Do you know someone who is an outstanding practitioner of Information Literacy? Make your nomination for the 2026 #infolit award by the 6 February (17:00 GMT). Don’t forget - individuals & teams can self-nominate or nominate others. Nominate via our website ➡️ buff.ly/afBdLow

New research maps the campaign to erase trans people from UK data 🔢 This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID. doi.org/10.1080/0958...

[interrogation] DETECTIVE: tell us the truth! ME: [smugly] I am. DETECTIVE: I'll have you know it's a crime to give false information to a police officer! ME: oh really? What if I told you my name was... MICROSOFT CO-PILOT??? DETECTIVE: [quietly] oh shit he's got us, that's completely legal

Events this week see our campus tours for prospective students resume, along with Professor Andrew Beresford in our History of Art research seminar series. Our events are free & open to all - for more information and bookings, see: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/edinburgh-college-of-art-84731828803

We're recruiting a Communications Lead to join our fantastic team. . We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can run our press office and lead the way in creating and implementing our new Comms Strategy. For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs #hiring #vacancy

A wee look back at what we achieved and where the focus of our OER Service was in 2025! #OER open.ed.ac.uk/the-oer-serv...

Getting the full medieval court painter experience

The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.

Yet a greater, unlearned skill he possessed, which was the art of kindness.

Another fab job opportunity in the #OpenKnowledge sector. This one for #OpenData peeps!

Fab job up for grabs to scholarly publishing and #OA folks!

Today is #InternationalMountainDay. Enjoy some excellent mountains from our digitised collections. Starting with this excellent lithograph of a view from Goatfell across the Isle of Arran. #OER #Scotland #WalterScot www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...

These two are not being judged, they're judging you. 👀 #InternationalMountainDay #OER #WelshMountainRam www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...

New report reveals Deaf women in Scotland facing domestic abuse remain “effectively invisible” due to the lack of BSL specialist services. It calls for national action, dedicated funding, and equitable BSL access so Deaf women and their children can be supported. tinyurl.com/4c4wmtvs

The Wiki Science photography competition is open! The UK is hosting a regional competition for the first time since 2019. So, whether you’re a scientist, researcher, student, educator, or enthusiast, share your photos of science & scientists in the UK! commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...

Charlie blogs about one of her favourite Wikimedia projects, Wikibooks recipes. 🎄❄️ #OER #Cooking #FestiveTreats open.ed.ac.uk/christmas-an...

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

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...

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