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 […]

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? […]

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: 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: 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 […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes By: Clara, Digital Marketing Intern 2022 and BSc Geography student The summer is coming to an end, and so is my internship here with the GeoSciences marketing department. As this is posted, I will be going into my last week as Digital Marketing Intern. Although I know this means that I have been interning for […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes By: Clara, BSc Geography and Digital Marketing Intern 2022 For the first two weeks of my internship, I completed most of my work via the computer. Either in the office at Grant Institute, or from my own kitchen table. However, these past two weeks I have had to move around in my job increasingly more. […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes   Making the decision to move to Edinburgh and undertake a Masters Degree in a foreign country in the 2020-2021 year in the midst of a global pandemic was not one I took lightly. The subsequent lockdowns caused interruptions to the year that were unforeseen, and still, choosing to study for a Food Security MSc […]

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: 3 minutes By Ade Samuel, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability From a young age, energy has been a topic I’ve found fascinating. Growing up as a Kittitian national moving between the Caribbean and the U.S. made me acutely aware of how important issues surrounding energy and climate change response are for Caribbean communities.  These experiences spurred my […]