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Wilson McLeod
@wilsonmcleod.bsky.social
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Emeritus Professor of Gaelic, University of Edinburgh
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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 3d
One week to go!
Join us at Cruinn Còmhla - Gaelic community day in Edinburgh
Classes · Music · Conversation · Culture · Café
Further info: www.ionaddhuneideann.org
Saturday 15 November 2025 10.00 – 16.00
Darroch, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NH

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 3d
Seachdain ri dhol!
Thigibh Cruinn Còmhla airson latha coimhearsnachd na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann
Clasaichean · Ceòl · Còmhradh · Cultar · Cafaidh
Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh www.ionaddhuneideann.org
Disathairne 15 Samhain 2025 10.00 – 16.00 · Darroch, 7 Sràid Ghilleasbaig, Dùn Èideann EH3 9NH

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 10d
Exceptionally clear analysis of the failures of university governance
heraldscotland.bsky.social The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 10d
'Dr Holly Patrick-Thomas, President of the EIS University Lecturers Associations (EIS ULA), says that the problems affecting Scotland’s university sector are not just financial in nature'

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 10d
'Dr Holly Patrick-Thomas, President of the EIS University Lecturers Associations (EIS ULA), says that the problems affecting Scotland’s university sector are not just financial in nature'

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social

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Michelle Bastian @mhbastian.bsky.social · 10d
University of Edinburgh cutting its Institute for Academic Development which offers crucuial training and support for students, lecturers and researchers. I woked at the UNSW learning centre and know what a huge difference these services make. #AcademicSky

thetab.com/2025/10/31/e...
Excl: Edinburgh University begins compulsory layoffs with department set to be axed
Seven staff in the Instute for Academic Development are set to lose their jobs when the department closes
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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 11d
Aithris air an sgrùdadh comasachd do Chomhairle nan Eilean Siar mu leasachadh foghlam tron Ghàidhlig aig ìre àrd-sgoile anns na h-Eileanan
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
"Chan eil a h-uile duine a' tarraing air an aon ràmh" mu àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig sna h-Eileanan - Naidheachdan a' BhBC
Tha luchd-rannsachaidh à Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann an sàs sa chiad rannsachadh air moladh àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig a stèidheachadh sna h-Eileanan an Iar.
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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 12d
Leabhar ùr do chloinn le Tawana Maramba, a chaidh tro fhoghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann agus a ghabhas pàirt anns an tachartas 'Blasad' againn air 29 Samhain aig an Leabharlann Nàiseanta
(www.nls.uk/whats-on/bla...)
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Sgeul nan Afro-Ghàidheal ga innse an leabhar ùr do chloinn
'S e 'Anesu agus na Creutairean Uisge' a' chiad leabhar a sgrìobh Tawana Maramba agus tha e stèidhichte gu ìre air an na tha i fhèin air fiosrachadh.
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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 12d
Deagh aithris air fàs foghlam tron Ghàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann
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Iarrtas 'son foghlam Gàidhlig an Dùn Èideann a leudachadh
Thàinig fàs mòr air Foghlam tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann le 92 a' tòiseachadh ann an clas a h-aon am-bliadhna, còrr is fichead a bharrachd na an-uiridh.
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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 13d
Tha pàrantan a' cur ìmpidh air Comhairle Baile Dhùn Èideann plana a chur air dòigh airson foghlam tron Ghàidhlig a leasachadh. Tha 92 sgoilear ann an Clas 1 aig Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce am-bliadhna an coimeas ri 62 an-uiridh
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Iarrtas Foghlam Tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig an Dùn Èideann a leasachadh
Tha pàrantan a' cur ìmpidh air Comhairle Baile Dhùn Èideann plana a chur air dòigh airson Foghlam tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig a leasachadh.
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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · 13d
Staff at Edinburgh Uni to continue strike action #WeAreTheUniversity #StopTheCuts #SaveHE www.heraldscotland.com/news/2557921...
Edinburgh University lecturers to continue strike action
Staff at Edinburgh University have voted to continue strike action over proposals to cut £140m from the institution’s annual budget.
www.heraldscotland.com

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 14d
The thread about the Gilmore Place Public School; the rise, fall and renaissance of Darroch

Instalment seven of the “Lost Board Schools of Edinburgh” series takes us to Gilmore Place Public School; a name likely to draw blank looks from most. That's not unsurprising as it's a building well hidden…
The thread about the Gilmore Place Public School; the rise, fall and renaissance of Darroch
Instalment seven of the “Lost Board Schools of Edinburgh” series takes us to Gilmore Place Public School; a name likely to draw blank looks from most. That's not unsurprising as it's a building well hidden from passing view and a moniker that lasted but twenty years. But mention Darroch School and you will get a flicker of recognition from a certain generation of Edinburgher. Its story is not a simple one, in its time it has been home to over ten different schools! But its saga offers us a neat case study of the ebb and flow of secondary education in the city. It is also a happy story as it has bucked the trend of many of its contemporaries and avoided the fate of conversion into private flats. Instead it is now enjoying a well-earned educational and cultural renaissance.
threadinburgh.scot

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 15d
Dh'fhaodadh nas lugha cloinne cothrom fhaighinn air foghlam tron Ghàidhlig ann an Glaschu an ath-bhliadhna agus comhairle a' bhaile air an àireamh àiteachan a lùghdachadh
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Cothrom air FtMG an Glaschu ga ghearradh
Dh'fhaodadh nas lugha cloinne cothrom fhaighinn air Foghlam tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig ann an Glaschu an ath-bhliadhna agus comhairle a' bhaile air an àireamh àiteachan 'son na h-ath-bhliadhna a lùghdac...
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 18d
Gaelic is no longer just a marker of heritage — it’s becoming a powerful tool for innovation, identity and economic growth

www.heraldscotland.com/poli...

