The New Curiosity Shop

Be Your Own Boss: How to startup your own business

The Editor — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:30:55 +0000

We are delighted to add a new course to our catalogue: Be Your Own Boss: How to startup your own business Click on the link to find out more and enrol on the course. There’s not much more to add except that it is eligible for ILA Scotland funding.

Let’s Build a Human Being

The Editor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:24:54 +0000

We have just released our second ebook under the ‘Curious About’ Banner. It’s available via Amazon as we speak.

Writers Wanted

The Editor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:26:47 +0000

The New Curiosity Shop is opening a new project – epublishing. We are starting with the theme of curiosity, naturally, and we are calling it Curious About. We are looking for writers to help develop a catalogue of short ebooks – to find out more visit: New Curiosity Books

New Myths and Legends of Edinburgh

The Editor — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:04:25 +0000

Noel Chidwick, one of the partners of The New Curiosity Shop has recently published an ebook. New Myths and Legends of Edinburgh is a collection of tales never before revealed: from the Mysterious Lollipop Man enticing innocent cyclists to their peril, to the enigmatic Professor MacIntyre. There is the Man Who Waited, and the true more

YouTube – What Pi Sounds Like !

The Editor — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:13:29 +0000

What Pi Sounds Like !

Solar Blast en Route to Earth

The Editor — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:40:44 +0000

You can’t beat a dramatic headline! The Sun is starting to develop one or two sunspots after a few years of quiet and is producing solar storms to match. There’s one erupting at the moment, and will be making its way towards Earth over the next couple of days. This means we could be in more

Next start Date: 2nd March

The Editor — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:51:29 +0000

Our next start date for courses is Wednesday 2nd March. IF you’d like to enrol, please do so before the 24th February 2011. We have a choice selection for you, and remember, if you are eligible, some of our courses can be funded through ILA Scotland. Hope to see you here soon!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The Editor — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:17:22 +0000

We have a demonstration course on the history of the Hot Air Balloon, so what better way to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year than from a one-man balloon over the Clyde Valley. I’m afraid it isn’t Arthur or myself up there, it’s Graeme Houston, of Scotair. Graeme is also more

Science is Vital

Noel Chidwick — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:18:35 +0000

Today it was announced that two scientists at Manchester University were awarded the Nobel prize for Physics (see Materials breakthrough wins Nobel). Meanwhile, the Coalition Government are threatening cuts to the very lifeblood of this country, by cutting funding to science research. Such short-sightedness fair takes your breath away. As it says at Science is more

Gearing up for a great Autumn of Learning

Noel Chidwick — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:06:33 +0000

We’re rested and ready for action. We’ve got some great courses for you to pick from, and we are just putting the finishing touches to some cracking new ones. Our virtual doors re-open on the 15th September, so come along and book a place on one of our choice, succulent courses. Take a look through more