QMU wins Inspiring Learning Places Award at Learning Places Scotland 2024!
Congratulations to Patrick Boxall (Lecturer in Education) and the Queen Margaret University team, winning the category for 'Inspiring Learning Places at the Learning Places Scotland Awards. This was the only nature-based project to win, and the QMU Wee Forest was a key part of the nomination.
Learning Places Scotland 2024 in conversation with….
This brand-new “In Conversation With” Series aims to give you an insight into what Learning Places Scotland is all about, the people involved and their insights into the sector. Hosted by James Lee CEO & Co-Founder of STEP CONNECT2, listen to a whole host of education influencers, with new episodes [...]
The benefits of spending time outdoors this summer
Children in Scotland share this blog post (9 July 2024) by Sarah Cowie from the National Trust for Scotland. Discover why Scots like to spend time outside and their preferred type of place to spend time outdoors.
Scottish waterfalls – what’s in a name?
Scotland’s Nature blog describes how ‘Eas’ in the Gaelic landscape marks a named waterfall in this post Land of Falling Water (20 October 2021). A range of Scottish waterfalls and places are illustrated, along with their Gaelic names.
Climate Beacons for COP26 – what’s happening in your area?
Climate Beacons for COP26 is a Scotland-wide collaborative project between climate change or environmental organisations and arts, heritage or cultural organisations to stimulate long-term public engagement in the lead-up to and following COP26. Seven Climate Beacon hubs are taking form in Argyll, Caithness & East Sutherland, Fife, Inverclyde, Midlothian, the Outer Hebrides, and Tayside. A [...]