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Informatics Student Tips

Informatics Student Tips

School of Informatics students give their tips on studying Computer Science and living in Edinburgh

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Category: Internships, Jobs and Opportunities

Becoming a Professional

Reading Time: 2 minutes Developing time-management and organisation is just a small part of becoming a professional. What do we mean by becoming professional? 

2nd August 2022 0

Gaining Work Experience

Reading Time: 3 minutes It can be quite hard to find internships and software-focused employment in your first two years. However, there are many different types of employment you can get involved in and the University Careers Service has many useful resources on their website. Read ahead for more information on the Careers Service and Donald’s advice.

2nd August 2022 1

Donald’s Start-up Work Experience

Reading Time: 2 minutes The School of Informatics has a strong link to industry and student enterprise. Each year there are many tech start-ups that come out of the school, and you can get involved with. In 2020-21, there were 100 start-ups founded by students with help from Edinburgh Innovations – the University’s commercialisation service.

21st July 2022 0

Scoring the Internship of Your Dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutes Donald Jennings, Informatics Student, talks about how to find an internship with a company.

15th July 2022 1

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