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Ten years have passed since we set up the Enterprise Architecture practice here at the University of Edinburgh. It began with just me and a very capable data architect contractor. By the end of the first year, I was able to hire two permanent staff. Now we’ve grown to four architects and the three members […]
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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 […]
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