Open Education at The University of Edinburgh
@openededinburgh.bsky.social
Open Education and Wikimedian In Residence services at The University of Edinburgh.
https://open.ed.ac.uk/contact-us/
https://information-services.ed.ac.uk/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikimedia
#OER #OpenEducation #Wikipedia activities & initiatives.
https://open.ed.ac.uk/contact-us/
https://information-services.ed.ac.uk/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikimedia
#OER #OpenEducation #Wikipedia activities & initiatives.
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From "Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance" (1922), a set of 30 lithographs by Jewish artist Issachar Ber Ryback, who died #onthisday in 1935. The series pictures Ryback's village in Ukraine before it was destroyed in the pogroms following WW1: publicdomainreview.org/collection/s...
December 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From "Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance" (1922), a set of 30 lithographs by Jewish artist Issachar Ber Ryback, who died #onthisday in 1935. The series pictures Ryback's village in Ukraine before it was destroyed in the pogroms following WW1: publicdomainreview.org/collection/s...
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The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae. Blackberries are typically produced from hybrid plants among the species within the subgenus Rubus, or hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus.
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae. Blackberries are typically produced from hybrid plants among the species within the subgenus Rubus, or hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus.
#InternationalMigrantsDay is a day to recognise the estimated 272 million migrants that are integral members of all our societies today.
In this recording UoE staff interrogate real-life experiences of the UK settlement process & migrant rights issues.
#OER
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In this recording UoE staff interrogate real-life experiences of the UK settlement process & migrant rights issues.
#OER
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Life in the UK as a migrant
A quiz and panel discussion around the Life in the UK test, recorded October 25th 2021, hosted by Edinburgh Race Equality Network and Staff Pride Network. About this event What year did the Viki...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#InternationalMigrantsDay is a day to recognise the estimated 272 million migrants that are integral members of all our societies today.
In this recording UoE staff interrogate real-life experiences of the UK settlement process & migrant rights issues.
#OER
open.ed.ac.uk/life-in-the-...
In this recording UoE staff interrogate real-life experiences of the UK settlement process & migrant rights issues.
#OER
open.ed.ac.uk/life-in-the-...
The Indian Primer (1669) contains Christian instruction translated by John Eliot into native American Algonquian language.
Our copy, still in its original American wooden binding, has been digitised into 137 high resolution images by our Digital Imaging Unit.
#OER
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Our copy, still in its original American wooden binding, has been digitised into 137 high resolution images by our Digital Imaging Unit.
#OER
open.ed.ac.uk/the-indian-p...
The Indian Primer
The Indian Primer, by John Eliot (1669), has been digitised into 137 high resolution images by our Digital Imaging Unit within The University of Edinburgh Library and Collections. This tiny book co...
open.ed.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Indian Primer (1669) contains Christian instruction translated by John Eliot into native American Algonquian language.
Our copy, still in its original American wooden binding, has been digitised into 137 high resolution images by our Digital Imaging Unit.
#OER
open.ed.ac.uk/the-indian-p...
Our copy, still in its original American wooden binding, has been digitised into 137 high resolution images by our Digital Imaging Unit.
#OER
open.ed.ac.uk/the-indian-p...
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Born #onthisday in 1778, Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor and President of the Royal Society. Read @MikeJayNet's essay on Davy's pioneering early experiments with Nitrous Oxide (AKA Laughing Gas). https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/o-excellent-air-bag-humphry-davy-and-nitrous-oxide #otd
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Born #onthisday in 1778, Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor and President of the Royal Society. Read @MikeJayNet's essay on Davy's pioneering early experiments with Nitrous Oxide (AKA Laughing Gas). https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/o-excellent-air-bag-humphry-davy-and-nitrous-oxide #otd
Prof. Tara E. Brendle presents an introduction to the Torelli group of a surface & surveys some of its algebraic properties as well as its connection with low-dimensional topology.
@edinunimaths.bsky.social #OER #EdinburghMathematicalSociety
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@edinunimaths.bsky.social #OER #EdinburghMathematicalSociety
open.ed.ac.uk/torelli_group/
The Torelli group: a quick tour- Prof. Tara Brendle (EMS)
This is a recording of Edinburgh Mathematical Society (EMS) meeting recorded at The University of Edinburgh in October 2025. Prof. Tara E. Brendle (University of Glasgow) presents a gentle introduc...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Prof. Tara E. Brendle presents an introduction to the Torelli group of a surface & surveys some of its algebraic properties as well as its connection with low-dimensional topology.
