Reading Time: 3 minutes By Izzy, MA (Hons) Geography and Social Anthropology How university prepared me for lockdown Everybody’s experience of lockdown is different, but the way you perceive this time changes the way you use it. Last semester I took part in a mindfulness course with the School of Geosciences. A 10-week programme designed to help us […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s #StopFoodWasteDay 2020! Did you know that the Scottish Government has it’s very own Food Waste Reduction Action Plan? The Scottish Government wants to reduce household food waste by a third by 2025 which could reduce Scotland’s overall carbon footprint by around 1.5%. At the moment around half of the food waste in Scotland comes […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Lauren, BSc Ecological and Environmental Sciences After the university cancelled exams for first and second years at the beginning of March my degree quickly slimmed down to my remaining assignments. The 10th of April marked my final submission date and as a girl who likes to keep busy, no longer having a purpose leaves […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Win, MSc Environmental Protection and Management Today, 22nd of April 2020, is the day we celebrate Earth Day 2020. Do not get confused between Earth Day and Earth Hour though. We celebrate Earth Day by demonstrating our support for environmental protection and participate in Earth Hour by switching our lights off in support of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Ottilie, BSc Geography Hellooo!! I’m currently in my 3rd year of studying geography at Edinburgh and I thought I’d share with you just a few reasons why I chose to study here. There are countless reasons which make Edinburgh a great university to study at and live in, here are some that you might already […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Izzy, MA (Hons) Geography and Social Anthropology I am a Geography and Social Anthropology student in my second year and I have to be completely honest, when it came to me choosing Edinburgh I picked it as my first choice before I’d ever been. I knew there was something drawing me towards this […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Emma, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability One of the aspects of transitioning from undergraduate to postgraduate studies that I would’ve found helpful would have been to hear from a postgrad about the differences between undergrad and postgrad studies. For example, whether there’s any difference in the amount of time spent in class versus independent study, in the way of studying, and in the level of independence compared to undergrad. So, I hope you will find my thoughts helpful, after […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Win, MSc Environmental Protection and Management If you are thinking about studying at Edinburgh but unsure, here are my top five reasons of choosing Edinburgh. Hopefully, this will help answering some of your questions or clearing some of the doubts you have. Edinburgh has a lot to offer, in terms of architecture, history and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Emma, MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability During my last two years of undergrad in the US, I knew I wanted to continue my studies at master’s level and do so in an English-speaking country. Completing my undergrad in the US was a great experience but I wanted to continue my journey in another wonderful place that was closer to home (Sweden). This led me […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Alex, BSc Geology and Physical Geography Why did I choose to go to Edinburgh? Whilst many may say they went to Edinburgh for the prestigious reputation or that it’s a world-famous university, that wasn’t really something of much importance for me, what I really cared about was the experience and the quality of teaching […]
