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Late night fast food: why does it taste better after a drunken night out?
We commonly see queues of drunken party-goers outside chip shops late at night, but what is it about this social context that makes those chips taste so good? As someone who doesn’t normally eat chips or go to a takeaway shop, I am interested to know why they are so much more satisfactory when eaten […]
Week 2-Curating
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2358907_curating-2022-2023sem2/2023/01/29/week-2-curating/
The second week, we were asked to create our curatorial project. At first, I didn’t have a clue. So in class, Beth guided us through the process of finding and exploring “What is a good curatorial project?” Each of our Basho groups was assigned a different example and reading, and we were asked to find […]
New Feature Alert: Set Your Pronouns in Office 365 Contact Card
We have some exciting news for you. Microsoft has recently introduced a new feature in Office 365, which allows users to set their pronouns in their contact card. This new addition is a great way to promote inclusivity and respect for gender identities in our digital workspace, especially considering the diverse mix of staff and […]
A Roadmap to Research Success: The Competency Framework Decoded
In this blog post, Al Innes, Strategic Research Executive at Edinburgh Research Office shares the latest developments from the Insights and Intelligence service of the Strategic Research Development team (SRD), available to help researchers and research leadership find the right tools to support research at the University of Edinburgh. Who is the framework for? For […]
Budgeting at Uni: Ita's guide to managing your finances
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/students-at-sps/budgeting-at-uni-itas-guide-to-managing-your-finances/
One of the biggest changes to adapt to at university is managing your finances on your own: here, our student blogger Ita explains how she looks after her money. Being a student is not easy, especially if you move out of home and have to live on your own in a different city. Students often […]
The Beckton Alp
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/wastelandscapes/case-studies-and-sites/the-beckton-alp/
The Beckton Alp, East London About the case study Beckton Alp (originally there were multiple ‘Alps’) is a mound of gasworks waste that rises around 35 metres above the surrounding district, making it the highest ‘hill’ in East London. The waste material was a by product of the Beckton Gas Works and associated Residual Products […]
First Learning Analytics Working Group Session
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2024/04/02/first-learning-analytics-working-group-session/
Now that some of the dust from the VLE transition to Learn Ultra is starting to settle, many of us in EDE have caught our collective breath and have a few minutes to look more deeply into other aspects of our VLE and its associated learning tools and platforms. The transition to Learn Ultra […]
Riding the culture shock wave
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/collegescienceengineering/2024/01/24/riding-the-culture-shock-wave/
My name is Ademiku Adeleye and I am from Nigeria. I am a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, studying a Food Security Master’s degree. I am also the Postgraduate Taught School representative for the School of Geosciences. First impressions Embarking on a journey as an international student often gives you a variety of experiences, some anticipated, others […]
Creative arts education study day: Current and future situations – 18 April 2024, Alison House - Atrium and online (Teams)
What experiences of creative arts education could foster the future-proof leadership skills needed for the next generation of artists and musicians to thrive? What features of an (inclusive) creative education environment could meet or exceed these needs? This study day includes discussion sessions, presentations and responses to enable conversations about music education, participatory arts and […]
Methodology of the Project
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2459300/2024/04/24/methodology-of-the-project/
Research Design This study employs a critical ethnographic approach, a qualitative methodology that explores cultural practices and power dynamics within specific social contexts. This approach is chosen for its capacity to critically examine and interpret the experiences of multilingual families during their interactions with teachers of Deaf children. By focusing on language barriers in family-teacher […]
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