Nominations open for the Edinburgh Award 2024

Nominations open for the Edinburgh Award 2024

The Capital is once again searching for a worthy recipient of the coveted Edinburgh Award, with nominations for the 2024 award opening today (April 15). Since 2007, the Edinburgh Award has celebrated individuals who have made a truly unique contribution to the city and brought our capital to national and international…

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University’s Outdoor Learning Hub supports teachers and communities to connect with the natural world

Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education, officially opened the Outdoor Learning Hub and Discovery Trail at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. The new facility aims to improve understanding of outdoor learning amongst the teaching profession, whilst also enabling the community to connect to the natural world in new ways. The…

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Weak Start To 2024 For UK Exports

Responding to the latest Office for National Statistics data on UK trade for January, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “There was a slow start to the year in export volumes for both goods and services, with a modest rise in volumes of goods imports.  But…

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Championing the women who lead EiB’s teams of Bid Directors, Managers and Writers

Core to the success of EiB is its people. The team of Professional Heads play a crucial role in leading teams of Bid Directors, Managers and Writers, with over 40 strategic work winning professionals at EiB. With their expertise, they provide guidance and direction to ensure our teams are reaching…

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Investing in our staff’s mental health with new programme aimed at family wellbeing

Two-thirds of parents in the UK are worried about their children’s mental health. And rightly so, as 1 in 6 children in the UK are experiencing mental health problems. When children are anxious and stressed, parents are often anxious and stressed. That’s why at Edinburgh Leisure, we’re taking a whole…

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