Symbolae Scoticae Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on the Symbolae Scoticae: a set of eight purpose-bound scrapbooks containing more than 2000 …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 →

Ideas in Motion: Mapping Lyell’s Transatlantic Lectures As part of our goal to ‘create a complete, comprehensive, and enhanced online catalogue,’ one series emerged as particularly in need of attention: ‘Lectures.’ Lyell Intern Claire Bottoms took on …Continue reading →

Celebrating a new batch of recordings just added to the RESP website For this blog post, which marks the most recent upload of recordings onto the RESP Archive website, we are delighted to hear from Mark Mulhern, Senior Research Fellow with the …Continue reading →

The Great Fire of Edinburgh, 1824 TAGS: 1824 | Great Fire of Edinburgh | William Home Lizars This year marks the bicentenary of one of the most destructive events in Edinburgh’s history, the ‘Great Fire’ of 15-21 November 1824. In this blog, Ash Mowat, a volunteer in …Continue reading →

Exploring Historic Bagpipes: A Six-Month Journey Zexuan is a PhD candidate at Queen’s University, and recently completed a six-month placement with the musical instrument collection of the University of Edinburgh. In this post, Zexuan shares the …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 →

Giving Decorated Paper a Home … Loose-leaf Material TAGS: book conservation | Centre for Collections | collections care | conservation | decorated paper | paper conservation | Preventative Conservation | rare books | rehousing | technican | University of Edinburgh In this post, Technician Robyn Rogers discusses her bespoke mounting and rehousing of loose-leaf papers from the University’s decorated paper collection. Robyn’s first post about working through the collection’s bound …Continue reading →

An Explorer’s Legacy: The Journey of the John Rae Collection TAGS: Collections Management | collections registrar | Loans As part of ongoing work on the University’s historic loans, Collections Registrar, Morven Rodger, investigates the history and provenance of the University’s John Rae collection. In July 1926, the University …Continue reading →

Tackling Lyell’s Specimens with Lizzie (& Vernon’s) help! Using funding awarded by the Institute of Sedimentologists, Lizzie Freestone worked during the Summer of 2024 as the Charles Lyell Web Development Intern. Read on to learn all about her …Continue reading →