Since launching a Community Grant scheme in 2017, the University of Edinburgh has invested over £730,000 in more than 200 community projects in South-East Scotland. A total of £115,000 has been awarded this year through the scheme, as well as through a Midlothian STEM scheme and the Micro-grant scheme. In March 2024, student athletes gathered at Peffermill Playing Fields to plant trees and celebrate the launch of an exciting new project. ‘Wild Peffermill’ marks the start of a long-term vision to protect and restore nature and wildlife habitats across our campus, with the University committing to transforming over 25,000m non-pitch amenity grassland areas into wildflower meadows and grasslands, as well actively manage woodland areas to improve their health at Peffermill. This article was published on 2025-01-23
