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Golf: widening the gap between those who can and cannot
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sport-matters/2016/07/26/golf-widening-gap-can-cannot/
By Dr Paul Widdop and Dr Dan Parnell Golf is a multi-million pound industry. We have just seen the open in Scotland that will do much for raising the profile and interest in the sport. Indeed, the Open in the UK is one of the four big annual major tournaments, with Sky paying a reported […]
The 55th Language Lunch
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/languagelunch/2016/12/01/the-55th-language-lunch/
The 55th Language Lunch Date: 2016-12-01 Location: G.07 Informatics Forum The space of possible grammars revisited Patrik,Austin; Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki; None How linguistic variation is limited is one of the basic questions of syntactic theory. The prevalent paradigms concerning the amplitude of possibility were delineated in the 20th century when Chomsky […]
How long are your sleeves – Open Badges
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2013/05/02/how-long-are-your-sleeves-open-badges/
I always take an interest in new learning technologies and how they may best fit our own institutional needs here at The University of Edinburgh. So on 25th April 2013 I attended a JISC RSC event in Glasgow on Open Badges, their design and application. The full day session was led by Doug Belshaw from […]
#CelebratingTogether: Dr Tony Gilbert
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/learningexchange/2021/05/05/celebratingtogether-dr-tony-gilbert/
Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Student-Led Teaching Awards are back to recognise outstanding members of learning and support staff. After a challenging year for everyone, we’re celebrating our worthy nominees by shouting about their successes across our digital platforms. What is your full name? Tony Gilbert What is your job title? Casual tutor (former Senior Lecturer) What […]
#CelebratingTogether: Dr Karen Goodall
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/learningexchange/2021/02/10/celebratingtogether-dr-karen-goodall/
Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Student-Led Teaching Awards are back to recognise outstanding members of learning and support staff. After a challenging year for everyone, we’re celebrating our worthy nominees by shouting about their successes across our digital platforms. What is your full name? Karen Goodall What is your job title? Senior Lecturer What school or service […]
Student Wellbeing Team: Hello from Elaine!
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/medstudentlife/2021/02/22/student-wellbeing-team-hello-from-elaine/
Hi, my name is Elaine Fairchild and I am the MBChB Student Wellbeing Administrator as well as looking after the administration for the Clinical Tutor Associates for Years 4-6. I have been with the University for over twelve years in a variety of roles within Medical Education from PG to UG. I am from Newcastle […]
Week 8: Who benefits from 'open'?
Although the concept of ‘openness’ is problematic to define (Knox, 2013), one of the driving forces behind Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER) has often been said to reach a more inclusive form of education and one may be tempted to conclude that the more ‘open’, the better. However, does more ‘openness’ in […]
Mental Health Day: It's everyone's business!
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/mental-health-day-its-everyones-business/
Last Saturday, on 10th October, we commemorated ‘World Mental Health Day’! World Mental Health Day is the international day to acknowledging the importance of mental health, and the theme for this year was ‘mental health for all’. This day aims to raise awareness and fight stigma and discrimination associated with mental health by reminding us that everyone […]
Musings on Agriculture
I sat in the confines of my room, skimming through literature that approaches Circular economy through various applicational lenses to supplement my views and reflections when I decided that this blog should substantiate my thoughts on how the concept of circularity relates to the field of agriculture. As I went through a couple of academic […]
[POSTPONED] We Are Human: Personal Stories of LGBTQ+ Identities and Intersection
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO UCU STRIKES. A DATE LATER IN THE YEAR WILL BE DETERMINED. The Staff Pride Network is excited to announce a new LGBTQ+ conference which will take place on Friday 21st February 2020 (during Flexible Learning Week) called ‘We Are Human: Personal Stories of LGBTQ+ Identities and Intersection’. […]
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