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Ademiku takes a selfie while standing on a motorway bridge in his home country of Nigeria

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Ademiku Adeleye   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 […]

Amy Tyndall is getting set up for her BBC interview on Bass Rock. A journalist with a tripod is pointing a camera at her. Hundreds of gannets can be seen sitting in the background.

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Amy Tyndall I’ve been studying part-time over the past two years alongside my ‘real job’ for an MSc in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management, with a view to changing career. After graduating with a PhD in Astrophysics in 2014, I went straight into working in science communication and public engagement. It’s a job I’ve […]

A selfie of Emmy with the rest of the communications and marketing team in the background. Everyone is sitting around a table in a restaurant.

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Emmy Sawyer, business student and Digital Marketing Intern 2023 I know what you may be thinking from this blog title and the answer is, yes! I too pondered whether I’m really the right person for this role. How could I possibly communicate on behalf of a School that I’m not even a part of? […]

Mia, a NASA intern, stands in the office at NASA HQ, pointing at the Earth Science Division sign. She's dressed casually in a denim jacket, leggings and sandals.

Reading Time: 5 minutes By Mia Frothingham Last month, I appeared in an episode of the BBC’s The Sky At Night about the search for alien life. Being on TV talking about my astrobiology research literally felt out of this world. How did I get here? As a young girl, I was incredibly interested in biology. While I was […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes So you want to become a citizen scientist? Today is your lucky day! Here are a few ways YOU can become a citizen scientist… Online 1. Mammal Net Watch hours and hours of secret animal footage on Mammal Net. You can contribute to mammal monitoring across Europe. https://www.mammalweb.org/index.php/en/ 2. Nature Scot’s Grassland Project Help locate […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Attila Lukacs graduated from The Data Lab Academy in 2022. In this guest blog, they explain their reasons for joining the MSc programme and highlight the benefits it has brought to their career prospects and employability. Selecting the right university and course to study at Masters level can be difficult. When I was looking at […]

Ayla stands on a boat's deck with her back to the camera, looking out towards the ocean. The sun shines brightly in the sky, casting a warm glow on the woman and the surroundings. In the background, the ocean sparkles and two dolphins can be seen leaping in and out of the water. The woman is wearing shorts and appears relaxed and content as she enjoys the beautiful scene.

Reading Time: 5 minutes By Ayla Besemer Have you ever found yourself caught between two passions, two worlds? Have you ever wondered where you’d be if you’d listened to a younger version of yourself? Have you ever found yourself straying from what you knew you were meant to do, because of what was easy? Did you find your way […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes By Claudia Elijas Parra and Jack Andrew Smith Our understanding of landslides, volcanic eruptions, as well as natural and man-made earthquakes, is all underpinned by the way rocks break – a process known as catastrophic failure. As a rock is put under pressure, little microcracks develop and link up to form a damage zone which […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes By: Clara, Digital Marketing Intern 2022 and BSc Geography student I’ve reached the final week of my internship! So just before I log out from all the GeoSciences services and finish up my final few things, I thought I would reflect a bit on what I have been up to this summer, and what this […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes As a self-proclaimed tropical ocean lover, whose optimal temperature range is between 23 and 28°C, the move to Edinburgh and Scotland to undertake an MSc in Marine Systems and Policies presented some environmental challenges. Nonetheless, having had my eyes on this masters program for a few years and having just completed a position as a […]

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