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 […]

In a previous blogpost I shared my thoughts around the importance of knowing your learners. Understanding who does – and who doesn’t – attend training is an important step towards identifying organisational digital skills gaps, and helps us tailor and market our services more effectively. From a management perspective, this type of data is incredibly valuable for […]

When I applied for the position of Digital Skills AI Intern in the summer of 2024, I never imagined that a summer internship would grow into a full year of hands-on experience. What began as a temporary role evolved into an incredible journey—one where I’ve had the chance to explore how generative AI can be […]

The Digital Skills Programme is a selection of training courses available free of charge for all University of Edinburgh students and staff. It includes in-person courses and webinars across a range of topics, and runs throughout the academic year. The number of course attendees has grown steadily over the past few years – in 2024 […]

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.   […]