Each day, I am grateful to take my exercise in the beautiful grounds of our Edinburgh campus. I was very proud this week to receive a letter sent on behalf of residents in the local community thanking the University for continuing to allow public access to our green spaces. I know many colleagues who usually work here are missing the place terribly and I hope it gives some […] Read More
Life under lockdown has brought a particular conundrum. The majority of us are spending the most time at home, but it’s hard to properly switch off from the pressures brought by COVID-19. Recently I learned most of the online content we are consuming falls into three categories all related to the virus – information about it, ways to deal with it and entertainment to escape it. My downtime […] Read More
In the past year, we have made remarkable progress in developing our partnership working between students and staff, supported by the Student Partnership Agreement. It’s a key element common to bringing together our intentions to build more flourishing communities, to lead out in pioneering education and connecting globally across the campuses. I was reminded of how far we have come during our Global Student Liaison Committee this week. […] Read More
We may be remote from each other at present but we are all in this together, collectively stepping through this unfolding change from one week to the next. We can all draw inspiration from one another and over the next few weeks, I will be sharing video conversations with some of the key people across our campus network. My first call is with Mushtak Al Atabi, our Provost […] Read More
This is an unprecedented time of uncertainty, and I will be sharing more with you in coming weeks about the specific challenges we are facing as an institution. As we enter another three weeks of lockdown in the UK, our primary objective remains the health and safety of our students, staff and families and our wider community, partners and stakeholders. I want to thank you all for the […] Read More