A group of staff from the College Office at the College of Science and Engineering used their ‘Day to Make a Difference’ to help local conservation group, ‘Friends of Leadburn Community Woodland’, remove invasive rhododendrons from an area of scientific importance.  Whim It was a typically grey but thankfully dry and midge-free November morning, as […]

The University is committed to providing its students with effective academic guidance and wellbeing support. Our aim is for students to have access to a support ecosystem of high quality and consistent support that meets our students’ needs.   We want to take this opportunity to update you on what that means for you, and […]

My name is Ademiku Adeleye and I am from Nigeria. I am a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, studying a Food Security Master’s degree. I am also the Postgraduate Taught School representative for the School of Geosciences. First impressions Embarking on a journey as an international student often gives you a variety of experiences, some anticipated, others […]

Hello, my name is Oliver Nock, and I am writing to reveal the secret of the King’s Building’s community garden that you can be a part of! Now, as a humanities student who doesn’t frequent the Kings Buildings, it is my perhaps unqualified observation that one may not describe the campus as a particularly green […]

The new Student Support model will begin rolling out from September 2022. Thanks to everyone who got involved and shared their views on what it should include. As a reminder, the aim of the new model is to ensure all taught undergraduate and postgraduate students have access to consistent levels of timely, professional, and empathetic […]

Free Covid-19 tests are available to all campus-based students and staff under the Scottish Government and UK Government’s testing programme and in the University’s TestEd Research programme.  There are a number of Covid-19 testing options available to students and staff, and we encourage regular testing.  Lateral flow tests  In partnership with the Scottish Government, all staff and students have access to rapid, twice weekly […]

Whilst most of the King’s Buildings campus has been closed since March, essential workers have been on site every day. We spoke to two Cleaning Supervisors, Rab Scott and Danny McKinley, who have been helping to look after campus. Usually you would see 140 Cleaners working at King’s Buildings but right now there are only […]