Hans Christian Andersen This month is the 150th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen’s death. To mark the occasion, Ash Mowat, a volunteer in our Civic Engagement team, has written this blog post, exploring …Continue reading →

Papers of Benjamin Leigh Smith: Journal of the Schooner Samson 1871 Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on Benjamin Leigh Smith’s voyage to the Artic in 1871. In this blog we shall …Continue reading →

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 →

Christmas Cards and Christmas Books TAGS: Merry Christmas In honour of the upcoming festive season, Ash, one of our Civic Engagement Volunteers, looks for Christmas-themed items in the collection…. In this blog we shall explore a few items …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 →

History of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies TAGS: Royal (Dick) Veterinary College | Royal Dick Vet School | Veterinary medicine Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on the history of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. You can read …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 →

Fantasia: An Exhibition for Young Artists by our Gold Arts Award students Over the past year, a group of young people between the ages of 14-17 have been completing their Gold Arts Award through our ‘Arts All Around’ programme: a partnership between …Continue reading →

Neptune 1820 Convict Ship Voyage Ash Mowat is a volunteer with the Civic Engagement team and in this blog explores the journals of James Mitchell from the 1820 convict ship voyage to New South Wales. …Continue reading →

Sir James Young Simpson In light of the upcoming 300th anniversary of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Medicine in 2026, volunteer Ash Mowat looks to the archives to find out about Sir James …Continue reading →