.Making a Splash this Summer Last summer in our Out and About in Scotland blog item we gave advice about wild swimming. You may like the idea of swimming outdoors but don’t feel confident about trying wild swimming in a loch or the sea. Across the UK there are many outdoor swimming pools or lidos […]
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.St Swithin’s Day Today is Swithin’s Day. Today determines what the weather will be for the next 40 days. Who is St Swithin St. Swithun (also known as Swithin) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester from 852 – 862. He died on 2nd July 862 AD. Not much is known about St. Swithun’s life. He […]
Class of 2024. Well done and many hearty congratulations to the class of 2024. Today is the start of our Summer graduations at the Usher Hall on Lothian Road. Starting off with the School of Applied Sciences. And finishing with the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment and School of Health and Social Care. […]
‘Lest we forget’: Armed Forces Day 29 June 2024
‘Lest we forget’: Armed Forces Day 29 June 2024 On the last Saturday of June every year, Armed Forces Day emerges as an annual day-long commemoration of the service carried out by those within the Armed Forces community. As well as promoting vast recognition and awareness of the sacrifices they have made and the service […]
Feedback 2024 Summer is here, well if you ignore the weather. The libraries have got a bit quieter. So, we thought it is a perfect opportunity to ask for feedback. At the Library, we are always trying to find new ways to improve. To make our resources both more accessible and more relevant to our […]
Tomatoes You read that correctly. That’s our title. Craiglockhart Campus Library is growing tomatoes again, a bumper crop this summer. Tomatoes at Craiglockhart: The Info & Ops team have been growing tomatoes at Craiglockhart library workroom for a few years now and this year, we believe, we’re going to have a bumper crop. When I […]
Things to do in Edinburgh over the Summer Period Stumped for what to do over the summer? Looking for inspiration? Look no further – here, you can find a list of venues and activities located within the city of Edinburgh. As well as a range of events taking place here over the summer. Whether you […]
Euros 2024 Are you ready for a summer of sport? What with Euro 2024, Tour de France, Wimbledon, Formula One, Cricket World Cup, The Open Golf Championship, Summer Olympics and Paralympics, it seems there’s something for everyone. Euro 2024 is upon us so read on to find out more about the competition. The UEFA European […]
Pride Month 2024 Happy Pride Month 2024 everyone!! Pride and Library: Our libraries are in celebration of Pride month and you will find a book display at each library. we love to celebrate Pride month, but we acknowledge that working towards equality is something that needs to happen all year round. We are working hard […]
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, […]
