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The write stuff

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/shca/the-write-stuff/

Former History (MA Hons) student and now MSc History student, Ruby, takes a look at student journalism and creative writing opportunities at the University of Edinburgh. Undertaking a degree in the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology means you won’t be short of chances to hone your writing skills. Whether they take the form of […]


Presenting Lean UX to the UK web management community at IWMW

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/website-communications/lean-ux-iwmw-2016/

Last month I had the honour of giving the opening plenary presentation at IWMW 2016, the UK Higher Education web professionals’ conference, in Liverpool. My topic was Lean UX, or as i expressed it, why requirements are hypotheses. Video and slides are now available. The IWMW conference series has been running 20 years now, so […]


My elective experience: HPB surgery from Guildford to New York City

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/medstudentlife/2022/06/29/my-elective-experience-hpb-surgery-from-guildford-to-new-york-city/

Hi I’m William, a final year medical student at the University of Edinburgh with a keen interest in hepatopancreaticobiliary and transplant surgery. I am pleased to share an insight into my elective experience, completed at the end of the six-year MBChB programme. I’ve been excited for my elective since we had our first lecture on […]


Studying year 2 medicine from home in Dubai, UAE

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/medstudentlife/2021/04/01/studying-year-2-medicine-from-home-in-dubai-uae/

Hi, I’m Diana, a 2nd year medical student, and since the beginning of December, I’ve been studying online from Dubai, UAE. Initially I was just looking to spend a month of Christmas holidays with my family, but since arriving here, government and university guidance, as well as direct flights being cancelled, discouraged me from going […]


Sharing the experience of stigmatised illness through art

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/medstudentlife/2021/03/16/sharing-the-experience-of-stigmatised-illness-through-art/

Hi! We are a group of seven second year medical students at Edinburgh Medical School aspiring to educate ourselves and others about the experience of living with a stigmatised illness through art. We share our work and individualised experiences of illness through our Instagram account @arttoinform. We aim to challenge our existing perception of these […]


Critical task - Owston et al (2011)

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1690803_an-introduction-to-digital-environments-for-learning-20202021sem1/2020/10/11/critical-task-owston-et-al-2011/

Owston et al’s article claim to contribute a better understanding of the correlation between students’ perceptions of lecture capture and their academic performance. The paper focuses its analysis on higher education and the study is made in a single university. Based on previous studies, the article aims to point out the impact of the lecture […]


Weekly Changes - 30/11/2020

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/lcfg/2020/12/01/weekly-changes-30-11-2020/

This week there are important changes to the Ubuntu network configuration. There is also a modification to the Ubuntu installer configuration which will have a, hopefully short-lived, effect on our use of IPv6. Here’s a summary… Network Configuration The new LCFG network component – version 2.1.12 – is now enabled by default on the Ubuntu […]


Professional and Organisational Development (POD) Conference 2019

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cbovill/2019/11/18/professional-and-organisational-development-pod-conference-2019/

On Wednesday I flew via New York City (sorry for the slightly hazy ‘through the plane window’ picture of NYC at night), to Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, for the POD Conference. This is a conference I’ve always been keen to attend – it’s one of the main conferences for US academic developers – similar to the Staff […]


Postgraduate student life: Semester 1 Wrap Up

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/2021/12/postgraduate-student-life-semester-1-wrap-up/

By Nancy, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability    Time really flies in semester 1 for an international student trying to settle down in a new city and strive as a postgraduate student. Here’s a little wrap up of my Semester 1. I hope it may ease your worry if you are exploring to head on the […]


Call to Senior Leaders for Sports Ban Following the Invasion of Ukraine

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sport-matters/2022/03/31/call-to-senior-leaders-for-sports-ban-following-the-invasion-of-ukraine/

Bruce Kidd, Grant Jarvie, Peter Donnelly Resolution ES-11/1. The resolution was sponsored by 96 countries, and passed with 141 voting in favour, 5 against, and 35 abstentions.Some Key Facts: 24 February 2022 The Government of Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 25 February, the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a draft resolution […]


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