Halloween Horror with BFI Player
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get cosy and watch some truly creepy horror movies. …Continue reading →
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EdWeb 2 Rebuild Project
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 moreAthena Swan win
The 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 moreDigital Research Services: What’s on This Semester
This a guest blog post written by Dr Eleonora Mameli, Research Facilitator in the Digital Research Services team. To help the …Continue reading →
Read moreEditing that works – what we covered in our September Content Improvement Club session
Content 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 moreInteractive Women in STEM tour
Estimated 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 moreMoira Dunbar
Estimated 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 moreHow do students respond to AI-powered search, and how does it compare to Google? More Drupal AI UX experiments
In 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 moreWhat will you discover at our Discovery Day?
Unlock the potential of your dissertation or thesis at Discovery Day! Join us on Monday 27 October, 10am–2pm at the …Continue reading →
Read moreA human approach to University web estate governance built on collaborative research
Over 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 […]
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