Edinburgh Futures Institute

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[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Happy Holidays from Edinburgh Futures Institute!

Please note our building closes for public access on Friday 20th December at 5:00pm and will open again on Friday 3 January at 9:30am. We look forward to seeing you again in 2025!

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Join us for an informative online session to explore postgraduate taught study at Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Hear from our current students as they share experiences, insights, and tips on what it’s like to be part of EFI’s vibrant community!

More ➡️ https://t.co/pSzTuFfZuf

[ioannis kalkounos @ikalkounos]

That's a wrap! @UoE_EFI's Autumn 2024 season brought together a diverse range of events, including Jeanette Winterson in conversation with Ameca, Bernardine Evaristo, interdisciplinary performances, panel discussions, workshops. ✨

📽️: https://t.co/W7bmVMxEHo
📸: @chrisdonia

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

We're going live in 30 minutes! 6 December, 6pm - 8pm!

Join us for the final event of our Learning Curves: Autumn 2024 season – a fascinating performance investigating deafness, sound, and AI with artist Marco Donnarumma!

Livestream 🔗 https://t.co/Lf6OdmPf1z

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

We're still buzzing from our postgraduate students graduation last week! We celebrated inside our beautiful building after the official ceremony at McEwan Hall. See more photos & watch a reel where online students share how it felt graduate on campus 🎓▶️ https://t.co/A8lLPjYpeo

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Edinburgh Futures Institute has been honoured with the ‘Special Prize for an Interior’ in the @PrixVersailles 2024 World Titles! This award follows an earlier announcement that we've been named one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. Full story 🔗https://t.co/IXccy9K6sl

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

ICYMI: Director of Centre for Technomoral Futures Professor Shannon Vallor has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Research. This honour celebrates exceptional contributions in teaching, research, and impact at @EdinburghUni.

Full story 🔗 https://t.co/BdCneBMdqO

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Screening starts today, 4 Dec! Watch ‘Niranthea’ – a short film combining documentary, audiovisual synaesthesia & AI hearing algorithms exploring deafhood, prosthesis and cyborg.

🗓️ 4-6 Dec, 9:30-5pm
📍 Level 4 Event Space, @UoE_EFI
📌 Drop in event
🔗 https://t.co/6xmm6uFaXp

[Ollie Bray @olliebray]

Nice to have an opportunity tonight to speak at the Edinburgh Futures Institute on the topic of 'the future of AI in School'. A few of the visuals that I used below for anyone who is interested - including some thoughts from Papert & @mres.

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

We're going live in 30 minutes! 3 December, 6pm - 7:30pm.

How are schools planning to work with AI in the classroom? This event will bring together key figures from the Scottish education landscape to talk about AI our education futures.

Livestream 🔗 https://t.co/DNeEn24GTr

[CIIRC ČVUT @CIIRCCTU]

🎙️ Join us for a talk with Caroline Parkinson at CIIRC – Future of Innovations: Industry, Academia, and Creative Tech.

Caroline Parkinson, Director of Creative at @UoE_EFI will dive into creative tech, data, and AI.

Register here 👉 https://t.co/9dwCjsv4lD

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Tomorrow, 4 December! 👇

[LLCatEdinburgh @LLCatEdinburgh]

For our final 2024 Inaugural Lecture, Professor Will Lamb will discuss how new technologies could revitalise Scottish Gaelic 🤖

This lecture on 4 December marks Will becoming Personal Chair in Gaelic Ethnology and Linguistics - book a free ticket now!

🎟️ https://t.co/4ve6fHECI1

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

ICYMI: Congratulations to @EdinburghUni Honorary Graduate @vanessa_vash who joined our graduation last week! It was a privilege to honour this incredible climate activist.

Read the full story ▶️ https://t.co/DhsS8dBVSj

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

We're going live in 30 minutes! 29 November, 6pm - 7:30pm

Watch the launch of Unco, a spoken word and music performance exploring queer identities, histories, and futures.

Livestream 🔗 https://t.co/OB1QBIjmO3

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Join Centre for Technomoral Futures Director Professor Shannon Vallor in this upcoming event with @turinginst!

⭐ The Turing Lectures: Can We Live with AI?
🗓️ 9 December, 19:30 - 21: 30
📍 Kings Place, London and online
🎟️ https://t.co/liR9fSWaY8

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#EdinburghGrad #ClassOf2024 #EdinburghAlumni

Image Credit: Douglas Robertson Photography

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Congratulations to our @EdinburghUni Honorary Graduate @vanessa_vash who joined our ceremony today! It was a privilege to honour this incredible climate activist, @UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and founder of the Youth for Future Africa and the Africa-based Rise Up movements.

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Image Credit: Andrew Perry Photography

[Edinburgh Futures Institute @UoE_EFI]

Congratulations to all of our Futures Institute students who graduated today 🎉!

We're so proud of you and hope you enjoyed your special day. We're excited to see you out there changing the world! 🎓📜

#EdinburghGrad #ClassOf2024 #EdinburghAlumni

[Edinburgh University Students' Association @EdUniStudents]

Congrats to everyone from @MorayHouseCEID and @UoE_EFI that are graduating today! 🎉 You should be super proud of all you have achieved. Enjoy your special day! #UoEGrad2024