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Sustainable Development Goals
We believe that OER can make a critical contribution to achieving the aims of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which the University and Students Association are committed to through the SDG Accord.
We have collected OERs from our showcase that are in line with specific SDG and listed them for ease of educators wishing to find SDG aligned resources.
Sustainable Development Goal OERs
Blog Posts
Black History Month UK 2025 – Resources October 7, 2025 4:42 pm
Black History Month UK is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of black Britons and people of colour throughout history. In order to highlight this history we've curated a selection of open educational resources created by our staff and students on Black History in the UK.
Separating Legend from Legacy: Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland
October 2, 2025 3:32 pm
This post is the second written by LLB student Dervla Craig who has worked as our Information and Data Literacy intern this Summer researching and preparing a National Lottery Heritage Fund bid to preserve, and raise public engagement with, the accused witches of Scotland as an important part of Scotland’s heritage. As I sit to […]
October 2, 2025 3:32 pm
This post is the second written by LLB student Dervla Craig who has worked as our Information and Data Literacy intern this Summer researching and preparing a National Lottery Heritage Fund bid to preserve, and raise public engagement with, the accused witches of Scotland as an important part of Scotland’s heritage. As I sit to […]
SDGs: Stories of impact October 2, 2025 9:34 am
Launched during Global Goals Week in September, 'SDGs: Stories of impact' is an exploratory publication from University and tells stories of some of the University's meaningful contributions to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the past five years.
Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia – open for 2025/2026 student participation
September 16, 2025 3:32 pm
Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia The fourth year of the Edinburgh Award for Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia concluded on 31st March 2025. Seven students (and one staff volunteer) completed this extracurricular digital research project amassing both the requisite 55-80 hours of volunteering time AND the significant & demonstrable impact in improving the topic coverage of their […]
September 16, 2025 3:32 pm
Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia The fourth year of the Edinburgh Award for Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia concluded on 31st March 2025. Seven students (and one staff volunteer) completed this extracurricular digital research project amassing both the requisite 55-80 hours of volunteering time AND the significant & demonstrable impact in improving the topic coverage of their […]
Intern Reflection: ‘Words, words, words.’ (Hamlet 2.2.210) August 25, 2025 11:19 am
Towards the end of my summer internship I’ve been working with a lot of words. Whether it be process documents, [...]
OER Channels
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TES Resources
Award winning open resources for school teachers.
Short Online Courses
Free short online courses.
Edinburgh Diamond
Open Access ebooks & journals.
Open Media Bank
Videos from our MOOCs & free short online courses.
Media Hopper Create
Creative Commons licensed videos.
Open Media Stock Footage
Open licensed media snippets for downloading & reuse.
Wikimedian in Residence
Videos from our Wikimedian in Residence.
3D Models
Open licensed models of heritage, geology & anatomy artefacts.
