
Author Archives for James Thomas


Social prescribing for mental health
June 27, 2022 9:48 am Comments Off on Social prescribing for mental health
The linguistic landscape of Scots in the 21st century
June 27, 2022 9:42 am Comments Off on The linguistic landscape of Scots in the 21st century
Coastal knowledge map competition
June 24, 2022 4:23 pm Comments Off on Coastal knowledge map competition
What exactly is sustainable produce?
June 24, 2022 2:34 pm Comments Off on What exactly is sustainable produce?
The curious mind of Ian Rankin
June 24, 2022 2:31 pm Comments Off on The curious mind of Ian Rankin
The information machine in your pocket
June 24, 2022 2:21 pm Comments Off on The information machine in your pocket
Minds on Mars
June 24, 2022 2:16 pm Comments Off on Minds on Mars
More than just words
June 24, 2022 2:12 pm Comments Off on More than just words
Sir Walter Scott and James Skene: An artistic collaboration
June 24, 2022 12:41 pm Comments Off on Sir Walter Scott and James Skene: An artistic collaboration
To love or to punish? That is the question
June 24, 2022 12:35 pm Comments Off on To love or to punish? That is the question
Why is multilingualism good for you?
June 24, 2022 12:19 pm Comments Off on Why is multilingualism good for you?
Environmental footprints in our DNA
June 24, 2022 12:07 pm Comments Off on Environmental footprints in our DNA
How to design, build and fly a micro-satellite
June 24, 2022 11:56 am Comments Off on How to design, build and fly a micro-satellite
Lives carved in stone
June 24, 2022 11:45 am Comments Off on Lives carved in stone
Mind travelling
June 24, 2022 11:24 am Comments Off on Mind travelling
Our body is a planet
June 24, 2022 11:12 am Comments Off on Our body is a planet
The curious cleric
June 24, 2022 9:45 am Comments Off on The curious cleric
100th anniversary of the discovery of Insulin
June 24, 2022 9:39 am Comments Off on 100th anniversary of the discovery of Insulin
Engineering approaches in biomedicine
June 24, 2022 9:36 am Comments Off on Engineering approaches in biomedicine
Screening – Is it good for your health?
June 24, 2022 9:28 am Comments Off on Screening – Is it good for your health?
Knitting for money, knitting from home
June 24, 2022 9:22 am Comments Off on Knitting for money, knitting from home
Space junk, biomaterials, and green computers
June 24, 2022 9:11 am Comments Off on Space junk, biomaterials, and green computers
The poetry of science
June 23, 2022 5:03 pm Comments Off on The poetry of science
Return to Brownsbank
June 23, 2022 4:57 pm Comments Off on Return to Brownsbank
Anatomy of a Notebook: Charles Lyell’s words on vanished worlds
June 23, 2022 4:44 pm Comments Off on Anatomy of a Notebook: Charles Lyell’s words on vanished worlds
Caring for young minds
June 23, 2022 4:40 pm Comments Off on Caring for young minds
Towards a realistic utopia for dying in Scotland
June 23, 2022 4:32 pm Comments Off on Towards a realistic utopia for dying in Scotland
Maps of Edinburgh landscapes through time
June 23, 2022 4:20 pm Comments Off on Maps of Edinburgh landscapes through time
Road to net zero
June 23, 2022 4:12 pm Comments Off on Road to net zero
A global conversation
August 12, 2021 1:55 pm Comments Off on A global conversation
Ending blame culture
August 10, 2021 9:16 am Comments Off on Ending blame culture
A life in science festivals
July 28, 2021 11:14 am Comments Off on A life in science festivals
The Walking Library for a Wild City – Glasgow
July 27, 2021 3:17 pm Comments Off on The Walking Library for a Wild City – Glasgow
Developing treatments for Covid-19
July 27, 2021 12:56 pm Comments Off on Developing treatments for Covid-19
The Walking Library for a Wild City – Edinburgh
July 19, 2021 12:33 pm Comments Off on The Walking Library for a Wild City – Edinburgh
Nostalgia and applied games
July 12, 2021 4:58 pm Comments Off on Nostalgia and applied games




Video games and American history
July 12, 2021 4:53 pm Comments Off on Video games and American history




Historical practices of video games
July 12, 2021 4:51 pm Comments Off on Historical practices of video games

What is next for social prescribing in Scotland?
July 9, 2021 4:15 pm Comments Off on What is next for social prescribing in Scotland?Transcript Please note transcriptions are auto-generated so may feature mistakes. [00:00:00] Professor Sarah Skerratt: Good afternoon and welcome to the... View Article


Curious Edinburgh – self guided walking tours
July 8, 2021 1:35 pm Comments Off on Curious Edinburgh – self guided walking tours

Walking and creativity during Covid-19
July 8, 2021 10:15 am Comments Off on Walking and creativity during Covid-19Tea & Talk Series The Tea & Talk series invites everyone to enjoy a cup of tea while engaging with... View Article


Culture, sport, health and wellbeing
July 7, 2021 4:23 pm Comments Off on Culture, sport, health and wellbeing

Communication and collaboration in a crisis
July 7, 2021 4:20 pm Comments Off on Communication and collaboration in a crisis

Building resilience in young people
July 7, 2021 4:08 pm Comments Off on Building resilience in young people

The Covid-19 challenge to mechanical engineers
July 7, 2021 3:56 pm Comments Off on The Covid-19 challenge to mechanical engineers

Reforming the UK’s asylum system
July 7, 2021 3:38 pm Comments Off on Reforming the UK’s asylum system

