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In this post, Siying Wu, Sukanya Krishnamurthy, Sarah Kline, Manasa Gade and Ashrika Sharma – a collective of women of colour PhD students and academic staff in School of GeoSciences – developed ‘counterspaces’ in academia. They developed and hosted a series of talks and meetings that foregrounded care, collaboration, and reflection. These spaces centred their […]
The Centre for Research on Environment, Society & Health (CRESH) at the University of Edinburgh are looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of ‘Environment and Health for a period of 4 years to contribute a UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) Consortium – SPECTRUM (Shaping Public hEalth poliCies To Reduce ineqUalities and harm) […]
Day 4: Home Alone Home Alone is a classic holiday watch for many people, especially Millenials, who grew up with the first and second movies. It is a family comedy about 8-year-old Kevin McCallister, who is accidentally left behind when his family travels for Christmas. What starts as every little kid’s dream quickly becomes a […]
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In preparation for the retirement of the Virtual Visit platform in October 2025, the team ran a project to understand how prospective students orientate themselves with Edinburgh and the campus. I share key findings and how updating programme profiles with Google Maps content can help with orientation. Dec 2, 2025
At the far end of the station car park, marking the entrance to the Moss, an old signpost is hidden by the trees. The metal surface has dulled and the information it displays can only be seen from certain angles. The sign points walkers to the canal and tells them how far away it is. […]