A breakfast networking session for Edinburgh's greentech and cleantech community, hosted by Barclays Eagle Labs at CodeBase. Expect short talks, introductions and discussion on sustainability, clean technology and the circular economy — over coffee, before the working day begins. One of the more niche and purposeful recurring meetups in the city.
Beth Simone Noveck (NYU professor of technology, civic tech pioneer and former US Deputy CTO under Obama) in conversation with Oliver Escobar on the civic role of the university in the age of AI. A timely public lecture at the Edinburgh Futures Institute exploring how AI, democracy and public imagination intersect — and what universities owe the publics they serve. Strong pick for anyone working at the intersection of tech, policy and civil society.
Venture Café Edinburgh's weekly Thursday Gathering marks World Oceans Day with 'Below the Surface' — an open-door evening at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Free to all, with no agenda beyond conversation and connection. The Thursday Gathering is one of Edinburgh's most reliably good rooms: founders, researchers, students and investors in the same space, no badge required.
Informal evening social for the Edinburgh Drupal community — open to anyone working with Drupal, PHP, open-source CMS or the wider web-dev ecosystem. The first-Thursday meetup spot in the Grassmarket pub. No talks, just conversation, pints and contacts.
A free Friday co-working session for early-stage founders and tech entrepreneurs at the Bayes Centre, one of Edinburgh's leading innovation spaces. No agenda — just a productive day working alongside fellow builders, with the option to connect, swap notes or get heads-down. A reliable recurring fixture for anyone building something in the city.