Edinburgh Futures Institute is a major strategic initiative of the University of Edinburgh. It is being developed in recognition that almost all of the biggest challenges facing society are complex and multi-layered, and that insight and innovation can come from bringing together expertise from across different disciplines. The Institute is working with local communities, governments and industry to create a portfolio of research, education and wider engagement which is data-rich and aims to have demonstrable ethical, social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts. Once open, the Institute will offer a warm welcome into the newly redeveloped former Royal Infirmary building on Lauriston Place – fulfilling the Latin pledge above the main entrance: ‘patet omnibus’, open to all. This article was published on 2024-07-22
