About me I’m Samad Ali, a Computer Science student in my penultimate year of university. Over the summer I was working as a Web Content Supervisor Intern alongside Li Ren Chin, with the Web Content Interns Star Gu, Anthony Skerik and Sean Craigmile. The 5 of us were also working as Web Content Migration Interns […]
Read moreThe panel is satisfied that the application adequately addresses the award criteria and is pleased to confer a Bronze Athena Swan award. The panel commends the leadership and senior buy-in which is evident in several ways, including: · the strong letter of endorsement from the Director which communicates a solid organisational commitment to Athena Swan …
Read moreThis a guest blog post written by Dr Eleonora Mameli, Research Facilitator in the Digital Research Services team. To help the …Continue reading →
Read moreContent Improvement Club is our regular meetup for web publishers. This month, we focused on how to make web content easier to use by applying a nine-step editing process called ‘Editing that works’. After taking a break over the summer, Content Improvement Club returned with a session in September held in person at the Edinburgh […]
Read moreEstimated reading time: 2 minutes. For Ada Lovelace Day 2025, Jackie, Magda and Stewart created the ‘Interactive Women in STEM tour’ game for everyone to play.
Read moreEstimated reading time: 2 minutes. For Ada Lovelace Day 2025 I created a colouring-in illustration of Moira Dunbar (1918-1999), the pioneering Scottish-Canadian glaciologist and Arctic sea-ice researcher.
Read moreIn January, the UX team spent a day ideating on how to apply Drupal AI to University web content management and built a prototype including an AI-powered search feature. But would students find it useful and usable? Preliminary UX research revealed useful insights. Search is an aspect of web content management that is notoriously difficult […]
Read moreUnlock the potential of your dissertation or thesis at Discovery Day! Join us on Monday 27 October, 10am–2pm at the …Continue reading →
Read moreOver the last 2 years, I have been conducting important research which delves into the complexities encountered by our University community when seeking a website. By pinpointing key challenges and collaborating with University staff, the Website and Communications team have been rethinking our approach to web governance. This blog sets out the key steps in […]
Read moreOver the last year, alongside my colleagues in the User Experience (UX) Service I’ve been writing and developing a new version of the Effective Digital Content (EDC) online course – which is now live. You can read more about this work in our blog series: Part 1: Developing our Effective Digital Content online course Part […]
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