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Poor Things: Bella Baxter or Bella Caledonia?

If you enjoyed the movie Poor Things, read the novel!  Perhaps surprising is so many reviews of this brilliant film ignore the underlying political subtext. Alasdair Gray, the author of the book the film was adapted from was not uninterested in the politics…
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Dr. Hamish Thompson
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November Celebrations

November in Scotland is filled with festivals and fireworks. To start the month, bonfires and fireworks to commemorate Guy Fawkes Night abound. At the end of the month, celebrate Scotland’s patron saint, Andrew. Edinburgh Fireworks Extravaganza 2…

Stephenie McGucken

Events & Activities

October Happenings Around Scotland

It is that time of year: pumpkins, the crunch of leaves on the ground, and spooky activities! Embrace the colder weather and Halloween spirit with a range of activities around Scotland from pumpkin carvings to ghost tours!    Edinburgh Edinburgh…

Stephenie McGucken

Settling In: Scotland in September

It's that time of year again! With the Edinburgh Centre ready to welcome new students to Scotland, and knowing that finding your feet in a new city can be difficult, we thought we'd share some suggestions of where to start exploring!  From markets that…

Emma Simpson

Director's Corner

The Soul of a Nation

“Nations and peoples are largely the stories they feed themselves. If they tell themselves stories that are lies, they will suffer the future consequences of those lies. If they tell themselves stories that face their own truths, they will free their…

Dr. Hamish Thompson

Edinburgh Center

Summer 2018 Photography Competition

The results of this summer's photography competition are in! We've loved seeing what everyone has been up to this summer, from attending Arcadia trips to see highland games and try horse riding, to placements in historic sites and STEM research labs!…

Emma Simpson

Excursions

Fall 2018 Events

Scotland looks forward to welcoming you this coming semester! We’re very excited to announce the events that will be taking place this fall semester. We do our best to offer experiences that you’d otherwise struggle to find when living here and we hope…

Emma Simpson

Excursions

Summer has arrived! July events near you!

We are officially into summer and things are heating up, literally and in terms of summer activities.  With lots of light, warmer temperatures and the beginnings of festival season, you're guaranteed to come across fun, interesting and uniquely Scottish…

Emily Goetsch

Co-Curricular Learning

How to enjoy the World Cup when you haven't qualified

Every four years an event rolls around that causes countries to come to a standstill, will cause more nervousness than finals week and will crush more hopes and dreams than, well, finals week again. I can only of course be talking about the FIFA World…

Fraser Bryden

Director's Corner

Walls!

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” Maya Angelou Study abroad transgresses and crosses borders. These can be physical, linguistic, political, cultural – but at the…

Dr. Hamish Thompson

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