Edinburgh Futures Institute

We're going live in 30 minutes! 1 Nov, 6pm-7:30pm. Join us for this fascinating event about how video games have emerged as a powerful educational tool. Livestream 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eATzKsEd

⭐ Call for Creatives ⭐ CREA-TEC (Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives) is seeking 3 creatives to produce short video reels highlighting their experiences with AI tools in creative practice. These videos will be featured as part of a series of workshops taking place in Spring 2025 at Edinburgh Futures Institute. CREA-TEC is particularly interested in submissions from: -Freelancers -In-house professionals (including those working in creative agencies, studios, teams) -Early career creatives or students -Creative managers and leaders Pay: £300 ⏱️ Submit by 22 Nov 🔗 For more info and to apply: http://edin.ac/4fcpzrD Image: Alina Constantin / Better Images of AI / Handmade A.I / CC-BY 4.0

Edinburgh Futures Institute is proud to be working in partnership with Push The Boat Out 2024, Edinburgh's International Poetry Festival, with over 50 events showcasing diverse voices and performances. Our supported events include the Rock the Boat Open Mic night and AI and the (Un)translatability of Poetry with Dr Pip Thornton and Evan Morgan. Edinburgh Futures Institute Creative Projects Manager and poet Jennifer Williams will also be leading an event about how to run a creative workshop. Browse the full programme and book tickets ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eFjVx2WC

We are delighted to introduce Sarah Ames as an Edinburgh Futures Institute Associate! Our associates provide a wealth of expertise and experience to our challenge-led portfolio of activities. Sarah is Digital Scholarship Librarian at the National Library of Scotland, with responsibility for Digital Research including the Library’s open data platform, Data Foundry. She has collaborated on a wide range of research initiatives bringing together digital tools and methods to explore the national collections. Read more about Sarah’s background here ▶️ https://lnkd.in/esjW_cVR

Attend an eye-opening exhibition featuring images of care created by older adults and generated by AI. Reflect on your own understanding of care and the role of technology in shaping our perceptions of care, ageing, and images. The exhibit runs 4-10 November at Inspace, 10am to 5pm, drop-in. Along with the exhibition, there is the opportunity to join an interactive workshop to create your own images of care using AI, and a sharing event where the powerful stories behind the exhibition will be discussed. Join the interactive workshop on 4 Nov ▶️ https://edin.ac/4eYs3tY Attend the sharing event on 7 Nov ▶️ https://edin.ac/3NJlOOy

🚨 Job opportunities 🚨 We are looking to recruit two ⭐ Innovation Coordinators ⭐ who will contribute to making change happen, from helping deliver incredible events and workshops, to building communities and supporting new collaborative programmes. The Innovation Coordinators will provide crucial support across two of the four sectors. The full-time posts will be will be managed and supported by Edinburgh Futures Institute's new Innovation Services team, helping create new and novel methods of delivery within the institute. Deadline for applications is 15 November 2024. Apply now ▶️ https://edin.ac/4ebLsX4 Alex Hutchison | Fraser Macdonald

Double bill of talks at the LEAP Sports Scotland conference in Stirling then exploring The Politics of Numbers at Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society, Edinburgh Futures Institute 📊 University of Edinburgh Business School #LGBTQ #data #queerdata #gender #sexuality #census #sport #health #Edinburgh #Scotland

Explore what it means to be ‘futures literate’ in this free event that marks the 10-year anniversary of Katie Paterson's 100-year artwork, 'Future Library.' Explore relationships between place, knowledge, imagination and time in making meaning from and engaging with different futures. 🗓️ 22 Nov, 6pm-7:30pm 📍 Edinburgh Futures Institue and online 🎟️ https://edin.ac/477bXeC Free and open to all! Part of our Learning Curves: Autumn 2024 event season. #challengecreatechange Future Library | Jen Ross | Anne Beate Hovind

💡 In case you wonder what the Edinburgh Futures Institute and the wider The University of Edinburgh are up to with regards to research, innovation, and engagement in the Financial Service & FinTech sector, I recommend to have a look at the interactive magazine in the link below. 💡 You can also learn more about our innovation and research partnership with NatWest Group, delivered via the Edinburgh Centre for Financial Innovations, and how Edinburgh Futures Institute is working with our partners to support the Financial Services & FinTech sector in Scotland and beyond. 💡 Finally, by watching the video and listening to the podcast, you can get a pretty good understanding of why I never made it as a movie or radio star 😂 ➡️ Please reach out if you are interested in collaborating with the Financial Service and FinTech cluster at EFI and the University of Edinburgh. FinTech Scotland Bayes Centre Smart Data Foundry University of Edinburgh Business School

Registration Now Open: Digital Research Conference 2025 We are thrilled to announce The University of Edinburgh’s inaugural Digital Research Conference on 29th January 2025 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre. This event is open exclusively to University of Edinburgh staff and PGR students, bringing together researchers and professional staff engaged in digital, data-intensive, and computational research. Programme Highlights: ➤ Keynote Speakers - Professor Kim Graham, Dr Sarah Butcher, and a closing panel featuring Professor Shannon Vallor, Professor Michèle Weiland, and Professor Miguel O. Bernabeu ➤ Breakout Sessions - Covering AI, sensitive research data, digital research infrastructure, and advancing digital research skills ➤ Workshops and Roundtables - Practical insights into sustainable digital practices, social care data, and empowering non-coders ➤ Networking Opportunities - Connect with peers and experts in the field Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills, engage in stimulating discussions, and foster collaborations. For more details and to register, visit: edin.ac/3VSAWNk We look forward to seeing you there! College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh | College of Science and Engineering, The University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh | EPCC | Software Sustainability Institute | Data-Driven Innovation Initiative | Edinburgh Futures Institute | EMBL | European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI | tianqi bi | Malcolm Macleod | Susan Shenkin | Bartłomiej Chybowski | Vashti Galpin | Sonia Virdi | Stela McLachlan | Lucia Michielin | MEI HUA YANG | Emma Wilson | Marshall Dozier | Dr Rose Penfold | Oliver Berry | Eleni Kotoula | André de Araújo Vieira | Mishal Tariq | Robin Rice | Jennifer Daub | Bayes Centre | University of Edinburgh School of Engineering | The University of Edinburgh