The successful summer General Council meeting and event was held on Saturday 18 June 2022 in the John McIntyre Conference Centre on the Pollock Campus The successful summer General Council meeting and event was held on Saturday June 18th 2022 in the John McIntyre Conference Centre on the Pollock Campus. The Report from the Convener of the Business Committee, Sir Philip Mawer, can be viewed below: Convener Report June 2022 HYM (555.28 KB PDF) The formal proceedings were followed by an event which illustrated the University’s involvement with its local community. Professor Lesley McAra asked in her opening address “What does it mean to be a 21st century civic university?”. A copy of the slides used during the presentation can be viewed below: Lesley McAra slides from June HYM 2022 (4.69 MB PowerPoint) The morning and afternoon sessions featured excellent presentations from a panel of speakers and focused on Data Driven Innovation supported through the City Region Deal, and how the University’s social investments are making a difference. General Council members and their guests enjoyed a finger buffet lunch and had the opportunity to engage with an exhibition of community-based projects (ranging from joint enterprise projects for social benefit to healthcare for the homeless and their pets) and to meet those involved. A highlight was school children from local primary schools demonstrating the value of their digital learning: Roslin p6 Investigates the Tongan Volcano Eruption Cramond Primary School investigates their indoor environment Some feedback from the event: Thank you again for the half yearly meeting last Saturday. It was a superb, highly relevant and, at times, actually moving event. A remarkable occasion. An informative and stimulating set of presentations. It was stellar. This article was published on 2024-07-08
