As Edinburgh marks its 900th anniversary with a celebratory programme of events and activities, visit our Staff Toolkit SharePoint site to find out more and get involved.
In our last issue of Bulletin, we introduced Edinburgh 900, a celebratory programme marking the 900th anniversary of Edinburgh.
Created by the City of Edinburgh Council, the programme brings the city’s story to life through a series of events and activities inviting residents and visitors to explore its remarkable evolution over the last 900 years.
The University is joining the celebrations, with a series of Edinburgh-900 themed events, activities and content set to take place over the next five months.
Edinburgh 900 programme
The celebrations offer an opportunity for us to reflect on the University’s many connections to its home city, its civic origins, shared history and future.
The University is shining a light on the many ways in which our history, people, research and learning have put Edinburgh on the map and we’re looking for your help in telling our civic stories.
We’ll be hosting events and highlighting the work of colleagues across the University by showcasing their work in a dedicated content series which will feature stories about our world-leading research, teaching, and collections, alongside our support for communities and international collaborations.
Tell us your Edinburgh stories
The Communications & Marketing team is coordinating University engagement around Edinburgh 900, and we’d love colleagues across the organisation to take part by take part.
To help encourage your engagement and participation, we’ve created a bespoke Staff Toolkit which is designed to help colleagues who would like to support Edinburgh 900 and join the celebrations.
The toolkit provides guidance on how you can get involved and make the most of being part of the programme, providing advice on how best to showcase Edinburgh-inspired stories, host events aligned with the programme themes and successfully use our brand alongside Edinburgh 900’s.
You’ll find key messages, themed copy, bespoke logos, branded materials and imagery ready to download and use, alongside advice on hosting events and how to enter them into the programme.
You can also contact the Communications and Marketing team directly with ideas for stories or content that showcases the work that you do and aligns with the Edinburgh 900 themes.
Get involved
The Staff Toolkit is available to view online via our dedicated Brand SharePoint site at Edinburgh 900:
Staff Toolkit
If you’d like to know more, you can get in touch with us via the form in the toolkit, or email liz.wallace@ed.ac.uk, find out more about the wider programme and its themes at the links below.