This month, we took a major step forward in our further development of our newest Global Research Institute – the National Robotarium – which builds on our cross-school expertise and partnership with Edinburgh University. Not only are we watching its physical structure emerge on our Edinburgh campus, but we are also seeing the development of the new senior team working with Prof Hastie and Prof Petillot. This week, […] Read More
This week we celebrated a great event, in welcoming our first Pro Chancellor in Malaysia, Professor Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, to our One-Watt community. Tan Sri Dr Jemilah will play an instrumental role in driving the ambition of the University both in Malaysia and across the region and I am sure you will join me in providing a warm welcome. You can see her video here. I […] Read More
It has been an odd period in acclimatising to working from my University office. Apart from the challenge of finding the right shoes, comforting pets and packing lunch boxes, the change in cycle took a few days to adapt to. Here on the campus in Edinburgh, there has been a spectacular sense of peacefulness and summer setting and now there is a big buzz about the place – […] Read More
There are many things to be proud of in our University, and many things I, personally, am proud to be associated with – not least continuing to embed and uphold the mission and values this institution was founded on. In our Bicentennial year, we have the opportunity to look back at our history to see where this journey started, to applaud the people who made our University what […] Read More
It has been a few weeks since my last blog, and I hope many of you managed to take some time off at home or away – or have some planned soon – as we speed towards the start of the new academic year. I was pleased to spend some time doing some coastal walking, accompanied by our two dogs, and catching up with family not seen for […] Read More