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.”
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 […]
The Graphic Design Service has provided design services to staff across the university for 20+ years. While there have been multiple iterations of this service, our designers have over 60 years combined service to the University of Edinburgh. I am incredibly proud to manage this service. Much of the work my team do, is hidden in […]
On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th of February 2026 I have the privilege of attending the COPIM 2026 conference online. Copim is a community of people and organisations who collaborate on community-led and values driven initiatives, which help to support open access authors, publishers and readers. About | Copim I found myself at this conference, […]
As someone who is really interested in developmental psychology, I often find myself thinking about how different tools shape our habits and influence our cognitive behaviours, particularly when it comes to thinking and learning. The kind of thinking I’m referring to is the kind that happens when you’re halfway through solving a problem or trying […]
This year’s Digifest conference in Birmingham has just wrapped up, and my brain is buzzing with ideas. The 2026 theme, ‘From disruption to direction’, landed exactly where my head has been at lately. As I attend talks and workshops, I tend to map what I’m hearing to the work our team is doing back at […]
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 […]
As part of our Open Education Week activities, Charlie caught up with Leam Howe, about the SatSchool Earth Observation outreach programme. Leam is one of the University of Edinburgh PhD Researchers involved in running the SatSchool programme. SatSchool create educational resources and take them out to schools in order as part of education outreach on worldwide geography, ecosystems, climate and the impacts of human activity through satellite observation, and using materials created by current researchers.
