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Tag: university of edinburgh

Teviot row house is wrapped in white sheeting and covered in scaffolding.

Cannibalism, crime writing and staffing cuts at the University of Edinburgh

Over the past few years, the University of Edinburgh has been spending like drunken pirates on new buildings, land acquisitions, and facilities like the Edinburgh Future’s Institute and the refurbishment of Teviot Row House. The EFI is a billion-pound investment, and Teviot is under-going construction to increase accessibility and become a nicer wedding venue. But […]

10 September 2025 0

The beginning of the end of the PhD (NITS)

A few weeks ago marked the official “beginning of the end” of my PhD as I formally filed my NITS, better known as the Notice of Intention to Submit. If I were to describe the feeling of clicking on that “submit” button, it felt like pulling the pin from a (metaphorical) grenade, but then still […]

19 June 2025 0

The unconventional way to fund a PhD

Last week, I was awarded the Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction for the second time. The scholarship is handed out to students in the Province of Alberta, studying at an international university, at either the doctoral or masters level. There are eight awards in the doctoral level, each for $20,000, and seven at the […]

25 March 2024 0

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