I really like this recent article by John Naughton on how social media has turned unsocial. In it he shares some interesting figures about the declining proportion of users, particularly younger adult users, who post on social media sites and the increase in consuming content passively, scrolling mindlessly. It echoes with my own use of these platforms, both in terms of my personal posting habits and my ability to reach and connect with others. Things…
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Rest and Resilience. CPD for Uncertain Times
Earlier this month I joined forces with Lou Mycroft for an AmplifyFE webinar hosted by ALT. The theme we have picked is rest & resilience, inspired by both Lou’s work on radical rest and my work relating to building healthy hybrid leadership capabilities for uncertain times. Working with Lou is easy as breathing, because Lou is such a prolific facilitator. It’s always a joy to work with someone who is THIS good at making collaboration easy,…
Rest and Resilience. CPD for Uncertain Times
Earlier this month I joined forces with Lou Mycroft for an AmplifyFE webinar hosted by ALT. The theme we have picked is rest & resilience, inspired by both Lou’s work on radical rest and my work relating to building healthy hybrid leadership capabilities for uncertain times. Working with Lou is easy as breathing, because Lou is such a prolific facilitator. It’s always a joy to work with someone who is THIS good at making collaboration easy,…
Reclaim’s Women’s Showcase
I’m super excited for this blog to be featured in the Reclaim Hosting’s Women’s Showcase! The showcase was organised by Alexis Block, in celebration of Women’s History Month, and features a whole host of inspiring examples of projects and initiatives. I was particularly taken by the Feminist Digital Center, co-curated by Dr. Julie Shayne and Denise Hattwig (University of Washington Bothell) and The Hub Blog, created by Autumm Caines, Belen Garcia, Carla Veccholia, Chen Wang,…
Reclaim’s Women’s Showcase
I’m super excited for this blog to be featured in the Reclaim Hosting’s Women’s Showcase! The showcase was organised by Alexis Block, in celebration of Women’s History Month, and features a whole host of inspiring examples of projects and initiatives. I was particularly taken by the Feminist Digital Center, co-curated by Dr. Julie Shayne and Denise Hattwig (University of Washington Bothell) and The Hub Blog, created by Autumm Caines, Belen Garcia, Carla Veccholia, Chen Wang,…
Blogging about keeping a blog (or revisiting the Neon Flaneuse).
It the end of the UK tax year, and I have spent most of this week on end of year paperwork. Fortunately, this blog post is not about that. Instead, I am returning to my favourite topic: blogging about blogging, or more precisely, blogging about keeping a blog. (The two are tangentially related, as my quarterly Director’s Report for my own business has a section about talks and events in it, which I was trying…
Impact of AI on EDI practice
If you search for ‘impact of AI on EDI’, you mostly get returns discussing Electronic Data Interchange. But with a few tweaks we can find a growing corpus of information. We can use AI to speed up some of our EDI tasks, But there are big risks if we don’t actually know what we are doing. EDI …
International Women’s Day 2026- Molly Fergusson
It was my joy, once again to celebrate this day with a room opening. Naming spaces on campus after women is crucial for several reasons: Recognition of Achievements: It honors the achievements of women in STEM and other fields, despite the challenges they faced. Historical Context: It provides a historical context to the University’s history, highlighting the contributions of women throughout history. Promotion of Diversity: It promotes diversity and inclusion …
UX Design Approaches to Printed Materials
Most often when reviewing approaches to instructional design we think about elearning. How to best present things on a screen, how to break down content, how to make it interactive. There’s a pretty big body of literature that focuses on that (think Mayer et al.) and more often now I’m starting to encounter UX crossover […]
End of an Era
After 10 years of tenancy in Argyle House , we reach the end of an era as University of Edinburgh Information Services Group move out and find a new home. We have been through a lot in that space, most notably pandemics and floods. Our move to open plan working in 2016 was part of …
Sending Signal
If you’re reading this with your RSS reader, or even on the web generally, it looks like the migration was a success. More to come soon.
Athena Swan win
The panel is satisfied that the application adequately addresses the award criteria and is pleased to confer a Bronze Athena Swan award. The panel commends the leadership and senior buy-in which is evident in several ways, including: · the strong letter of endorsement from the Director which communicates a solid organisational commitment to Athena Swan …