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Outwith: Participatory Research and the Library | Library | Library Find out how the Library is supporting best practice in participatory research at the University. Meet our Partners in Participation, find sources of support, and learn more about our projects,…

Nel, our Library Participatory Research Engagement Officer, has asked us to point out that today is "Outwith Day"; a day to celebrate the glorious Scots English term. They had little else to say, except that it's a wonderful word - and that it's also a great part of what we do

The Divine Beer Tribunal - Would the beer gods of the past welcome a 21st-century member? Before bread, before coins, before cities, there was beer. A drink, yes, but also a fermented food with purpose: a daily ration, a ritual tool, a reason to gather.

Before bread, before coins, before cities, there was beer. A drink, but also a daily ration, a ritual tool, a reason to gather. Would the beer gods of the past welcome a 21st-century member? 🍺🍻

Find out in this #FoodHeritage story from our Online Creative Residency! bit.ly/4nMqIKH

Serendipity!

Love the name! Will keep an eye out for her next time I pass 😀

📣 Job opportunity for a talented developer to join our Digital Library team at the University of Edinburgh. You'll be working on the open journal and monograph systems we host at the university. This is an exciting role, working closely with colleagues who are passionate about open access. 📣

Good job!

My favorite Venn diagram. Nice and colorful.

📢 Staff at the University of Edinburgh are on strike against £140m cuts.

Show your support to colleagues at Edinburgh university ✊

Route map of the 2025 Tour o the Borders. 118km from Peebles to Moffat via the Devils Beeftub, and back from Moffat to Peebles via Grey Mares Tail waterfall.

…and that’s a wrap. 118km cycled on car free roads. No stress and beautiful scenery. 100% recommend!

When I’m tired on the hills my custom Big Lebowski top cap will remind me that the Dude Abides and all will be sweet.

Orange bike sat in front of fireplace

Doing some last minute bike prep for the ride. New chain, rear cassette and bottom bracket fitted by Leith Cycle Co. Great wee local shop.

Super excited to be riding in the Tour o’ the Borders tomorrow. Fingers crossed the weather holds out!

UK-peeps: Sunday's #LunarEclipse is going to be tricky as the horizon is mostly in the way 😬
If you're keen not to miss it, try a dress rehearsal: spot the moonrise today/tomorrow & you'll know where to look on Sunday 🤓🔭🧪
Location-specific moonrise 🕰️: www.timeanddate.com/moon/uk/edin...
📷 S. Harvey

Network power: the humanities and data science in collaboration

So come along, or dial in, to hear me and others discuss what humanities can do for data science, as well as how humanities uses data science. I'm sure I may go on a patented rant about the potential ramifications of stopping listening to arts and humanities voices in AI development. Sign up here!

Yeah well whose fault is that??

Protecting University Repositories from Aggressive Web Scraping: Using Database Rights to Retain Control Over Academic Content Universities have long served as custodians of knowledge, investing in infrastructure - such as institutional repositories - to ensure research outputs are preserved, discoverable, and freely availabl...

All discussion I have seen about genAI & Intellectual Property Rights has focused on Copyright. In this blog post my colleague Eugen talks about the lesser known Database Right which has potential to protect academic works and invite fair reuse legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

Young Team Fox making mischief tonight down the Water of Leith @wolct.bsky.social until they got a lesson in manners from the local neighbourhood badger 😂

Whoever thought that calling this road National Cycle Route 75 a good idea should hang their head in shame.

I was really happy to help publish the preprint of this groundbreaking study by the @decodemestudy.bsky.social team which hopefully will lead to a pathway to understand and cure ME.

Very excited to be recruiting for a Communication and Impact Officer to work with me, @ewaluger.bsky.social and the whole @braiduk.bsky.social team in Edinburgh through late 2028! Opportunity is Grade 7 and applications close 1st Sept

Muffin_Panda 😂

The new journal is published by... @openlibhums.bsky.social.

This rarely gets mentioned in these press releases, but if you ever subscribed to Journal of Political Philosophy and appreciate the move away from for-profit publishers to an OA model, then your institution should support OLH.

Curator of Ghost Stories should be added to your job title along with a pay rise!

Good job. Your workplace is one of the most creepy places!

Geology people who do we you know in Edinburgh so that we can connect and go to Siccar point together. Do your thing social media!!!

YouTube video by Open Repositories Closing Keynote: Dealing with Generative AI, Harms and Mitigation Techniques

The closing keynote from Open Repositories this year was excellent. Highly recommend this to anyone who wants an accessible explanation of LLMs and anyone who is struggling to handle all the bot traffic on their systems.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL62...

A sepia photograph of D.T.N. Williamson with a beige background. The title reads "D.T.N. Williamson: Edinburgh’s Pioneer of Hi-Fi Sound Reproduction and Flexible Manufacturing" and the author name is Joe McGeough.

Delighted to share the publication of a new biography on D.T.N. Williamson, Edinburgh’s pioneer of hi-fi sound reproduction and flexible manufacturing.

Written by Professor Joe McGeough, this #OpenAccess book portrays the fascinating life & work of D.T.N. Williamson.

books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

Noooooo. When I was growing up he was the only Theo in the media. Made me feel like I didn’t have such a weird name.