The University of Edinburgh has influenced the world since 1583 and is one of the UK's top-rated research universities. Old College, on South Bridge, is one of its landmark buildings.
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Halloween lecture by Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans about the Universe's 'cosmic creeps', with fancy dress and science jokes.
Fourth session of the Edinburgh Existentialist Philosophy Reading Group, reading and discussing Keiji Nishitani's 'Religion and Nothingness'.
Inaugural lecture by Professor Emile Chabal on the history of identity politics in Europe and its impact on democracy since the 1970s, followed by a drinks reception.
Free public talk by author Howard Amos from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Inspiring People series, based on his book 'Russia Starts Here'.
Evening of networking and discussion with Energy Minister Michael Shanks and a panel of Scottish energy and business experts on achieving clean power by 2030.
Book launch by Professor David Dyzenhaus on common good constitutionalism, hosted by the Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law and the Centre for Legal Theory.
Poetry writing workshop led by poet Jane McKie, part of the New College Festival of Books and Belief.
Free conversation with RSA Fellows, educators and policymakers on Scotland's education system as part of the RSA Challenge.
Academic workshop with papers and panel discussions on the work and legacy of Francisco de Vitoria and the School of Salamanca.
Free academic session by the Roman Law Group on how Hersch Lauterpacht used Roman law to structure his doctrine of international law.
AfPP regional conference for perioperative teams with evidence-based sessions, specialist exhibitors and 5.5 CPD hours.
Concert marking the 90th anniversary of the Saltire Society, with a world premiere by Gemma McGregor, clarsach, fiddle and Burns songs.
Participatory workshop led by Frazer Macdonald Hay that uses storytelling and creative postcard exercises to explore how we see and experience the places around us.
Evening conversation between Ewan Graham and Kirsty Watt, with live audience questions, on whether accessible design is ever genuinely achievable.
Free talk for boom saloon members and £10 for others on 'architecture as direct action', with a live call and audience questions at A&DS:SpACE.
Live broadcast call with Edinburgh practitioners about the materials of the future, part of boom saloon's 'Calling boom saloon' series.
Conference bringing together PhD students and early-career researchers to examine the definition, practices and structures of work in the Graeco-Roman world.
Eight weekly sessions on leading worship in a local context, led by Professors Alison Jack and Susan Hardman Moore.
Free talk by wildlife cameraman Raymond Besant about his experiences filming lions and wolves, including wildlife filming in Scotland.
Talk by Professor Jo Sharp and Val McDermid, with BBC correspondent Allan Little, about their novel 'This Door of the Seas' on the Darién Scheme.
Expedition leader Cat Burford shares her path to leading expeditions in remote environments, from Antarctica to the Arctic, in the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Inspiring People Talks.
Cam Robinson shares his decade of filming penguins in the polar regions in a Royal Scottish Geographical Society Inspiring People Talk.
Rob Waugh presents his documentary on the loss of the glaciers of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, within the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Inspiring People Talks.
Seventh edition of the European Chatbot & Agentic AI Summit, a conference and exhibition on conversational and agentic AI with more than 700 attendees.
A talk by Dr Raquel Martínez Martín on the musical afterlife of Lorca's poem 'Little Viennese Waltz' as part of The Cervantes Chair series.
CPD seminar reviewing contract law in Scotland, covering major court decisions and statutory developments, presented by Laura Macgregor and Lorna Richardson.
Free lecture for public sector attendees on Scotland's low-carbon initiatives and net zero journey.
Script-in-hand performance of the new play by Dr Steven Maxwell, a fundraiser for the mental health charity Arkordia.
Free research symposium on global health, with keynote addresses, panels and the Edinburgh Prize for Global Health Impact, marking 300 years of medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
Book presentation by Andrea Monti of 'Lost in the Shell', on the relationship between technology, law and human rights.
Free writing retreat at the Edinburgh Futures Institute where writers from different disciplines meet for deep work and conversation, framed by Charlie Ellis.
