Events
Seminars, workshops
and open lectures
Most events are free and open. Recordings follow where we can.
05November 2026
Seminar
Under Pressure and Moonlight: The Visibility Continuum of Global Helium Supply Chains for Nuclear Fusion Energy
Dr Eleanor Armstrong and Aamina Azam trace how the hidden global supply chains of helium shape the future of nuclear fusion energy.
13November 2026
Seminar
Defence, Security and Securitisation: Reconfiguring European Research and Innovation Policy
Dr Harald Kleinberger examines how the EU’s next research and innovation framework is drawing universities into a defence, competitiveness and security nexus.
17November 2026
Seminar
Critical Fusions: Responsible Innovation at the Intersection of AI and Clean Energy
Dr Sophie Cogan looks at how AI and fusion energy are being promoted as answers to each other, and what responsible innovation would mean for both.
24November 2026
Seminar
Recursive Frontierisation: The Interconnections Between Defence Institutions and Private Financial Capital in the Production of Frontier Technologies
Daniel Walsh explores how defence institutions and private financial capital together produce ‘frontier technologies’ in the United States.
01December 2026
Seminar
New Technologies Won’t Save Us, but Here’s Something That Might
Prof Vasilis Kostakis makes the case for mid-tech, commons-based approaches and open cooperativism as alternatives to high-tech silver bullets.
Call for speakers
Deep Tech and Society seminars
We are planning a new online seminar series and are looking for speakers, including late-stage PhD students and early career researchers. Proposals are welcome on a rolling basis.
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Past events
29 May 2026
Scottish Deep Tech Report 2026: launch event
Jack Brennan, Claire Rampen, Calum Forsyth, Emma Loedel