The brain appears to integrate simultaneous information from all the senses from birth. (See our blog for Multisensory processing.) However, when the infant is fully sighted, vision most often takes the lead. So what happens when vision is impaired? This time, I have invited Stefania Petri, Unit for Visually Impaired People (the UVIP Lab), the […]

Ada Lovelace Day was on the 14th of October this year.  We’ve been celebrating her day here in IS for a decade now (long before I joined IS) and this year, like the last 2 years, I was on the organising team for our celebration.  This year we had an even more packed schedule than […]

Ada Lovelace Day was on the 14th of October this year.  We’ve been celebrating her day here in IS for a decade now (long before I joined IS) and this year, like the last 2 years, I was on the organising team for our celebration.  This year we had an …

By Sunandan Mukherjee, Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw When we think of a research visit abroad, we often imagine long hours in the lab, scientific discussions, and perhaps the occasional sightseeing weekend. My journey to the Institute of Genomics and Cancer (IGC) at the University of Edinburgh, however, […]

In this post, Hannah Chalmers and Tim Stratford reflect on developing approaches for the assessment of peer contribution, as part of group work activities.  They share some ‘top tips’ from their experiences. Hannah holds a Personal Chair of Sustainable Energy Systems, and Tim holds a Personal Chair of Civil Engineering Design.  This post is part […]

Alison grew up in Lenzie in the 1970s and 80s. She went to school on the old site of Lenzie Moss Primary, which is now the playground for the new, larger school. It was said that the building sank a little into the bog each year. Alison takes me to this place at the start […]