‘A great place to learn’
Grace Balfour-Harle, third year student at the University of Aberdeen, spends a week with Connect as part of her placement with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Here, she describes the experience...
Scaling new heights
The relaunch of Teaching Scotland, one of the largest circulation professional magazines in the country, has been heralded by readers as a huge success.Publishers the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) are one of Connect's longest serving clients, and we've helped them develop the magazine...
Oxford comma: yes or no?
I was caught in a storm a while ago. Nothing to do with gale force winds or torrential rain; it was instead a seemingly innocent comment on social media that caused a surprising stir.Here's what happened: I was checking Twitter at 4am (as you do...
Innovations to shout about in magazine
Connect is producing a magazine for the University of Edinburgh's unit that helps commercialise cutting-edge work by academics and students.Instead of publishing an annual report of achievements, Edinburgh Research and Innovation (ERI), takes a different approach – showcasing the great work of the organisation and...
Zoological magazine is reborn
Wildlife conservation, park attractions and a polar bear called Victoria are all under the spotlight in the latest magazine for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) which has been revamped by Connect.We worked with the society to rethink its members' magazine, LifeLinks, not least...
Building relationships
Good communication is the foundation of any successful organisation.So when Scottish housebuilders Mactaggart & Mickel Homes wanted to mark their 90th year in business recently, what better way to share the good news with employees than by launching their own newsletter?The first issue of Our...
Should you use a QR Code?
According to research, only 31 per cent of UK consumers know what a QR (or Quick Reader) code is, and of that number, only 19 per cent had actually scanned one according to eConsultancy. But it wasn't that long ago you could find QR codes...
Pledge to provide work experience… and a mag
Connect is publishing a new magazine called “The Pledge" as part of its own pledge to client, Wheatley Group, to provide work experience and boost support for the scheme. Scotland's leading housing group's Wheatley Pledge invites contractors and suppliers to make an annual commitment to do...
Malt in motion
If there was an Oscar for best short feature on whisky, cycling and Islay, we're pretty sure that our video for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society would have us at the winner's podium giving tearful thanks.The video was the brainchild of Connect's Richard Goslan and...
Award-winning show just keeps growing
The Scottish Dental Show has firmly established itself as one of the most important dates in the Scottish dentistry calendar and the biggest event of its kind in the country. Organised by Connect, who also publish Scottish Dental magazine, the 2016 event welcomed nearly 2,000 people...