Standing up for the ocean

Cal Major (Veterinary Medicine, 2012) is a vet surgeon turned ocean advocate and world record holding stand up paddleboarder. She talks to Enlightened about her new TV series Scotland: Ocean Nation and her mission to re-connect people with the blue spaces.

Dick Vet at 200: 60 years of reunions

In 2023, the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies celebrated its bicentenary. Here, five vet alumni reveal why they have been reuniting every year since they graduated in 1963.

A letter from the aftermath

As we approach the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey in February 2023, alumna Mutlu Dilara Aydin (Arts, 2021) sends us a personal account of being in Turkey at the time, and about the effects of international support.

Enlightened Conversations

Enlightened Conversations

The latest episode of Enlightened Conversations was recorded in Palo Alto, California. An expert panel, including the University's Prof Shannon Vallor (Chair in the Ethics of Data and AI) explores the past, present and future of Artificial Intelligence.

The blog

Would you climb a mountain to help others? Would you do it while you were feeling unwell? That is exactly what alumnus Christopher Farrenholz  did to help bring a safe water supply to a village in Tanzania. He tells Enlightened about the experience. 

Stories from the alumni community

Enlightened contains a mixture of diverse stories and voices from the Edinburgh alumni and wider-University communities. All opinions expressed are those of the individuals being quoted and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh.