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Safe Data Access: Working in Trusted Research Environments
Explore accessing sensitive health data in Trusted Research Environments using the Five Safes Framework and safe researcher principles.
Online (Self-paced independent learning)
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Scotland's Volcanoes (Online)
Explore how volcanic activity has helped shape Scotland’s landscape, with case studies that illustrate the nature and scale of past activity.
Online (Fixed Schedule)
The Art and Science of Cyanotypes
Explore the cyanotype process where chemistry meets creativity, using light, materials, and experimentation to create striking photographic...
In person (On Campus)
The Discovery of the Higgs Boson
Should we be excited about the Higgs Boson? Find out more about particle physics and understanding the universe in this course.
Online (Self-paced independent learning)
The Magic of Movies: How Cinema Works
Explore how art and technology shaped has shaped film—from colour and cameras to sound and special effects—in a journey through cinema...
In person (On Campus)
Tracing Time Through Holyrood Park: Autumn
Explore Holyrood Park through seasonal journeys, blending science and creativity to observe, record, and respond to landscape, ecology, and...
In person (Off Campus)
Tracing Time Through Holyrood Park: Spring
Explore Holyrood Park through seasonal journeys, blending science and creativity to observe, record, and respond to landscape, ecology, and...
In person (Off Campus)
Understanding the Earth
Learn about the forces that have shaped our planet, exploring origin, volcanism, earthquakes, the ocean floor and more.
In person (On Campus)