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March 22, 2023
Second General Military Hospital, Craigleith TAGS: Archives | CRC | Untold stories | WW1 In this edition of Untold Stories, Louise (Archivist at Lothian Health Services Archive) looks at the history of one of the many military hospitals in our region: During the current …Continue reading →
Science during Wartime TAGS: campus | science | students | Untold stories We have a more detailed analysis of the University’s response to the experience and aftermath of WW1 to come later on. This article looks instead highlights a few of the …Continue reading →
Edinburgh’s first geneticist: Arthur Darbishire (1879-1915) TAGS: animal genetics | genetics | Towards Dolly | Untold stories In 1911, the University of Edinburgh appointed its first Lecturer in Genetics. The Lectureship was the first academic genetics post in Britain – the Balfour Chair in Genetics at the …Continue reading →
The History of Access to University
Ash Mowat is one of our volunteers in the Civic Engagement Team. Ash has been...
Volunteering at the CRC: Charlotte’s experience
Today we’re introducing Charlotte Holmes, a postgraduate student who is doing some volunteer work under...
Bearing Witness: The Pre-Digitisation Conservation Treatment of The Witness, Part 1
This week we have the first instalment of a two-part series by Projects Conservator Mhairi...
Glazy in Love: Rehousing the Emma Gillies Collection
Today we have the first instalment of a two-part series from Collections Care Assistant, Sarah...
