May the Fourth be with you! Star Wars Day May the fourth is commonly known around the world by Star Wars fans as Star Wars Day. This is because May the 4th sounds a bit like “May the fourth”. Part of a very famous quote from the film “May the force be with you”. The […]
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SCEBE Exhibition 2025: Green Horizons towards Sustainable Futures Exciting upcoming event: SCEBE Exhibition 2025: Green Horizons towards Sustainable Futures Our School of Computing, Engineering, and Built Environment is thrilled to invite everyone to its fourth exhibition, Green Horizons—Towards Sustainable Futures. Happening on May 14th from 10 am to 6pm, Merchiston campus. All are welcome. This […]
If all the world’s a stage, then today its centre is occupied by the world’s greatest ever playwright. Take a bow, William Shakespeare, on this, your 461st birthday. We know very little about Shakespeare. We know he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in the heart of England, that he was the son of a well-to-do glovemaker […]
Study Skills 2025 The Easter Holidays can’t last forever, and once they’re done, the university will be getting stuck into the assessment period. To give you an extra hand, we’ll be taking a quick look at how our university library can provide you with some support in developing the skills you need for your essays, […]
National Amateur Radio Day Radio perhaps does not have the ubiquity in people’s lives as it did before. It was once the premier mass medium for music as well as information, until the 1960s at least. Spotify playlists tend to rule the roost in cafes and pubs nowadays, with playlists often generated by algorithm. Now, […]
World Art Day 2025 Art is all around us, and comes in many different shapes and forms. It consists of many forms and practices, including painting, geometric abstraction, conceptual, sculptural, baroque, photography, surrealism, and abstract expressionism. It is not always just visual as well: art can take the form of music, theatre, cinematography and architecture […]
A Celebration of International Record Store Day Vinyl lovers, rejoice! Every year, music fans around the world celebrate International Record Store Day (RSD). It’s a day dedicated to independent record stores, rare vinyl releases, and the joy of discovering music the old-school way. But how did this tradition start? Let’s take a spin through its […]
National Unicorn Day – 9th April Today is National Unicorn Day, which is celebrated annually on the 9th of April. Unicorns appear as magical creatures in many movies, cartoons and fantasy novels, fascinating both children and adults alike. Unicorns are beautiful horse-like creatures with a single spiralling horn growing from the centre of their […]
World Health Day About World Health Day World Health Day is a global awareness campaign that is celebrated annually on the 7th of April. The primary focus is to draw attention to a range of pressing and detrimental health problems and issues that affect individuals from all across the globe. It also actively promotes and calls […]
Celebrating Tartan Day and the Declaration of Arbroath: Scotland’s Legacy of Freedom Every year on April 6th, Scots and their descendants celebrate Tartan Day. It honours Scotland’s rich heritage and the lasting impact of its people worldwide. But the date is no accident. April 6th marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, a historic […]
