This page contains a brief quantitative summary of the signatories on the Open Letter to the LSA Regarding Steven Pinker (TOL) and the letter by Jacobson, Partee and Pesetsky (PPJ). In total, 623 TOL signatures were analyzed. We provide a few notes on our methodology, but would like to first emphasize that this discussion is […]

The green digital transition is underway. But what does the transition look like when dictated by the demands of monopoly tech? How has this situation come to be? And where is it being resisted? Patrick Bresnihan (Maynooth University), will join us to discuss his new book From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity […]

Today’s Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol No list of Christmas movies would be complete without this film and I think we have saved the very best for last. This 1992 film encompasses everything that is special and magical about the Christmas season. The songs are delightful, the sets spectacular, and Michael Caine is a pitch […]

In this 70th anniversary of Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh, alumnus Ari Sawitri shares her experiences as a valued member of our Nursing Studies community. Could you introduce yourself and share when you studied in Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh? My name is Ari Sawitri, and I completed my PhD in […]

If you are looking for a graduate job or internship  you will probably be a regular visitors to job boards – like My CareerHub, Target Jobs or Bright Network. If you have ideas about a job, industry or sector that you want to get in to it’s tempting to focus on job adverts because after […]

The number of multilingual classrooms in Scotland is rising. Today, over 58,000 children learn in a language other than English on a daily basis. Scotland’s cultural diversity is reflected in this, but it also presents difficulties, such as how to ensure that every child is respected, seen, and heard in the classroom. To explore this question, my postgraduate study looked at how Scottish schools are implementing rights-based inclusive education to support students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). The study focuses on three main aspects: classroom teaching, sense of belonging, and family engagement.