Tag: Student Life
Reading time: 4 minutesPoppy, from the UK, studying Arabic and History Year of Study: second year undergraduate Accommodation Type: Private Part-time job: Student Ambassador Day one I like to spend my Sundays meal prepping and getting ready for the week ahead. Usually in the morning I’ll spend my time at church catching up with friends, plus they offer a free meal for […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Lauren, from Scotland, studying Politics During the summer months, Edinburgh turns from a hub of student activity to a hub for festivals, big events, and music! Beltane Fire Festival Beltane Fire Festival is something that I’ve wanted to do in Edinburgh since I moved here but have never had the chance to. Every April […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Barbara Suim, from The Netherlands, studying MSc Comparative Literature Year of study: First year Accommodation: Private Work: Part-time student ambassador Day one On Friday, I returned from a trip to find my fridge in need of a restock. I like to cook at home and eat as healthily as my budget allows, which does […]
Reading time: 3 minutesBy Dhiya, from South Africa, studying BEng Electronics and Electrical Engineering Year of study: Third year undergraduate Accommodation type: Private student accommodation Part-time job: Student Ambassador at the University A week in my life By third year, my weeks feel very full. Between long teaching days, labs and society commitments, I’ve learned that the only way I stay sane […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Muz, from Scotland, studying the PgDip Clinical Education (Online Learning) Hi, I’m Muz! I’m currently studying the online, part-time PgDip in Clinical Education at the University of Edinburgh, while also working as a clinical skills facilitator at Edinburgh Medical School. I’ve called Edinburgh home for nearly a decade, and I honestly love it here. After a year of juggling work and study, I wanted to share some of […]
Reading time: 3 minutesBy Jolina, from the Philippines, studying MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning) Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose your future. Choose to study a postgraduate online degree at the University of Edinburgh. Choose hard fun. With a family of two young children, a golden retriever, and a job, why would I want to […]
Reading time: 2 minutesBy Muz, from Scotland, studying the PgDip Clinical Education (Online Learning) I’m Muz, a Clinical Skills Educator at Edinburgh Medical School, and I’m also studying on the PgDip Clinical Education (Online) programme. Balancing work and study means I often find myself on both sides of the desk in the same week, and sometimes even on the same day. It’s busy, but it’s also […]
Reading time: 3 minutesBy Carolina, from South America, studying Data Inequality and Society Something that surprised me about living in Edinburgh, as I had never been to Scotland before at all, was how much it actually felt like the fairy tales I’d seen as a kid. My background is in neuroscience and so I’m not one of those […]
