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Unexpected file server problems on the 19th of June
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/infcos/2013/07/18/unexpected-file-server-problems-on-the-19th-of-june/
In the late afternoon of Wednesday 19th of June, around 4:50pm, there was an unexpected glitch on the Informatics SAN (Storage Area Network). This caused some of our AFS storage to go offline for several hours. What follows is a recap of the event, and what we did to recover from it. Background First a […]
GUEST BLOG: Youth Diplomacy in Action at the first Scottish Model Arctic Council
By Eric Zaja, BSc Ecological and Environmental Science My name is Erica Zaja and I’m a final Year Ecological and Environmental Sciences (EES) with Management student. I’m from Venice, Italy, but I have now been living in Edinburgh for 4 years. I’m a passionate ecologist, interested in the impacts of climate change on ecosystems. I […]
MINUTES: 04/02/2025 - First workshop with Dave ideation -> conception -> output
We first went to the wrong room, once we found each other, we moved some tables around to make a good thinking environment. Dave gave us creative challenges on the concept of time: How could you visually represent sayings about time? How to visually represent different moments in our own life? How to visually represent […]
The dilemma of peace education
I like to try to solve all issues at once. This week, I turned to peace education in the hope for answers. After all, peace education comes with the promise to eliminate human suffering, right? Take UNESCO’s definition of ‘peace’ taken from the UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, […]
Arabic Beginnings: For God and Empire
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/agorman2/home/
Introduction For more than 250 years the University of Edinburgh has engaged in the teaching of the languages, histories and cultures of the Middle East, an area here defined as the Arab world, and the states of Turkey, Israel-Palestine and Iran. Now a diverse field of area studies, the study of the Middle East […]
Explore black history through Archives Unbound
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/hcalibrarian/explore-black-history-through-archives-unbound/
In this week’s blog post I wanted to highlight a number of primary source databases that you have access to at the University that allow you to discover more about black history. I’m concentrating on collections available to you through Archives Unbound, which presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents. There are currently 265 collections […]
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https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/fostering-dialogue-across-racial-differences/about/
About the project: This research project explored students’ experiences and understanding of race and privilege at the University of Edinburgh through dialogical interracial culture circles. These small group discussions created a space to reflect critically, share experiences, and engage in meaningful dialogue across racial and cultural differences. We met with 12 participants for eight sessions […]
Rethinking the teaching environment: Is gamification a way forward?
In this extra post, Dr Muz Ahmad and Dr Mary Mina explore gamifying clinical communication, such as handover and referral skills, to undergraduate medical students. They based their teaching activity on the television show, Dragon’s Den, combined with peer learning and experiential practice. Muz and Mary are Clinical Skills Facilitators at Edinburgh Medical School. There […]
Digital Wellbeing on University Mental Health Day 2026
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dsdt/digital-safety/university-mental-health-day/
This year’s University Mental Health Day theme is ‘human connection’. So of course, we have to start with the (arguably?) opposite: Artificial Intelligence! AI-driven chatbots have become a popular mental health advice source amidst lack of other support and a growing sense of disconnection and loneliness. AI and mental health Mental health advice The […]
Digital Wellbeing on University Mental Health Day 2026
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/isg-ltw/2026/03/12/digital-wellbeing-on-university-mental-health-day-2026/
This year’s University Mental Health Day theme is ‘human connection’. So of course, we have to start with the (arguably?) opposite: Artificial Intelligence! AI-driven chatbots have become a popular mental health advice source amidst lack of other support and a growing sense of disconnection and loneliness. AI and mental health Mental health advice The […]
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