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Student Stories

Student Stories

Blogs and vlogs from students of the University of Edinburgh

Tag: City of Edinburgh

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Georgia / from the UK / studying Geography / 2nd year Don’t get me wrong, Edinburgh is a fantastic city to explore, with endless opportunity to visit new places, try different food spots and capture content for your instagram. But occasionally the Semester begins to feel never ending, and with much of work being […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Annabel / from the UK / studying Veterinary Medicine / 1st year Hey everyone! For anyone that doesn’t know my name is Annabel and I’m a first year vet student here in Edinburgh. I’m originally from the south of England and so Edinburgh is quite a distance from home for me. Since this is […]

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 […]

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