Celebrate Women in Climate & Earth Sciences with us tonight! 5-7pm @ G.03, 50 George Square, Edinburgh Hear about the remarkable contributions of women in climate and earth sciences from leading voices in research, policy and public engagement. #AdaLovelaceDay www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ada-lovela...

The 8th October marks International Lesbian Day. Celebrated in New Zealand since 1980 and Australia since 1990, it is now an International day designed to highlight the issues faced by lesbians and to recognise and celebrate their achievements and experiences.

For UK Black History Month we’ve curated a selection of some excellent open educational resources created by our staff and students on Black History in the UK. Go and check them out! #OER #BHM #BHM25 #BlackHistoryMonth #ScottishHistory #BritishHistory #AcademicSky open.ed.ac.uk/black-histor...

Come celebrate achievements of Women in STEM with us this Ada Lovelace Day. Learn about women in Archaeology, Engineering, Geoscience, Comp Sci & more! edin.ac/ada2025 @morayhouse.bsky.social @edinburghchem.bsky.social @edinunimaths.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @stis-uoe.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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I like it when people correct Einstein misquotes with actual quotes from Einstein being excellent.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

So pretty.

Yes. Good. This is what I love about the interwebs.

Teach outs this week by @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social Learn more about the branch and the strike to defend jobs and oppose cuts #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

“We don’t see how the university can continue to provide quality education to students with drastic reductions in staff. Management does not appear to be listening—students may [be] able to insist they do.” Sophia Woodman UCU Edinburgh President

Pickets across @edinburghuni.bsky.social campus this morning opposing £140million cuts and up to 1,800 jobs going, including by compulsory redundancies #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

Busy @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social picket lines this morning at Edinburgh University with staff striking to defend jobs and oppose the biggest cuts seen in Scottish higher education #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online. In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk. Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...

You can Marie Kondo people too

We can’t have an accurate conversation about trans identity

Happy #InternationalDogDay! They're all good dogs. #OER www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...

I do love a good dinosaur mystery. 🦕 Another fab #OER by one of our Geoscience Outreach students.

People who are not good people frequently want to believe the artists and creators they idolize hold the same opinions and positions they do, and get very shirty when they are told by informed sources that they are in fact very wrong about that

Why would you take a spreadsheet which can do hundreds of correct calculations near instantly and shove in some AI so now it can be slow and wrong? Put down the shiny thing and back away slowly.

I've been living in Scotland for nearing two decades and these stories still knock me for six. Paper is #OA and #OER on a #CClicence.

The awkward horror of being perceived. Especially by love.

It's #WorldElephantDay 🐘 so here's some faves from our CRC collections. Photograph of the Bengal state elephant, "The Begum" with son, "Wee Macgregor" next to a barn in India in the early 20th century. #OER www.europeana.eu/item/9200272...

Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.

things change: authors and wizards are not always to be trusted: nobody can explain a dragon.

Yes. Good.

WRITERS! New Writing Scotland seeks a new co-editor for English- & Scots-language work. Applicants should be currently based in Scotland & have a strong publishing record, with a focus on prose. Post is up to 3 years: stipend £1500 per issue. #writers #writing Pls RT 👇 asls.org.uk/new-writing-...

Our next Wikipedia edit-a-thon is this Friday at the University of Edinburgh's Main Library (overlooking Meadows) Tea, coffee, cakes, and EDITING training & practice. All welcome! Join us for a fun, social, supportive & IMPACTFUL afternoon of knowledge activism! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagine-a-...

Scanning through education & library Insta accounts for inspiration and I think I've found a real winner: www.instagram.com/uwflibraries...

The OER Service has received a few enquiries specifically regarding using the Canva graphic design platform’s new Generative AI features, so here's a wee blog post looking into those features from an OER perspective. #OER #DigitalSkills #DigitalLiteracy open.ed.ac.uk/creating-oer...

Note to self:

Ever wonder what an echidna or armadillo skeleton looks like?Check our this fab collection of 3D CT scans of wild and domestic animal skeletons and skulls shared by Dr. Tobias Schwarz, of The Royal (@thedickvet.bsky.social ) ‪School of Veterinary Studies. #OER open.ed.ac.uk/3d-skeletons...

My body chose violence by discovering hot flushes during a heatwave. All praise to the summer sales and my new 'cooling technology' duvet, throw, and cool Oodie.

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First payday of my first full time job (working in insurance felt more professional at 21 than my years of swim teacher work) I went and bought a piece of art, and a PS2. Fav game was Primal.

This is a fab resource created by Esther Bull as part of the Geoscience Outreach course and then adapted by Sanika Prakash our Open Textbook intern. I love that it can be adapted for multiple learning levels! #OER #OpenEducation @fdmadsen.bsky.social!

Today feels like a good day to show off some pipes, and when you're in Scotland that means bagpipes! Listen to Fin Moore play 'Mary Scott, The Flower of Yarrow' on a set of Border Pipes from St Cecilia's Hall. #OER #Music #History @friendsofstcecilia.bsky.social media.ed.ac.uk/media/Border...

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars or Transformers 🤖

If you're getting notifications from Academia(.)edu about AI versions of your papers now being podcasts, that's because the (predatory) platform has opted you into AI-enhanced outputs, which you can turn off in your Account Settings here.

Working with our student interns is always a highlight of the year for me and Sanika continues the trend. ✨

this is an actual sheep that existed. AI will never come close to creating a fleece like this

Shout out to all the excellent Open Practitioners gathering at #OER25 today. Although not be there with you in person this year we're with you in the 'spirit' of Open.

I've booked myself a mini holiday to London in September to spend almost entirely wandering around galleries and museums on my own making astute observations such as this:

Thanks Fred (@fdmadsen.bsky.social)! It's always a joy to speak about our collaboration with the Outreach course and it was FABULOUS to have Esther join and share her experience. ✨ - Learning and Teaching conference, University of Edinburgh.

Pleased to note that Prof. Jessop’s list of student agency in assessment applies wholeheartedly to the Geoscience Outreach OER assessment projects. #LearningTeaching conference

Looking forward to presenting this today with Esther, who’s own final project is currently being adapted to go up onto our Open.ed showcase and Tes.com curated collection.

The Bodleian Libraries need you! This is your chance to submit your #Zine to form part of our Wellbeing Collection. Whether you're a student, staff member, or part of the wider community: you can help us expand and diversify our collection. For more information: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

UCU - Employment Tribunal rejects claims University and College Union discriminated against members on grounds of their gender critical beliefs www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404...