We know that many students are involved in activities alongside their studies such as volunteering, part-time work, and getting involved in the University community. To help these activities to stand out from the crowd, our University has had an Award for “Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia” to sit beside other available Edinburgh Awards for the last […]
Over the years, I have tried more productivity systems than I can count. Todoist, Notion, NotePlan, markdown files, plain text files, and plenty of others. I tried free versions, paid versions, systems I was curious about, systems I wanted to love, and systems I convinced myself might work if I just used them properly. I […]
On Tuesday 21st April 2026 our Digital Skills Specialists Edinburgh Award students celebrated and toasted their success. Over the past 6 months they have thrown themselves into the depths of the digital unknown with hope that they’ll come out the other end with a working project that not only gives back to the community but […]
This month’s digital safety theme is ‘kind online communication’. At the University we expect everyone to treat each other with dignity and respect, both offline and online. At the University we expect everyone to treat each other with dignity and respect, both offline and online. The University’s Policy on Employee Use of Social Media highlights […]
Video presentations by our 2025/26 students who completed the Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia – Edinburgh Award. The Edinburgh Award is […]
This March, we ran a spotlight series on how good safety practice for different digital communication tools. This is as part of the first of this year’s quarterly digital safety, wellbeing and citizenship themes. Read on to learn how to keep your details safe in your emails, social media channels, video conferences, and attachments. Emails Many people do not know that your university or employer are […]
Introduction On March 16th, I attended the AI for Cultural Heritage Hub (ArCH) Conference at the Clare College at the University Cambridge. I am very grateful for the generous invite by the organisers of the conference. Hosted by Cambridge University Libraries in collaboration with the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and funded by […]
“I started my internship as an Assistant Wikimedian in Residence almost four months ago, and it has already been one of the most rewarding work experiences I have had.”
Controversies in the Data Society seminar series 2026 Speaker Srravya Chandhiramowuli is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow and Thematic Lead […]
We have made some updates to the JISC Digital Skills Discovery Tool to make selecting your school or department within the university simpler. The Discovery Tool is an interactive questionnaire that identifies your Digital Skills Capability ratings, highlighting strengths, and areas for improvement. Existing users: We need you to update your Discovery Tool Department! Follow these easy steps to complete this process: Open the […]
