The Binks Hub
@thebinkshub.bsky.social
We are a network of academics, researchers, community orgs and practitioners using creativity and the arts to co-create research that makes a difference to people’s lives. Based in @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social. Find out more: https://binks-hub.ed.ac.uk
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Our creative research methods reading group returns! Running online weekly until the end of March, it is open to all - browse the upcoming reading schedule and our past topics here: edin.ac/4okZAmj
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
📣Job opportunity📣
In partnership with The Ripple Project, we're looking for a p/t Research Assistant to work with us.
➡️This role is open to University of Edinburgh staff/students and requires an EASE login to view the listing. If that’s you then we’d love you to take a look! More: edin.ac/4pVkUiO
In partnership with The Ripple Project, we're looking for a p/t Research Assistant to work with us.
➡️This role is open to University of Edinburgh staff/students and requires an EASE login to view the listing. If that’s you then we’d love you to take a look! More: edin.ac/4pVkUiO
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
📣Job opportunity📣
In partnership with The Ripple Project, we're looking for a p/t Research Assistant to work with us.
➡️This role is open to University of Edinburgh staff/students and requires an EASE login to view the listing. If that’s you then we’d love you to take a look! More: edin.ac/4pVkUiO
In partnership with The Ripple Project, we're looking for a p/t Research Assistant to work with us.
➡️This role is open to University of Edinburgh staff/students and requires an EASE login to view the listing. If that’s you then we’d love you to take a look! More: edin.ac/4pVkUiO
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Winter blooms are a lovely thing
January 21, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Winter blooms are a lovely thing
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What happens when art meets research?
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
What happens when art meets research?
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
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📣Deadline for submission approaching📣
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📣Deadline for submission approaching📣
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
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New on the blog: How can a simple garden transform life in Scottish care homes?
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
New on the blog: How can a simple garden transform life in Scottish care homes?
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
Our first reading group of 2026 is this Thursday morning - join us! 📚
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social
Our creative research methods reading group returns! Running online weekly until the end of March, it is open to all - browse the upcoming reading schedule and our past topics here: edin.ac/4okZAmj
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Our first reading group of 2026 is this Thursday morning - join us! 📚
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social
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"Poetry, multiple sclerosis and me": new on the IASH blog via @thebinkshub.bsky.social
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/poetry-...
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/poetry-...
Poetry, multiple sclerosis and me | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"Poetry, multiple sclerosis and me": new on the IASH blog via @thebinkshub.bsky.social
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/poetry-...
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/poetry-...
✨New on the Binks Hub blog✨
Dr Georgi Gill, Public Engagement Fellow at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, has written about her project 'Poems on my Mind: poetry writing groups for people living with neurological illness.'
Full blog: edin.ac/4sJ8ptr
Dr Georgi Gill, Public Engagement Fellow at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, has written about her project 'Poems on my Mind: poetry writing groups for people living with neurological illness.'
Full blog: edin.ac/4sJ8ptr
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
✨New on the Binks Hub blog✨
Dr Georgi Gill, Public Engagement Fellow at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, has written about her project 'Poems on my Mind: poetry writing groups for people living with neurological illness.'
Full blog: edin.ac/4sJ8ptr
Dr Georgi Gill, Public Engagement Fellow at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, has written about her project 'Poems on my Mind: poetry writing groups for people living with neurological illness.'
Full blog: edin.ac/4sJ8ptr
Our friends at Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (@ytartsscot.bsky.social) are seeking new Board Members!
Help shape the future of youth theatre with vision, care and ambition. No previous experience needed, all backgrounds welcome. Apply by 26 Jan - find out more here: edin.ac/3NwVhaq
Help shape the future of youth theatre with vision, care and ambition. No previous experience needed, all backgrounds welcome. Apply by 26 Jan - find out more here: edin.ac/3NwVhaq
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland: Board Members - YTAS
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland is a pioneering national youth arts development charity with a vision for universal access to quality youth theatre activity
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January 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Our friends at Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (@ytartsscot.bsky.social) are seeking new Board Members!
