Welcome to the blog of the AHRC-funded project From Lismore to Barbados: The Gaelic Caribbean travel journal and verse of Dugald MacNicol (1791-1844). The project will run from 1 February 2024 until 31 January 2026. We will be using this blog to advertise project events and publications and to post work-in-progress from project members and others […]

Exhibition Viewing—CATALYST: Art as Activism 📍Gallery: Summer Hall The works mainly present relevant social, political, and ecological issues to the audience through related artworks and spatial designs, rather than merely expressing emotions. Summer Hall places works by different artists on different themes in separate exhibition halls, each with its own unique spatial and lighting designs. […]

Do you… ➥ Live in Edinburgh ➥ Want to develop your skills to research and tell stories? ➥ Have an interest in your local parks, gardens, rivers or outdoor spaces ➥ Want to see your work published in a professionally designed print magazine? If so, you’re invited to apply for the GroundsWell Community Reporter Programme. […]

Week 4 Blog Feb 7, 2026

A couple of months ago, as I was busy reprimanding Clyde for something or other, I was greeted by a couple at the end of my street on their way onto the Moss. They introduced themselves as Tony and Julia and they recognised Clyde from my blog, so surmised that I must be David. Apart […]

About Edinburgh For anyone needing a visual, here is a movie (format .mov; 16Mb) showing the city of Edinburgh from the top of Blackford Hill. The latter is one of Edinburgh’s 7 extinct volcanos which is just 5 minutes walk from the University’s science campus, Kings Buildings, on the south side of the city of […]