Reading time: 4 minutes by Theoklitos, from Greece, studying PhD Precision Medicine, 3rd Year In this short essay, I would like to talk about the way in which stoicism is both a skill required to thrive (and survive) during a PhD project, but also a mindset which naturally evolves through all the hardships you face in that time. Stoicism […]
Reading time: < 1 minutes by Jack, from Edinburgh, studying History and Politics, 3rd year In this video, I take you through a day in my life. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, Classics and Archaeology students you can visit the site here: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/shca/
Reading time: 2 minutes by Greg, from the UK, PhD Precision Medicine, 4th Year Current status. Location: Edinburgh, UK. Weather: Grey. Beverage: coke. Currently reading: Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry & The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. I’m Greg, and I have been a scientist for the last nine years. I’m studying for my PhD […]
Reading time: 2 minutes by Monjurul, from Bangladesh, studying MSc One Health, 2nd Year I’m a distance student at the university from Bangladesh. I joined the programme in 2019 and I’m now at the end of diploma level study. When I joined the programme, I was within a break of work for a while. Studying via distance learning helped […]
Reading time: < 1 minutes by Tess, from Singapore, studying English Literature and Classics, 4th year In this video, I take you through a day in my life. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, Classics and Archaeology students you can visit the site here: […]
Reading time: 2 minutes by Shirley, from Hong Kong, studying Veterinary Medicine, 3rd year Hi, everyone! I am Shirley and am in my third year of the 5-year BVM&S course. As this is the second last week of lecture, we are approaching the end of the school year. I want to share what it is like at this point […]
Reading time: < 1 minutes by Scarlett, from the USA, studying History & Politics, 3rd year In this quick video, I take you through a day in my life working remotely during the Covid pandemic. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, Classics and Archaeology […]
Reading time: 4 minutes by Alex, from Canada, studying Veterinary Medicine, 4th year I often get asked when speaking about my life as a vet student why I chose to study at the Dick Vet over other schools, and what it is like living in Edinburgh. Whether you have accepted an offer and are preparing to start at the […]
