Call for volunteers If you would like to be involved in helping to organise our 10th Ada Lovelace Day in October 2025, please contact Karen Howie in LTW. Ada Lovelace Day is one of our annual celebrations of women in STEM and the history of women in science, art, poetry and technology. Being part of […]

The BBC Countryfile programme recently visited Culbone Woods on the north coast of Exmoor. Culbone Wood is part of the estate of Ashley Combe House, which Ada moved to after she married William King, who later becomes Lord Lovelace. BoB video clip (7m 7s) Clip from Countryfile: West Exmoor (opens in new tab) Box of […]

On Tuesday 8th October 2024, the University’s Information Services team are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day 2024 which is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).  All based in the Main Library, details will be confirmed when you book. As usual, we will have an afternoon of […]

Celebrating Film and Television Depictions of Women in STEM In honour of Ada Lovelace Day, an international holiday celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), we’re highlighting our favourite depictions of women in STEM in film and TV to spur you to develop your digital skills. Read on for our […]

These resources are all presented by or feature influential women in STEM and are recommended by  the Digital Skills and Training, Information Services Group. LinkedIn Learning – ALD 2020 collection The following resources are all presented by or feature influential women in STEM and are recommended by the Digital Skills and Training team, Information Services […]

A talk for Ada Lovelace Day 2019 by Professor Ursula Martin We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker for Ada Lovelace Day 2019 at the University of Edinburgh is Professor Ursula Martin CBE FREng FRSE DSc. This evening talk is a free event and part of a whole day of activities celebrating the achievements of […]

We’re less than three months away from Ada Lovelace Day 2019, which is happening on Tuesday 8th October this year. Pop it in your calendar now and we’ll announce further details about the University’s plans on this website shortly. Once again we have provisional plans for both daytime and evening activities, so we should have […]

A regular activity for Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) at the University of Edinburgh is the Wikipedia editing event or editathon. This year the focus is contemporary women in STEM who do not currently have Wikipedia pages. Who is your STEM heroine? Nominate your contemporary STEM heroine for consideration at the Wikipedia editathon Tuesday 9th October. Please […]

It’s a little over three months until Ada Lovelace Day 2018, which is happening on Tuesday 9th October this year. Pop it in your calendar now and we’ll announce further details about the University’s plans on this website shortly. Find out more on the official Ada Lovelace Day website – http://findingada.com

Flickr [CC BY-SA] There are 20+ high-resolution photos capturing the guest speakers from the morning and the afternoon STEAM activities. All images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ALD17 Flickr album   Instagram The Interactive Content team has posted a number of exclusive images on their Instagram account. Tap on any […]