Making space for making spaces July 2nd - 3rd, 2026 Tickets available soon UNIMAKER is an annual meeting that brings together users and organisers of higher education maker and making spaces from across the UK. The meeting offers an avenue for discussions on all aspects of makers, making spaces, technologies and user engagement. The event is a forum to discuss and engage with the current practices in making spaces (both established and emerging) within the UK and beyond. Don't miss out on an excellent opportunity to come together with staff and students from across the spectrum to discuss and contribute to the current dialogue on maker and making spaces.As always at UNIMAKER our goal is building a lasting framework for collectively supporting the members of our educational making community through knowledge exchange. In a climate of challenging times for many higher education institutions, this year will focus on how our colleagues around the country have overcome emerging challenges within their own institutions (from finance to organisational frameworks, H&S and much more) and what lessons they have to share from successes or otherwise.We will have speakers and discussion on the emerging technologies with making spaces and will also invite attendees to be involved in shaping the future of UNIMAKER.Central to the event will be plenty of opportunities for discussion and networking as this has been incredibly beneficial to previous attendees. UNIMAKER 2026 is expected to bring together makers from different areas and interest and share ideas, concepts and experience through a range of engagement formats. Night of July 1st: Pre-event networking dinner/drinks in Edinburgh (19:00)July 2nd: Events at the Edinburgh Futures Institute - topics for the day focusing on the people whom make.July 3rd: Events at the King's Buildings Nucleus building - topics for the day focusing on how and what we make. Join our mailing list to stay updated Email: unimaker2026@ed.ac.uk Interested in contributing to the conference or a panel discussion? For more info, check out Unimaker 2025 Photo of various pieces of equipment in a workshop This article was published on 2026-03-05