Manuel, a BSc (Hons) Mathematics student, is a BIG Talent Scholar from El Salvador. BIG Scholarships are open to students from around the world who have medalled in international Olympiads. 

When you lose passion for your degree, how do you find it again?

From learning to take your time to find your footing, here are the lessons Emma Fewtrell has learned about thriving – not just surviving – a maths degree.

This year’s Equate Scotland Student Champions, Gabriela Krawczyk and Mia Fan, hosted ‘Chat & Connect with PhD Students in STEM’ with help from the EUSA Student Opportunities Development Fund.

… by Fionnuala / from London / BSc Mathematics and Statistics / 3rd Year (UG)  With so many options open to you after studying a Maths degree, thinking about what career you might go into can be a very daunting experience. The ‘What are you going to do after uni?’ question has always been floating […]

… by Harry / from China / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) I am Harry, and I was born in China while attending high school in the United States. I am a first-year undergraduate student studying mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.  The first-year Mathematics curriculum in Edinburgh consists of three courses: Introduction to […]

… by Taraneh / from Tehran, Iran / MMath Mathematics / 3rd Year (UG) It was the first lecture of Metric Spaces where the lecturer looked at class and said, “it seems you all are going to be pure mathematicians”. And his remark was right at least in my case. Third year is often the […]

… by Emma / from NJ, USA / BSc Mathematics and Statistics / 4th Year (UG) If you are a keen sportsman or sportswoman, simply enjoy a casual game of sport or have never played a sport before but are interested in trying, the Sports Union at Edinburgh University will most likely have something for […]

… by Katrina / from Northumberland / BSc Mathematics and Statistics / 3rd Year (UG) After starting university, the once scary question of “what are you going to study at university and where are you going to study?” quickly becomes the even scarier question “so what are your plans after university?”. For many, including myself, […]

… by Anna / from Larbert / BSc Mathematics / 2nd Year (UG) I’m now two years into my course at Edinburgh, so I thought I’d share some of the things I found surprising about my academic life in first year, and some tips to make adapting to uni maths a bit easier.