… by Anna / from Dundee / BSc Mathematics / 4th Year (UG) With a new semester comes the opportunity to create sustainable habits and mindsets. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not perfect at this, but by slowly making small changes, I’ve managed to transform some of my choices into less wasteful […]

… Jie Xin / from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / BSc Mathematics and Music / 4th Year (UG) Having completed my first three years of my undergraduate studies as a maths and music student, I hope I could share a little about my experiences with anyone curious or prospective students. Some comments and questions I always […]

… by Fionnuala / from London / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) Choosing which university to apply to, firm or insure on UCAS can be a very daunting experience. I can remember submitting my application, which I had spent ages preparing, to then realise there would be harder decisions to make once I had […]

… by Joe / from Oxford / MMath Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) Hi! I’m Joe, and my first year as a Mathematics student finished (prematurely) a few weeks ago. Since then I have done a lot of reflecting on my first year at Edinburgh University so I thought I could share these thoughts with […]

… by Kevin / from Hong Kong / MSc Computational Applied Mathematics / PG (2018-19) My name is Kevin, I had completed an undergraduate degree in maths at Warwick before pursuing a Masters in Computational Applied Mathematics at Edinburgh (2018-19). Now I’m doing a PhD in Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute in Edinburgh. Here […]

… by Ellen / from Rye / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) I’m Ellen, a first year mathematics undergraduate at Edinburgh University. Today I thought I would talk about a day in my life. 7am: Wake up. I live at Darroch Court which is 2 minutes away from the Pleasance Gym, meaning I can […]

… by Emma / from NJ, USA / BSc Mathematics / 2nd Year (UG) One of the beauties of being a student in a city is that more often than not, the students become influential in the city. This is certainly the case here in Edinburgh. Back home, as a high school student, I was […]

… by Eunwoo / from Yongin, South Korea / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) Hello everyone! I am a first-year maths student from Korea. I remember reading the blog posts before coming to university and becoming both excited and nervous about what lies ahead. Now it’s my turn to provide a glimpse to what […]

… by Benedicty / from Romford / BSc Computer Science and Mathematics / 3rd Year (UG) What I did right, the mistakes I made and what you can learn from it. Finding a flat in first and second year was pretty much a piece of cake. Barely any work was put in and I always […]

… by Joan / from Changchun, China / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) “Edinburgh is a city where time is frozen” as I heard people praise. The first time I walked on the Grassmarket, I was stunned by the sight of the lively coloured stores along the slope glazed with sunshine, and I thought: […]