@edinunimaths.bsky.social #OER #EdinburghMathematicalSociety
open.ed.ac.uk/torelli_group/
@edinunimaths.bsky.social #OER #EdinburghMathematicalSociety
open.ed.ac.uk/torelli_group/
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Would you look at that?! It's an early Christmas pressie! The Open Research Conference 2026 Call for Contributions is now live!
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library
Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…
library.ed.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Would you look at that?! It's an early Christmas pressie! The Open Research Conference 2026 Call for Contributions is now live!
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science.
Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.
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Billions of pageviews, millions of unique devices, and hundreds of languages tell the same story. In an age of rising misinformation and fleeting headlines, Wikipedia remains a cornerstone for reliable information online. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Billions of pageviews, millions of unique devices, and hundreds of languages tell the same story. In an age of rising misinformation and fleeting headlines, Wikipedia remains a cornerstone for reliable information online. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
Today is #InternationalMountainDay. Enjoy some excellent mountains from our digitised collections.
Starting with this excellent lithograph of a view from Goatfell across the Isle of Arran.
#OER #Scotland #WalterScot
www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...
Starting with this excellent lithograph of a view from Goatfell across the Isle of Arran.
#OER #Scotland #WalterScot
www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...
Lithograph of Goatfell on the Isle of Arran by T. Picken after J. D. Harding
Call Number - 0030618
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December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today is #InternationalMountainDay. Enjoy some excellent mountains from our digitised collections.
Starting with this excellent lithograph of a view from Goatfell across the Isle of Arran.
#OER #Scotland #WalterScot
www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...
Starting with this excellent lithograph of a view from Goatfell across the Isle of Arran.
#OER #Scotland #WalterScot
www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...
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Emily Dickinson was born #onthisday in 1830. Celebrate with an exploration of her unusual manuscripts, including poems scribbled down on concert programmes and chocolate wrappers – offering a fascinating insight into how the poet worked: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t... #OTD
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Emily Dickinson was born #onthisday in 1830. Celebrate with an exploration of her unusual manuscripts, including poems scribbled down on concert programmes and chocolate wrappers – offering a fascinating insight into how the poet worked: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t... #OTD
The Wiki Science photography competition is open!
The UK is hosting a regional competition for the first time since 2019. So, whether you’re a scientist, researcher, student, educator, or enthusiast, share your photos of science & scientists in the UK!
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The UK is hosting a regional competition for the first time since 2019. So, whether you’re a scientist, researcher, student, educator, or enthusiast, share your photos of science & scientists in the UK!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The Wiki Science photography competition is open!
The UK is hosting a regional competition for the first time since 2019. So, whether you’re a scientist, researcher, student, educator, or enthusiast, share your photos of science & scientists in the UK!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
The UK is hosting a regional competition for the first time since 2019. So, whether you’re a scientist, researcher, student, educator, or enthusiast, share your photos of science & scientists in the UK!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Since 2019 The Tartan Tardigrade podcast has been sharing conversations by scientists from the UK Centre for #Astrobiology with guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and life in the universe.
#OER #AcademicSky #Exobiology
open.ed.ac.uk/the-tartan-t...
#OER #AcademicSky #Exobiology
open.ed.ac.uk/the-tartan-t...
The Tartan Tardigrade Podcast Episodes #2-11
The UK Centre for Astrobiology (UKCA) produces podcast called the Tartan Tardigrade, talking to guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and the prospects for ...
open.ed.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Since 2019 The Tartan Tardigrade podcast has been sharing conversations by scientists from the UK Centre for #Astrobiology with guests from around the world about their research in astrobiology, their careers, and life in the universe.
#OER #AcademicSky #Exobiology
open.ed.ac.uk/the-tartan-t...
#OER #AcademicSky #Exobiology
open.ed.ac.uk/the-tartan-t...
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Contemporary Challenges: The Global Crime, Justice and Security Journal (CCJ) is now indexed in the @doaj.bsky.social!
Just in time for their brand new issue! Volume 6 engages with doctrinal legal analysis, socio-legal critique, theoretical inquiry & policy focused research.
doi.org/10.2218/ccj.v6
Just in time for their brand new issue! Volume 6 engages with doctrinal legal analysis, socio-legal critique, theoretical inquiry & policy focused research.
doi.org/10.2218/ccj.v6
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Contemporary Challenges: The Global Crime, Justice and Security Journal (CCJ) is now indexed in the @doaj.bsky.social!
