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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Seth / from Belgium / studying History & Scottish History / 1st year Starting university is always daunting but doing so as a ‘Mature Student’ can be even more so. Of course, even in this case one size does not fit all, as the term ‘Mature Student’ covers anyone starting university that is 22 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Sandra / from Nigeria / studying Africa and International Development / Postgraduate I received my UK student visa via courier on a warm Friday afternoon in July 2021. It was one of the best moments of my life. I was over the moon with joy. I was finally certain of going to my dream […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
