Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Ida / from Scotland / MSc Clinical Trials (online) / Graduate As I progressed through my surgical training in Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat), I found that I have a lot of clinical questions like the outcome of particular surgical techniques, reliability of certain screening methods and many more, that I cannot simply find […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Doireann / from Ireland / studying PhD Precision Medicine / 2nd Year One more month closer to the end of this all-round awful year! As we all know, once the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, 2020 will be behind us, taking all of our problems and pandemics with it (wishful thinking, sadly). […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Emma / from the United States / studying PhD One Health Models of Disease / 1st Year I think everyone has an internal clock that started ticking the moment their personal lockdowns began, or when the “new normal” was introduced. Most people start counting from the middle of March, or maybe specifically from 11 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Ajoke / from Nigeria / Master of Public Health (online) / 2nd Year Making good grades, and making the best out of an opportunity to be in school, does not happen without good strategies and proper planning. Of course it is impossible to spend the 24 hours of a day studying and doing assignments, especially because there are other things to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Jamilla / from the United Kingdom / PhD Molecular Biology / 4th Year It’s PhD application season! As a first generation PhD student, I know that choosing to do a PhD, let alone a specific project, can be daunting. I remember scrolling through endless lists on FindAPhD, and browsing through tons of university webpages. […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes …by Greg / from the United Kingdom / PhD Precision Medicine / 4th Year Current status. Location: Edinburgh, UK. Weather: cold and cloudy. Beverage: Earl Grey tea. Currently reading: Moby Dick. I’m Greg, and I have been a scientist for the last nine years. I’m studying for my PhD in physiology. I’m currently running the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Greg / from the United Kingdom / studying PhD Precision Medicine / 4th Year Current status. Location: Edinburgh, UK. Weather: clear skies. Beverage: Breakfast tea. Currently reading: Death on the Nile. Hi everyone and welcome to my first CMVM blog! I’m Greg, and I have been a scientist for the last nine years. I’m […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Georgina / from the United Kingdom / MSc Equine Science / 1st Year Hello 🙂 My name is Georgina and I have just become a student on the part time distance-led MSc in Equine Science here at the University of Edinburgh this September. Let me begin by telling you a little bit about myself. […]