Reading Time: 4 minutes By Alex, BSc Geology and Physical Geography  After a long summer we are finally back to classes, but this time we are largely online! Today, I want to take everyone through a short look through my first week of online classes, as well as my top tips of how to keep on top of things […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Izzy, MA (Hons) Geography and Social Anthropology    Adjusting to these – unprecedented – times at first felt like it was going to be a stretch. Though this first week has been up and down, the general gist of online learning could have more benefits than we realise! Rolling out of bed to my […]

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: 3 minutes By Emma, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability Finishing up semester assignments and writing dissertation work has become quite different as of late. During this time, we are having to adapt to working from home, which can be quite challenging for some. Personally, I had the routine of studying at the university library in order to […]