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Student Stories

Student Stories

Blogs and vlogs from students of the University of Edinburgh

Category: Our graduates

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Reading time: 2 minutes By Jiayi, from China, studying Language Education I’m Jiayi and I did a Master’s in Language Education. I’m originally from China and I graduated from my postgraduate degree at Edinburgh in December 2023. I’m now working as a civil servant in the public sector in Edinburgh. So, I can say that I see Edinburgh as […]

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Reading time: 3 minutes By Prthika, from India , studying MSc Finance Hi, I’m Prthika, and I’ve recently completed my MSc in Finance here at the University of Edinburgh. I’m originally from India and have always had a passion for finance, which began during my undergraduate studies in the same field. Eager to deepen my knowledge, I decided to […]

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Reading time: 4 minutes By Obinna, from Nigeria, studying a PhD in Energy Systems  My name is Obinna and I’m from Nigeria. I did a PhD in Energy Systems at the University of Edinburgh between 2015 and 2019. It was more specifically around Power Systems engineering. After my PhD, I went on into industry and started a job as […]

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Reading time: 5 minutes by Mia, from the USA, studied Palaeontology and Geobiology, graduated 2023 Last month, I appeared in an episode of the BBC’s The Sky At Night about the search for alien life. Being on TV talking about my astrobiology research literally felt out of this world. How did I get here? As a young girl, I […]

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Reading time: 4 minutes by Audrey, from Belgium, studying MSc Environmental Sustainability, graduated 2021 It’s that exciting and nerve-wracking period before your start at University, and you’re asking yourself so many questions, trying to piece together what your life might look like in a few weeks’ time: where am I going to live? Who am I going to live […]

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