Hear about the experiences and career paths of six alumni, while also discovering the role the University has played in their lives.

By Nahla, from Sierra Leone and Scotland, studying MA Social Anthropology with Development  Year of study: Second year undergraduate Accommodation type: Private Part-time job: waitress and Student Ambassador I feel that most people worry about budgeting in Edinburgh, where student living isn’t cheap, and stress that they won’t have fun. However, if you know roughly […]

The saying “It takes a village…” is probably the best description for what it feels like to work in research. Without the support of my mentors and the Medical Research Foundation, the present project would not exist. Creating meaningful change is only possible if we connect with lived experience experts, clinicians, policy makers, and other […]

Crafting Magic 2.0 – The Thickening   2026 Posters | Open Education Talks https://oetalks.opened.ca/category/2026-posters/ The Crafting Magic 2.0 poster links to the art project’s website, Shift/Work: Crafting Magic https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/craftingmagic/ which is written and maintained by Prof Neil Mulholland and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 It also links to project repo […]

For some interviews can feel like a daunting process but this needn’t be the case – especially when you feel prepared and ready to handle the situation you will be primed and ready to give confident answers. The recruitment process seeks to establish if you have the necessary skills and are the right fit for […]

We have made some updates to the JISC Digital Skills Discovery Tool to make selecting your school or department within the university simpler. The Discovery Tool is an interactive questionnaire that identifies your Digital Skills Capability ratings, highlighting strengths, and areas for improvement.  Existing users: We need you to update your Discovery Tool Department!  Follow these easy steps to complete this process:  Open the […]