Reading time: 2 minutesBy Muz, from Scotland, studying the PgDip Clinical Education (Online Learning) Hi, I’m Muz! I’m currently studying the online, part-time PgDip in Clinical Education at the University of Edinburgh, while also working as a clinical skills facilitator at Edinburgh Medical School. I’ve called Edinburgh home for nearly a decade, and I honestly love it here. After a year of juggling work and study, I wanted to share some of […]
Reading time: 3 minutesBy Jolina, from the Philippines, studying MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning) Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose your future. Choose to study a postgraduate online degree at the University of Edinburgh. Choose hard fun. With a family of two young children, a golden retriever, and a job, why would I want to […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Muz, from Scotland, studying the PgDip Clinical Education (Online Learning) I’m Muz, a Clinical Skills Educator at Edinburgh Medical School, and I’m also studying on the PgDip Clinical Education (Online) programme. Balancing work and study means I often find myself on both sides of the desk in the same week, and sometimes even on the same day. It’s busy, but it’s also […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Lola, from England, studying a Master of Public Health (Online Learning) When I first began exploring masters degree options, I quickly realised I needed a programme that wouldn’t require me to step away from my career or uproot my life. Flexibility was non-negotiable. An online masters offered exactly that: a way to grow professionally while still showing up fully […]
Reading time: 3 minutesBy Carolina, from South America, studying Data Inequality and Society Something that surprised me about living in Edinburgh, as I had never been to Scotland before at all, was how much it actually felt like the fairy tales I’d seen as a kid. My background is in neuroscience and so I’m not one of those […]
Reading time: 4 minutesBy Lauren, from Scotland, studying Politics Have you been to the Botanic Gardens more times than you can count? Conquered Arthur’s Seat so many times that it’s starting to feel boring? Sounds like you need ideas for day trips outside of Edinburgh! Although Scotland is a fairly small place, the country has a lot to […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Amanda, from Scotland, studied Religion and Literature I have just finished a masters in Religion and Literature at the University and I’ll be doing my graduation in McEwan Hall tomorrow, which I’m very excited about. I have been thinking, how did I come to do that in my fifties? Well, I’m a Baptist minister and I had been considering further study for a while. I happened to meet the person who’s now my supervisor on a random committee that we had both been invited to join. […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Bella / from the USA / studied MSc Sound Design Why Scotland? I’m not entirely sure whether it was growing up in history-filled New England, my early obsession with Harry Potter, or the seven seasons of Outlander I binge-watched a few years ago, but something about Scotland has always called to me. So, when I started considering a master’s degree in the UK two years […]
