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. […]

Snow in Nenthead!!! My beloved mine is a Miners’ Winter Wonderland! Water Wheel in Smelt Mill Old Workshop and water wheel launder Barracks and Assay House Ore carts in front of Carr’s Mine The Portal to Smallcleugh Dec 4, 2025

Please contact me if you want a copy of any of these papers. * Denotes student author. • *Towers, A.H., Attal, M., Mudd, S.M., and Clubb, F.J. Investigating controls on fluvial grain sizes in post-glacial landscapes using citizen science. Earth Surface Dynamics, 14, 95–113, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-14-95-2026, 2026. Link. ____________________________________________ • Attal, M., Harvey, E.L., Graf, E.L.S., Sinclair, […]

I have mentioned my mercury barometer in a previous post, but it is not the only instrument in town. The Fisherman’s Monument at the old (Cromwell) harbour was built to provide a public barometer for the benefit of the local fishing fleet. (For more details see here and here.) The monument has undergone at least […]

The Institute for Academic Development is delighted to announce Researcher Realities 2026 is now open for bookings!  What is Researcher Realities?  Researcher Realities is an umbrella initiative that invites conversations among and across the research community about the how’s of research – the lived realities of being a researcher. This includes conversations about the contexts and circumstances that inform decisions, what to do […]

Hi, I’m Ailís! I’m a fourth-year GeoSciences student and a Student Ambassador for the School of GeoSciences. I’m going to take you through a day in my life as a student at the University of Edinburgh, and hopefully help you feel a bit more informed as to what your life could look like if you […]