Just in time for their brand new issue! Volume 6 engages with doctrinal legal analysis, socio-legal critique, theoretical inquiry & policy focused research.
doi.org/10.2218/ccj.v6
Just in time for their brand new issue! Volume 6 engages with doctrinal legal analysis, socio-legal critique, theoretical inquiry & policy focused research.
doi.org/10.2218/ccj.v6
Charlie blogs about one of her favourite Wikimedia projects, Wikibooks recipes. 🎄❄️
#OER #Cooking #FestiveTreats
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#OER #Cooking #FestiveTreats
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Christmas and festive recipes on Wikibooks
If you're anything like me, as the dark days bed in I start to look for treats and sparkles of all kinds to brighten up the winter days and nights. One of my favourite places to explore this time of y...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Charlie blogs about one of her favourite Wikimedia projects, Wikibooks recipes. 🎄❄️
#OER #Cooking #FestiveTreats
open.ed.ac.uk/christmas-an...
#OER #Cooking #FestiveTreats
open.ed.ac.uk/christmas-an...
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Jessie Mann from #Perth is credited as the first Scottish woman photographer, but Anna Atkins (not Perth!) was first person to publish a book illustrated with 'photograms' (1843). She was a botanist and her cyanotypes of plants are just beautiful #PhotographyPioneers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_At...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_At...
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Jessie Mann from #Perth is credited as the first Scottish woman photographer, but Anna Atkins (not Perth!) was first person to publish a book illustrated with 'photograms' (1843). She was a botanist and her cyanotypes of plants are just beautiful #PhotographyPioneers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_At...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_At...
December 5th is #Krampusnacht, or #KrampusNight, Saint Nicholas rewards well-behaved children with small gifts, while Krampus punishes badly behaved ones with birch rods.
Have you been good this year?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
Have you been good this year?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
Krampus - Wikipedia
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December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
December 5th is #Krampusnacht, or #KrampusNight, Saint Nicholas rewards well-behaved children with small gifts, while Krampus punishes badly behaved ones with birch rods.
Have you been good this year?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
Have you been good this year?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus
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December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
These Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) folios demonstrate the range & depth of research expertise from 2014 to 2021 across: Architecture, Art & Design, Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies.
#OER #OpenResearch @edincollegeofart.bsky.social
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#OER #OpenResearch @edincollegeofart.bsky.social
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ECA’s Research Folios 2014-2021
Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) submitted 83 portfolios to the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). This is a selection of the outputs submitted to the exercise and published on Edinburgh Diamo...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
These Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) folios demonstrate the range & depth of research expertise from 2014 to 2021 across: Architecture, Art & Design, Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies.
#OER #OpenResearch @edincollegeofart.bsky.social
open.ed.ac.uk/ecas-researc...
#OER #OpenResearch @edincollegeofart.bsky.social
open.ed.ac.uk/ecas-researc...
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On Wikipedia, differing viewpoints aren't an obstacle. They're a strength.
By channeling conflict into collaboration, Wikipedia shows what the internet can look like when people argue with purpose instead of outrage.
Read more ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...
By channeling conflict into collaboration, Wikipedia shows what the internet can look like when people argue with purpose instead of outrage.
Read more ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On Wikipedia, differing viewpoints aren't an obstacle. They're a strength.
By channeling conflict into collaboration, Wikipedia shows what the internet can look like when people argue with purpose instead of outrage.
Read more ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...
By channeling conflict into collaboration, Wikipedia shows what the internet can look like when people argue with purpose instead of outrage.
Read more ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...
This is a recording of an Interdisciplinary Research in Sexual Health (IReSH) Network Meeting on the topic ‘Who Comes First – Bottom or Bacteria? Understanding STI DoxyPEP and Antimicrobial Stewardship’.
#OER #SexualHealth #Healthcare #Medicine
open.ed.ac.uk/who-comes-fi...
#OER #SexualHealth #Healthcare #Medicine
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Who Comes First – Bottom or Bacteria? (IReSH)
This is a recording of an Interdisciplinary Research in Sexual Health (IReSH) Network Meeting on the topic 'Who Comes First – Bottom or Bacteria? Understanding STI DoxyPEP and Antimicrobial Stewardshi...
open.ed.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This is a recording of an Interdisciplinary Research in Sexual Health (IReSH) Network Meeting on the topic ‘Who Comes First – Bottom or Bacteria? Understanding STI DoxyPEP and Antimicrobial Stewardship’.
