We are excited to present to you the third research centre in our blog series: The Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (or ECRED)! Would you like to know more about the centre’s journey, initiatives and inspiring work? Read this interview with Prof Heather Wilkinson, the director …
We are back with that time of the year! The time where we gather our drafts together and start on to work towards consolidating everything we have worked for an entire year. It is never easy, especially for the first years who no doubt have heard of the annual review …
I completed my master’s degree at the University of Edinburgh in 2018. Although it was only one year long, I would like to say it was the most wonderful period in my life. I met several people from different countries, and some of them even accompanied by their family members. …
It’s time to put the spotlight on our second School Centre: the Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health! Did you always wonder about the centre’s journey, initiatives and inspiring work? Read this interview with Dr. Fiona Cuthill, the Academic Director for the Centre for Homeless and Inclusion Health, to learn all about it …
Destruction cannot be heard because rushing blood drowns out words. Destruction cannot be spoken because a mouth crowded with gasps smothers thoughts. That is why devastation leaves one at a loss for words. Becoming speechless ends the protective spell that “the worst is not so long as we can say, …
This Saturday, on March 20th, we are celebrating the ‘International Day of Happiness’. I have to be honest, it feels strange to write about happiness amongst so much confinement and grief that COVID-19 has brought into all of our lives. I believe that is important to acknowledge those who suffered, …
The way that we find and consume information is constantly changing – from traditional (such as watching television) through online searches (think of Google) to digital (mobile apps). These changes are also having some significant effects on research, as well as everywhere else. Traditionally, researchers disseminate their work by attending …
There is no doubt that people like to live and work in civilized, comfortable and pleasant surroundings like bright and airy rooms, colourful walls, a few pots of plants by the windows. But very few people know that growing plants with our own hands can also have various benefits on our mental health and well-being. There are two main types of planting – house planting and community gardening. House planting refers …
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” – Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake The pandemic has changed our lives in many ways and sometimes it feels like it is hard to escape the monotony, work stress and/or boredom that we are still faced with. Even though I miss many things (and even …
