Read time: 2 minutes   The College of Science and Engineering recently launched an initiative that supports mid-career academics to see leadership as something that is both rewarding and attainable. The Leadership Academy Programme (LAP) is set to nurture a vibrant research environment across the University by developing academic leadership skills and confidence.  The Academy’s […]

My new year has begun with a request from The Marketing Meetup in Edinburgh to talk about best practices in UX for marketing professionals. Jan 12, 2026

12th January 2026: Our new display at ECA Library, Evolution House, features bookworks by Barbara A. Morton of Entropie Books. The discipline of the blue-ochre envelope explores poetry, book-making, drawing and design. The bookwork is accompanied by hand-made ceramic pieces, some with text imprinted, emphasising the importance of the haptic, and exploring a new site […]

Often when we think of career planning and new year’s resolutions our attention is purely focused on looking forward to the year ahead. Whilst this is a key part of the process it can be helpful to look backwards, to the year just gone, and see what progress you have made. A good first step […]

A fairly quiet week, one issue of note is that some Jammy systems with multiple nvme drives experienced problems with the recent switch to the HWE kernel. Here’s the details of all the notable changes… Jan 12, 2026

Research ‘dissemination’ has long been the default route to enable impact. But it is increasingly criticised as too passive, one-directional and researcher-led. Instead, ‘knowledge mobilisation’ is gaining traction, appearing in funding applications and offered as researcher development training (for example here). Knowledge mobilisation offers a more dynamic, relational approach to getting research used.    In a Nutshell: Dissemination vs Knowledge Mobilisation  […]