The currency in a gift economy is relationship, which is expressed as gratitude, as interdependence and the ongoing cycles of reciprocity.” (Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry. Cited in Feminist Culture House, Windows of Tolerance). Before we reach the Moss, Kate draws my attention to the pots of primroses outside the flower shop on the main […]

The Spring Canvas UK User Group was hosted at ARU Peterborough — a brand‑new institution, opened in 2022, set up to boost local skills and employability through career‑focused education. The university was created to tackle a long‑standing skills shortage in the area, with Peterborough sitting in the bottom 10% nationally for degree‑level qualifications. Their aim […]

The University of Edinburgh recently unveiled its Research Cultures Action Plan for 2026-28. This document provides a blueprint for enhancing our research environment, and fostering excellence across the community. The plan underscores the University’s steadfast commitment to upholding the core values of citizenship, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), ethics and integrity, and learning and […]

Marking the 75th anniversary of the ECHR, the Global Justice Academy hosted an event welcoming Dr Elaine Webster, from the University of Strathclyde. This engaging session offered insight into her research, which interrogates the relationship between the concept of human dignity and human rights law, focusing on themes of consensus, contestation, and culture. Subsequently, Dr […]

On Thursday, 26 February 2026, the University of Edinburgh’s Digital Research Services welcomed colleagues from across disciplines to the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) for the Second Annual Digital Research Conference—a day that made one thing clear: digital research is no longer a niche specialism, but the connective tissue running through modern scholarship. From the moment […]

In this post, Liam Hill describes his experience of tutoring on the ‘