Help shape the future of youth theatre with vision, care and ambition. No previous experience needed, all backgrounds welcome. Apply by 26 Jan - find out more here: edin.ac/3NwVhaq
Help shape the future of youth theatre with vision, care and ambition. No previous experience needed, all backgrounds welcome. Apply by 26 Jan - find out more here: edin.ac/3NwVhaq
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So wonderful to read this Blog about the research done by one of my wonderful students
New on the blog: How can a simple garden transform life in Scottish care homes?
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
January 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
So wonderful to read this Blog about the research done by one of my wonderful students
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Thinking about postgraduate study at Edinburgh Futures Institute? Join us online for our Postgraduate study: Alumni panel and Q&A! Our alumni share what it’s like to study with us.
🗓 29 Jan 2026
⏰ 1pm – 2pm GMT
📍 Online (Microsoft Teams)
🔗 https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-study-alumni-panel/
🗓 29 Jan 2026
⏰ 1pm – 2pm GMT
📍 Online (Microsoft Teams)
🔗 https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-study-alumni-panel/
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Thinking about postgraduate study at Edinburgh Futures Institute? Join us online for our Postgraduate study: Alumni panel and Q&A! Our alumni share what it’s like to study with us.
🗓 29 Jan 2026
⏰ 1pm – 2pm GMT
📍 Online (Microsoft Teams)
🔗 https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-study-alumni-panel/
🗓 29 Jan 2026
⏰ 1pm – 2pm GMT
📍 Online (Microsoft Teams)
🔗 https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-study-alumni-panel/
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The Scots Language Publication Grant is now open for applications! Apply for support with publishing new work, reprinting existing work and help with marketing existing and new work. Deadline: 25 February 2026.
The Scots Language Publication Grant
The Scots Language Publication Grant exists to support publishers to publish and promote work written in Scots.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The Scots Language Publication Grant is now open for applications! Apply for support with publishing new work, reprinting existing work and help with marketing existing and new work. Deadline: 25 February 2026.
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Our creative research methods reading group returns! Running online weekly until the end of March, it is open to all - browse the upcoming reading schedule and our past topics here: edin.ac/4okZAmj
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Our creative research methods reading group returns! Running online weekly until the end of March, it is open to all - browse the upcoming reading schedule and our past topics here: edin.ac/4okZAmj
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
New on the blog: How can a simple garden transform life in Scottish care homes?
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
New on the blog: How can a simple garden transform life in Scottish care homes?
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
Zoey Wang reflects on her research into horticultural interventions, their impact on psychological well-being for older residents, and how gardens become spaces of connection.
Read the full post: edin.ac/4aVqKge
📣Deadline for submission approaching📣
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📣Deadline for submission approaching📣
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
How do you feel about #climatechange?
Share your creative writing to help new @glasgow.ac.uk research on climate emotions and #mentalhealth in #Scotland 🌍✍️
Stories can be:
✔ Up to 1,000 words
✔ Fiction or nonfiction
Learn more: www.climatestories.co.uk
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We're kicking off 2026 with two great events this week!
Monster Chetwynd
12/01/26, 16:30
Sgeul is Seirm - Màiri Callan, Màrtainn Skene & Max MacIntyre
15/01/26, 19:00
https://edin.ac/3NdwpEI
Monster Chetwynd
12/01/26, 16:30
Sgeul is Seirm - Màiri Callan, Màrtainn Skene & Max MacIntyre
15/01/26, 19:00
https://edin.ac/3NdwpEI
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
We're kicking off 2026 with two great events this week!
Monster Chetwynd
12/01/26, 16:30
Sgeul is Seirm - Màiri Callan, Màrtainn Skene & Max MacIntyre
15/01/26, 19:00
https://edin.ac/3NdwpEI
Monster Chetwynd
12/01/26, 16:30
Sgeul is Seirm - Màiri Callan, Màrtainn Skene & Max MacIntyre
15/01/26, 19:00
https://edin.ac/3NdwpEI
What happens when art meets research?
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
What happens when art meets research?
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
Last year we explored the art of collage through a series of workshops with artist Clementine Carriere, using creativity to map ideas, visualise data and reimagine research.
