I previously introduced QuillMark, a tool I built to help web publishers check content against the University’s editorial style guide. In this post, I explain the technical design and methodology behind the prototype. Introduction My name is Shlok, and this summer I am working as an AI and UX Innovation Intern in the Information Services […]
Read moreI introduce QuillMark, a Drupal prototype designed to help web publishers check content against the University’s editorial style guide. I reflect on how I developed and tested the tool with publishers, focusing on what their feedback revealed about usability and how it will shape the next version. Introduction My name is Shlok, and this summer […]
Read moreIn March, I started my internship as a Digital Developer within the Website and Communications team. My internship focuses on exploring Figma, the industry-leading digital design tool, and the user interface (UI) component library that the University has been developing within it. First impressions as an intern On my first day – somewhere between […]
Read moreWhat is DigAcc26? Digital Accessibility ‘26 (shortened to DigAcc26) is an annual hybrid conference organised by the University of Nottingham. As the name suggests, the topic of discussion is digital accessibility, with this year’s theme being ‘Preparing for the Future’ – no doubt a subject that is becoming increasingly pertinent in today’s technological climate. The event was […]
Read moreThe European Copyright Society held its 10th annual conference at the Château de Versailles on 29 May 2026, under the …Continue reading →
Read moreUX Scotland is an annual two-day conference for people working in user-centred design. This year, I went along to the John McIntryre Centre to hear about the latest developments in UX. In this post, I’ll write about my highlights from the conference. Object-oriented UX in action: rebuilding a public sector website with structured content Joey […]
Read moreI (David Buik) have recently been reflecting on how much I learn each day during my internship in the Information Services Group (ISG). As someone who loves learning, I like to think I try to make every day a school day, but it is striking how effortless this feels at ISG.
Read moreHi! I’m Elisa, a Web Content Intern this summer at the Information Services Group (ISG). I realise this isn’t the most descriptive of job titles; my work mostly consists of rebuilding content that was migrated from our old website platform, EdWeb1, to the new platform, EdWeb2. Today marks the completion of my first month at ISG. To be honest, the first few days on […]
Read moreMy time at the Forrest Hill office as an Information Resources intern began four weeks ago under Edinburgh’s summer brilliance. Working as a part of the Portal Services team, I am responsible for creating and improving existing information resources about MyEd(the University’s online portal), including editing EdWeb2 pages, producing instructional videos, and refurnishing help […]
Read moreA year on from the relaunch of our Effective Digital Content online course, we’ve recently made some improvements, particularly in relation to the ‘Understand what your content is for’ module. We’ve rewritten the module, moving from a video to a text-based format. In this blog I’ll share a bit about the updates we’ve made and […]
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