Too geek to function.
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ASPIRING study website
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. The Interactive Content team within Information Services designed and published the ASPIRING study website on behalf of Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman from the CCBS (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh).
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Dungeon Crossing
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. The Brothers Brick are running a cosy Lego Animal Crossing meets Dungeons and Dragons mash-up campaign called ‘Heroes of Fur and Feather’, here is my character creation: Flossy Fleecefoot the highland defender.
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Fabulandosa
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. I’ve made a new chonky chum for my mum’s Happy Plants, please say hello to Fabulandosa! Best known for his wonderful storytelling skills, this hardy little chap was first introduced to the UK in 1979.
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Gnome Sweet Gnome
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. I designed Norman the Gnome for the Lego Ideas challenge ‘Timeless Creations’. Sadly, he didn’t make the Fan Vote stage, but I still love this wee guy! Inspiration Garden gnomes have been a design classic for over 200 years, first introduced as lawn ornaments during the 19th century. Now these…
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Sharing My Story
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute. It’s been a busy, but rewarding, week at work and home. In the last 24 hours The Lego Group have published two personal videos documenting my sight loss disability and love for building with Braille bricks.
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Cheesy Rider
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. Here is my latest Fabuland model which debuted at Bricktastic 2025. Hope you like cheesy puns!
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Build your own paddle steamer
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Build your own microscale paddle steamer, free PDF instructions and parts are now available on Rebrickable.
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Five Years of Sight Loss
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Over the last five years I have written personal blog posts detailing my traumatic sight loss journey. To help others better understand the significant changes in my vision I also created a series of interactive simulations (H5P files).
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New Hashima Hoverbike
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Build your own cute New Hashima hoverbike, free instructions now on Rebrickable.
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A Nip of Whisky
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Celebrated 25 years at the University of Edinburgh in December 2024. Received a lovely commemorative decanter from the principal at the historic Playfair Library. Don’t drink whisky, so Lego it is!
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Building a new home for Teaching Matters
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. The University of Edinburgh’s popular Teaching Matters blog was successfully migrated from a standalone WordPress instance created in 2016 to the Academic Blogging Service’s WordPress service. This short post focuses on the technical challenges, new features and support/security benefits.
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Book of Retro Lego Sets
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute. Chuffed to have an interview with Geneva Durand in the Blocks Magazine ‘Book of Retro Lego Sets’ Volume II.
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