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Design Informatics
Design Informatics
@designinf.bsky.social
An interdisciplinary research group and master’s programme at UoE exploring design from, with and by data.
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Between Glass and Magnetic Fields Exhibition Now Open! 🎉 We are delighted today to open our doors for the second time for the 2026 @edscifest to welcome visitors for this ‘MRI meets Glass Art’ exhibition by @edincollegeofart.bsky.social PhD student Gregory Alliss in Inspace @designinf.bsky.social
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Here is a sneak peak behind the scenes of Designing Global Data Interactions @designinf.bsky.social student exhibition launching our 2026 Edinburgh Science Festival programme at Inspace Open this weekend, Sat-Mon only! 📅 Sat-Mon, 4-6 Apr, 2026 ⏰ 10am – 5pm 📍 Inspace EH8 9AB 🔗 edin.ac/4ddubjq
This Thursday Barbara Sellers-Young will give the next IDI research seminar! Lived Body in Motion is an exploration of embodied memory, dance, and autoethnographic inquiry through a recursive dialogue with AI 📅 Thurs 26th March 📷 4 – 5pm 🔗 edin.ac/4uEwAdg
This Thursday Lise Autogena will give the next IDI research seminar! Bridging the gap between global data and local lived experience. 📅 Thurs 19th March ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍 Inspace / Webinar 🎟 edin.ac/4rrDPlX
We are delighted to announce ‘Between Glass and Magnetic Fields’ exhibition presenting the outcome of STEAM Imaging VI residency programme, which will premiere in @inspaceedinburgh.bsky.social at the Institute for @designinf.bsky.social this April! Read full Press Release here: edin.ac/4bihwcq
Listen to the new audio #podcast “Glass Art Meets MRI” with Gregory Alliss, creator of Between Glass and Magnetic Fields, to find out more about this project: s.fhg.de/6Tqa This Program is a partnership between Fraunhofer MEVIS in Bremen, Germany, & the Institute for Design Informatics Edinburgh
Join the next IDI Research Seminar where Iryna Kuksa will talk about Reclaiming Personalisation: Design Interventions for a Sustainable Future! Seminar details: 📅 Thurs 19th Feb ⏰ 4-5pm 🎟️ edin.ac/4tQl664
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We are delighted to welcome Sarah Calmus to @designinf.bsky.social this evening, for an Artist Talk to mark the launch of Uisge, seven screen film currently showing on #InspaceCityScreens on Potterrow 📅 TODAY, Thurs 12 Feb ⏰ 18:00-20:00 📍 Inspace, 1 Crichton St 🎟️ FREE registration: edin.ac/4pLmeFR
Join us for the next Design Informatics Research Seminar where Stephanie Lamprea and Robert Laidlow talk about the process of creating Ecstatic Visions, a new album of work for voice and electronics! Seminar details: 📅 Thurs 19th Feb ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍 Inspace / Teams Webinar 🎟 edin.ac/3OjQn0V
REMINDER: Design Informatics Seminar with Michelle Westerlaken at 4pm today, online and broadcasting in @inspacegallery.bsky.social Seminar details 📅 Thurs 5th Feb [today] ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍 Inspace / Teams Webinar 🎟 Free registration: edin.ac/4c4znFO
Design Informatics Research Seminar Series is Back! 📢 We are delighted to announce our upcoming Research Seminar Series, open to anyone, and taking place at the University of Edinburgh kicking off this Winter/Spring. More Information about the series: edin.ac/4kmCQ4U
Join us tomorrow where Michelle Westerlaken will present her findings from a four-year project, exploring creative data practices with an ecological community with ecosystem data at large corporations 📅 Thurs 5th Feb ⏰ 4–5pm 📍 Inspace/Teams Webinar 🎟 edin.ac/4c4znFO
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REMINDER: Felicity Hammond: END-OF-LIFE SERVICE Join us for this playful event marking the imagined end of Artificial Intelligence through a funeral procession and early-evening wake 📅 Thurs 29 Jan 2025 ⏰ 16:30-17:00 [Procession] 📍 Stills ⏰ 17:00-20:00 [Wake] 📍 Inspace 🎟️ link edin.ac/4qhI0Rv
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Up Next at Inspace 📢 We are delighted to launch Felicity Hammond: END-OF LIFE-SERVICE public event taking place at the end of this month! 📅 Thurs 29 Jan 2025 ⏰ 16:30-17:00 [Procession] 📍 Stills, 23 Cockburn St ⏰ 17:00-20:00 [Wake] 📍 Inspace, 1 Crichton Street 🎟️ edin.ac/4qhI0Rv
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I have a little stall at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social Doors Open Day today! I’m sharing some early research around children’s views of AI at school. Come say hi if you’re around!!