The Army and Covid-19
July 7, 2021 3:28 pm Comments Off on The Army and Covid-19

Education in the post-covid era
July 7, 2021 2:00 pm Comments Off on Education in the post-covid era

Thirteen fragments
July 7, 2021 1:36 pm Comments Off on Thirteen fragments

From the cosmos to consumers
July 7, 2021 1:27 pm Comments Off on From the cosmos to consumers

Inside forensic science
July 7, 2021 1:09 pm Comments Off on Inside forensic science

Balancing the risk
July 26, 2021 9:25 am Comments Off on Balancing the risk




History is our playground
July 6, 2021 2:47 pm Comments Off on History is our playground

Take off to green aviation
July 6, 2021 2:39 pm Comments Off on Take off to green aviation

Brain health
July 6, 2021 2:25 pm Comments Off on Brain health

Making space to thrive
July 6, 2021 2:06 pm Comments Off on Making space to thrive

The science of the small
July 6, 2021 1:57 pm Comments Off on The science of the small

Endometriosis: the painful truth
July 1, 2021 2:06 pm Comments Off on Endometriosis: the painful truth

Tools for telling time on a changing planet
July 1, 2021 1:39 pm Comments Off on Tools for telling time on a changing planet

Delivering clean energy from space
July 1, 2021 1:06 pm Comments Off on Delivering clean energy from space

Enlightenment rocks
July 1, 2021 12:38 pm Comments Off on Enlightenment rocks

Death in the climate crisis era
July 1, 2021 11:02 am Comments Off on Death in the climate crisis era

Bacteria: the true rulers of your world
June 30, 2021 6:44 pm Comments Off on Bacteria: the true rulers of your world

The world shrinks to a windowpane
June 30, 2021 6:27 pm Comments Off on The world shrinks to a windowpane

Coastal knowledge and communities
June 30, 2021 5:52 pm Comments Off on Coastal knowledge and communities

Understanding future energy demand
June 30, 2021 5:10 pm Comments Off on Understanding future energy demand

Old books, new technologies
June 30, 2021 5:02 pm Comments Off on Old books, new technologies

Art for useful knowledge
June 30, 2021 4:15 pm Comments Off on Art for useful knowledge

Rescuing the bird life on Gough Island
June 30, 2021 3:35 pm Comments Off on Rescuing the bird life on Gough Island

Art and the Anthropocene
July 23, 2020 2:31 pm Comments Off on Art and the Anthropocene

Dance for Health and Wellbeing
July 16, 2020 2:08 pm Comments Off on Dance for Health and Wellbeing

The Future of Foreign Policy
July 16, 2020 2:10 pm Comments Off on The Future of Foreign Policy

Fragile: Handle With Care?
July 14, 2020 10:26 pm Comments Off on Fragile: Handle With Care?

Adult Bilingualism: Mission Impossible?
July 14, 2020 10:20 pm Comments Off on Adult Bilingualism: Mission Impossible?

Designing a Feminist Alexa – An Exercise in Empathic Design
July 14, 2020 12:29 am Comments Off on Designing a Feminist Alexa – An Exercise in Empathic Design

Our Planet Panel
July 14, 2020 12:12 am Comments Off on Our Planet Panel

Health and Wellbeing Panel
July 14, 2020 12:08 am Comments Off on Health and Wellbeing Panel

Fact or Fiction? Innovation and Invention Panel
July 13, 2020 11:52 pm Comments Off on Fact or Fiction? Innovation and Invention Panel

More Than Playthings
July 13, 2020 6:18 pm Comments Off on More Than Playthings

The Future of Cancer Treatment
July 13, 2020 1:02 am Comments Off on The Future of Cancer Treatment

Compassion and the Sustainable Development Goals: A New Tomorrow
July 13, 2020 12:30 am Comments Off on Compassion and the Sustainable Development Goals: A New Tomorrow

We’ll All Die One Day, So Let’s Try to Make Sense of It!
July 13, 2020 12:25 am Comments Off on We’ll All Die One Day, So Let’s Try to Make Sense of It!

How Do We Design Places to Promote Wellbeing?
July 13, 2020 12:22 am Comments Off on How Do We Design Places to Promote Wellbeing?

How Do Machines Learn to Talk?
July 13, 2020 12:18 am Comments Off on How Do Machines Learn to Talk?

Can We Get to the Root of Things?
July 13, 2020 12:13 am Comments Off on Can We Get to the Root of Things?

Seeking Resilience in a(n Increasingly) Fragile World?
July 13, 2020 12:09 am Comments Off on Seeking Resilience in a(n Increasingly) Fragile World?

Menstrual Health: Still Taboo? Are We Making Progress?
July 13, 2020 12:06 am Comments Off on Menstrual Health: Still Taboo? Are We Making Progress?

(Not) Learning Languages in the Brexit Era
July 12, 2020 11:57 pm Comments Off on (Not) Learning Languages in the Brexit Era

Words and Water in Scottish Literature
July 12, 2020 11:51 pm Comments Off on Words and Water in Scottish Literature

Life as a CHAMP
July 12, 2020 11:47 pm Comments Off on Life as a CHAMP

Our Suffering Genes
July 12, 2020 11:43 pm Comments Off on Our Suffering Genes

Breathe and Sleep
July 12, 2020 11:38 pm Comments Off on Breathe and Sleep

The Drugs Don’t Work: How to Test for Infectious Disease and Select Treatments?
July 12, 2020 11:28 pm Comments Off on The Drugs Don’t Work: How to Test for Infectious Disease and Select Treatments?

Micro-To-Macro: Space Technologies at Extremes of Length-Scale
July 12, 2020 10:44 pm Comments Off on Micro-To-Macro: Space Technologies at Extremes of Length-Scale
