ALT-C 2024: Speculative Re-imaginings
The last ALT-C I attended was when it was hosted here in at The University of Edinburgh in the impressive […]
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The Scottish Independence Referendum 10 years on
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum and we’re revisiting these videos from our Towards Scottish […]
Read moreIntroduction to Archaeology
September is Scottish Archaeology Month, an annual celebration of Scottish heritage, history and archaeology run by Archaeology Scotland as part […]
Read moreScotland loves Monuments 2024
Get involved in Wiki Loves Monuments! Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photo competition which takes part throughout the month of September every year, and is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. You can see historic locations near you that are missing an image using our handy interactive map (red pins are locations without an […]
Read moreExplore the Open Media Collection on Media Hopper Create
Earlier this week, the University’s media web portal, Media Hopper Create, launched with a new look design that will bring […]
Read moreMedicine Anthropology Theory (MAT) – An Open Access & Open Licensed Journal
Medicine Anthropology Theory is an open-access and open licensed journal publishing scholarly articles, position pieces, reviews, and notes from the field related to the fields of: medical anthropology, the anthropology of biomedicine, critical global health studies, medical humanities, and science and technology studies.
MAT is hosted on the University Library’s Journal Hosting Service and is part of the University’s growing portfolio of fully open-access internationally-leading academic journals.
Read moreEric Liddell – Olympic Medals and Chariots on Fire
Paris Olympics 2024 are underway with the opening ceremony tonight and medal fever starting to ramp up, which makes it an excellent time to look at some 1924 Paris Olympic medals in our own collections.
Our Centre for Research Collections hold Eric Liddell’s 1924 Paris Olympic Medals: Gold Medal for 400m; Bronze Medal for 200m; and the Paris Olympic 2024 Medal for participation. All three were presented to the University by Mrs Patricia Russell, daughter of Eric Liddelll, on Wednesday 20 May 1992.
Read moreBye Argyle House! Final Reflection as an OER Intern
It has been almost ten months since I wrote this blog post when I ended my summer internship as an […]
Read moreGoodbye and Thank You to our OER Service Interns
At the end of this month we’re saying goodbye to all four of our fabulous OER Service interns Mayu Ishimoto, […]
Read moreReflections on ‘Their Finest Hour’
In July 2023, I began working on Their Finest Hour, my internship, I was initially told, would last six months. Yet, I am now clocking off, one year later, after continuous exciting and rewarding work on the project. The last year has involved a huge variety of challenges. Organising the collection day itself involved events […]
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