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In this extra post, Cynthia Naydani, Professor Susan Jarvis, Dr Jill MacKay, and Dr Sarah M Brown, from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, draw a comparison between the discipline of Animal Welfare Science and the notion of ‘wicked problems’. They highlight two, innovative and long-standing MSc programmes as integral learning opportunities for the […]
Changing the visual design mid-way in a video project is quite unusual, but pivoting to a softer animation style with stick figures proved successful for both the client and us.
Poppy, from the UK, studying Arabic and History Year of Study: second year undergraduate Accommodation Type: Private Part-time job: Student Ambassador Day one I like to spend my Sundays meal prepping and getting ready for the week ahead. Usually in the morning I’ll spend my time at church catching up with friends, plus they offer a free meal for […]
What was life like for women who studied at the Edinburgh Medical School in the early twentieth century? Archival material provides insight into the challenges many medical women faced. By Juliet Gartside Forty women matriculated at the University of Edinburgh between 1869 and 1873, including the renowned Edinburgh Seven, making them the first women to […]
When we first heard about the relocation plans to Forrest Hill, we were cautiously optimistic. Knowing there was a studio there, and given that our studio at Argyle House was modelled after Forrest Hill’s, it suggested that moving to an already familiar setup on the fourth floor would be easier than starting from scratch. The […]
In January 2026, Alex Burford, a learning technologist from the School of Informatics contacted the UX Service following completion of the new Effective Digital Content online course. Alex had really enjoyed the course and was keen to explore ways to implement the content design best practice principles it teaches within Open Course – the platform […]
