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The University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh Futures Institute
efi.ed.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
Shape What’s Next. Study at Edinburgh Futures Institute.
At Edinburgh Futures Institute, we bring people and disciplines together to tackle today’s most complex challenges and explore new ways of thinking about the future.
Our interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes are challenge-led, globally relevant, and designed for those who want an education that shapes better futures, for themselves and the world.
Our students study beyond traditional subject boundaries, collaborating with academics, industry, government, and communities on real-world projects. Through this project-based, data-informed approach, you will develop creative solutions, professional skills, and the confidence to make a meaningful impact.
Our masters programmes
We offer 12 interconnected postgraduate programmes, each focused on understanding and shaping real-world change:
Creative Industries
Cultural Heritage Futures
Data, Inequality and Society
Education Futures
Future Governance
Futures Infrastructure, Sustainability and Climate Change
Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society
Service Management and Design
Circular Economy
Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics
Planetary Health
Sustainable Lands and Cities
A unique place to learn
You’ll be based in the Edinburgh Futures Institute building. Our home is a landmark building in the heart of Edinburgh. Blending heritage with innovation, it provides state-of-the-art teaching facilities, labs designed for innovation and prototyping, event spaces and social areas designed to spark creativity and new ideas. You’ll also have access to the full resources of the University of Edinburgh - a world top 50 institution (QS 2026).
Why Edinburgh Futures Institute?
- Dig deep into some of the world’s most complex challenges and develop vital career skills, gaining valuable experience as you work across different disciplines.
- Be part of the world-renowned, University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583 and consistently ranked in the best 50 universities in the world (QS World University rankings, 2026).
- Build skills from different disciplines, gain real-world problem-solving experience, and focus on a challenge project aligned to your goals.
Postgraduate study at Edinburgh Futures Institute is an opportunity to develop new ways of thinking, to create new ideas and to help build new futures.
Available courses
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