In November 2025, staff from Edinburgh Research Office volunteered at the reopened Gorgie Community Farm in Edinburgh. Annie Prentis, Research Bid Development Executive, tells the story of their Day to Make a Difference. Like the sound of it? You, too, can get involved. On a bleak, grey, cold, damp Monday morning in November, four of […]

Tammy Gilchrist, Research Technician at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, shares how she used her Day to Make a Difference to supplement ongoing volunteering for the benefit of nature and communities.

An introduction from David Bruce on his new role as Forest and Peatland Manager for the University of Edinburgh’s programme to sequester carbon through forest and peatland restoration in Scotland.

Sustainability Champion Georgia Dodsworth shares insights on the environmental impact of tote bags, highlighting their often overlooked carbon footprint despite their popularity as eco-friendly alternatives.

Pete Baker, Business Development Executive – Nature & Biodiversity at the University of Edinburgh, reflects on conference highlights, leading expertise and the University’s role in innovation.

Sophie Zych-Watson, a current Postgraduate Earth Fellow with the Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI), has spent the last year delivering a project on Nature Based Learning.

It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week! As we come together to celebrate the unique strengths and perspectives of neurodivergent individuals, Eve explores the profound impact neurodiversity can have on climate action. 

Our blog, The Seed, is for discussing, debating, understanding and promoting social responsibility and sustainability issues of local and global significance to the University community.

An introduction from Julie Wilson on her new role as Community Ranger on the University’s programme to sequester carbon through forest and peatland restoration in Scotland.

In February Dr James Lamb travelled to Brig in the Valais canton of southern Switzerland, where he shared his teaching and research with colleagues from different European universities. He made the journey from Edinburgh into the Alps by train.