Tech Events at The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

with Anita Klementiev (Senior Speech Data Engineer, Speech Graphics) · Pauline Mcloy-Turtle (Creative Director, SUUM Studio)

Games are complex, data-rich environments where AI shapes characters, generates worlds, personalises experiences and helps creative teams produce everything from concepts to dialogue, animation and code. In this Data Lab Community meetup, two practitioners share insights from the intersection of data, AI, gaming and creativity. Anita Klementiev (Speech Graphics) introduces the multilingual, emotional speech datasets that drive audio-based facial animation used by studios including Warner Bros, Naughty Dog and EA; Pauline Mcloy-Turtle (SUUM Studio) brings a creative-direction perspective. Relevant whether you work in ML, analytics, engineering or governance — gaming is a window into challenges every sector faces. Part of the Data Lab's Creativity and Gaming theme. Available in person at the Bayes Centre or online.

A special Thursday Gathering with the UK's Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) on how it funds scientific and technological breakthroughs on a high-risk, high-reward premise — backing unconventional ideas, scientists and founders where others see only uncertainty. The evening also offers a direct look at one of the most high-impact roles in UK R&D: ARIA opens applications for its third cohort of Programme Directors on 17 August, and this session is a chance to understand the role first-hand. Whether you're a deeply technical leader, a founder or a researcher working at the frontier of deep tech, this is Edinburgh's must-attend gathering of the week. Venture Café's weekly anchor — free, open, and built for serendipitous connection. Held at The Bayes Centre.

A weekly co-working Friday for founders building scalable technology businesses, hosted at the Bayes Centre by ScotlandIS and the University of Edinburgh. The morning runs an arrival-and-networking slot from 09:30, a round-table of asks, offers and ideas at 10:00, and ad-hoc co-working and discussions through to 13:00, with the space available afterwards. Aimed at builders and startup leaders at any stage who want to work alongside others facing similar challenges — bring your laptop, your questions and your ambition. Refreshments sponsored by ScotlandIS.

Weekly co-working Friday for tech founders, hosted by The Bayes Centre in partnership with ScotlandIS. Founders building scalable technology businesses work alongside peers facing similar challenges, share advice and make connections in the Bayes Lounge. Startup life can be lonely — this is a standing space to support, inspire and challenge one another. Free; open to founders across the Edinburgh ecosystem.

Venture Café Edinburgh's flagship weekly Thursday Gathering returns to The Bayes Centre. Every week the Gathering connects creators, entrepreneurs, investors, coworkers, students and technologists to build a stronger, more inclusive innovation ecosystem across Scotland — with talks, spotlights and open networking. A dependable anchor point in the Edinburgh tech calendar; full programme announced closer to the date. Powered by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA).

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.

Edinburgh's most consistent Web3 room returns to the Bayes Centre for an evening of talks, demos and networking on tokenisation, on-chain finance and blockchain infrastructure. Convened by Blockchain Scotland, it draws a genuine mix of developers, founders, researchers and finance professionals. Free admission for developers and students (approval required); general admission is pay-what-you-want. Includes dinner and drinks.

The weekly drop-in co-working morning for tech founders, run by ScotlandIS and the Bayes Centre. Bring your laptop, get a few focused hours of work done alongside other founders, and stay for the informal chat, peer support and warm introductions that make this one of Edinburgh's most dependable founder touchpoints.

Weekly ScotlandIS and Bayes Centre co-working drop-in for tech founders — a Friday morning gathering to work alongside others building scalable technology businesses. Whether pre-seed or scaling, it's a low-key, high-value room. A reliable recurring fixture for anyone building in Edinburgh.

Blockchain Scotland — convened by Maciej Zurawski (Redeem Technologies) — returns to the Bayes Centre for an evening of talks and demos on tokenisation, Web3 infrastructure and on-chain finance. Edinburgh's most consistent Web3 room, drawing a mix of founders, engineers and finance professionals. Suggested £20 contribution covers refreshments.

The weekly ScotlandIS and Bayes Centre co-working drop-in for tech founders — a Friday morning gathering to work alongside others building scalable technology businesses. Whether pre-seed or scaling, it's a low-key, high-value room.

The monthly Blockchain Scotland Meetup returns to the Bayes Centre for an evening of talks, demos and networking around blockchain, Web3 and digital assets. Hosted in the ground-floor Bayes Theorem room — a credible venue for one of Edinburgh's most active distributed-tech communities.

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 Briggs MSP (Conservatives), Ben Macpherson MSP (SNP), Andy Williamson (LibDems), Brian Baglow (Scottish Games Network) and Prof Fiona McNeill (Edinburgh). A rare chance for the Scottish tech sector to put questions directly to parliamentary candidates.

Monthly blockchain community gathering at the Bayes Centre. Two featured speakers this month: Peter Aitchison (CEO, NanoData) on data-driven crypto copy trading, and artist Trevor Jones on 'Authorship in the Age of AI'. Includes dinner and networking across multiple venues — free entry for developers, students and members.

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. Open to early-stage founders and those already scaling.

The weekly Founders Hub at Bayes Centre returns — co-working and community for founders building scalable tech ventures, hosted by Bayes Centre and ScotlandIS. Structured morning session with asks, offers, and ideas; open co-working through the afternoon. Guest speakers drop in regularly. Come for an hour or stay all day.

A weekly co-working session for founders building scalable technology ventures, hosted by Bayes Centre and ScotlandIS. Start with morning networking and a round table of asks, offers, and ideas — then settle in for focused work alongside others at a similar stage. Guest speakers appear regularly, and the space is open for co-working all day. Ideal for early-stage and scaling founders who want both community and productive working time.

with Maciej Zurawski (Founder, Redeem Technologies)

Monthly blockchain and Web3 meetup at the University of Edinburgh's Bayes Centre — Scotland's leading hub for applied technology research. Blockchain Scotland draws a technically serious crowd: builders, researchers, and founders working on real-world decentralised applications. The £20 ticket filters the curious and keeps conversations substantive.