'A Night at Stobs': AHRC-funded Performances about WWI Internment
Jun 18, 2018
Summary
A series of AHRC-funded performances will take place at venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Hawick in June.
Produced by a multi-disciplinary team at Edinburgh Napier, and featuring Music and Acting students and graduates, the shows will bring the history of WWI internment to life in accessible yet thought-provoking ways. The performances will be followed by a Q&A. The project already received some coverage in newspapers and the BBC in February (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-43210547).
Details on the shows and how to book tickets are below. Updates are also available via Twitter: @anightatstobs
Educational Visit to a Retrofit Project and Offsite Manufacturing Facility
Feb 18, 2025
Summary
Students from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) have been learning first hand from the deep retrofit of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)’s National Retrofit Centre.
The agenda included the following:
-1hr tour of ‘A-Lab’ (the building being retrofit) including a chat with the contractors carrying out the works.
-40 min tour of ‘Z-Lab’ (working offsite manufacturing facility + various demonstrator builds and products)
-20 min group discussion/ summary / reflections on what’s been learned – One of our former AT students will be hosting the visit. He kindly offered to answer any questions students might have about life after graduation as an AT In general.