Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Monjurul / from Bangladesh / studying MSc One Health / 1st Year I’m going to explain some personal experience in order to avoid the reduction of marks just because you wrote some extra words in your assignment. I usually write less than the quota given for any assignment. Recently, I was given an assignment […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Kirsten / from Italy / studying MSc Equine Science (2nd year) Hello everyone! Kirsten here, I’m a second year MSc Equine Science student from Italy. This is my first post and I would like to tell you a little about my personal experience of taking an online degree and the opportunities this type of […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Rory / from Scotland / studying MScR Biomedical Sciences / 1st Year Strangely, this COVID-19 pandemic has reminded me of an aspect of my course I feel would be important to share. Although very few comparisons can be made about a busy MScR course and sitting at home day after day without a job, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / studying PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year In such uncertain times as these, it is natural to think about the impact on next career and life steps, and perhaps the pause provided by lockdown has even provided a chance to think about changing direction a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Monjurul / from Bangladesh / studying MSc One Health / 1st Year The Association of Commonwealth Universities is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education. International collaboration is central to this ambition: by bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Georgia / from Scotland / studied MBChB Medicine / graduated early in 2020 I am Georgia, a newly qualified doctor having just graduated from the University of Edinburgh. I went to school in Edinburgh and attended various Reach events before applying to medicine. You may have seen me helping at Reach events over the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Stuart / from Scotland / studied MBChB Medicine / graduated early in 2020 My name is Stuart and I am one of the newly qualified junior doctors! I am from Edinburgh originally, going to Boroughmuir High School, and was involved in the Reach programme both as a school student and throughout medical school. I […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes …by Rory / from Scotland / MScR Biomedical Sciences / 1st Year Thinking about applying to the MScR Biomedical Sciences course? Or been accepted and wondering what to expect?  I am going to tell you a little bit about a few of my first experiences and some things I wish I had known before starting […]