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.

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,  […]

We all know that monoculture is not a good thing. In a monoculture forest, every tree looks the same, grows at the same rate, and draws from the same narrow nutrient pool. It looks orderly and logical, but it’s brittle. A storm is likely to flatten the whole forest, a disease will affect every identical […]

When sighted people ask about being blind, they often wonder: Is it like seeing black all the time? My favourite conversation about this took place on the metro in Oslo. I was doing research on blindness. And the person who asked seemed to be sleeping rough. I answered, ‘No, because there is nothing there to […]

About the Event The Engaging DoxyPEP impact team hosted a stakeholder event on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 at Edinburgh Futures Institute. Participants explored key issues related to accessing DoxyPEP in Scotland and considered how to navigate issues of antimicrobial resistance and stewardship. Core Discussion In small groups across the in-person and online spaces, participants considered […]

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