World War One, Remembrance Day and The Poppy The battles of the First World War (WWI) devastated the countryside of Western Europe. One of the plants that survived the churned-up […]
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September is the time when we celebrate the acclaimed war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Siegfried Sassoon was born 8th September 1886, and died in 1967, on September 1st. Sassoon was a […]
Highland Games are a traditional event held in many Scottish towns during the summer and are a mixture of sporting, cultural and social events. The well-known events such as tossing […]
Scotland offers some fantastic opportunities to get out and about and do some wildlife watching. When it’sย not possible to do so, there are some great ways to watch a […]
The month of June is Pride Month and here at the Library we “pride” ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming place to visit. We thought it might be interesting […]
History This Organisational system was conceived by Melvil Dewey in 1873 and first published in 1876. It is one of the most widely used in the world. Use The DDC […]
Get Creative! Stress awareness month is here and as our work, study and life balances are interrupted due to the pandemic, we yearn for a breathing space or some creative […]
Daylight saving time or British Summer Time (BST) will begin at 01:00 on Sunday 28th March so donโt forget to put your clocks forward! If you would like to know […]
Our Craiglockhart Campus is home to the Business School. The land and buildings at the campus have a recorded history going back more than 700 years. Blending the old and […]
Our Merchiston Campus is built around the historic 16th-century birthplace and home of our very own John Napier. Itโs home to three schools, The School of Computing, The School of […]
