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Rapidly setting up a research project in times of Covid: The experience of ‘Livelihood impacts of Coping with Covid-19 in rural Africa’ (CwC)

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/miombo-matters/2020/06/12/rapidly-setting-up-a-research-project-in-times-of-covid-the-experience-of-livelihood-impacts-of-coping-with-covid-19-in-rural-africa-cwc/

Socially distanced village meeting to set up the CwC project in central Mozambique. Photo: A. Kingman, MICAIA Reposted from the blog at SIID By the CwC team. A group of researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh (Scotland), Sheffield and Manchester (UK) and the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane(Mozambique) as well as the MICAIA foundation collaborated on a […]


The ‘networked’ rise and power of the football super-agent

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sport-matters/2016/10/10/networked-rise-power-football-super-agent/

By By Dr Paul Widdop, Dr Dan Parnell and Tony Asghar This summer, even for the hedonistic consumption of the Premier League, was unprecedented. Spending topped one billion pounds, with Manchester United breaking the World transfer record, in the region of £95million for Frenchman Paul Pogba.  Many within the football world were left dismayed that United payed […]


Power’s Discontents – Week 4/5

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ls_efie11121_efie11122_2022_23/2022/10/24/powers-discontents-week-4-5/

First off, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the great comments and questions I’ve been getting from classmates. These have given me much to think about, as did points made in our cohort meeting in week 3. Some highlights from last week that I wanted to highlight because I found something especially […]


/ / / / What is the MA CAT?

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/macat/about/

/ / / / Re-imagine the Art School Established by Neil Mulholland in 2001, the Masters of Contemporary Art Theory is a post-studio programme that supports the research and practices of artists and aspiring art professionals alike. Our MA CAT encourages practices that are speculative and reflective, developing artistic research on, and in, a range […]


“…Only the first rough draft of history” - Reflections on the first ten years of the Mason Institute - by Graeme Laurie

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/mason-institute/2022/11/03/only-the-first-rough-draft-of-history-reflections-on-the-first-ten-years-of-the-mason-institute-by-graeme-laurie/

The Mason Institute was established in 2012 to honour and continue the legacy of Professor J Kenyon Mason who had been an Honorary Fellow in Edinburgh Law School since 1985 and Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine in the University from 1973-1985. The essence of that legacy is an openness of spirit and mind towards contributions […]


1500 Word Critical Reflection

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2142463_relationality-creative-practice-and-education-2022-2023/2022/12/01/intervention-project-2/

The objective of quality education for all is frequently discussed in the current era of curricular reform (Murdoch et al., 2021). As a result, in order to provide students with a high-quality educational experience, a suitable relationship is required, and the instructor takes on the role of a learning facilitator. These connections are described by […]


Early Draft of Critical Reflection

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1648283_contemporary-artistic-research-project-2021-2022sb5/2022/08/05/early-draft-of-critical-reflection/

The following text is an initial draft of my Critical Reflection essay. Several sections – indicated by the headings – are still unfinished at this stage, however I will be able to add more content in these areas as my project draws to a close. Word Count: approx. 2205/5000 Introduction (finished draft, pending feedback) The […]


Saffron-hued Skin: Seeking ideals of beauty in Early Modern North India

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/renaissance_goo/2022/05/10/saffron-hued-skin-seeking-ideals-of-beauty-in-early-modern-north-india/

In this blog post, the IASH postdoctoral fellow for the Renaissance Goo project, Dr Sonia Wigh, tackles ideas about skin colour in Indian early modern texts. Having white skin was often fetishized in European texts about ideal beauty, and this has been linked to early colonial ideas and the formation of racial identity. How did […]


My Unforgettable Experience at the World Health Assembly 76

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/clarissa/2023/09/25/my-unforgettable-experience-at-the-world-health-assembly-76/

I couldn’t believe my luck when I received the exciting news from the Nursing Now Challenge team. I had been selected to represent early career nurses and midwives at the prestigious World Health Assembly 76 in Geneva, Switzerland. The dates were set from 18 to 24 May 2023. The initial joy was quickly dampened when […]


Analysis seminar

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/analysis/analysis-seminar/

[latexpage] The Edinburgh Analysis Seminar is held in person at 2pm on Mondays in JCMB 5323. It is currently organised by Linhan Li and Leonardo Tolomeo Next talk   Thursday 11 July at 3 pm JCMB 5323   Some Developments in the Eigenvalue Distribution of Spatio-Spectral Limiting Operators in two domains   Azita Mayeli (City University of […]


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