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 […]

On November 24th, 2025, four enthusiastic members of the University of Edinburgh’s Digital Skills Training Team spent a rewarding half-day volunteering at Fresh Start Edinburgh. Fresh Start is a charity devoted to helping people in the city who have experienced homelessness and are now transitioning to their new homes, typically social housing. With its hallmark […]

This post was written by Nandita Soma Shekar, a Digital Skills Trainer Intern in the 2024/25 academic year. During her internship, Nandita designed and delivered the first-ever SQL courses offered by the Digital Skills team at the University of Edinburgh, creating both live and self-paced learning experiences for students and staff. When I joined the […]