Hi, it’s Aysha again – the Digital Safety Intern with the Digital Skills, Design and Training Team at the University of Edinburgh. Each month I explore different aspects of Digital Safety, Wellbeing and Citizenship. In March 2025 the set theme is Curating your online presence . It explores technical and social aspects of curating yourself […]
Digifest is an annual conference run by JISC. The conference brings together professionals from education, technology and research industries for a collection of presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. About us | Jisc The theme for the 2025 Digifest event was “Where today meets tomorrow”. About Digifest 2025 – Jisc In this post you will find […]
As part of our Open Education Week celebrations this year, we’re highlighting the publication of the 2nd Edition of the […]
1. Verify yourself Most dating apps encourage their users to verify themselves. This is not a pointless, time-consuming activity – it helps add a layer of authenticity to your profile and helps people avoid scams and false profiles. This can protect you from hackers using your photos to pose as you on apps. Usually, the […]
An open licensed seminar from the 2024 Controversies in the Data Society Seminar Series. Eddie Ungless, PhD candidate in the […]
With many image and media applications now integrating AI tools, it’s easier than ever to generate all kinds of eye-catching […]
Welcome to the Digital Skills, Design and Training team blog. Digital Skills, Design and Training (DSDT) is a new, diverse team within the Learning, Teaching and Web directorate of the University’s Information Services Group. The formation of the new team brings together a number of key services from skills development to graphic design. […]
I always enjoy a good dig around our digitised collections for different celebrations and days as there’s always something new […]
During LGBT+ History Month 2021, Edinburgh University LGBT+ Medics, Edinburgh BioQuarter LGBT+ Staff Committee and The University of Edinburgh Staff […]
Wikipedia at 24 “With more than 250 million views each day, Wikipedia is an invaluable educational resource”.[1] In light of Wikipedia turning 24 years this week (January 15th), and the Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh turning 9 years old this week too, this post is to examine where we are with Wikipedia today in light […]
