The Wellcome Accelerator Awards are currently open for application and here I share some of the insights from my experience of fellowship support and panels. As this was mostly derived from my experience with the UKRI Future Leaders Fellows scheme, I’m sharing these insights more widely as part of my role as Director of the […]

  Decolonised Transformations Inaugural Event:   Recapitulation   In this issue   Key notes from the Introductory panel   Research fellows and Engagement officer   External Community Representatives  Thematic takeaways from the roundtable discussions   More on the inaugural event Event slides Moving forward     Key Notes from the Introductory Panel   Greetings reader,     On 22 April 2023, the […]

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The Edinburgh Decentralisation Index (EDI) initiative continues to gain momentum. On September 17th, 2024, the EDI team held an in-person workshop hosted by the Scottish Government, bringing together representatives from the Bank of England, the Blockchain & Digital Trust Taskforce, and the British Blockchain Association. The session featured a presentation of the latest EDI results […]

  In this blog, we explore how to start a digital detox, and how to keep it sustainable and specific to your needs. But what is a digital detox? It really can be whatever you need to do to reduce your screen time or set a boundary with digital devices. For some people this can […]

In this blog post, I write about what digital accessibility is, how we can make digital content more accessible, and why all of this matters in the first place. Also, this is a sort of diary of my first month as a Digital Accessibility Intern: what I have been up to, and my thoughts about various activities I have undertaken.