social on AI ethics is out now! 🔗 Listen + learn more: efi.ed.ac.uk/futures-conv...

Edinburgh Futures Institute is proud to announce our next cohort of Visiting Fellows for Academic Year (AY) 2025/2026! The awardees will take up their posts from September 2025 for 3-6months, sponsored by academic staff across 6 different schools. Read the full story: efi.ed.ac.uk/announcing-o...

‼️ Happening this week! Join us on 21-22 May for our Postgraduate Online Learning Open Days! These sessions are for those considering studying online or in a fusion way. We have 10 live sessions where you can hear from our programme directors & support staff. Book ▶️ efi.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Edinburgh Futures Institute’s fifth event season, “Making Waves,” ended its run with over 3,800 tickets sold! The season ran from 14 March to 2 May, featuring more than 10 events including panel discussions, performances and workshops.

Join us for the first face-to-face Traveltech for Scotland gathering at Edinburgh Futures Institute! 📅 May 22nd, 17:30-19:30 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute, Ward 3.40 Perfect for anyone in travel, tourism, festivals, or tech. Sign-up now: edin.ac/4dEh3lT

Edinburgh Futures Institute was officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on 11 April. The event marked a major milestone for the Institute, which opened to the public in June 2024 following a seven-year transformation. Read more 🔽 edin.ac/4kmEZMG Image 📸 Neil Hanna photography

A Space of Possibility: Introducing Interdisciplinary Futures -- A new post from David Overend introducing an exciting new undergraduate degree at the Edinburgh Futures Institute @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/idlnetwo...

Our Co-Director Emma Davidson writes on the blog about the value of slowing down the pace of research, and centring care, creativity, and collaboration in our ways of working ✨ Read here: edin.ac/4iZzfY2 #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who joined the Q&A session of STEAM Imaging VI: Resonant Connections through Design and Data. We have included an FAQ section on our website➡️ edin.ac/4lNl1Mo If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected]

Great training day yesterday at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social exploring postdisciplinarity and zines - drawing out the creative elements of PhD research! Thanks @sgsss.bsky.social and @sgsah.bsky.social

DataFest 2025 returns 12th-13th May at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh. The theme, Navigating Data & AI, explores practical insights and applications. Speakers include Zoe Kleinmann (BBC), Colin Jarvis (OpenAI), Duncan Clark (Canva), & more! 🎟️ Book now: edin.ac/3RUs4W8

Huge congratulations to our Director of Public Services, Dr Kristy Docherty, on the publication of her new book! Get your copy of 'Working Together: A framework for collaborating in complexity' 🔽 ideasforleaders.com/product/work...

Thinking about postgraduate study? Join us on 21-22 May for our Postgraduate Online Learning Open Days. These sessions are for those considering studying online or fusion. We have 10 live sessions - hear from our lecturers, support staff and current students. Register ➡️ edin.ac/2J8Imd8

Like many in the creative industries, I'm A.I. sceptical so glad there are companies like Orange Grove Dance investigating its potential and ethics with their performance of 'A&I (Beta)' tonight at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 👏

@uoelawschool.bsky.social is hiring a Teaching & Research Fellow in AI, Data & the Rule of Law. The post will include: ✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social ↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 🤝working closely with our CTMF team! Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9

Can machines be taught to understand right from wrong? Should we build AI that can navigate complex ethical dilemmas, or is morality an inherently human trait that technology can never truly grasp? Yuxin Liu explores these questions in the latest CTMF blog post, ‘Can AI be moral?’ ▶️ edin.ac/4icaeZ9

Don't miss the Machine Whispers exhibition, part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, which is running until 17 April at the Scottish Poetry Library. More - www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/machin...

Don't miss this brilliant free event coming up with the Social Work Race, Racism and Anti-Racism group @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

Tonight's the night! Join us this evening for our Technomoral Conversation on AI & Creative Labour! 📅 Thursday, 10 April at 18.00 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online Register to attend in-person ▶️ edin.ac/424OsBU Watch the livestream ▶️ edin.ac/3WJhuUH @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social

We've teamed up with @edinnovations.bsky.social to bring you the Startup Summer Accelerator for 2025! This 3-month programme will help students, graduates and staff take their business idea to the next level with £3,000 in funding and support. Apply now: edin.ac/3R8h4Uv

@uoelawschool.bsky.social is hiring a Teaching and Research Fellow (Grade 7) in Artificial Intelligence, Data and the Rule of Law. This will include teaching responsibilities within @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social and opportunities to collaborate across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social! More info linked 🔽