By Carolina, from South America, studying Data Inequality and Society Something that surprised me about living in Edinburgh, as I had never been to Scotland before at all, was how much it actually felt like the fairy tales I’d seen as a kid. My background is in neuroscience and so I’m not one of those […]

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 […]

14.00-15.00 BST – Zoom Webinar  (Register via Eventbrite here) The new concrete roofs in major French churches after WW1 destruction, from patents to innovative practice   Dr Dimitris Theodossopoulos Senior lecturer in Architectural Technology and Conservation ESALA, University of Edinburgh The pioneering experimentation around innovations and patents for reinforced concrete (RC) in early modern construction, […]

In this post, Omolabake Fakunle introduces the Feb-March 2026 Hot Topic ‘Creating a Challenge Course’. Omolabake co-edits this series, which documents the co-creation of a new Challenge Course: ‘Understanding decolonisation in a global world’, launched in January 2026. This first post describes the genesis of the course and the steps behind its creation. The series […]

Let’s get acquainted Hello! I am Dono, a fourth-year Government, Policy, and Society student. In my role as Green Digital Design Intern on the UX team, I work on projects that integrate user-centred design and sustainable digital practices, with the goal of helping the University meet its net-zero targets by 2040. In November, I took […]

Our Careers in Sustainability blog series continues with an excellent contribution from Rebecca Metcalfe, Land Referencer at Blackhall & Powis. Rebecca talks about her journey from university to her career, and highlights a lesser-known career within the Geography sphere.   The journey from university to a career being aligned with your degree isn’t always straightforward. […]