Pi Anyone? International Pi Day The 14th of March is International Day of Mathematics and International Pi Day. What is International Mathematics Day? On the 26th of November 2019 UNESCO (United […]
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Celebrating International Women’s Day Inspiring women of Scotland Celebrating International Women’s Day in Scotland, we thought it might be nice to pay homage to some incredible Scottish women both alive […]
Scottish Traditions: Burn’s Night Burns Night is a traditional celebration of Scotland’s national bard, or poet, Robert Burns. It is held on 25th January, Burns’s birthday, when Burns suppers are […]
Glossary: Dreich – tedious; damp and wet (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50476008) Hogmanay – New Year’s Eve (in Scotland) If it’s your first Winter in Edinburgh: you’re in for a treat! Edinburgh tends […]
What is Saint Andrew’s Day? Each year St Andrew’s day, or the feast day of Saint Andrew, is celebrated in Scotland on 30th November. St Andrew has officially been the […]
World Television Day The invention of the television was revolutionary. It is largely credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird who rolled out commercial usage in the 1920s. But the […]
Friday 18th November sees Children in need return to our screens. But what is it about? Every year, the BBC and other partners join a huge fundraising drive to […]
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) The Mexican Day of the Dead known as Día de los Muertos is a two-day holiday celebrated from the 31st of October […]
Places to Visit in Lesser Known Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyrood and Greyfriar’s Bobby statue are some of the most popular attractions for visitors to Edinburgh. However, there […]
The War Poets Collection: Siegfried Sassoon and Dr Brock We greatly value the Library’s War Poets Collection, housed at our Craiglockhart campus, and this week we’d like to highlight two […]
