Christmas Cards and Christmas Books TAGS: Merry Christmas In honour of the upcoming festive season, Ash, one of our Civic Engagement Volunteers, looks for Christmas-themed items in the collection…. In this blog we shall explore a few items …Continue reading →

Astronomical Observation of the planet Venus, Persia 1874 Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on the astronomical observation of the planet Venus from Persia, 150 years ago. In …Continue reading →

History of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies TAGS: Royal (Dick) Veterinary College | Royal Dick Vet School | Veterinary medicine Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on the history of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. You can read …Continue reading →

The History of Vivisection Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on the history of vivisection. This is the first of two blogs featuring items …Continue reading →

Fantasia: An Exhibition for Young Artists by our Gold Arts Award students Over the past year, a group of young people between the ages of 14-17 have been completing their Gold Arts Award through our ‘Arts All Around’ programme: a partnership between …Continue reading →

Neptune 1820 Convict Ship Voyage Ash Mowat is a volunteer with the Civic Engagement team and in this blog explores the journals of James Mitchell from the 1820 convict ship voyage to New South Wales. …Continue reading →

Sir James Young Simpson In light of the upcoming 300th anniversary of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Medicine in 2026, volunteer Ash Mowat looks to the archives to find out about Sir James …Continue reading →

The Achievements of Professor Charlotte Auerbach TAGS: charlotte auerbach | IWD In celebration of International Women’s Day, our volunteer Ash Mowat looks to the archives to see what can be discovered about the achievements of scientist Professor Charlotte Auerbach. In this …Continue reading →

Mysterious Songs from an Arabic Manuscript by Sarah Osama TAGS: Archives The following post has been written by Sarah Osama, who has recently completed an internship looking at our Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia (MIWSA). *Please note that …Continue reading →

Women in STEM studies and careers: Professor Beth Biller and Dr Mary Brück at the University of Edinburgh Ash Mowat is one of our volunteers in the Civic Engagement Team. Ash has been looking into the career paths of two women in science: Professor Beth Biller, currently Professor …Continue reading →