How do we measure web service emissions? is one of the questions that I have been hired to tackle. My name is Otis Laundon, and I’m the new Green Web Platforms Intern. My first 2 weeks in the office have been super enjoyable, from familiarising myself with our beloved Argyle House, to meeting some of […]

A guest blog post from one of our human-captioners, Ellie Kerr. Ellie joined us back in 2023 and is one of our original captioners – when we only had a team of 2. Now we have 20 part-time captioners who work on correcting automated captions across our lecture recordings and other media.   I never […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s finally here! The third edition of the “We Have Great Stuff” colouring book has been in the works all summer, and is finally ready to be shared! This edition has been a huge group effort, and took a lot of collaboration from the Edinburgh community. Over a series of three workshops, UoE students, professors, […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes By now, you’ve probably heard that the third edition of the “We Have Great Stuff” Colouring Book is out now, entitled “We Have Great Women in STEM.” This 10-week project was a labor of love, from researching UoE’s women in STEM, hosting art workshops, accepting submissions, to finally compiling the book. Face the Facts One […]

Hello, It’s been a while since my last blog post so it’s time for an update about my time as Witchfinder General Data Visualisation intern! Since my last post, I’ve been busy as ever, diving into the world of data quality assuring, tinkering with our website, and getting some insights from users and lots of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute   I am excited to share that progress on the third edition of the “We Have Great Stuff” colouring book series is steadily moving forward. As we continue to work on this project, we want to remind you that entries for the book are still open until the 30th of July! In response to valuable […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes   Today, I had the privilege of sitting down with ten exceptional women in the field of Physics at the University of Edinburgh. During our conversation, we discussed their experiences, research, and remarkable achievements. I want to extend a special thanks to Jean-Christophe Denis, who organised this meeting. A Chat With Professor MacPhee Firstly, I […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes   Welcome back to another update on the third edition of the “We Have Great Stuff” coloring book series. I’m excited to share the highlights of our recent workshop and give you a glimpse of the incredible artwork created by our participants. We kicked off our month of coloring book workshops with the first session […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Deadline: Friday, July 28th Contest Description This is your chance to be a part of the We Have Good Stuff Colouring Book series! We’re looking for illustrations inspired by the incredible women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) from the University of Edinburgh (UoE). Help us to highlight exceptional women and their extraordinary achievements […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUse this image bank to discover some of the University of Edinburgh’s wonderful women in science, technology, engineering, and maths!
Click on each photo to find out more about each woman’s career and achievement…