Student Experience Grants awarded in the spring 2019 round of applications. Clubs, societies and social enterprisesClub, society or social enterpriseProject titleProject overviewAmount awardedEdinburgh Global PartnershipsMental health facility construction in KenyaUnder Edinburgh Global Partnerships (EGP), Team Kenya is in partnership with Tinada Youth Organization to construct a mental health facility in Kisumu County.£1,054Edinburgh University Boat ClubTaking Edinburgh University Boat Club to the Head of the Charles Regatta, USATaking a men’s and a women’s eight to the Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the biggest rowing events in the world, aiming to make this a biennial experience.£1,000Edinburgh University Ladies Rugby Football Club Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking devices for improving female performance sportFunding 22 Global Positioning System (GPS) units for the club in order to improve training and performance.£1,818Edinburgh University Magic SocietyMagic Society website and filmed performancesCreating website and filming performances to extend the reach and spread awareness of the new Magic Society. £500Edinburgh University Skydiving ClubEdinburgh University Skydiving Club rigFunding a new complete parachute system (rig) for the club to help members with progression in the sport as well as allow them to form their first ever club team.£2,000Edinburgh University Sub-Aqua ClubDiscovering and surveying new dive sites in Scotland - becoming more adventurousLearning marine and underwater archaeological surveying techniques and using these to discover new, more remote dive sites. Besides training, the grant will also be used to purchase a new air compressor.£2,500Edinburgh University Theatre CompanyEdinburgh University Theatre Company accessibility weekRunning a week of accessible shows, workshops and discussions in September and supporting disability training at Bedlam Theatre.£550Enactus EdinburghEdinburgh Candle CompanyFunding new candle kits as well as spreading brand awareness on campus and across the UK.£600Enactus EdinburghHarvestFunding a trial project that aims to bridge the gap between companies providing emerging grain storage technologies and smallholder farmers. The goal is to target the significant post-harvest losses plaguing Malawi.£700Orienteering ClubIncrease participation in orienteeringIncreasing participation in the sport of orienteering by supplying beginners with the basic equipment they require for the club’s training programme and weekends away.£500Our SpeakEasyCommunity engagement through storytellingHosting public speaking workshops to create inclusive, integrated and engaged community through storytelling.£800R SustainableR Sustainable social enterpriseRunning a range of events, starting from September, to provide a platform for conversation about “material innovation” in a wide variety of fields, from food, to fashion, to chemistry, to engineering. £1,550Theatre ParadokTheatre Paradok at FringeTwice Over is an innovative, exciting and radical piece of theatre produced by Theatre Paradok. It will be on from the 2-10th of August as part of the Fringe Festival.£600College of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesSchoolProject titleProject overviewAmount awardedBusiness SchoolSustainable fashion documentaryCreating a documentary about the environmental impact of the fashion industry, highlighting how individual actions can make a difference.£865Edinburgh College of ArtMusic Across BordersBringing an intercultural integration experience to students through a celebration of local world music ensembles and illustrating through music a great potential of cultural diversity and intercultural collaboration.£3,670Edinburgh College of ArtIndiascussion podcast seriesCreating a podcast series about sustainable fashion, following a University-led trek in India, whilst raising awareness of industry problems, including sustainability, trade, colonial legacies, and gender.£647Edinburgh Law SchoolRate My Night: night-time economy websiteSupporting the creation of a website that aims to improve transparency in bars, clubs and hostels in Edinburgh by allowing people to rate their experience.£3,226Moray House School of EducationIntentional learning communities and student engagement in higher educationThis collaborative project explores the student experience of intentional learning communities on student engagement, while simultaneously researching the student experience of student researchers learning research through practice.£4,980Moray House School of EducationMultilingual STEM programme for primary school pupils and parents in EdinburghPutting a formative course assessment into action and running a multilingual STEM programme for less privileged pupils and their parents to explore public learning resources.£2,204School of DivinityConference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine StudiesExpanding upon previous conferences in Byzantine studies by collaborating with the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies department. The aim is to create a platform for the promotion of new historical approaches.£1,934School of History, Classics and ArchaeologyIn the Shadow of Mount Olympus: a trip to ancient MacedoniaAn eleven-day trip with students to explore the ancient region of Macedonia, by visiting sites and museums in northern Greece, southern Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia.£5,000School of History, Classics and ArchaeologyLIFT - Elevating Women Beyond SportRunning a networking event, aimed at female performance athletes whilst demonstrating how sporting skills can be transferred into successful career opportunities, both within and outside of the sporting world.£1,775School of Literatures, Languages and CulturesSyrian FuturesSyrian Futures is an outreach project led by staff and students from the University that provides specialist support, training and resources to Scottish Syrians refugees of all ages£2,500School of Literatures, Languages and CulturesUniversity of Edinburgh Disabled Students ArchiveBuilding the foundation for the formation of the University of Edinburgh Disabled Students Archive. The aim is to collate an initial collection of extant documents and bring together current and past disabled students voices.£3,200School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS)PPLS PhD Summer Training in Statistics and RThe project aims to build an infrastructure for PPLS PhD student’s statistics training, focusing on areas that are core to successful research and/or participants teaching career.