Academic Blogging Service

Our Academic Blogging Service builds upon existing blogging practices and technology in use around the University and also includes a new blogging platform - blogs.ed.ac.uk.  Information and guidance for all of our blogging tools are available via the navigation below.

Blogs.ed.ac.uk

This WordPress platform will allow staff and research postgraduates to create a blog using an online form.  You’ll be able to use this blogging service for a number of purposes:

• Developing a School, departmental, unit or other community blog.
• Developing your own personal blog – to promote your research or to give you a place to reflect on ideas.
• Using blogs for teaching, learning and/or assessment purposes.

The service will allow WordPress blogs to be easily created either standalone or via your preferred VLE.  To keep it easy to use and secure, a limited collection of plugins and themes will be made available, but these should suit the majority of users.   

Undergraduate and taught postgraduate students will be directed to an appropriate academic where a blog is required for learning.

Find out more about blogs.ed.ac.uk.