Talks

 This year is the 400 anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes death, author of the still best known book of Spanish Literature around the world: DON QUIXOTE, first modern novel and one of the... [more]

ESAF is collaborating with ASCUS, a network of artists and scientists committed to the practice of collaboration, to throw a 'love' themed day of talks, workshops, performance, speed dating, a stall... [more]

Bonizzi’s Cartographers (2015), is a documentary film work which maps social, national and personal cartographies into the subjects of migration, conflict and autonomy.Bonizzi’s work... [more]

Enter the world of Anne Frank as told by her stepsister and childhood friend, Mrs Eva Schloss of London, UK. Mrs Eva Schloss is a trustee of the Anne Frank Educational Trust, has published two books,... [more]

Join University of Edinburgh researchers at on Wednesday evenings in May and June to celebrate the 2015 International Year of Light! Experts from a range of disciplines will explore the fascinating... [more]

The series which unfolds in four parts is a discursive element of the Sylva Caledonia exhibition, which is part of Edinburgh International Science Festival's exhibition series How the Light Gets... [more]

To see . . . What does it take? How many times can we look at a piece of art, and see more and more and so much more? Where is this more coming from? Where does the outer image end, and the inner... [more]

What does the future hold for Scotland?On the 18th September 2014, Scotland voted to stay in the Union. In this provocative new book, Iain Macwhirter argues that the UK will never be the same... [more]

Over a month on from the Charlie Hebdo shootings, free speech remains very much on the news agenda, and a renewed topic for debate.  2014 was a bad year for freedom of expression - a greater number... [more]

The global CreativeMornings phenomenon finally comes to Edinburgh! Join us for a free breakfast, 20 minute talk on the monthly theme and the chance to mingle with like-minded creatives in your... [more]

Where does money come from? How is it created? Who has the power to produce it? The people of Scotland are in a unique position – we have been presented the opportunity to re-image our nation... [more]

Exploring the freedom of expression that Science Fiction writing offers.Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death, winner of the World Fantasy Award 2011) and Ken MacLeod (Intrusion and most recently... [more]

Choosing the life of an artist is probably the most important decision you will make. Making that decision anchors much of what will follow.The company you keep, the work you make, the peers you... [more]

Exploring the big ideas behind the independence debate.How do we choose?Why do we have nations? Can we think for ourselves? Should everyone be free?Come and share your thoughts and see things from... [more]

One of the UK’s foremost political correspondents, this event sees Iain Macwhirter discuss the key issues surrounding Scottish independence. Coinciding with the release of the newly revised... [more]

'All of us, regardless of our historical situations, are hunting for our past…. We’ll always be talking it through with our psychotherapists, with historians – today’s detectives.' -- Ewa... [more]

It is with enormous pleasure, following the success of last year’s inaugural Summerhall Historical Fiction Festival, that we welcome you to this year’s event.Having celebrated Walter Scott... [more]

Rebel Inc has been called "legendary" "seminal" and "notorious. In a free talk at Summerhall, Kevin Williamson, Founder and Editor of Rebel Inc, will give a presentation on the famous literary... [more]

 An informal opportunity to meet with Ian Hughes, as he discusses the research and methods which informed his current exhibition 'Unearthed Tongues Set Free'.Please... [more]