Community Access to Rooms: a growing success

Reading time: 2 minutesDavid Carpenter, the group’s English Speaker of Other Languages Coordinator, explains: “We teach around 550 people every six months. There are so many refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Edinburgh who need that opportunity but as a small charity, we didn’t have the money to hire halls.”   Recognising this gap, …

Help protect our students from financial fraud

Reading time: < 1 minuteNew international students are often more at risk of scams, because they may be unfamiliar with local laws or not know where to go for help and advice. However, anyone can be targeted. These scams are not just petty thefts but can involve life-changing sums, with students sometimes losing large …

Menopause Awareness Month – watch guest speaker session

Reading time: < 1 minuteThis session was extremely well attended with over 400 colleagues joining a fantastic talk that covered the menopause, its symptoms, how it can impact daily life, including the workplace, and how colleagues can support each other.  A link to the recording and the slides has now been published on the …

Mindfulness drop-ins

Reading time: < 1 minuteAll drop-ins are free of charge and open to staff and students, NHS Lothian staff and EFI Partners. They are open to beginners, as well as supporting those with a regular practice, and no booking is needed: Mindfulness Drop-ins The practices are also recorded, and then shared: Library of Mindfulness …

Menopause Policy launch and colleague blog

Reading time: 3 minutesThe Policy aims to offer support and guidance to any colleague experiencing menopause and those who may be indirectly impacted.   The new Policy and guidance supports colleagues in the following ways:   By supporting discussions between colleagues and their managers and creating a more supportive workplace environment. By outlining how colleagues …

New audiobook and e-book app for staff and students

Reading time: < 1 minuteThrough the ‘Libby’ app, staff and students can now dip in to a range of popular fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks by a wide range of authors and covering many genres.   Library staff will continue to develop and curate this collection in response to the interests of our University …