Edinburgh Futures Institute
The Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) is a department within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Opened in 2022, the EFI links arts, humanities, and social sciences with other disciplines in the research and teaching of complex, multi-stakeholder societal challenges and data-driven solutions. The institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in interdisciplinary subjects such as Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics; Future Governance; and Planetary Health. The EFI is housed in the Category-A listed former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Lauriston Place, at the southern edge of Edinburgh's Old Town. As of 2025, it is led by Director Marion Thain, EFI's Professor of Culture and Technology.