Reading Time: 4 minutesWorking in Trinidad and Tobago’s Emergency Department during Carnival season, Arrianna Peters found herself at the sharpest possible intersection of joy and suffering – and began to ask what it costs to keep caring.

Reading Time: 5 minutesOur graduates share candid reflections on balancing full-time work, building critical appraisal and leadership skills, and joining a truly global cohort – plus how the dissertation year and supportive tutors helped translate learning into career momentum.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAreej Almutairi is pursuing a PhD to improve the early identification of stroke during emergency calls. We spoke to her about why she chose Edinburgh, how she balances PhD life, and her advice for future students considering the journey.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSome of the key things you need to think about before applying for an online degree.

Reading Time: 2 minutesA visit to Edinburgh’s Forth bridges enriched Master of Family Medicine student Tania Gahama Ineza’s understanding of global connections in her field.

Reading Time: 4 minutesFinal year online Master of Public Health student Georgie Willoughby explains what she learned doing her ‘Student-Led Individually Created Course’.

Reading Time: 6 minutesYvonne Kerr reflects on her time as a part-time online learning student, balancing family life and a full-time career.

Reading Time: 3 minutesMaster of Public Health student Amal reflects on conducting a project on the health implications of abortion bans in the United States.

Reading Time: 3 minutesOur alumni tell us why they studied infectious diseases at Edinburgh and what they have gone on to do since graduating.

Reading Time: 4 minutesPhD researcher Dominic discusses his research journey from an undergraduate focus on immunology to a PhD using network analysis and bioinformatics.