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 […]

If you are interested in artists’ books and zines be sure to visit the annual Fruitmarket Bookmarket, on this year February 14th and 15th, at Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1 minute from Waverley Station! This is always a fantastic fair and a great opportunity to talk with book makers and artists. Coming up in March, Wednesday […]

Spring Dissertation and Thesis Festival 23-27 February 2026: We have an exciting week of events planned for the Library’s Dissertation & Thesis Festival this February to highlight how the Library can help students succeed with their dissertation or thesis. Our programme includes a Discovery Day on Monday 23 February, when the Main Library (at George Square) will feature stalls from digital resource publishers and our own library teams highlighting our huge range of […]