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Reading time: < 1 minuteHave your voice heard! A recent audit of lecture recordings by the Learning, Teaching and Web Team highlighted that almost 20% of recordings were unusable due to microphones not being used correctly, or manual stopping of audio recordings. After listening to student feedback and in order to meet their needs, …
Reading time: 2 minutesThe second Annual People Report highlights the breadth and volume of work undertaken across the University in the 2023-24 academic year in support of the People Strategy. The report is structured around the People Strategy’s three pillars – enhancing our community, developing staff potential, and improving the working environment. It …
Reading time: < 1 minuteThe findings are part of an effort to reform research evaluation in European academic and research institutions. It focuses on intersectional biases, particularly gender bias as perceived by academic faculty and funding agencies staff during the evaluation of research (ie: for funding purposes), career advancement and the hiring process. This survey should take about 15 minutes to complete …
Reading time: < 1 minute The University is part of Una Europa, an alliance of 11 European universities. Read on for some updates on the group’s recent work: Una Europa 2024 Seed Funding results Edinburgh academics are involved in five out of the 12 successful projects funded as part of Una Europa’s 2024 seed …
Reading time: < 1 minuteSpecifically, it is to help researchers feel more supported and less isolated on this issue, giving them more confidence to share their research and insights in the public sphere. Anyone can be harassed online, but researchers conducting work in areas deemed controversial or contentious may be more susceptible to online …
Reading time: < 1 minuteStaff and students across the University gathered to mark Race Equality Week in February by taking part in a ‘Shine a Light’ event in the Old College Quad. The event, part of an awareness week organised by Race Equality Matters, reminds us that everybody has the right to feel safe …
