A brilliant project was formed through a partnership between Moray House School of Education and Sport and Re-Act for the children of Syrian refugees in the community. Re-Act were recipients of a grant through the University’s Community Grant Scheme.  Written by Deborah Holt, Teacher Educator and MHSES Widening Participation Champion

From 2016 until 2021, the Digital Ambassador project helped to improve digital literacy amongst people in the community.

Craigmillar has an extraordinary history, and a local team are developing a public archive dedicated to it. They received a University grant in 2020, so we caught up with Founder, Rachel Cloughton to hear about the progress.

A computer donation project has been expanded to support school pupils and community organisations through lockdown.

An Edinburgh computer programming club for under 19s is a big hit in the city.

The Edinburgh Girls Project is a project funded by the Edinburgh Local Community Grants Scheme. Hear their inspiring story.

The Edinburgh Local Community Grants Scheme at the University of Edinburgh is proud to support organisations who are making a great impact in the city and surrounding areas.

For over 50 years, a student-run charity has been helping children from disadvantaged areas of Edinburgh to improve emotional wellbeing, confidence and social skills through having fun.

The University is successfully raising educational aspiration though the power of sport, especially football.

The University of Edinburgh is teaming up with Community Justice Scotland in a national campaign.