In your 3rd year, you will have the opportunity to study abroad at partnering Universities around the world. Sadly, the School cannot offer everyone a chance at a year abroad, so it is limited to those who are performing very well in their studies throughout first year. The University of Edinburgh has many partnering universities […]

The University use the Common Marking Scheme as guidance for markers when they are determining a grade for a submitted piece of work. This also gives you feedback on how you are doing at each stage of assessment.   Sometimes students may feel like they haven’t done as well as they would have liked. However, […]

Using MyEd and LEARN are going to be a major part of any student’s life at University of Edinburgh. Understanding how to use each of these tools effectively is important, fortunately the University has put together a bunch of resources on how to use MyEd and LEARN Ultra  MyEd  MyEd is the main hub of […]

How your week could look if you were to study on one of our degrees Computer Science student, Sraddheya, tells us about a typical week in semester 1 of 1st year in the School of Informatics.: Timetables and courses do change. This timetable is only intended to give you an idea of how your time […]

One thing you will soon realise as a student is that we have a lot of work to get through in a week. Staying on top of your workload is important, so you can perform at your best and not fall behind on with your studies.  It is very easy to ignore certain things happening or relaxation […]

Do you ever feel like you are just mindlessly re-reading your textbooks, watching lectures, and highlighting key points but none of it is going in. There may be many reasons why this is, but it is likely to do with how you are studying. Being able to study efficiently is a critical skill to develop […]

As an Informatics student, having a strong programming ability and knowing how to efficiently learn new languages is essential to success in later years. It can be difficult to learn new languages at the start of your programming journey as you might find yourself stuck going in circles with the numerous tutorials on YouTube or […]

Introduction I remember when I was beginning my first year, I had some trouble reading textbooks. The trouble wasn’t with the actual reading (albeit the language in textbooks can be complicated). Instead, the trouble was with absorbing the information to remember it. I often felt as if I was just reading to a certain page […]

I had been planning what I would take as my optional course for quite a while – ever since I started researching different Universities and courses in School. Back then, I was quite set on taking a language. As I pondered over the choices further, I considered options such as psychology, philosophy, and linguistics since I was […]

Computer specs  Wondering what specs you need your computer to be for an Informatics degree?   Here’s some advice:  At least an Intel i5 processor or equivalent.  At least 8GB ram At least 256GB SSD memory  Take advantage of students’ discounts like these: HP Student Offers UniDays – Laptops and Tablets Apple University Offer  These are […]