I moved to Argyle House when I changed job and moved to IS in 2018.   I remember being nervous about the open plan office space and wondering if I’d be able to concentrate given the general hubbub of industry.  When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to find I actually …

Content Improvement Club is our regular meetup for web publishers. In January, we ran two sessions focused on writing alt text and making images accessible. Last March, we ran a session outlining why alt text matters and key principles behind writing it well. This post builds on that session, so we recommend reading our previous […]

It has now been eight months since I began my internship with the University of Edinburgh’s Information Services Group. What started as a 12-week summer internship has become my part-time job alongside my studies and has allowed me to learn new skills, meet new friends, and seize so many new opportunities! With the time fast approaching for the next generation of summer […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Short Course Platform project team were nominated for 2 awards at the 2026 IS Staff Recognition Awards. The team of the year award and contribution to the community award and unfortunately we didn’t win! Firstly, congratulations to all the winners. It’s nice to see teams and individuals get recognition for the work they do […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about thinking lately, which is not something I ever thought I’d write. Not in a formal way. More in a quiet, slightly uneasy way that shows up when I’m halfway through a task and realise I’ve reached for ELM almost automatically. Sometimes that feels helpful. Sometimes it makes me pause […]

After 10 years of tenancy in Argyle House , we reach the end of an era as  University of Edinburgh Information Services Group move out and find a new home. We have been through a lot in that space, most notably pandemics and floods. Our move to open plan working in 2016 was part of …

Extra! Extra! The great Argyle House clear has out has concluded! In preparation for our upcoming move to Forest Hill, WAC conducted a clear out of our storage spaces. A process that revealed a generous interpretation of the phrase “this might be useful”. In hindsight I think the decision to leave the clear out decisions […]

Back in November (yes, I know — this post is fashionably late), I attended Drupal Camp Scotland on 7th November 2025. It was a full day of interesting, insightful and genuinely useful talks. From the moment I arrived, greeted by friendly faces over morning coffee – there was a strong sense of community.  As my […]

It’s Safer Internet Day and the theme in 2026 is ‘Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI’. Over the coming days, we will publish tips and info on how to recognise Artificial Intelligence (AI) online and use it responsibly. But first, let’s review the basics of keeping yourself safe […]

As AI-generated content becomes increasingly prevalent, questions of trust emerge, prompting a growing need for transparency about the creation of digital content. As part of an academic study, I designed and prototyped ways to display provenance data for synthetic content made by an AI searchbot on a University website. Working in UX, I’m always eager […]