Supporting student learning through international collaboration

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2017/essa-audit/

Programme Manager Matthew Lawson reflects on the recent “ESSA” project audit – an Erasmus + initiative that trains European students to visit other universities in order to perform sustainability auditing. I was encouraged to write this article after reflecting on a recent visit to the University by students from Kaunas University of Technology and the […]

Matt Lawson visits Oxford and Cambridge to learn and share best practice

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2017/1290/

Programme Manager Matthew Lawson reflects on a recent visit to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge to find out more about their approaches to campus sustainability. As the University of Edinburgh looks to refine and develop its social responsibility and sustainability commitments, visits to other educational institutions provide a chance to learn about best practice, […]

Working as a student

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/shca/working-while-studying-alfie-garland/

We asked Student Ambassador Alfie for his thoughts on what it’s like working whilst studying. My first piece of advice for any students looking for a job in term-time would be to make sure you read the job advert closely. If you don’t, you may end up like me. Not that that’s a bad thing. […]

Maintaining entrepreneurial wellbeing in a pandemic, by Ben Spigel

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/covid19perspectives/2021/03/29/maintaining-entrepreneurial-wellbeing-in-a-pandemic-by-ben-spigel/

This blog post was originally published on the website of ERICC  Project (Entrepreneurial Resiliency, Innovation, and Change during the COVID-19 Crisis). Ben Spigel is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Business School. Today the ERICC project is pleased to release our first report: Maintaining Wellbeing in a Pandemic […]

Knotting sample exploration!

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1851710_textiles-2c-materials-and-structure-2020-2021sem1/2020/10/14/knotting-sample-exploration/

When I was given the brief for tying and knotting I instantly thought of macrame. I started looking and researching into macrame. I had done this technique before in college so I did have experience however looking at all the macrame pieces, I just felt they didn’t go with the feel of my project. I […]

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1976980_art-practice-2-2020-2021yr/?p=138

Secondary research, 15 October Online Research According to “Indian Journal of Palliative Care”, eyelid closure with death is associated with peacefulness and restfulness, and opened eyes with discomfort. The “practice of forcing eyelids closed immediately after death sometimes using coins to lock the eyes until rigor mortis intervenes is common in many cultures”. Additionally, “opened […]

Working With The Found Object, Secondary Research

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2106629_drawn-from-the-city-2020-2021sem1/2020/10/12/working-with-the-found-object-secondary-research/

The process of making the mannequin was challenging and tedious. The first aspect of this installation that I needed to figure out was what the sculpture would be stuffed with. This material had to be cheap and easily moldable. I chose toilet paper, because volume-wise it is the cheapest of any household item. When tights […]

Week 6: A tree as a metaphor of a learning space (Part 2)

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2132117_an-introduction-to-digital-environments-for-learning-20202021sem1/2020/11/01/week-6/

‘Metaphors are art, not science. But they can still feel right or wrong’ (Hirshfield). While we’ve been working with metaphors of learning spaces during this part of the IDEL course, I’ve realised how much I enjoy seeing concepts as images or colours. However, even if I feel comfortable with metaphors in general, I either relate […]

Glimmer of hope III

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/roythompson/2020/04/09/glimmer-of-hope-iii/

Is the UKs COVID-19 peak in sight?  Yes! Part III of Glimmer of hope. (9-April-2020) Part II   Summary In short, peak COVID-19 can indeed now be glimpsed. Background The pioneering petroleum-supply authority M. King Hubbert refined his forecasts of peak oil by a clever strategy. He noted that oil production lagged behind oil discoveries […]

This Must be the Place

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/neilmulholland/2016/03/02/this-must-be-the-place/

Lightning Talk for Gearing Up for Transitions Conference, 2016 This Must be the Place, slides by Neil Mulholland GUp Bring and Brag – This Must be the Place, A4 synopsis Building and Installing Dividing Walls, a manual by Tobias Sternberg Summary: MFA students (School of Art) programme their own orientation week as a ‘paragogy’ project. They visit […]