Changing the visual design mid-way in a video project is quite unusual, but pivoting to a softer animation style with stick figures proved successful for both the client and us.

    Title: Explanation Generation for Human-Centered Applications using Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Date & Time: Tuesday 19 May, 11:00 Location: Edinburgh Bayes Coffee House (4th Floor, Bayes Center) Speaker: Prof. Esra Erdem Speaker Bio: Esra Erdem is a professor in computer science and engineering at Sabanci University, Istanbul. She received her Ph.D. in computer sciences […]

SPECIAL MENTION SLOAN PRIZE 2026 Suzy Enoch is a Scottish writer of prose, scripts and screen plays. Her writing is inspired by observations of the absurd and unlikely, writing across timescales to create unlikely pairings of narrators. Suzy began her career in acting and writing for theatre, but found a love of prose during lockdown […]

BFI Player is a video-on-demand service from the British Film Institute, streaming acclaimed, landmark and archive films. BFI Player’s focus is on British and European independent films, as well as international releases. If you haven’t used BFI Player before, follow the instructions on DiscoverEd or the Library webpages to set up your account. Highlighting this […]

In this post, our Year 3 (2025-2026) student, Amy Grant,  shares her inspiring journey from struggling at school to studying for a BA in Childhood Practice at the University of Edinburgh while working full-time. She reflects honestly on the challenges, the support that made a difference, and why she now believes university is for everyone,  […]

Welcome to the May – July Learning & Teaching Enhancement Theme: Skills for Success Framework, co-edited by Lorna Devlin (Senior Design Lead, Skills for Success). Welcome to this Teaching Matters Blog series exploring how the Skills for Success Framework is embedded and uncovered across the University of Edinburgh.    An evolution of Graduate Attributes, the skills and mindsets built into the […]