Notes from Versailles
The European Copyright Society held its 10th annual conference at the Château de Versailles on 29 May 2026, under the …Continue reading →
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What I learned at UX Scotland 2026
UX 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 moreISG: Where every day is a school day
I (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 moreMy first month as a Web Content Intern
Hi! 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 moreInformation Resources Intern’s first lessons: Time to unlearn “I like the look”?
My 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 moreRedesigning the ‘Understand what your content is for’ module of the Effective Digital Content course
A 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 […]
Read moreRepresenting the University at UCISA Women in Tech 2026: My takeaways and reflections
I was pleased to have a talk accepted at the annual UCISA Women in Tech (WiT) conference. I went to Newcastle for a day of talks, workshops and networking. I left with a better understanding of the WiT community , and a reinforced appreciation of the need for inclusivity in Higher Education. UCISA is […]
Read moreDrupal In A Day: What we learned (and what we still want to learn): reflections from the UX team
Drupal In A Day (DIAD) is an in-person training event, designed as a beginner-friendly hands-on introduction to Drupal, the open-source content management system. When the University hosted DIAD, several of the UX team took the chance to attend. As content management systems go, Drupal is one of the mainstays. It’s been around for 25 years […]
Read moreCelebrating Edinburgh Medical School and Nursing Studies: Reflections from my first weeks as an intern
Guest post by Maya Field, Digital Heritage and Open Knowledge intern. Hello! I am Maya, this year’s Digital Heritage and Open Knowledge Intern at the University’s Information Services Group. My role this summer focuses on exploring the digital outputs that can be created to celebrate the heritage of both Edinburgh Medical School and Nursing Studies […]
Read moreReimagining lifelong learning in HE
Reimagining Lifelong Learning in Higher Education was the theme of the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning Conference (UALL) and SCUTREA Conference this year, held at the University of Warwick. Here are my reflections on just a handful of th…
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