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Exploring the Pharmaceutical Industry

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/exploring-the-pharmaceutical-industry/

Carol Macdonald, Link Careers Consultant for the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, shares some useful updates from a recent UK Pharmaceutical Industry information session which was led by Andrew Croydon (Skills, Education Policy and Examinations Director), Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).            Medicines are transforming lives as never before. The UK Biopharmaceutical and MedTech sectors […]


From graduation to success in Quality Assurance: here’s how

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/from-graduation-to-success-in-quality-assurance-heres-how/

We’re really pleased to share this blog post which features three recent University of Edinburgh alumnae. They provide some fantastic insights into the varied non-laboratory role of Quality Assurance (QA) and highlight their positive experience of transitioning from graduate to employee during Covid-19. Many thanks to Nicola Reid for this blog post, with contributions from […]


Why tech sales? A graduate's perspective

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/why-tech-sales-a-graduates-perspective/

Many thanks to Iona Theobald, a 2019 graduate of Geography, Economics and Social History, for her guest blog. Iona takes us through how she transitioned from the University of Edinburgh to a Tech Sales role with Cisco. Road to Technology Sales… Leaving school, I had no idea what career path I was going to take, […]


Week 2 – Learning the Spells of Google Sheets and Location Finding

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/witchcraft_visualisation/week-2-learning-the-spells-of-google-sheets-and-location-finding/

The second week of my internship is nearly over and although it has been less hectic than the first, it has still been very busy. I have started working with the witchcraft spreadsheets by trying to locate the witches and I then met with the creators of the database to ensure historical accuracy. By the […]


We are the campus

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dlam/2020/06/01/we-are-the-campus/

Recently I find myself wondering with colleagues about when we will be back to the office. Reminiscing on the smell of shared toilets that have balsa wood walls and a unique fragrance that reminds me of a music festivals loo. Or when we will be able to visit hipster coffee shops and try not to […]


Balance for Better – recognising notable Edinburgh women 

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dlam/2019/05/08/balance-for-better-recognising-notable-edinburgh-women/

Guest post by Lorraine Spalding, LTW Communications Manager at the University of Edinburgh. IWD badges The theme of International Women’s Day 2019 was Balance for Better.  In keeping with the spirit of better balance, the Board Room at Argyle House and three training rooms were renamed after notable women with connections to Edinburgh.    The Brenda Moon Boardroom was […]


Translation and Open Education – An Experiment using Wikipedia

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dlam/2019/03/06/translation-and-open-education-an-experiment-using-wikipedia/

This post is the fourth in a series of blog posts for Open Education Week. By Dr Iraklis Pantopoulos, Edinburgh College of Art, and Dr Charlotte Bosseaux, Translation Studies, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh. Translation and open education go hand in hand! The historical role played by translation in the proliferation and dissemination of knowledge […]


We are the campus

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/mylesblaney/we-are-the-campus/

Recently I find myself wondering with colleagues about when we will be back to the office. Reminiscing on the smell of shared toilets that have balsa wood walls and a unique fragrance that reminds me of a music festivals loo. Or when we will be able to visit hipster coffee shops and try not to […]


The precision of prediction

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2014/07/17/the-precision-of-prediction/

In March this year, I began a secondment to Information Services (one day-a-week) in which I shall be evaluating the impact of learning analytics data on students’ academic performance. The courses I am involved with are all online, part-time Masters programmes, delivered via bespoke virtual learning environments (http://www.essqchm.rcsed.ac.uk/). We enrol around 400 students annually which allows […]


Improving student experiences in Learn: usability testing showcase and workshop

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ilts/2019/03/12/learn-usability-testing-showcase/

On 1 March, the IS User Experience (UX) Service, in partnership with the School of Informatics, ran a Learn usability testing showcase event. Participants from across the University watched screencasts of students using an Informatics Learn course, before prioritising the usability issues identified. Five students in total took part in the testing – four from […]


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