The Democratic Intellect: Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century by George Elder Davie (first edition 1961; second edition later), Edinburgh University Press. The Scottish system of education differed markedly from that of England; it prioritised broad general education: Four years at university (typically from about age 15–16), providing a general education in classics, […]

Congrats to all our Writing Prizes winners and runners-up for 2025! If you’d like to see our winners read their pieces, you can reserve a free ticket to the Creative Writing Conference on Eventbrite. Please note that the writers will be reading at the Inspace section of the conference, so you should reserve a ticket […]

RUNNER-UP OF THE 2025 GRIERSON VERSE PRIZE   Kaja Kubickova: ‘I like a lot of things in life. I like fridge poetry, home-cooked dinners with loved ones, climbing rocks and jumping fences, crochet, planting trees, sunny days in the Meadows, running really fast down a hill. I’m a neuroscience student by early mornings and an […]

Niamh Ní Iceadha, CEID Class of 2023 Nationality: Irish Current Position: Education Coordinator, Global Action Plan Ireland. Project Manager, Ballymun is Brilliant Project My current position is a very varied one, which is one of the reasons I love it.  I started with Global Action Plan, an environmental education charity based in Dublin, exactly one […]

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.

David Krame Kadurha, an MSc Student in Operational Research with Data Science, is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In this blog, he shares how he has adapted to studying in Edinburgh.