Reading Time: 3 minutesWords by Jason, BSc Earth Sciences My name is Jason and I recently finished a ten-week internship in the School of GeoSciences communications team. The goal of my internship was to integrate information about the research conducted in the school (which had been on a “subsite” – a website within a website) within the main […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesWritten by Brandon Hattam, BSc Geology At the beginning of June, I spent an incredible 5 weeks on the Isle of Kerrera for my undergraduate geological mapping project, with the task of producing a geological map of the whole island. The undergraduate geological mapping project is the basis of my dissertation for my degree […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe caught up with Lorena Benitez, an organiser behind the new Crew Art Exhibition, as well as Daisy Martinez and Margaret Kerr who worked alongside Lorena to bring it to life, to hear how a forgotten corner of the building became a celebration of creativity, research and community. Lorena Benitez is a PhD researcher in […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Cover photo image: Upper row – Aurora Liu (MScR), Adam Manning (PhD), Professor Steve Brusatte, Abby Cook (Blue Peter presenter), David Kirson (MScr) Bottom row – Jack Davidson (MScR), Ross Simpson (MScR), Milly Mead (PhD), Issy Walker (MScR), Carly Pligersdorffer (MScR) What connects ancient dinosaur tracks on a Scottish island with a rebooted BBC classic […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The School of GeoSciences were delighted to welcome back some of our alumni on 16th May for the Postgraduate Student-Alumni Engagement Event. Organised by the School’s Postgraduate Student Experience Team, alumni were invited to the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) to share their career paths since graduation, provide advice on dissertation topics, and network […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesKatherine James After completing my MSc in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management, I began working as a test engineer at a lidar company. This gave me a wider understanding of the variety of applications that lidar could be used for. I then embarked on a challenging but incredibly rewarding career as a remote sensing specialist […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesWords by Sarah Cromwell, BSc Environmental Geoscience As I come to the end of my time as an undergraduate GeoScience student at the University of Edinburgh, I have taken some time to reflect on my journey and share a few things I have learned along the way. I arrived here as an awkward […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesUpon completion of my MSc in Earth Observation & Geoinformation Management in 2015, I began my career at Earth-i, a British early-stage Earth Observation (EO) startup, working in the downstream analytics domain while also distributing very-high resolution (VHR) optical satellite data. As a fresh graduate in a small company, I had the opportunity to take […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes My MSc in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management provided me with the skills and expertise necessary to head straight from Edinburgh to the European Space Agency. As I finished my Masters, I secured a place on their Young Graduate Trainee scheme, specifically a 1-year placement within the ESA Climate Office as an early career […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes When my dissertation was first introduced in a preparation talk, our course organiser described it as a ‘personally challenging but rewarding experience’. I must agree with this so far; I am in the planning stage of my dissertation, and whilst building a solid idea has been quite challenging, it has been an enjoyable experience. […]
