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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
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 […]
The non-Markovian nature of turbulence 2: The influence of the kinetic equation of statistical physics.
The non-Markovian nature of turbulence 2: The influence of the kinetic equation of statistical physics. The pioneering theories of turbulence which we discussed in the previous post were formulated by theoretical physicists who were undoubtedly influenced by their background in statistical physics. In this post we will look at one particular aspect of this, the […]
Hellos and new beginnings
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/vetstudentlife/2022/11/07/hellos-and-new-beginnings/
Hello hello to all current and potential vet students! My name is Abbey Chan, I’m currently in my first of the BVM&S programme at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in the Graduate Entry Programme (aka GEPs [jeh-ups]). This means that the programme is a year shorter for me than the normal 5 years […]
A lesson in international sports leadership from Canada
By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh and Toronto At a time when international leadership in sport is called for Canada has just made a collective gesture on behalf of the whole world through sport, writes Grant Jarvie. Over the weekend of March 22nd Team Canada alerted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it would […]
SCPHRP Bulletin No 10
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/scphrp/2015/01/21/scphrp-bulletin-no-10/
Take Five Minutes to read about recent developments at the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP): News & Events If you would like to make suggestions regarding a SCPHRP event – including potential collaborations or speakers, would like to share articles and papers, or publicise your own event please feel free to […]
Take 5 Minutes... To Update Your Knowledge on Synthesising Qualitative Studies
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/scphrp/2014/08/07/synthesising-qualitative-research/
Synthesising Qualitative Studies: There is growing consensus that the needs, preferences and experiences of patients and the public should be taken into account in developing and evaluating new interventions. One way of ensuring that the views and experiences of the public can be incorporated into research, policy and practice is through identifying and bringing together […]
Two upcoming EH seminars at Edinburgh this April
This April we’re fortunate enough to have two visiting speakers to present their work to the network. On Thursday 19th April, Dr Saskia Beudel, University of Canberra will present a talk on ‘Narrative through Interviews with Environmental Scientists’, examining the kinds of narratives that emerge through collaborations between environmental artists and scientists. Then on Friday […]
City Art Centre, Edinburgh Joan Eardley: Paintings and Drawings – 3 Stars Until 22nd February Toil: Rural and Urban Working Life - 2 Stars Until 22nd February Recent Acquisitions - Until 22nd February Transmission, Glasgow David Musgrave – Until 18th January
Joan Eardley: Paintings and Drawings – Until 22nd February Toil: Rural and Urban Working Life – Until 22nd February Recent Acquisitions – Until February David Musgrave – Until January The City Arts Centre’s current selection box of exhibitions covers everything from weaving to a Big Brown Dog, Basil Blackshaw’s memorable painting in The Public Eye, […]
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