In June, the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) hosted its 24-hour, round the world, all-online Learning Analytics in Practice 2025 conference.   This is the second time they have run this event, and it’s one of my favourite learning analytics events because of its ambitious format and its practical and applied focus.   The event runs […]

This year, the UX Service have been working with the Careers Service as they review and restructure their web content. In June, we worked with Careers Service staff to run a sketching workshop that would help us to understand the expectations that students bring with them when they use the Careers Service website. Aug 8, […]

Discover how one we started to collect more accurate data from our coach suppliers.   Jul 31, 2025

By Efa, from Wales, studying MSc Literature and Modernity  Accommodation  Edinburgh is a very studenty city, especially around campus. There’s a lot of students everywhere. I think probably the two biggest areas to live in as a student, when you’re in a private rented flat, would be Marchmont and Newington. Both of those are really […]

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Taught postgraduate students (PGT) are asked about their experiences each year in the national Postgraduate Teaching Experience Survey (PTES). The 2025 results build on an already positive picture. Dean of Education Professor Gill Aitken shares the headline results.  Postgraduate students on taught programmes at the University of Edinburgh rated their overall satisfaction as 83.3%, a […]