Dyslexia Awareness Week This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which affects millions of people all over the world. It is a life-long neurological condition which often runs in families and affects people’s abilities with reading, writing and spelling. People with dyslexia may have difficulty processing and remembering […]
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L Summertime in Edinburgh The City of Edinburgh proves yearly to be a wonderful place to be and spend time in during the summertime. With various parks and green spaces, retail outlets, events, activities, attractions and independent cafes and restaurants – our locals, visitors and tourists are spoiled for choice. This also makes Edinburgh […]
Geography of the ENU Campuses Wait, so there is more than one campus building? There is indeed! Edinburgh Napier University has three campuses: Merchiston Campus, Sighthill Campus, and Craiglockhart Campus. Our oldest campus located in Merchiston was built during the 16th century. Merchiston is home to our School of Arts and Creative Industries […]
International Children’s Book Day Unlocking Imagination and Knowledge in Children April 2nd is a day filled with wonder and imagination. It’s International Children’s Book Day! This special day celebrates the joy of reading and honours the power of stories to shape young minds. The Origins International Children’s Book Day was first celebrated in 1967. It […]
St. Patrick’s Day The 17th of March marks the Feast of St. Patrick. A day traditionally dedicated to celebrating the Christian Saint Patrick. But which has grown and developed into a celebration of Irish heritage and culture as a whole. Saint Patrick Although many specifics of his life have been lost to history or are […]
Dewey Decimal System Day Today is Dewey Decimal System Day, which honours the creation and establishment of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and American librarian Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) who invented it in 1876. The Dewey Decimal Classification system is a numerical sequencing system which organises primarily non-fiction books and publications into ten main categories to […]
CAB Abstracts Databases Introducing CAB Abstracts… CAB Abstracts is one of the many databases we are subscribed to. It offers academic literature and publications on subject areas such as forestry, agriculture, human health and nutrition, animal health, veterinary sciences and conservation and management of natural resources. It was established by the Centre for Agriculture and […]
Libraries over the summer 2024 We’d like to give you an update on what is going on in the libraries over the summer. All campus libraries will be weeding unused stock. These items will be boxed up and collected by Better World Books a company which diverts books from landfills by collecting material from libraries, […]
A History of Valentine’s Day Love, Legends, and Lupercalia: A Fascinating Journey through the History of Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day, a day filled with love, romance, and heartfelt gestures. But have you ever wondered about the origins and true history of this beloved holiday? Origins of Valentine’s Day: Lupercalia and ancient Roman traditions To […]
Celebrating LGBT+ History Month February is the month we celebrate LGBT+ History here in the UK. It is a month-long celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and non-binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and related civil rights movements. In the United Kingdom, we celebrate it in February to coincide with the 2003 abolition […]