#OER #SexualHealth #Healthcare #Medicine
open.ed.ac.uk/who-comes-fi...
#OER #SexualHealth #Healthcare #Medicine
open.ed.ac.uk/who-comes-fi...
‘AI in Scottish Schools’, showcases :
- AI literacy for Primary & Secondary educators & learners;
- AI as a tool to support learning and teaching;
- Children’s human rights in our relationship with AI technologies.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER #EduSky
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- AI literacy for Primary & Secondary educators & learners;
- AI as a tool to support learning and teaching;
- Children’s human rights in our relationship with AI technologies.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER #EduSky
open.ed.ac.uk/ai-in-scotti...
AI in Scottish Schools
This video is a recording of the showcase event 'AI in Scottish Schools A Showcase of Resources for Primary & Secondary Teachers', held in September 2025. Data Education in Schools, Children’s ...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
‘AI in Scottish Schools’, showcases :
- AI literacy for Primary & Secondary educators & learners;
- AI as a tool to support learning and teaching;
- Children’s human rights in our relationship with AI technologies.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER #EduSky
open.ed.ac.uk/ai-in-scotti...
- AI literacy for Primary & Secondary educators & learners;
- AI as a tool to support learning and teaching;
- Children’s human rights in our relationship with AI technologies.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER #EduSky
open.ed.ac.uk/ai-in-scotti...
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Interested in partnering with Edinburgh Diamond for your book or journal and wondering if you're eligible?
We just published new eligibility guidelines!
Check them out:
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We just published new eligibility guidelines!
Check them out:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
Eligibility | Library | Library
Find out if you're eligible to partner with Edinburgh Diamond for your book or journal.
library.ed.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Interested in partnering with Edinburgh Diamond for your book or journal and wondering if you're eligible?
We just published new eligibility guidelines!
Check them out:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
We just published new eligibility guidelines!
Check them out:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
This video showcases the revitalised Digital Education MSc at @uoe-sps.bsky.social.
The #MScDE is a first choice for those wishing to do advanced study in digital education leadership, futures, design, policy, research and practice.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER
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The #MScDE is a first choice for those wishing to do advanced study in digital education leadership, futures, design, policy, research and practice.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER
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Digital Education Futures: connecting research with teaching practices
This is a recording of a seminar showcasing the newly revitalised Digital Education Masters programme at the University of Edinburgh, and exploring how it connects with our world-leading research. ...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This video showcases the revitalised Digital Education MSc at @uoe-sps.bsky.social.
The #MScDE is a first choice for those wishing to do advanced study in digital education leadership, futures, design, policy, research and practice.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER
open.ed.ac.uk/digital-educ...
The #MScDE is a first choice for those wishing to do advanced study in digital education leadership, futures, design, policy, research and practice.
#WorldFuturesDay #OER
open.ed.ac.uk/digital-educ...
Digital safety is everyone’s business here at the university. With increased connectivity comes increased risk and it’s important to be critical and cautious in order to safeguard yourself and those around you.
#OER #DigitalSafety
open.ed.ac.uk/digital-safe...
#OER #DigitalSafety
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Digital Safety and Citizenship Resources
Learn more about digital safety and citizenship and how these issues impact you as a member of the university community. These resources, curated by Digital Safety Support Officer Vicki Madden, will h...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Digital safety is everyone’s business here at the university. With increased connectivity comes increased risk and it’s important to be critical and cautious in order to safeguard yourself and those around you.
#OER #DigitalSafety
open.ed.ac.uk/digital-safe...
#OER #DigitalSafety
open.ed.ac.uk/digital-safe...
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As part of my Wikimedian in Residence position at the Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research Group of the Bioeconomy Science Institute I've recently created documentation on linking publications to Natural History Collections in #Wikidata doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Linking publications to collections : adding cites work, uses or acknowledged statements to Wikidata
This resource outlines simple workflows for adding “cites work”, “uses” and “acknowledges” statements to Wikidata items for publications. These statements link publications to natural history collecti...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
As part of my Wikimedian in Residence position at the Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research Group of the Bioeconomy Science Institute I've recently created documentation on linking publications to Natural History Collections in #Wikidata doi.org/10.5281/zeno...