Reading time: 2 minutes by Lily, from Spain, studying Astrophysics (Mphys), 5th year Starting University can be an overwhelming experience, especially if it’s in a new city and country. Despite my now ‘veteran’ status as a 5th year and graduation round the corner, I still remember my first month in Edinburgh: getting lost around the city, going on countless […]
Reading time: 2 minutes by Louis, from the UK, studying Geography, 1st year When I first started at uni, I was really pleased with my packing list. I thought I had everything in order, squeezed comfortably into my three suitcases… That feeling lasted about a day, when I started seeing other people’s rooms and realising the whole host of […]
Reading time: 3 minutes by Garret, from London, studying International Relations & International Law, 3rd year Hi everyone! From the middle of August, I begin a year-long exchange programme at Sciences Po Paris – the build-up to which reminds me very much of how I felt before starting my first year in Edinburgh; nervous, yet excited. In this blog, […]
Reading time: 2 minutes by Manxin, from China, studying Science Communication and Public Engagement, 1st year It’s still like a dream for me to study in such an inordinately beautiful city. But this is the best part, my dream has came true and now I am sitting in the Main Library with the sun setting on the Meadows and […]
Reading time: 5 minutes by Sienna, from the U.S.A., studying Clinical Psychology, 3rd year A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through […]
Reading time: 2 minutes by Sarah, from Indonesia, studying Veterinary Medicine, 1st year Hello everyone! It’s Sarah, a first year student on the 5-year BVM&S course. Easter holidays are now over and we’re back on campus after a long break that was joyously filled with lambing. This was my first lambing EMS placement, where I assisted in neonatal care, […]
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 […]
Reading time: 2 minutes by Scarlett, from the USA, studying MA (Hons) History and Politics, 4th year At times as an international student, it can be difficult to be so far away from home. But trust me when I say it’s worth it! Now, as a third-year student I can say I’ve found a home in Edinburgh. Members of […]
