Day: October 15, 2017

Rock2Recovery music event

Please see below information on an event two colleagues and I are organising to support a charity that we are very passionate about (writes Napier University’s Claire Biggar).

Rock2Recovery (R2R) is charity based in England who support Ex Armed Forces Personnel and their families who are suffering from PTSD. We first met the co-founders of R2R (Jamie Sanderson and Jason Fox) in April when they spoke at an event we hosted at the university to highlight the effects of PTSD on Ex Armed Forces personnel (http://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/armedforcesday). Continue reading Rock2Recovery music event

Edinburgh artists encouraged to enter national competition

Artists in Edinburgh are being challenged to show their artistic skills with the chance to win up to £15,000 and a gold medal in this year’s national Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize. They could also see their paintings hung in London’s world-famous Mall Galleries. Continue reading Edinburgh artists encouraged to enter national competition

Admin salaries set to outpace all other professions in Scotland in 2018

Demand for highly-skilled professionals means those in the accounting and finance and administration sector are set to experience significant starting salary increases in Scotland. According to the Robert Half 2018 Salary Guide, the competitive market for high-performing talent within accounting and finance is set to drive salaries for financial controllers (3.7%) and risk associates (3.3%) in Scotland higher in 2018. Continue reading Admin salaries set to outpace all other professions in Scotland in 2018

Twa Craws are up oan Muirhouse Library wa’!

Do you remember Makin’ a Brew, the music, story and song project for parents and pre school children at Craigroyston Early years Centre, which ran 2014 – 2016? The parents group produced some lovely poems – and one collaborative work, Twa Craws, now adorns Muirhouse Library wall! Continue reading Twa Craws are up oan Muirhouse Library wa’!