Read our blog and reflections on the journey here: edin.ac/4q6VeAC
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Happy New Year from the Binks Hub! 🎉
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
Blog – The Binks Hub
edin.ac
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Happy New Year from the Binks Hub! 🎉
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
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Are you an early years practitioner, parent and carer keen to learn new approaches to supporting development in babies and young children? Check out a new set of briefings designed by NCB family member @researchip.bsky.social. buff.ly/nE9PYmI
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Are you an early years practitioner, parent and carer keen to learn new approaches to supporting development in babies and young children? Check out a new set of briefings designed by NCB family member @researchip.bsky.social. buff.ly/nE9PYmI
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Are you 16–24, based in Scotland and interested in theatre, storytelling or making change in your community? Wonder Fools @wonderfools.org would love to hear from you for their Youth Board buff.ly/wjoSMvP (deadline - 16 Jan 2026)
Wonder Fools: Youth Board Call-Out - YTAS
An opportunity for young people aged 16–24 in Scotland to join the Wonder Fools Youth Board and work towards an accredited qualification.
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Are you 16–24, based in Scotland and interested in theatre, storytelling or making change in your community? Wonder Fools @wonderfools.org would love to hear from you for their Youth Board buff.ly/wjoSMvP (deadline - 16 Jan 2026)
Our creative research methods reading group returns! Running online weekly until the end of March, it is open to all - browse the upcoming reading schedule and our past topics here: edin.ac/4okZAmj
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Our creative research methods reading group returns! Running online weekly until the end of March, it is open to all - browse the upcoming reading schedule and our past topics here: edin.ac/4okZAmj
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Join us! 📚
#ReadingGroup #AcademicSky @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Happy New Year from the Binks Hub! 🎉
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
Blog – The Binks Hub
edin.ac
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Happy New Year from the Binks Hub! 🎉
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
We’re back, refreshed and ready for our final year of programme - it’s going to be exciting! Fantastic events are on the horizon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, catch up on our latest news, guest posts, and activity here: edin.ac/3YVy18r
Happy Holidays from the Binks Hub! 🎄
As 2025 draws to a close, we want to give thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. We’re proud to champion collaboration, creativity and community-led research - none of which would be possible without the incredible people we work with.
As 2025 draws to a close, we want to give thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. We’re proud to champion collaboration, creativity and community-led research - none of which would be possible without the incredible people we work with.
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy Holidays from the Binks Hub! 🎄
As 2025 draws to a close, we want to give thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. We’re proud to champion collaboration, creativity and community-led research - none of which would be possible without the incredible people we work with.
As 2025 draws to a close, we want to give thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. We’re proud to champion collaboration, creativity and community-led research - none of which would be possible without the incredible people we work with.
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Hidden Door returns to Edinburgh in June 2026, and we're inviting visual artists to get involved 🎨
Be part of an immersive, multi-artform festival celebrating new, emerging and breakthrough talent in Scotland.
Full details: hiddendoorarts.org/call-for-sub...
#HiddenDoorFestival
Be part of an immersive, multi-artform festival celebrating new, emerging and breakthrough talent in Scotland.
Full details: hiddendoorarts.org/call-for-sub...
#HiddenDoorFestival
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Hidden Door returns to Edinburgh in June 2026, and we're inviting visual artists to get involved 🎨
Be part of an immersive, multi-artform festival celebrating new, emerging and breakthrough talent in Scotland.
Full details: hiddendoorarts.org/call-for-sub...
#HiddenDoorFestival
Be part of an immersive, multi-artform festival celebrating new, emerging and breakthrough talent in Scotland.
Full details: hiddendoorarts.org/call-for-sub...
#HiddenDoorFestival
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Huge thank you to the Edinburgh University Trampoline Club who have chosen us as their charity partner this year.
They held a ceilidh with raffle & raised a total of £520.48.
A big thank you from us to the club!
Want to host an event & fundraise for us, Email Megan - fundraising@cyrenians.scot
They held a ceilidh with raffle & raised a total of £520.48.
A big thank you from us to the club!
Want to host an event & fundraise for us, Email Megan - fundraising@cyrenians.scot
December 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Huge thank you to the Edinburgh University Trampoline Club who have chosen us as their charity partner this year.
They held a ceilidh with raffle & raised a total of £520.48.
A big thank you from us to the club!
Want to host an event & fundraise for us, Email Megan - fundraising@cyrenians.scot
They held a ceilidh with raffle & raised a total of £520.48.
A big thank you from us to the club!
Want to host an event & fundraise for us, Email Megan - fundraising@cyrenians.scot