£1,452School of Social and Political ScienceCentre of African Studies writing retreat and workshopEnhancing the productivity of PhD candidates writing skills in order to aid them in the completion of their PhD theses, and to achieve wider research impact through the participation in writing and research outreach workshops.£1,160School of Social and Political ScienceEdinburgh Graduate Research Conference in Political TheoryThis conference is geared towards postgraduate students in the School of Social and Political Science, and other schools in the humanities, and aims to address current challenges to global governance.£433School of Social and Political ScienceDecolonising knowledge through artCarrying out two small but ambitious art-based projects on decolonising knowledge.£2,615College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine SchoolProject titleProject overviewAmount awardedEdinburgh Medical SchoolCritical care ward virtual reality (VR) experienceDeveloping a VR experience of a critical care ward for undergraduate students£2,450Edinburgh Medical SchoolGamify your researchDevelopment and delivery of a game, with students and about students’ research, to connect with a local community audience as part of an established community engagement project.£2,500Edinburgh Medical SchoolMedics’ wellbeing walkProviding first year medical students with an opportunity to gain empathy for each other and a sense of togetherness from the outset of their six-year studies. The goal is to undertake a whole-group medium-distance walk in the Edinburgh environs.£2,500Edinburgh Medical SchoolWellMed - a peer support group for medical students and other affiliated subjectsStarting a new peer support group and focusing on four strands of activities - discussion, activity, a talk and self-help.£1,500Edinburgh Medical School3D printed skull base tumours for patient counselling and medical educationUsing a patient specific 3D printed skull base model to counsel the patient of the operative plan to see if it allows for a more informed patient consent.£1,000Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesEnhancing student experience and community building by peer learning and societyCreating a new agriculture society and form Agri-PALs (Peer Assisted Learning). These activities will facilitate student learning, build community and enhance student experience.£2,460Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS)R(D)SVS Pipes and DrumsThe newly formed R(D)SVS Pipes and Drums Society aims to provide teaching to those who wish to learn the bagpipes or drums and join our new pipe band. We welcome members of any level of expertise and welcome staff and students based at Easter Bush.£2,145Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesThe Food Fly ProjectThis student-led project aims to reduce food waste by exploring the use of black soldier flies as a means of converting food waste and other types of waste into usable protein.£895Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary StudiesThe Journey of Tea - from tea plantation to teapotOver the course of one week, we will explore the journey of tea - from plantation to teapot. We will identify social, economic and environmental issues and their impact on a sustainable supply chain. £4,950College of Science and EngineeringSchoolProject titleProject overviewAmount awardedSchool of Biological SciencesBuilding research links between Edinburgh and TrinidadThe project will work to assist and advise honours projects, assist PhD research, deliver community outreach and build a platform that makes it possible to form an expedition to Trinidad.£1,700School of Biological SciencesMicro-fight: competitions of student microbiota for personalised phenotypingSetting up a 'tournament' where student microbiota compete against each other to promote awareness about the microbiome and to illustrate its applications for personalised medicine.£5,000School of Biological SciencesRaspberry-Pi Plant: capturing plant growth dynamics, for research and educationDevelop programming and 3D-printing skills to construct an inexpensive, user-friendly and open-access, plant growth imaging platform.£2,566School of ChemistrySTEM Stories: a storytelling series of student journeysThrough the medium of storytelling, this project aims to build a supportive environment to see what we share, what our fears and dreams are and the monsters we have conquered along the way.£2,500School of ChemistryElectronic chess board for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Design and fabrication of electronic chess boards interfaced with artificial intelligence and chess engine. The whole idea of prototyping this electronic board is to explore the application of chess to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.£230School of ChemistryThe Playable Periodic Table Workshop - Unleashing the ElementsThe project aims to deliver a workshop based on newly developed card game promoting chemistry to primary schools in targeted areas.£1,268School of Engineering180 Degrees Consulting Edinburgh180 Degrees Consulting aims to bridge the gap between quality, well-meaning consulting services and social enterprises struggling to afford such a service.£1,077School of EngineeringLeapfrogging Beyond BordersHolding STEM workshops in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and creating a network of university students excited about using STEM innovation for social impact in these regions.£4,800School of MathematicsRecognition of refugees’ educationA cooperation project with the non-governmental organisation Za’atar in Athens to assist refugees who seek recognition of their higher education whilst promoting cultural integration of refugees in Europe.£1,070School of MathematicsMary Lister McCammon Research FellowshipThis is a ten-week summer research fellowship for female students aiming to pursue a PhD in mathematics.£2,823School of Physics and AstronomyFocusing on unheard voices in physicsProviding underrepresented groups the opportunity to effectively communicate the changes they want to see through the work of new focus groups. £700Non-academic departmentsDepartmentProject titleProject overviewAmount awardedEdinburgh University Sports UnionVolunteer ZambiaWorking with Sport in Action and its partners to make a significant contribution to the long term, sustainable development of young people in Zambia.£500 This article was published on Tuesday 7 May 2024