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All the updates on the exhibition and its underlying research will be on the website: 🔗 crea-tec.weebly.com/authenticity... Image credit: Chris Scott @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social 4/4
We are delighted to share the latest edition of our Newsletter to kick off the new academic year, which features our hiring opportunities, upcoming programming and more. Read the edition here ➡ edin.ac/3W9TrgJ Sign-up here for the newsletter🔗https://forms.office.com/e/ZrqT88ryZN
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Join us at the 2025 Edinburgh festivals! We are thrilled to support exciting events in three of the city’s major festivals: Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Edinburgh Art Festival! Read more about our supported events ⤵️ edin.ac/40WccXZ
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Lively artworks exploring the current use and future possibilities of artificial intelligence feature in two new exhibitions: Tipping Point is at @inspacegallery.bsky.social until 31 Aug, and Authenticity Unmasked is at the Informatics Forum until 17 August: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/news/art-sho...
Chris Elsden from DI at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social reveals kids’ attitudes to money from piggy banks to pocket money apps at 2025 @edfringe.bsky.social The Provocateurs. 📅Tue 5 Aug ⏰11:25am–12:25pm 📍 Stand 2, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh 🔗 thestand.co.uk/fringe/2536/...
Chris will also perform on 18 August: 📅 Mon 18 Aug 2025 ⏰ 5:40– 6:40pm 📍 Stand 4, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh 🔗 www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2562/... @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social
In @edfringe.bsky.social DI Manager @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social imagines what stories we’ll be watching as tv and film made with virtual production technologies make almost anything possible without ever leaving a studio! 📅Mon 4 Aug ⏰5:40– 6:40pm 📍Stand 4, Stand Comedy Club 🔗https://edin.ac/3HaKHD9
Nicola will also perform on 13 August: 📅 Wed 13 Aug 2025 ⏰ 11:25am– 12:25pm | Ticketed 📍 Stand 2, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh 🔗https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2551/the-provocateurs-voices-of-hope-no-location-no-location-no-location @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Shama Rahman from DI at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social journeys through the brain’s most creative mental states in a quest for flow in The Provocateurs talk programme in 2025 @edfringe.bsky.social . 📅 Fri 1 Aug ⏰ 5:40 – 6:40pm 📍 Stand 4, The Stand Comedy Club 🔗https://edin.ac/3H1bnq8
Shama will also perform Get in the zone! on 8th and 23rd August. Read more details and book here: edin.ac/3IUPVn7
We are delighted to share this special edition of our Newsletter which features our upcoming Summer Festival’s programming as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival and @edfringe.bsky.social. Read here ➡ edin.ac/3TtPEd5 @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social
If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to hear updates from us then sign-up here: 🔗https://forms.office.com/e/ZrqT88ryZN Image Credit: The Sounds of Deep Fake exhibition at Inspace. Photography by Beth Chalmers @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social
Join DECaDE team at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to explore the story writing interactive ORAgen Fables that invites you to explore, create, and build upon each other’s stories. 📅 Wed – Thu | 9 – 10 Jul ⏰ 11am – 3pm 📍 Level 1, near Canopy at Edinburgh Futures Institute Image: Chris Scott
We are delighted to share that DI PhD candidate, Emma Dorfman @erdorfman.bsky.social has started her role as the new Resident Blogger at the SGSAH where she posts interesting news, reflections, and updates in the Scottish research community. Read her blog posts➡️ sgsahblog.com
We are delighted to share the experiences of a selection of our PhD students Yuhao Sun, Xinrui Lin and Sarah Dunn, who participated in the 2025 ACM CHI in Yokohama, Japan, from 26 April - 1 May. Read their blog posts here ➡️ edin.ac/4kgilFb
@suchprettyeyes.bsky.social received the Impact Festival 2025 Research Impact Prize. She has demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing Creative Informatics. Their expertise has been central to the transformative impact of this initiative on Scotland’s creative industries. edin.ac/4ncIszD
We are delighted to share exciting staff news, announcements and a busy programme of workshop, seminar, artist panel and exhibitions all taking place across this month and summer! Read the edition here ➡ edin.ac/3SHcnlo Image Credit: Photography by @chrisdonia.bsky.social
REMINDER: Calling all PhD Students at the University of Edinburgh with a creative practice, to apply for STEAM Imaging VI: Resonant Connections through Design and Data Read More: edin.ac/4lNl1Mo Drop-in Q&A sessions this Wed! 📅9am/3pm , Wed, 28 May, 2025 📍Online/Zoom 🎟️https://edin.ac/3S8JfTU
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The count down has come to an end and this evening @inspacegallery.bsky.social will host the premiere of the full Speaking Towards One Another performance, and a preview of the video installation, all kicking off at 6pm.
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Kicking off our last Lecture Series with @srravya.bsky.social speaking and hosted by @ewaluger.bsky.social. The recording of this talk will be featured on our website soon if you didn't manage to attend. @designinf.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who joined the Q&A session of STEAM Imaging VI: Resonant Connections through Design and Data. We have included an FAQ section on our website➡️ edin.ac/4lNl1Mo If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact us at designinformatics@ed.ac.uk
Application deadline: 2 June 2025 Image credit: © Fraunhofer MEVIS @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoe-cahss.bsky.social