Design Informatics

We are delighted to share a reminder of this year’s programme celebrating humanities research as part of the 2026 ✨ Festival of Science Science✨ and ✨

Across this week, visit the ‘Digital Ghosts’ exhibition to step into the forgotten corners of the internet.

This Wednesday join , researchers and artists for ‘Decolonizing AI’ a discussion, talk and workshop, for a lively exploration of AI, bias, and creativity

This Saturday join for ‘Digital Ghosts: Visualising Presence and Absence in Scotland’s Web Archives’ Workshop to discover for yourself how data visualization can help us to better understand archives and their cultural significance.

Links for all programming in Bio
➡️ 10:00-17:00 Daily, 5-16 Nov (closed Mon/Tues) | Digital Ghosts Exhibition
➡️ 13:00-14:30, Sat 15 Nov | Digital Ghosts – Visualising Presence and Absence in Scotland’s Web Archives Workshop with
📍Inspace, 1 Crichton Street

➡️ 14:00-16:00, Thurs 13 Nov | Decolonising AI
📍Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street

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In the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe , Design Informatics members will present a series of lightning talks as part of The Provocateurs talks programme, which blends controversial academic research, audience interaction, a dash of comedy and takes place at Edinburgh’s World Famous The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh .

Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison. Dr Shama Rahman from Design Informatics at The University of Edinburgh journeys through the brain’s most creative mental states in a quest for flow. Dr Michael Stirrat from the Edinburgh Napier University explores what we actually know about the psychology of gaslighting in relationships.

📅 Fri 1 Aug 2025
⏰ 5:40– 6:40pm | Ticketed
📍 Stand 4, The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh
Age: 14 And Above
🔗https://www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2529/the-provocateurs-everyday-gaslighting-get-in-the-zone

Shama will also perform Get in the zone! on 8th and 23rd August. Read more details and book here: https://edin.ac/3IUPVn7