The Democratic Intellect: Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century George Elder Davie (First edition 1961; third edition 2013, Edinburgh University Press) The Scottish university system differed markedly from the English one. It prioritised broad general education and a strong philosophical foundation: Four-year general degree (usually entered at age 15–16), providing a broad education […]

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.

My client is not in a hurry. (Antoni Gaudí) I have spent most of the last two weeks in Catalonia, first in Cap de Salou with Iona, then at the Walking Assembly 2026 in Girona and the Pyrenees, and yesterday as a solo tourist in Barcelona. I returned late last night. Today, I have been […]

  From Museum to Loom: Reconnecting with Rani Gaidinliu’s Woven Heritage Lanchamei Monica Golmei   The project I was part of focused on digital repatriation and cultural revival through the lens of Rani Gaidinliu’s material heritage. Hailing from the Kabui/Rongmei Naga community, Gaidinliu was not only a leader of the anti-colonial movement but also preserved […]

In this post, Nicole Dron, Elsbeth Dewhirst and Maggie Frej, from the Clinical Skills team at Edinburgh Medical School, share their experience of creating a medical education podcast: Beyond the Scrubs, designed to support students to develop the confidence and contextual understanding needed to apply clinical skills in practice. This post belongs to the Podcasting […]

I’ve thought about writing this post for awhile because I want to share all of the scholarships I applied for as a Canadian international PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. My goal with this post is to illuminate funding opportunities, and to help other Canadian researchers and potential doctoral students alleviate the financial stress […]