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Understanding and Measuring the Environmental Impact of the University of Edinburgh’s Web Estate – Initial Insights and Further Questions from my Summer Internship. About Me & My Background Hello! I’m Oisin (or Osh), a soon-to-be fourth-year Sustainable Development student studying on the Human Geography pathway. My background in sustainability and activism meant that this […]
Another year of student summer graduations have now come to an end. Here’s a selection of our favourite images of the CMVM graduates of 2024. As ever, thanks to all our brilliant staff for the hard work and effort you have put into making the graduation ceremonies such a success across the College. Jul 26, […]
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Lauryn shares her memories from her time studying Mathematics at Edinburgh and how it shaped her next steps, achievements and career in Business Strategy. Programme BSc (Hons) Mathematics Year of graduation 2021 Job title Associate – Business Strategy Industry Asset Management Home country Zambia Why did you decide to study Maths at the […]
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…by Katie / from Edinburgh / studying Economics (MA) One of the best things you can do to settle into university quickly, meet a wide variety of people and get to know the city is to join a sports club or university society! There are so many options to choose from, university is a great opportunity […]
The UX service recently helped the New Students team run their own usability test on an updated version of their website. Jul 26, 2024
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We continue to highlight our students’ Mitacs Globalink Research Internship experiences with a contribution from Brandon Warden, an undergraduate student studying Geography and Archaeology, who has just finished third year. It was great to catch up with Brandon who is currently taking part in the 2024 Mitacs internship at the University of Saskatchewa in Canada. […]