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 […]

Last year, on February 12, 2025, Seattle Times reporter Danny Westneat penned an article titled, There’s not much to say, Canada, except: Sorry which laid out his response to Trump’s economic tariffs, and Canada’s unsavoury response. He said, “The awkward reality is I don’t know what to say to Canadians at this juncture in our […]

Mathew Williams Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh, Crew Bldg. Edinburgh EH9 3JN, UK Tel: +44 131 650 7776, Fax: +44 131 662 0478 Email: mat.williams@ed.ac.uk Education Ph.D., School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 1994. BA (hons.), Biology (Pure and Applied), University of Oxford, UK, […]

In this post, Rachael King and Zoe Jones showcase the creation of the Mature and Access Student Society (MASS) – a welcoming hub for anyone who joined the University as a mature or Access student. Rachael is Programme Director of the Part-time Access Programme at the Centre for Open Learning, and Zoe is President of […]

The Institute for Academic Development (IAD) has updated its web pages with information and guidance on Narrative CVs. This includes information, support and resources for researchers writing their own Narrative CV, guidance for Schools/Colleges and societies looking to offer support locally, alongside information in this area from across the sector.  What are Narrative CVs? Narrative […]

Background During the preparation of my CMALT portfolio, I attended some webinars organised by the Association of Learning Technologists (ALT) and I enjoyed the collaborative atmosphere of these events. As soon as I heard about the formation of a new Special Interest Group in Digital Assessment (SIG DA) in September 2024, I expressed an interest. […]