Reading Time: 3 minutes By Aleksandra, third year BEng (Hons) Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Being part of a group that helps you learn, grow, and gain practical experience is incredibly important, especially in the world of engineering. While studying at Edinburgh, I’ve had the opportunity to be involved with HYPED (the University’s hyperloop society), European Hyperloop Week, and the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the devastating impacts of climate change are increasingly felt by communities across the globe, engineers now hold the key to devising many of the urgent technological and societal solutions required. To mark UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) on 4 March 2024, we are focusing on the role of engineers in driving […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Ryan O’Donnell, fifth year MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering This summer I went on an exciting exchange program to study sustainable building engineering at Builders University (ESITC) in Caen – one of France’s grandes écoles offering civil engineering higher education. I decided to go because Builders University has a focus on “learning by doing”, and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Oldřich Jandl, BEng (Hons) Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 2023 As my final year university duties came to a close, finding enough time for graduation responsibilities, family commitments, as well as my travel plans seemed daunting. Nonetheless, I couldn’t resist the wonderful opportunity my university offered – a summer school at the British University in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Katherine, fifth year, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Adapting to university classes can seem daunting, especially if you are coming straight from school to university. Here are a few tips and pieces of advice to help you adapt quickly. Taking lecture notes Unlike school, there will be designated times to make notes during lectures, and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Katherine, fifth year, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Moving to a new city can inevitably, be a nerve-wracking time, however I can assure you that I have found Edinburgh a fantastic city to call home for the length of my university degree. Edinburgh has plenty of sights to see, both within the city centre, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Katherine, fifth year, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Welcome Week can be both an exciting and daunting time for new students – personally I found my first Welcome Week to be a little overwhelming as there are so many activities to take part in! Reflecting back on my experiences, I have created my own ‘to […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Dr Katie Grant, Student Recruitment and Outreach Officer It has been a busy couple of months here at the School of Engineering with two exciting Primary Engineer celebration events being hosted in the Sanderson Building. First off: what exactly is Primary Engineer? Well, Primary Engineer is a not-for-profit educational organisation founded by the wonderful […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dr Chris Wells-Holland, our Organisational Development Officer, shares his experiences as an LGBT+ community member at the School of Engineering. Chris is also our Athena Swan Organisational Officer, and a member of our Diversity and Inclusion and Staff Development committees. What is your background? I achieved my university education in later life as a mature […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Freya, fourth year, MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering Every year, the School of Engineering advertises many different internship opportunities. These opportunities span all engineering disciplines, with some even open to people from multiple degree programmes. Last summer, I was lucky enough to secure one of these internships and here I will talk briefly about my […]