Edinburgh Futures Institute

27/05/2026

⭐ EFI House: Building connection, community and conversations ⭐

Earlier this month, Edinburgh Futures Institute hosted an EFI House event which brought together current students, alumni and members of our ecosystem for an afternoon of insights on unconventional career journeys.

Speakers Morgan Walker (Innovation Associate, Former Design Director at LEGO), Dr Katherine Gunderson DBA (CEO, Grand Bequest), and Chris Chapman (CEO, Stretchsense) shared bespoke advice and candid accounts of their professional paths.

Find out more about the event and EFI House 👉 https://efi.ed.ac.uk/efi-house-build-conection-community-and-conversations/

26/05/2026

The Centre for Investing Innovation, based at Edinburgh Futures Institute, invites you to this upcoming Prominent Scholars Lecture with Jacob Choi, co-founder and CEO of LinqAlpha.

⭐ Prominent Scholars Lecture with Jacob Choi – A Portfolio of AI Agents: From Asset Specialists to Cross-Asset Intelligence in Institutional Investment Research
🗓️ Thursday, 11 June, 10AM - 12PM
📍2.35, Edinburgh Futures Institute and online (MS Teams)
🎟️ Register now: https://edin.ac/4tUykxi

The event is open to the public, university students, researchers, and professionals working across financial services, fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and data.

Choi’s talk, “A Portfolio of AI Agents: From Asset Specialists to Cross-Asset Intelligence in Institutional Investment Research,” looks at a major change happening in how large investment organisations do research.

26/05/2026

Only one week to go before the first event of our Future University events programme!

Join Professor Beth Simone Noveck, former US deputy chief technology officer and the first state chief AI strategist under President Barack Obama, for a timely exploration of the civic role of the university in an age of democratic uncertainty and rapid technological change.

⭐ Beth Simone Noveck: Civic University – Democracy, AI, and the Public Imagination
🗓️ 2 June 2026, 6PM – 7:15 PM BST
📍Edinburgh Futures Institute and online
🎟️ https://edin.ac/4syWUmT

Beth Simone Noveck will be in conversation with Professor Oliver Escobar, Chair of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation at the University of Edinburgh.

20/05/2026

20/05/2026

Find out more about the interdisciplinary and collaborative work that's taking place at Edinburgh Futures Institute in this latest feature!

Our Director, Professor Marion Thain, shares Edinburgh Futures Institute's mission to bring partners together, from various disciplines and sectors, to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. Learn about the work of some of our research centres: The Scottish Prevention Hub, The Centre for Future Infrastructure, and The Centre for Technomoral Futures.

Read the full story👇👇👇

15/05/2026

Join us next week for May's Traveltech Meetup.

This session will explore how the AI search landscape continues to evolve and what that means for travel and tourism businesses looking to stay visible.

📆 Wed 20 May
📌 Edinburgh Futures Institute
🕔 5pm
🎟️ Free to attend
🔗 https://edin.ac/4wDMJ3R

14/05/2026

Edinburgh Futures Institute is excited to invite you to the first event of our Future University events programme — a conversation with Professor Beth Simone Noveck, a world-leading technology expert who advised President Obama.

"Civic University – Democracy, AI, and the Public Imagination" will take place on 2 June at Edinburgh Futures Institute and online.

Professor Noveck, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House and the United States’ first State Chief AI strategist, will explore how – contrary to some assumptions – emerging technologies could enhance democracy.

Find out more and book your tickets 👉

A world-leading technology expert who advised President Obama, Professor Beth Simone Noveck, will speak at a public event in Edinburgh next month to discuss the impact of AI on the future of democracy.

08/05/2026

Next week, Venture Café Edinburgh is partnering with CreativeTech Scotland Gathering to host a special post-event reception and networking space.

Expect panels, exhibitions, and hands-on activities.

📆 Thursday 14 May
📌 Edinburgh Futures Institute
🕔 5pm - 8pm
🎟️ Free to attend
🔗 https://edin.ac/4tXlwqN

05/05/2026

There's still time to register for the CreativeTech Scotland Gathering 2026! Join us for an exciting day of cutting-edge creative tech talks and workshops.

🗓️ 14 May 2026, 9am - 5pm
📍Edinburgh Futures Institute
🎟️ https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/creativetech-scotland-gathering-2026/

The CreativeTech Scotland Gathering brings together creatives, artists, technologists and academics to share how they are harnessing and developing emerging technologies for creative and artistic innovation, and blending old and new tech in exciting ways.