LHSA – Speaking Out
In April 2022, Lothian Health Services Archive (LHSA) launched a new project, ‘Speaking Out’, which involves cataloguing and promoting the archives […]
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Recovering Histories – Improving Equality and Diversity Online
Three students co-authored an application to take part in a Student Experience Grant project over a 14-week time period, learning how to edit Wikipedia and how to fill in diversity gaps on the website: Eleanor– PhD Student researching LGBTQ+ History. Sian – PhD student researching Black History. Kirsty – Undergraduate student researching Gender History. Each […]
Read moreLGBT+ History Month 2023
The University of Edinburgh’s Staff Pride Network promoted a number of activities and events throughout LGBT+ History month February 2023. […]
Read moreDigital Divides: Bias and EDI in tech
After attending Vicki and Lilinaz’s workshop on Equality and Diversity Inclusion (EDI) and then Vicki and Amy’s focus group, it […]
Read morePoetry reading with Andrés N Ordorica
Edinburgh Race Equality Network (EREN) and The University of Edinburgh Staff Pride Network hosted and have shared an open licensed recording […]
Read moreHow to be a Good (LGBTQ+) Ally
This was a fun, inviting, and informative event run by Edinburgh University Staff Pride Network, that took place on International […]
Read moreTelling the history of HIV and AIDS activism in Scotland on Wikipedia
As LGBT History month draws to a close this month, I wanted to pay tribute to a collaboration brought about through Siobhan Claude at the University of Edinburgh’s Staff Pride Network and my colleague, Lorna Campbell, who suggested telling the history of HIV/AIDS activism and awareness in Scotland on Wikipedia. It seemed inconceivable that Wikipedia …
Read moreWikipedia for Peace at Europride
Next week I’ll be taking a little time out from my work at Edinburgh to go to Wikipedia for Peace at Europride 2019 in Vienna. Europride promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans (LGBT) and other queer issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities. During the event a group of international editors […]
Read moreDiversifying Wikipedia for the Festival of Creative Learning 2019
Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website in the world and is an important first stop when looking up any topic – it is truly an incredible resource. But its power can be dangerous. It lacks diversity both in its editorship and its articles. This means that its systemic biases can have a large impact on …
Read moreInternational Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. Raising awareness, knowledge, and compassion, are some of the best ways to combat prejudice and we’re glad to have some excellent open educational resources created right here by students at The University of Edinburgh which aim to to just this.
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