Knowledge Exchange with Japan
Two members of the Research Data Support team recently had an adventure visiting Japan in order to provide practical lessons …Continue reading →
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Wikipedia at 24: Wikipedia and Artificial Intelligence
Wikipedia at 24 “With more than 250 million views each day, Wikipedia is an invaluable educational resource”.[1] In light of Wikipedia turning 24 years this week (January 15th), and the Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh turning 9 years old this week too, this post is to examine where we are with Wikipedia today in light […]
Read moreSystematic review search strategies – training and resources
Are you developing a search strategy for a systematic review or other evidence synthesis? Here we have collated a list …Continue reading →
Read moreIt’s not only about the carbon emissions: Using insight to get meaningful and useful sustainability metrics.
We’ve collaborated with Little Forest to identify key metrics for their Web Sustainability Feature. Find out about how I navigated the nuances of the data to make the tool more precise and actionable for web publishers. When I first started my internship as a Green Web Estate Intern, it felt a bit like staring into […]
Read moreBack to work for 2025
This week has been my substantial back-to-work for 2025 and I’m aware that I’ve not said much about what “work” is for me these days. For the last 16 months I’ve been sucessfully running my own consultancy company, mainly working with Canadian education institutions on … Continue reading Back to work for 2025
Read moreYarn dominance
I gifted the second hat of winter last night whilst out for birthday dinner with friends. Paul has dropped enormous hints for the last few years about wanting one of my woolly bunnets and this year his wishes have been granted. With interest. Hat number … Continue reading Yarn dominance
Read morePottering about
I spent this morning in the pottery studio (shout out to Linlithgow Pottery and the amazing Hepzibah Kilbride) trimming down and playing about with a rather dodgy bowl I threw about a week ago. I made the base too thin and sliced through it when … Continue reading Pottering about
Read moreBlogging or dieing
It’s coming that time of the year when I feel wistful and whimsical, and inevitably revisit the blog post I failed to finish *last year* reflecting on the year that was. Usually I write about half of a new one summaring this year, because It … Continue reading Blogging or dieing
Read moreSlowing Down
I’ve been thinking a lot about slowness and refusal; in technology, in practice, in life more generally. Slowness and refusal was the focus of an Edinburgh Futures Institute Contested Computing event earlier this month on Imagining Feminist Technofutures, with Sharon Webb, Usha Raman, Mar Hicks, and Aisha Sobey. In a wide ranging discussion that questioned […]
Read moreChristmas Cards and Christmas Books
In honour of the upcoming festive season, Ash, one of our Civic Engagement Volunteers, looks for Christmas-themed items in the …Continue reading →
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