Reading Time: 5 minutes As a BSc Environmental Geoscience student, part of my third-year programme included a field trip to Jamaica. You might be wondering, why fly us 4,576 miles from Edinburgh for fieldwork? In this post, I aim to convince you why this experience was worth the distance. By Sarah, BSc Environmental Geoscience   Skills Learnt Fieldwork Technique […]

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 […]

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: 2 minutes By Lindsay – 3rd Year MEarthSci Geology and Physical Geography    With the world slowly opening back up post-Covid, field trips are again up and running, specifically our abroad field trips. So, what do we do with 9 days in Spain as a GPG student?   What do we do? As a very general overview, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Nancy, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability From March 2022, our class of MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability students have been preparing for our week of field trip to Orkney. Orkney Island is an archipelago in the northeast of Scotland, known as an “energy island” with rich natural energy reserves and progressive renewable energy development. […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes By Molly, BSc Geology and Physical Geography  There is a lot of different fields within Geoscience, perhaps the two biggest are Geography and Geology. Before coming to Uni, it was difficult to pick between the two, as I found both very interesting, but then I realised there was another option, with the best of both […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Erin, BSc Geography Hybrid and online learning over the past year has had its ups and downs for all students throughout University. Whether it be at home or in Edinburgh, everyone has adapted to the changes in learning and in life in general differently. One adaption – which for most geoscience students will have […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes By Gifty, MSc Environment & Development Namastey! Doing a masters in environment and development has been a huge blessing. However, one of the best parts of it that I was looking forward to was the field trip to Nepal. The field trip was designed to give students a taste of being development practitioners, being in […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Allison, MSc Environment & Development I am a 29-year old woman from the United States, and I am currently pursuing a Master of Science (MSc) in Environment and Development at the University of Edinburgh.  Before coming to school, I worked as an officer in the United States Air Force, and to be frank I […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Emma, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability Being a masters student about to go on a field trip in a matter of weeks changed when COVID-19 became a pandemic. Not only were the remaining weeks of classes moved online, but so was my programme’s field trip. Knowing that one of my core courses was basically […]