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 22d
An iomairt o chionn 100 bliadhna airson colaiste Ghàidhlig ann an Eilean Ì (nach tàinig gu buil)
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An iomairt o chionn 100 bliadhna 'son colaiste Ghàidhlig an Eilean Ì
Fada mus robh guth air Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, bha oidhirp a' dol bho chionn 100 bliadhna gus colaiste Ghàidhlig a stèidheachadh ann an Eilean Ì.
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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 23d
Fàilte don Lodainn Mheadhanach
New bilingual welcome sign

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 24d
Join us for our Cruinn Còmhla Gaelic community day on Saturday 15 November!
There will be something there for everyone, whatever your age and stage of Gaelic.
Cruinn Còmhla · Saturday 15 November 2025 10.00 – 16.00 · Darroch, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NH

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · 24d
Thigibh Cruinn Còmhla airson latha coimhearsnachd na Gàidhlig air 15 Samhain!
Fàilte chridheil ron a h-uile duine, le gnìomhachdan airson gach aois agus gach ìre de dh’fhileantas.
Cruinn Còmhla · Disathairne 15 Samhain 2025 10.00 – 16.00 · Darroch, 7 Sràid Ghilleasbaig, Dùn Èideann EH3 9NH

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 28d
Aithris bhrìoghmhor air Mairead Burnley Chaimbeul agus eachdraidh a' Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich aig toiseach an 20mh linn
@brudhearg.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
"Is lugha orm a bhith nam cheannard ann an ainm a-mhàin" - Naidheachdan a' BhBC
Sgeulachd Màiread Burnley Chaimbeul - am boireannach a chuir An Comunn Gàidhealach air bun-stèidh ionmhais cheart airson a' chiad uair.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Oct 11
Giving the opportunity for young people to learn the language and to be able to study in their native tongue is absolutely critical, writes Kate Forbes ✍️

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Oct 10
Universities planning cuts to jobs and courses are not cash strapped

Jo Grady highlights hypocrisy of the University of Edinburgh as it plans to make £140 million in cuts when then have £2.7 billion in net assets

Enough is enough

#WeAreTheUniversity

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · Oct 9
Comhairlean ionadail a' beachdachadh air mar a dh'fhaodte foghlam Gàidhlig àrd-sgoile a leudachadh agus leasachadh ann am meadhan Alba
Tha mi toilichte a bhith an sàs anns an rannsachadh seo do Bhòrd na Gàidhlig còmhla ris an eòlaiche foghlaim Jim Whannel.
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
"Super-sgoil Ghàidhlig" am meadhan na h-Alba? - Naidheachdan a' BhBC
Tha barail air nochdadh gum bu chòir
www.bbc.co.uk

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Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann @ionaddhuneideann.bsky.social · Oct 9
Saor-thoilich a dhìth!
A bheil ùidh agad ann a bhith a’ dèanamh obair shaor-thoileach còmhla rinn a thoirt air adhart an iomairt gus Ionad Gàidhlig a stèidheachadh ann an Dùn Èideann?
Cuir fios thugainn aig: ionaddhuneideann@gmail.com

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · Oct 8
Ged a tha dùbhlain ann fhathast, tha dòchas ann mu shuidheachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Obar Dheathain
@michellenic.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
A' Ghàidhlig
Ged a tha dùbhlain ann fhathast, tha dòchas ann mu shuidheachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Obar Dheathain.
www.bbc.co.uk

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · Oct 7
EXCLUSIVE

The crime thriller series, which attracted the biggest ever audience for a Gaelic TV programme, had a budget of £1 million per episode

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@brianjaffa.bsky.social

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Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · Oct 7
Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...

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Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) @sngaidhlig.bsky.social · Oct 6
Thèid a’ chiad sheisean-fhiosrachaidh air-loidhne an-asgaidh againn a chumail Diciadain 8mh den Dàmhair aig 7f.

🎟️ Glèidh àite an-asgaidh an seo

Our first Seachdain na Gàidhlig information session is on Wednesday 8th October at 7pm.

🎟️ Free but booking required: www.eventbrite.com/e/seisean-fi...

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · Oct 4
Yes, a very different culture with the use of Welsh - never became commonplace with Gaelic

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · Oct 4
Even in the strongest Gaelic areas graves tend to be in English only

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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · Oct 1
Air BBC Sounds a-nis: sreath phod-chraolaidhean le 40 prògram bhon t-sreath iomraiteach Facal Oirbh, le pailteas fiosrachaidh mu bhriathrachas 's ghnàthasan-cainnt na Gàidhlig
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - Facal Oirbh - Downloads
Podcast downloads for Facal Oirbh
www.bbc.co.uk

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The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot · Sep 26
Have the changes the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act brought into force improved the lives of BSL users?

The Equalities Committee's report on the impact of the Act is out today: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...