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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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Virtual Europe in Scotland

Scotland is delighted to be offering three online courses in Scotland as a part of Virtual Europe including a Scottish History and Museum Studies Program.  Hear Dr Joan Haig, Dr Cameron McKay and Dr Hamish Thompson talk about their courses. We very much…

Dr. Hamish Thompson

Getting back to nature with John Muir

We’re all missing green spaces right now – the beach and forest backdrops of online meetings are no substitute for the real thing. In the words of nineteenth-century naturalist, John Muir, ‘Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and…

Joan Haig

Student Experiences: Erin Fabian

Whit’s fur ye’ll no go past ye

In terms of our student blog posts Erin Fabian strikes again in terms of another excellent post covering her final few weeks in Edinburgh. It's a bit of a bittersweet read, covering the uncertainties of hastily packed suitcases, last few pictures and…

Laura Williamson

Student Experiences: Erin Fabian

The student experience is so important to us at Arcadia, and we love hearing about what our students get up to while they study with us. This time around, Erin Fabian, studying at University of Edinburgh in Spring 2020, is sharing her experience of one…

Laura Williamson

Academic News

The 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath

This Monday marks 700 hundred years since the writing of the Declaration of Arbroath, a document that is widely believed to be the most important in Scotland’s history. Debated by historians, and quoted by politicians, the ‘Declaration’ was actually a…

Cameron McKay

Academic News

A History of Pandemics in Scotland

Although Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on all our lives, it is important to remember that it is just one of the many pandemics that has occurred in the history of Scotland. For millennia disease has threatened humankind, but this same danger has…

Cameron McKay

Director's Corner

Update to Spring 2020 Arcadia Programs

The Spring 2020 Arcadia programs in Scotland have been suspended due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Students should look for emails from Arcadia for specific information and general updates can be found on Arcadia's Coronavirus updates blog and FAQs.

Dr. Hamish Thompson

Student Life

Scotland Awards 2019

We were really happy that we had so many entries for the Scotland Awards this semester, and it was very difficult to make a decision with so many brilliant photos and blogs. So thank you everyone who entered the contest, as we really enjoyed seeing what…

Cameron McKay

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