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How to choose student accommodation for first year...

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/studentstories/2024/05/21/how-to-choose-a-student-accommodation-for-first-year/

…by Hannah / from West Yorkshire, UK / studying Architecture (MA) Looking for student accommodation for first year can be a daunting task, so here are some top tips to narrow your search. 1. Halls Some students may be guaranteed halls accommodation, so this is a good place to start looking. The accommodation website explains […]


Spotlight on researchers – Professor Peter Matthews

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/nessie/2024/04/18/spotlight-on-pm/

Well, this is possibly the scariest blog post I’ve written. I was asked to do this “spotlight on researchers” post and asked for some idea of what I should write. Turns out I’m the first person they’ve asked, so I’m setting the tone for everyone else… apologies in advance to my colleagues! So, what’s my […]


Weekly Changes - 03/06/2024

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/lcfg/2024/06/03/weekly-changes-03-06-2024/

This weeks sees a couple of important improvements to the kernel component for Ubuntu. Here are the details of all the notable changes… Kernel component Part of the configuration process carried out by the LCFG kernel component is to ensure the symlinks to the kernel and initrd files (e.g. /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/initrd.img) are up-to-date. On […]


A space for all, a space between: the ‘public’ space of the public library

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/anewpage/2019/05/28/a-space-for-all-a-space-between-the-public-space-of-the-public-library/

Overview This short paper (written in April 2018) provides an overview of my research in progress, setting out the research problem and questions, followed by a reflection on the proposed methodology. My research, as you are now familiar, is an exploration of the ‘public’ space of the public library. While the empirical ‘case’ is the […]


Sprint4_Week9#The Common: Problem Senario

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2313334_themes-in-contemporary-art-2022-2023sem1/2022/11/15/sprint4_week9the-common-problem-senario/

‘…consider how the arts and contemporary theory structure “the commons” anew: how the commons becomes both a goal and a trope in post-millennial art and cultural theory.’ (Amy J. Elias) 1/ There is a common saying in China that hard circumstances produce bad folk. When we are unable to recognise the art, our minds feel […]


Sprint1_Week2#Weird studies

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2313334_themes-in-contemporary-art-2022-2023sem1/2022/09/29/sprint1_week2weird-studies/

The Problem Scenario: ‘”Weird Studies” is a scholarly field that doesn’t and can’t exist. The Weird is that which resists any settled explanation or frame of reference. It is the bulging file labelled “other/misc.” in our mental filing cabinet, full of supernatural entities, magical synchronicities, and occult rites. But it also appears when a work […]


Noteable's place it the City Region Deal

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sliceoflearning/2018/05/17/noteables-place-it-the-city-region-deal/

Heard of the City Region Deal for Edinburgh? No?! Well go check it out now, I’ll wait here for you. City Region Deal Homepage Interesting right? Well, I managed to gather some more information recently from one of the launch events currently making their way around the University. After you’ve gotten over the astounding £1.1bn […]


The Third Sector Labour Market in Scotland

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/the-third-sector-labour-market-in-scotland/

Thanks to Sharon Cant, Employer Engagement Adviser, for this insight. As Careers Fair Day 3: Volunteering & Third Sector approaches, I thought it would be useful to highlight a fantastic resource produced by SCVO – the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.    Their Guide to Working and Volunteering in Scotland’s Voluntary Sector is fantastic background reading […]


Fund your Sustainability Project Idea

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/fund-your-sustainability-project-idea/

We close our series of #ECOWeek19 blog posts with an overview of the “Student Project Grant”. Read on to find out how you can fund your project idea with up to £500. The Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability has teamed up with the Edinburgh University Students’ Association for the past few years to administer […]


How to stay motivated after the festive break

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/how-to-stay-motivated-after-the-festive-break/

Goodbye festive break; long lies, snacking on Christmas chocolates and binge-watching box sets…and hello to early morning lectures and assignments.  Are you in need of some motivation at the start of this new semester? As Marvin Phillips said, “The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!” Motivation is a theme that cropped […]


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