By Lara, from the United States, studying Biological Sciences Campus tours are one of the best ways to get a real feel for the University of Edinburgh, especially if you’re not able to attend an Open Day. They give you the chance to explore the campus in person, ask questions, and imagine what day-to-day life as a student […]

What was life like for women who studied at the Edinburgh Medical School in the early twentieth century? Archival material provides insight into the challenges many medical women faced. By Juliet Gartside Forty women matriculated at the University of Edinburgh between 1869 and 1873, including the renowned Edinburgh Seven, making them the first women to […]

This post reflects on the discussions of a panel event held as part of the Researcher Realities Annual event 2026, written by Prof Jen Ross, Associate Dean (Research Cultures), College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh. On 17 March, I chaired a panel discussion as part of the Researcher Realities event. The […]

DRAFT：The target audience of the exhibition and public events (which might have been briefly mentioned last week) can thus be extended to consider organizing some public activities. Regarding the archives (Summerhall has display cabinets (photos), exhibition souvenirs (which can be sold in Summerhall’s own boutique)), think about how these souvenirs are made and whether additional […]

1.From Scale to Intimacy This semester has been a journey of recalibrating my curatorial gaze. In Week 1, I was preoccupied with institutional scale and the cold authority of grand galleries. However, the ECA exhibition confirmed that successful curation is not about filling space, but about managing relationships. Whether through the Ji Ju Collective’s “Our […]

by Elspeth Reid, Emeritus Professor of Scottish Private Law The publication of the second edition of Personal Bar has come nearly twenty years after the first, which these days is a long time in the world of academic writing. The transformed environment for the second edition has given me cause to reflect on the enterprise […]