It was fantastic to be in NYC for #TartanDay and celebrate it with #EdinburghAlumni and friends. Look forward to being back! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸

Remember you are never far from Edinburgh. There are alumni clubs and networks all over the world.

Find one near you 🌎 edin.ac/3xpNYcy

We were sad to hear of the passing of Prof Higgs, who was an inspiration for many alumni. We will keep you updated on the plans to mark his contributions to science. In the meantime, please share your thoughts on the University’s online book of remembrance edin.ac/4aJoXrT

Join the President of Iceland, His Excellency Dr Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, for his public lecture 'Iceland the Brave' where he’ll explore the power & pitfalls of patriotism in a globalised world.

📅 16 April, 2.30PM
📌 Playfair Library
🎟️ Free tickets edin.ac/3PSXrzJ

Great to see Edinburgh Alumni #TartanDay feature here!

We’re looking forward to the annual New York City Tartan Day Parade tomorrow!

This year we are excited to welcome The University of Edinburgh Principal & Vice-Chancellor Prof Sir Peter Mathieson on our march up 6th Ave

Edinburgh Alumni #MyTartanDay #EdinburghAlumni #UoEinNYC #EdinburghUniNYC

We have a winner! 🏅

The 2024 #BeingEdinburgh alumni award goes to Forget Shareka (MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation, 2021) who leads the implementation of solutions in sustainable agribusiness & climate innovation 👏

Join us in congratulating her on this great achievement! 🎉

✉️ ECA Principal, Professor Juan Cruz, invites alumni to attend an ECA alumni reception in Shanghai on Sat 27 April.

📍 Venue: Huangpu, Shanghai, China

🔗 edin.ac/4cDB4rH

📷Shanghai under the blue sky by zhang kaiyv

Edinburgh Alumni

Join The University of Edinburgh Prof Frank Cogliano for his upcoming lecture where he'll discuss his new book ‘A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic’

📌 Fraunces Tavern Museum (NYC) or virtually
📅 8 April, 6.30pm EDT
Tickets ➡️ edin.ac/4ajzs4C

We can’t wait to celebrate #TartanDay in NYC this coming Saturday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸

Join Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, and your fellow #EdinburghAlumni for the annual parade up 6th Avenue.

Hope to see you there!
#NYCTartanWeek #MyTartanDay

📢 ICYMI!

NEW CONTEMPORARIES - Twenty-two ECA Graduates feature in the Royal Scottish Academy's New Contemporaries exhibition, selected from the 2022 and 2023 Graduate Shows - open now and until 24 April!

➡️eca.ed.ac.uk/news/rsa-new-c…

Congratulations to Edinburgh alumna Jasmin Paris for making history as the first woman ever to complete the Barkley Marathons - 100 miles involving over 60,000ft of climb and descent in 60 hours! What a fantastic achievement! 👏

Join us in celebrating #InternationalDayOfForests ! 🌲💚

The University of Edinburgh is committed to restoring woodlands and peatlands across Scotland, sequestering carbon, safeguarding species, and benefiting local communities.

ed.ac.uk/news/2024/fore…

ICYMI: Read Edinburgh Innovations' ⭐The Power of Innovation 2022/23⭐ Find out more about The University of Edinburgh's successes across three core missions: shaping the future of health & care; tackling the climate & environmental crisis; & harnessing data, digital & AI for public good.⬇⬇⬇

What’s the past, present and future of AI?

An expert panel - Shannon Vallor of Edinburgh Futures Institute, Christopher Manning & Rob Reich of Stanford University & Irene Solaiman of Hugging Face - explores this & more in the new ep of Enlightened Conversations, recorded in Palo Alto.

▶️ edin.ac/3UhAE3v

Brush up on your language skills in time for summer! 😎 🍦 🍉 🌍

We have over 15 languages for you to choose from including Arabic, French, Italian, Japanese and Swahili! Our classes are available at days and times to suit you!

Explore and book now 👇

edin.ac/3QbCd0X

Taking inspiration from the Edinburgh Declaration on Responsibility for Responsible AI, our Technomoral Conversation will look at what matters most when we talk about 'Responsible AI' & responsibility for autonomous systems

Join us in Edinburgh & online▶️technomoralfutures.uk/events-databas…

Next week

Bookmarks returns, showcasing artists' books, zines, comics and creative book works from staff, students and alumni. Buy work, meet the artists, meet fellow book art enthusiasts.

📍 27 March, 1pm - 7pm, ECA Sculpture Court

🔗Book! edin.ac/4cjjo4s

Would you climb a mountain to help others? Would you do it while you were feeling unwell? 🗻 🤔

That is exactly what The University of Edinburgh School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh alumnus Christopher Farrenholz did. He tells Enlightened about the experience.

Read his blog 🔗 edin.ac/3Ujpj2L

Don’t miss out on the variety of events we have on offer for edinburghuni students and recent graduates, from any subject who are interested in working in the Creative Industries, Media or Cultural institutions.

Use our handy guide:sway.cloud.microsoft/m2jEYOzH38ElYY… #EdCreativeCareers

If you would like to find out more about studying for a postgraduate online qualification at Edinburgh, then come along to this online event, Postgraduate Online Learning Essentials (27 March)! We look forward to welcoming you.

Book your place: edin.ac/pgole