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Ahead of the Lacuna project, Chloe writes about the inspiration and aims of it. I am a Masters by Research student of History at the University of Edinburgh. In January 2025 I was awarded funding by the Student Experience Fund to develop an exhibition across the University’s campuses. This exhibition, entitled ‘Lacuna’, will be […]
by Sonal Katyal It was a long day. Sore back, fatigue, and the body is now asking for a chill night. Then you hear a sound, “Rumble Grumble!” Clearly your stomach didn’t get the message. It needs to be fed now. You close your eyes and remember all the work and number of dishes that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Short Course Platform project team were nominated for 2 awards at the 2026 IS Staff Recognition Awards. The team of the year award and contribution to the community award and unfortunately we didn’t win! Firstly, congratulations to all the winners. It’s nice to see teams and individuals get recognition for the work they do […]
The Short Course Platform project team were nominated for 2 awards at the 2026 IS Staff Recognition Awards. The team of the year award and contribution to the community award and unfortunately we didn’t win! Firstly, congratulations to all the winners. It’s nice to see teams and individuals get recognition for the work they do […]
I have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit. All I can do is keep those few reasons nicely polished. (Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running) My good friend Gary is visiting today and we plan to go for a run, followed […]
[crossposted from my project: https://whocares.ed.ac.uk/blog/2026/i-can-not-do-thing] I Can (Not) Do That Things I wish people understood about disability When you ask a disabled person to “just do the thing,” there are usually four possible answers. A — I can do the thing Safely. Independently. Predictably. No adjustments needed. Example: “Yes, I can carry the box. You […]
