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Student Stories

Blogs and vlogs from students of the University of Edinburgh

Tag: City of Edinburgh

The Meadows blossom and view from Arthur's Seat

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Lily / from the UK / studying MPhys Physics / 5th year There are myriad green spaces in Edinburgh. In fact, it has previously been named the greenest city in the UK with almost 50% of it devoted to greenery. I’m going to give my top four a mention here, but there are so […]

Top of Arthur's Seat

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Shreya / from England / studying History and Politics / 2nd year Hi, Shreya here! I’m just writing a quick blog post about the city of Edinburgh as there is a lot to do and I want to make sure that you make the most of it. As a capital city, Edinburgh has a […]

Light show on the glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Alexandra / from Scotland / studying Medicine / 2nd year I was one of the many people who bought a bike during the pandemic and since then I’ve been exploring parts of the city a bit further afield. These are some of my favourite places to visit… Portobello Beach Portobello beach is three miles […]

Johanna standing in a forest

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Johanna / from Germany / studying Psychology / 4th year So you’re interested in student life at Edinburgh University? Whether you’ve gotten an offer, confirmed your place or are simply trying to learn more about this wonderful city, this is the blog post for you! My name’s Johanna, I am going into my final […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Riho / from Japan / studied at The University of Edinburgh between 2018-2019 on exchange Edinburgh is full of museums – you’ll never get tired of visiting them, since there are a lot! But of all the museums in Edinburgh, the National Museum of Scotland is the most famous. Today, I would like to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Jana / from Germany / studied at The University of Edinburgh on exchange as part of ERASMUS+ After Christmas, I came back to a quiet Edinburgh. Winter break here means an abandoned campus, free choice of seat in your favourite coffee shop and an empty hallway in my usually busy twelve people apartment. I […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Katherine / from Canada / PhD Biomedical Sciences 2015-2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Katherine / from Canada / PhD Biomedical Sciences 2015-2018

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