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 […]

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 […]

Hey everyone! My name is Donald Jennings, and I am entering my 3rd year of the MInf Informatics programme. I grew up in a small town in the North-East of Scotland called Fraserburgh before moving to Edinburgh in September 2020 to start my studies. I am going to be developing this blog about my student […]

Starting university can be quite daunting so it’s a good idea to prepare yourself in advance to make the process of settling in as smooth as it can be :)) So here are my top 5 tips of things to do at the start when you arrive! Look at your timetable and sort out a […]