Edinburgh — Week of 10 Aug 2026

An informal morning get-together for people working in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI in Edinburgh. No slides, no pitches — just coffee and conversation about the projects, tools and ideas the community is working on right now, plus a chance to find collaborators. A relaxed networking format run by the Edinburgh Data Science and AI group for the months between its speaker nights. Downstairs at Black Medicine Coffee; carry on over lunch if the conversation keeps flowing.

Venture Café Edinburgh's weekly Thursday Gathering returns from its summer break to spotlight the people building better systems for Scotland's charities and social enterprises. Founders, funders, technologists and changemakers come together for honest conversations on how skilled volunteering and smarter funding infrastructure can close the resource gap — including the launch of More Than Profit®, a new organisation supporting the sector. Free, at the Bayes Centre, with spotlights, open networking and connections that go beyond the room; the city's most reliable weekly cross-ecosystem gathering.

The Edinburgh PostgreSQL user group (PostgresEDI) returns for its August meetup — an evening of talks and discussion for developers, DBAs and data engineers who work with Postgres. Hosted by Jimmy Angelakos (pgEdge), the group brings together the city's database community for practical technical sessions and networking. Open to anyone from Postgres newcomers to seasoned committers.