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What's happening: Week of 13 April 2026

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Cloud Native + Kubernetes Edinburgh
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Cloud Native + Kubernetes Edinburgh — April 2026
Tue 14 Apr · 5:00pmCodeBase

Edinburgh's Cloud Native and Kubernetes community returns to CodeBase after a hiatus — 34 people already signed up from a 1,100-member group that knows its stuff. Full lineup TBC, but…

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Bayes Centre / ScotlandIS
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Founders Hub — Weekly Co-Working for Tech Founders
Fri 17 Apr · 8:30amThe Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh

Weekly co-working and community session for founders at Bayes Centre, hosted by ScotlandIS. Morning round table on asks, offers, and ideas followed by focused co-working. Guests and speakers appear regularly.…

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BRAID / BBC R&D / University of Edinburgh
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Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age — BBC R&D x BRAID Workshop
Wed 15 Apr · 6:30pmBayes Centre (Bayes Theorem)

Interactive newsroom workshop at the Bayes Centre run by BBC R&D, BRAID and the University of Edinburgh. Participants tackle generative-AI disinformation dilemmas as a journalist, using the latest fact-checking tools…

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AI & MLDesign

Friday 17 April1 event

4:00pmFree
Apple Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH2 2BY

UXDX Edinburgh brings the UX and product design community to Apple's flagship Edinburgh store for a hands-on session exploring cognitive accessibility features across Apple devices. Discover how Assistive Access, Background Sounds and Focus modes can help you design more inclusive digital experiences. Free, dog-friendly, with post-event drinks at The Guildford Arms.

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week of 20 April 2026

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ProductTank Edinburgh
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ProductTank Edinburgh — Workshop: Build Your Product Brain Using AI
Tue 21 Apr · 5:30pmSkyscanner HQ, Quartermile 1

A strategic product-thinking workshop led by 25-year digital product veteran Andy Irvine. Attendees use their own AI agent to work through a synthetic business scenario, stress-test product strategy and identify…

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UK Startup Hub
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Founders Meetup Edinburgh — April 2026
Tue 21 Apr · 5:00pmShepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Edinburgh's go-to monthly founders gathering returns at Shepherd and Wedderburn's offices, courtesy of their Start to Scale initiative. The format is built for real connection: colour-coded speed networking badges, a…

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National Conversations / ScotlandIS / Bayes Centre
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Election Hustings on the Private Sector and the Digital Economy
Thu 23 Apr · 6:30pmThe Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh

Scottish Parliament election hustings on tech, AI and the digital economy — hosted at the Bayes Centre by National Conversations with ScotlandIS. Confirmed speakers include Daniel Johnson MSP (Labour), Miles…

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FoundersInvestors

Tuesday 21 April1 event

5:30pmFree
Skyscanner HQ, Quartermile 1, Edinburgh EH3 9EN

A strategic product-thinking workshop led by 25-year digital product veteran Andy Irvine. Attendees use their own AI agent to work through a synthetic business scenario, stress-test product strategy and identify blind spots. Hosted at Skyscanner HQ with food and networking before the session — currently sold out with a waitlist.

AI & MLSaaSDesign

Thursday 23 April1 event

1:00pmFree
Inspace, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

A lunchtime guided tour of the 'Between Glass and Magnetic Fields' exhibition at Inspace — a shorter, drop-in friendly follow-up to the 16 April interactive talk. Walks through how glass art and medical imaging data are combined in this Design Informatics collaboration with Fraunhofer MEVIS.

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