As part of the orientation for the University of Glasgow Summer Research STEM program, I led the students on a tour of the… More
Dr. Hamish Thompson
Resident Director 
As part of the orientation for the University of Glasgow Summer Research STEM program, I led the students on a tour of the National Museum of Scotland for an introduction to the history of science in Scotland. As part of the tour I showed them the medals… More
We were delighted to welcome James Robertson to the Arcadia Center once again to discuss his latest novel, the News of the Dead, with our students. This novel is truly epic in the sense that it covers 1300 years of Scotland's past, all centred on… More
This semester, the Arcadia Edinburgh Center was very proud to host our first ever Student Learning Conference, with students from across our 3 center-based courses: the travel writing course taught by Dr Joan Haig; independent studies and the internship… More
With the attention of the world focused on Scotland, and Glasgow in particular, as COP26 kicks off and world leaders, climate activists and global communities meet to try and create a sustainable future, we in the Arcadia Scotland office are thinking… More
Arcadia Scotland ran its first Highland's Day trip in a while. Jason Wade (University of Colorado - Boulder), a student studying in Scotland for the semester at the University of Edinburgh, kindly offered to write a blog reflecting about one of the stops… More